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List of amusement park rankings

Water parks in terms of attendance
Rank Water park Location 2008[1] 2009[2] 2010[3] 2011 [4] 2012[5] Our rate Competitors
1 Typhoon Lagoon at Walt Disney World Resort Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA 2,059,000 2,059,000 2,038,000 2,058,000 2,100,000    
2 Chime-Long Water Park Guangzhou, China 1,600,000 1,800,000 1,800,000 1,900,000 2,021,000    
3 Blizzard Beach at Walt Disney World Resort Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA 1,891,000 1,891,000 1,872,000 1,891,000 1,929,000    
4 Ocean World Gangwon-do, South Korea 1,260,000 1,310,000 1,375,000 1,726,000 1,720,000    
5 Aquatica Orlando, Florida, USA 950,000 1,600,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,538,000    
6 Caribbean Bay at Everland Resort Gyeonggi-do, South Korea 1,500,000 1,450,000 1,736,000 1,497,000 1,508,000    
7 Aquaventure Dubai, United Arab Emirates N/A N/A 1,040,000 1,200,000 1,300,000    
8 Wet 'n Wild Orlando Orlando, Florida, USA 1,300,000 1,235,000 1,223,000 1,223,000 1,247,000    
9 Wet'n'Wild Water World Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia 1,025,000 1,095,000 1,175,000 1,200,000 1,200,000    
10 Sunway Lagoon Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1,100,000 907,000 1,000,000 1,040,000 1,200,000    
11 Resom Spa Castle Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea N/A N/A N/A 1,034,000 1,158,000    
12 Schlitterbahn New Braunfels, Texas, USA 882,000 900,000 882,000 982,000 1,017,000    
13 Atlantis Water Adventure Jakarta, Indonesia N/A 720,000 850,000 950,000 1,000,000    
14 Summerland Tokyo, Japan 898,000 920,000 925,000 850,000 990,000    
15 Happy Magic Water Cube Beijing, China N/A N/A N/A 768,000 968,000    
16 The Jungle Water Adventure Bogor, Indonesia N/A N/A 875,000 871,000 951,000    
17 Wild Wadi Water Park Dubai, United Arab Emirates 825,000 677,000 690,000 890,000 860,000    
18 Siam Water Park Tenerife, Spain N/A N/A N/A 800,000 800,000    
19 Ocean Park Water Adventure Jakarta, Indonesia N/A N/A 700,000 600,000 750,000    
20 Water Country USA Williamsburg, Virginia, USA 758,000 700,000 784,000 723,000 748,000    

Amusement park corporations in terms of attendance Worldwide  
Rank Amusement park corporations Country 2008[1] 2009[2] 2010[3] 2011[4] 2012[5] Our Rate Competitors
1 Walt Disney Parks and Resorts  United States 118,000,000 119,100,000 120,600,000 121,400,000 126,479,000    
2 Merlin Entertainments Group  United Kingdom 35,200,000 38,500,002 41,000,000 46,400,000 54,000,000    
3 Universal Studios Recreation Group  United States 25,700,000 23,700,000 26,300,000 30,800,000 34,515,000    
4 Parques Reunidos  Spain 24,900,000 24,800,000 25,800,000 26,220,000 27,130,000    
5 Six Flags Inc.  United States 25,300,000 23,800,000 24,300,000 24,300,000 25,750,000    
6 SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment  United States 23,000,000 23,500,000 22,400,000 23,600,000 24,310,000    
7 Cedar Fair Entertainment Company  United States 22,700,000 21,100,000 22,800,000 23,400,000 23,600,000    
8 OCT Parks China  People's Republic of China 13,400,000 15,800,000 19,300,000 21,730,000 23,359,000    
9 Haichang Group  People's Republic of China N/A N/A N/A 7,550,000 9,400,000    
10 Compagnie des Alpes (Grévin & Compagnie SA)  France 9,500,000 10,000,000 9,000,000 9,210,000 9,300,000    
11 Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation  United States 8,300,000 N/A 9,600,000 9,500,000 N/A    
Amusement parks in terms of attendance  Worldwide
Rank Amusement park Location 2008[1] 2009[2] 2010[3] 2011[4] 2012[5] Our Rate Competitors
1 Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA 17,063,000 17,233,000 16,972,000 17,142,000 17,536,000    
2 Disneyland at Disneyland Resort Anaheim, California, USA 14,721,000 15,900,000 15,980,000 16,140,000 15,963,000    
3 Tokyo Disneyland Tokyo, Japan 14,293,000 13,646,000 14,452,000 13,996,000 14,847,000    
4 Tokyo DisneySea Tokyo, Japan 12,498,000 12,004,000 12,663,000 11,930,000 12,656,000    
5 Disneyland Park at Disneyland Paris Marne-la-Vallée, France 12,688,000 12,740,000 10,500,000 10,990,000 11,200,000    
6 Epcot at Walt Disney World Resort Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA 10,935,000 10,990,000 10,825,000 10,825,000 11,063,000    
7 Disney's Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA 9,540,000 9,590,000 9,686,000 9,783,000 9,998,000    
8 Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA 9,608,000 9,700,000 9,603,000 9,699,000 9,912,000    
9 Universal Studios Japan Osaka, Japan 8,300,000 8,000,000 8,160,000 8,500,000 9,700,000    
10 Islands of Adventure at Universal Orlando Resort Orlando, Florida, USA 5,297,000 4,627,000 5,949,000 7,674,000 7,981,000    
11 Disney California Adventure at Disneyland Resort Anaheim, California, USA 5,566,000 6,095,000 6,287,000 6,341,000 7,775,000    
12 Ocean Park Hong Kong Hong Kong 5,030,000 4,800,000 5,404,000 6,955,000 7,436,000    
13 Everland Yongin, Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea 6,600,000 6,169,000 6,884,000 6,570,000 6,853,000    
14 Hong Kong Disneyland Hong Kong 4,500,000 4,600,000 5,200,000 5,900,000 6,700,000    
15 Lotte World Seoul, South Korea 4,236,000 4,261,000 5,551,000 5,780,000 6,383,000    
16 Universal Studios Florida at Universal Orlando Resort Orlando, Florida, USA 6,231,000 5,530,000 5,925,000 6,044,000 6,195,000    
17 Universal Studios Hollywood Universal City, California, USA 4,583,000 4,308,000 5,040,000 5,141,000 5,912,000    
18 Nagashima Spa Land Kuwana, Japan 3,734,000 4,700,000 4,465,000 5,820,000 5,850,000    
19 SeaWorld Orlando Orlando, Florida, USA 5,926,000 5,800,000 5,100,000 5,202,000 5,358,000    
20 Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris Marne-la-Vallée, France 2,612,000 2,655,000 4,500,000 4,710,000 4,800,000    
21 Europa Park Rust, Germany 4,000,000 4,250,000 4,250,000 4,500,000 4,600,000    
22 SeaWorld San Diego San Diego, California, USA 4,174,000 4,200,000 3,800,000 4,294,000 4,444,000    
23 Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Tampa, Florida, USA 4,410,000 4,100,000 4,200,000 4,284,000 4,348,000    
24 Efteling Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands 3,200,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,125,000 4,200,000    
25 OCT East Shenzhen, China N/A N/A N/A 3,890,000 4,196,000    
26 Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise Yokohama, Japan 4,555,000 4,500,000 4,023,000 3,820,000 4,050,000    
27 Tivoli Gardens Copenhagen, Denmark 3,972,000 3,870,000 3,696,000 3,963,000 4,033,000    
North America
Rank Amusement park Location 2008[1] 2009[2] 2010[4] 2011[4] 2012[5] Our Rate Competitors
1 Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA 17,063,000 17,233,000 16,972,000 17,142,000 17,536,000    
2 Disneyland Anaheim, California, USA 14,721,000 15,900,000 15,980,000 16,140,000 15,963,000    
3 Epcot at Walt Disney World Resort Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA 10,935,000 10,990,000 10,825,000 10,825,000 11,063,000    
4 Disney's Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA 9,540,000 9,590,000 9,686,000 9,783,000 9,998,000    
5 Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA 9,608,000 9,700,000 9,603,000 9,699,000 9,912,000    
6 Islands of Adventure at Universal Orlando Resort Orlando, Florida, USA 5,297,000 4,627,000 5,949,000 7,674,000 7,981,000    
7 Disney California Adventure Park Anaheim, California, USA 5,566,000 6,095,000 6,278,000 6,341,000 7,775,000    
8 Universal Studios Florida at Universal Orlando Resort Orlando, Florida, USA 6,231,000 5,530,000 5,925,000 6,044,000 6,195,000    
9 Universal Studios Hollywood Universal City, California, USA 4,583,000 4,308,000 5,040,000 5,141,000 5,912,000    
10 SeaWorld Orlando Orlando, Florida, USA 5,926,000 5,800,000 5,100,000 5,202,000 5,358,000    
Europe
Rank Amusement park Location 2008[1] 2009[2] 2010[4] 2011[4] 2012[5] Our Rate Competitors
1 Disneyland Park at Disneyland Paris Marne-la-Vallée, France 12,688,000 12,740,000 10,500,000 10,990,000 11,200,000    
2 Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris Marne-la-Vallée, France 2,612,000 2,655,000 4,500,000 4,710,000 4,800,000    
3 Europa-Park Rust, Germany 4,000,000 4,250,000 4,250,000 4,500,000 4,600,000    
4 Efteling Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands 3,200,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,125,000 4,200,000    
5 Tivoli Gardens Copenhagen, Denmark 3,972,000 3,870,000 3,696,000 3,963,000 4,033,000    
6 PortAventura Salou, Spain 3,300,000 3,000,000 3,050,000 3,522,000 3,540,000    
7 Liseberg Gothenburg, Sweden 3,050,000 3,150,000 2,900,000 2,900,000 2,800,000    
8 Gardaland Castelnuovo del Garda, Italy 3,100,000 2,900,000 2,800,000 2,850,000 2,700,000    
9 Alton Towers Staffordshire, England 2,520,000 2,650,000 2,750,000 2,600,000 2,400,000    
10 Legoland Windsor Windsor, Berkshire, United Kingdom N/A N/A 1,900,000 1,900,000 2,000,000    
Mexico and South America
Rank Amusement park Location 2008[1] 2009[2] 2010[4] 2011[4] 2012[5] Our Rate Competitors
1 Six Flags México Mexico City, Mexico 2,020,000 1,950,000 2,000,000 2,200,000 2,310,000    
2 Hopi Hari São Paulo, Brazil 1,458,000 1,500,000 1,983,000 1,850,000 1,628,000    
3 La Feria Chapultepec Mágico Mexico City, Mexico 1,473,000 1,400,000 1,470,000 1,507,000 1,537,000    
4 Beto Carrero World Santa Catarina, Brazil N/A 1,000,000 1,030,000 1,050,000 1,500,000    
5 Parque Plaza Sésamo Monterrey, Mexico 1,025,000 970,000 931,000 900,000 1,197,000    
6 Parque de la Costa Tigre, Argentina 1,036,000 1,100,000 1,100,000 1,080,000 1,091,000    
7 Fantasilandia Santiago, Chile 1,100,000 1,100,000 1,166,000 1,180,000 1,070,000    
8 Parque Mundo Aventura Bogotá, Colombia N/A N/A 990,000 1,208,000 1,065,000    
9 El Salitre Magico Bogotá, Colombia 1,071,000 1,000,000 957,000 1,101,000 958,000    
10 Beach Park Fortaleza, Brazil N/A 683,000 739,000 788,000 843,000    
11 Playcenter São Paulo, Brazil 1,600,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 1,350,000 N/A    
Asia-Pacific
Rank Amusement park Location 2008[1] 2009[2] 2010[3] 2011[4] 2012[5] Our Rate Competitors
1 Tokyo Disneyland Urayasu, Chiba, Japan 14,293,000 13,646,000 14,452,000 13,996,000 14,847,000    
2 Tokyo DisneySea Urayasu, Chiba, Japan 12,496,000 12,004,000 12,663,000 11,930,000 12,656,000    
3 Universal Studios Japan Osaka, Japan 8,300,000 8,000,000 8,160,000 8,500,000 9,700,000    
4 Ocean Park Hong Kong Hong Kong 5,030,000 4,800,000 5,100,000 6,955,000 7,436,000    
5 Everland Yongin, Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea 6,800,000 6,169,000 6,884,000 6,570,000 6,853,000    
6 Hong Kong Disneyland Hong Kong 4,500,000 4,600,000 5,200,000 5,900,000 6,700,000    
7 Lotte World Seoul, South Korea 4,236,000 4,261,000 5,551,000 5,780,000 6,383,000    
8 Nagashima Spa Land Kuwana, Japan 3,734,000 4,700,000 4,465,000 5,820,000 5,850,000    
9 OCT East Shenzhen, China N/A N/A N/A 3,890,000 4,196,000    
10 Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise Yokohama, Japan 4,555,000 4,500,000 4,023,000 3,820,000 4,050,000    
11 Happy Valley Shenzhen, China 3,180,000 2,800,000 3,050,000 3,890,000 3,212,000    

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