Magic Kingdom, at Walt Disney World Resort, the most visited amusement park in the world
Ups and downs, loops, waterfalls, bell turns, adrenaline... and, of course, a lot of magic and fantasy. Amusement parks are those places where fun is guaranteed.
Every year, Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) and AECOM publish the report Theme Index and Museum Index: The Global Attractions Attendance Report, which includes the list of the 25 most visited amusement parks in the world.
As in 2017, the most visited park in 2018 was ** Magic Kingdom , at Walt Disney World Resort (Lake Buena Vista, Florida) **, which received no less than 20,859,000 visitors , 2% more than the previous year.
Second place went to disney park , at Disneyland Resort (Anaheim, United States) , which received 18,666,000 visitors (2% more than the previous year) and also repeated position.
Finally, the third place is occupied by ** Tokyo Disneyland **, which reaffirms the bronze medal that it already obtained in 2017 and increases its visits by 7.9%, having received 17,907,000 million in 2018.
Tokyo Disneyland in Japan
As we can see, the Disney Universe is the clear winner worldwide. The top 10 is completed by:
Four. tokyo disney sea at Tokyo Disney Resort (Japan): 14,651,000 visitors
5. Universal Studios Japan (Osaka): 14,300,000 visitors
6. Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park at Walt Disney World Resort (Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States): 13,750,000 visitors
7. Epcot Theme Park at Walt Disney Resort (Lake Buena Vista, Florida): 12,444,000 visitors
8. shanghai disneyland (Shanghai, China): 11,800,000 visitors
9. Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney Resort (Lake Buena Vista, Florida): 11,258,000 visitors
10. Chimelong Ocean Kingdom (Hengqin, China): 10,830,000 visitors
Universal Studios Japan
The first European amusement park that we find in the list of the 25 most visited in the world occupies the position number 13 and it is, unsurprisingly, ** Disneyland Park at Disneyland Paris ** (Marne-La-Vallée, France), which in 2018 received 9,843,000 visitors (1.9% more than the previous year, but still down one position) .
Positions 21, 22, 23 and 24 are also occupied by European parks: Europe Park (Rust, Germany) , By Efteling , (Kaarsheuvel, The Netherlands) , Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris (Marne-La-Vallee, France and Tivoli Gardens (Copenhagen, Denmark).
Disneyland Park in Disneyland Paris, the most visited amusement park in Europe
As for the most visited amusement parks in Europe, the top 10 would be as follows:
1. Disneyland Park at Disneyland Paris (Marne-La-Vallee, France): 9,843,000 visitors
two. Europe Park (Rust, Germany): 5,720,000 visitors
3. Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris (Marne-La-Vallee, France): 5,298,000 visitors
Four. By Efteling (Kaatsheuvel, the Netherlands): 5,400,000 visitors
5. Tivoli Gardens (Copenhagen, Denmark): 4,850,000 visitors
6. PortAventura (Salou, Spain): 3,650,000 visitors
7. liseberg (Gothenburg, Sweden): 3,055,000 visitors
8. gardland (Castelnuovo del Garda, Italy): 2,900,000 visitors
9. Legoland Windsor (Windsor, UK): 2,315,000 visitors
10. Puy Du Fou (Les Epesses, France): 2,305,000 visitors
Port Aventura, the only Spanish park that sneaks into the list of the ten most visited Europeans