{"id":439614,"date":"2026-10-27T18:24:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T18:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/439614\/"},"modified":"2026-10-27T18:24:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T18:24:09","slug":"2025-theme-park-attendance-rankings-disney-universal-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/439614\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 theme park attendance rankings: Disney, Universal & more"},"content":{"rendered":"

Produced by TEA with research partners Entertainment + Culture Advisors (ECA) and The Park Database (TPDB), and presenting partner Storyland Studios, the TEA Global Experience Index tracks attendance at the world\u2019s most-visited theme parks, water parks, and museums.<\/p>\n

The TEA Global Experience Index reports that attendance at the world\u2019s top 25 theme parks remained essentially flat in 2025, declining 0.2%. Europe\u2019s four parks on the list collectively added more than 1.1 million visits, while Epic Universe helped lift combined attendance at Central Florida\u2019s leading theme parks by 4.3%.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year\u2019s findings show both the resilience of established markets and the growing importance of destinations that bring together a range of experiences,\u201d said TEA CEO Melissa Ruminot.<\/p>\n

Top 25 theme parks worldwide in 2025<\/p>\n

The world\u2019s top 25 theme parks recorded approximately 245.4 million visits in 2025, down 0.2% from approximately 245.9 million at the same parks in 2024.<\/p>\n

Disney operated or licensed 12 of the parks on the worldwide list, including six in the United States. Universal claimed five spots, with Epic Universe\u2019s first-year attendance falling below the worldwide top 25 threshold.<\/p>\n

RankTheme park2025 attendanceChange from 20241Magic Kingdom17,800,000-0.2%2Disneyland17,406,000+0.4%3Universal Studios Japan16,040,000+0.2%4Tokyo Disneyland15,200,000+0.6%5Shanghai Disneyland14,994,000+2.0%6Chimelong Ocean Kingdom12,666,000+0.3%7Tokyo DisneySea12,600,000+1.3%8Epcot12,109,000-0.2%9Disneyland Park, Paris10,800,000+5.7%10Disney\u2019s Hollywood Studios10,312,000-0.2%11Disney California Adventure10,090,000+0.4%12Universal Studios Beijing9,804,000+0.3%13Universal Studios Florida9,300,000-2.1%14Universal Islands of Adventure9,200,000-2.6%15Disney\u2019s Animal Kingdom8,782,000-0.2%16Universal Studios Hollywood8,000,000-8.0%17Hong Kong Disneyland7,700,000-3.0%18Europa-Park6,250,000+0.8%19Walt Disney Studios Park, Paris5,919,000+5.7%20Efteling5,780,000+3.2%21China Dinosaurs Park5,610,000+4.3%22Lotte World Adventure5,055,000-4.6%23Everland4,727,000-15.6%24Nanning Fantawild Asian Legend4,657,000+1.2%25Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park4,645,000-1.8%<\/p>\n

Source: 2025 TEA Global Experience Index. Park names reflect the reporting year.<\/p>\n

Europe\u2019s four parks on the list collectively added more than 1.1 million visits. Both Disneyland Paris parks grew 5.7%, while Efteling increased 3.2% and Europa-Park grew 0.8%.<\/p>\n

South Korea\u2019s parks experienced sharper declines. Everland\u2019s attendance fell 15.6%, while Lotte World Adventure dropped 4.6%. TEA identified extreme summer weather as a contributing factor in the region.<\/p>\n

Epic Universe records 4 million visits in its opening year<\/p>\n

Epic Universe opened May 22, 2025, and recorded an estimated 4 million visits before the end of the year, placing it at No. 13 among North American theme parks.<\/p>\n

Attendance declined at Universal Orlando\u2019s two established theme parks: Universal Studios Florida fell 2.1% to 9.3 million visits, while Islands of Adventure declined 2.6% to 9.2 million.<\/p>\n

Including Epic Universe, Universal Orlando\u2019s three theme parks recorded approximately 22.5 million visits. That compares with 18.95 million at its two theme parks in 2024, a net increase of approximately 3.55 million visits. These totals exclude Volcano Bay.<\/p>\n

Epic Universe helped increase combined attendance across Orlando\u2019s leading theme parks, despite slight declines at the seven established Orlando parks included in the report\u2019s North American rankings.<\/p>\n

\"NorthNorth America 2025 attendance.
Courtesy of TEA<\/p>\n

Epic Universe\u2019s figure represents a partial operating year, an important distinction when comparing its attendance with parks open throughout 2025.<\/p>\n

Disney World attendance holds nearly steady<\/p>\n

All four Walt Disney World theme parks recorded attendance declines of approximately 0.2%, according to the report.<\/p>\n

Combined, Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney\u2019s Hollywood Studios, and Disney\u2019s Animal Kingdom recorded 49,003,000 visits, compared with 49,102,000 in 2024. That amounts to a decrease of 99,000 visits across the four parks.<\/p>\n

\"CinderellaCinderella Castle, walking down Main Street.
Photo by Dani Meyering<\/p>\n

Magic Kingdom remained the world\u2019s most-visited theme park, recording 17.8 million visits compared with Disneyland\u2019s 17.4 million.<\/p>\n

Disneyland Resort\u2019s two California parks each grew approximately 0.4%. Disneyland recorded 17,406,000 visits, while Disney California Adventure reached 10,090,000.<\/p>\n

Internationally, Shanghai Disneyland approached 15 million visits, while Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea also posted increases. Hong Kong Disneyland\u2019s attendance declined 3%.<\/p>\n

\"TokyoTokyo Disneyland covered in snow.
Photo by Mai<\/p>\n

Dollywood stands out among North American parks<\/p>\n

North America\u2019s top 20 theme parks recorded approximately 143.1 million visits, up 1.5% from the 2024 comparison total.<\/p>\n

Beyond Disney and Universal, Dollywood delivered a notable increase. The Tennessee park welcomed an estimated 3.4 million visits, up 8.1%, representing the strongest percentage growth among established parks on the North American top 20 list.<\/p>\n

Hersheypark also grew, increasing 1.7% to 3.05 million visits.<\/p>\n

Other notable North American results included:<\/p>\n

Theme parkNorth American rank2025 attendanceChange from 2024SeaWorld Orlando104,335,000-0.3%Knott\u2019s Berry Farm114,315,000-4.2%SeaWorld San Diego124,015,000-0.2%Epic Universe134,000,000NewBusch Gardens Tampa Bay143,800,000-4.4%Cedar Point153,497,000-7.5%Dollywood163,400,000+8.1%Canada\u2019s Wonderland173,232,000-1.0%Kings Island183,226,000-6.9%Six Flags Magic Mountain193,184,000-4.0%Hersheypark203,050,000+1.7%<\/p>\n

Every Six Flags-operated park on the North American top 20 list recorded a decline. The report identifies weather as a significant factor affecting several regional parks during the year.<\/p>\n

\"SixSix Flags Over Texas sign.
Photo by Matt Roseboom<\/p>\n

Blizzard Beach attendance jumps as Disney water park operations expand<\/p>\n

Chimelong Water Park in China retained the top spot in the worldwide water park rankings, with approximately 2.56 million visits.<\/p>\n

In Central Florida, Disney\u2019s Typhoon Lagoon recorded approximately 1.76 million visits, followed by Universal Volcano Bay at 1.6 million and Aquatica Orlando at 1.4 million.<\/p>\n

Disney\u2019s Blizzard Beach posted a substantial increase, growing 50.5% to 1.35 million visits, compared with 897,000 in 2024.<\/p>\n

TEA attributes that increase to the return of both Disney water parks to regular seasonal operation following the alternating schedules used during the pandemic recovery period. The operating calendar provides important context for the attendance jump.<\/p>\n

\"TopTop 20 Water Parks 2025 attendance.
Courtesy of TEA<\/p>\n

What is the TEA Global Experience Index?<\/p>\n

Formerly known as the Theme Index and Museum Index Report, the TEA Global Experience Index tracks attendance at leading theme parks, water parks, museums, and attraction operators worldwide.<\/p>\n

The Themed Entertainment Association produces the study with research partners Entertainment + Culture Advisors and The Park Database. Storyland Studios serves as presenting partner, with Moongate Design Studio as design partner and InPark Magazine as editorial partner.<\/p>\n

The figures draw on operator-provided statistics, historical attendance, financial reports, tourism organizations, attraction associations, mobile location analytics, and professional estimates where necessary. The report combines these sources, including estimates; its figures are not uniformly disclosed official park counts.<\/p>\n

Attendance measures visits, not unique people. A guest visiting multiple parks can contribute to more than one park\u2019s total.<\/p>\n

Now in its 20th annual edition, the report also covers museums and includes a special cruise industry section. The top 20 museums recorded approximately 161.4 million visits in 2025, an increase of 5.4%.<\/p>\n

The full 2025 TEA Global Experience Index<\/a> is available free through TEA. Readers can also compare this year\u2019s findings with our 2024 theme park attendance rundown<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Produced by TEA with research partners Entertainment + Culture Advisors (ECA) and The Park Database (TPDB), and presenting…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":439615,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[15151,139,141,140,15152,15153,15154,113912,2411,15155,5656],"class_list":["post-439614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-disney-theme-parks","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news","tag-tea","tag-tea-global-experience-index","tag-theme-park-attendance","tag-theme-park-history","tag-theme-parks","tag-themed-entertainment-association","tag-universal-theme-parks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=439614"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439614\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/439615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=439614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=439614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=439614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}