Disneyland and Disney World Remain Most Attended Theme Parks, Annual Report Shows

The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) has just released its 2024 report of global theme park attendance, and Disney has once again topped the list. Disney Experiences remains the top theme park operator worldwide, and attendance holds strong for its theme parks across the globe.

Below, we will cover the highlights of the 2024 report, including the attendance numbers of the major Disney and Universal parks in the U.S. At Mickey Visit, we share all of the latest Disney news and information.

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Highlights of Theme Park Attendance Report

At Disney World, 2024 was the year that remaining COVID-era park hopper and park reservation restrictions were finally lifted, and some new additions debuted at the parks, from the completed World Celebration in EPCOT to the opening of Tiana's Bayou Adventure and Country Bear Musical Jamboree in Magic Kingdom. Note that this theme park attendance report is from last year, before the disruptions to Animal Kingdom from the construction of the new Tropical Americas land and the opening of Epic Universe at Universal Orlando.

In 2024, Disneyland saw some smaller but notable changes, from the opening of Tiana's Bayou Adventure and the reimagining of Bayou Country to the expanded Haunted Mansion queue and the debut of several new shops and restaurants in Downtown Disney.

In TEA's 2024 report, Disney Experiences still holds strong as the #1 theme park operator worldwide.

Magic Kingdom at Disney World remains the #1 Most Visited Theme Park Worldwide and in North America, with an attendance of 17,836,000 visitors in 2024. This is a 0.7% increase from its 2023 attendance of 17,720,000 visitors.

Disneyland Park in California remains in the #2 spot for the Most Visited Theme Park Worldwide and in North America, with an attendance of 17,337,000 visitors in 2024. This is a 0.5% increase from its 2023 attendance of 17,250,000 visitors.

In North America, Magic Kingdom and Disneyland Park are followed in the rankings by EPCOT (12,133,000 visitors for 2024), Disney's Hollywood Studios (12,133,000 visitors for 2024), and Disney California Adventure (10,050,000 visitors for 2024), making up the top 5 spots. Animal Kingdom sits behind Universal Studios Florida and Universal Islands of Adventure in the rankings at the #8 spot, with 8,800,000 visitors.

While the two Universal Orlando parks at the time, Universal Studios Florida and Universal Islands of Adventure, remained competitive with the Disney World parks, with 9,500,000 visitors and 9,450,000 visitors respectively, both parks decreased in attendance from 2023-2024. Universal Studios Florida saw a -2.6% decrease in attendance, Universal Islands of Adventure saw a -5.5% in attendance.

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On the other coast, Universal Studios Hollywood had a significant dip in attendance from 2023 to 2024 with a 2024 attendance of 8,700,000 visitors, a -9.9% decrease. It's worth noting that the prior year, 2023, was when the popular Super Nintendo World opened at Universal Studios Hollywood, which drew more attendance.

You can see the full ranking of the top 20 Amusement/Theme Parks in North America in TEA's report below.

1. Magic Kingdom — 17.8 million (+0.7%)
2. Disneyland – 17.3 million (+0.5%)
3. Epcot – 12.1 million (+1.3%)
4. Disney’s Hollywood Studios – 10.3 million (+0.3%)
5. Disney California Adventure – 10.1 million (+0.5%)
6. Universal Studios Florida – 9.5 million (-2.6%)
7. Universal’s Islands of Adventure – 9.5 million (-5.5%)
8. Disney’s Animal Kingdom – 8.8 million (+0.3%)
9. Universal Studios Hollywood – 8.7 million (-9.9%)
10. Knott’s Berry Farm – 4.5 million (+6.5%)
11. SeaWorld Orlando – 4.4 million (+0.1%)
12. SeaWorld San Diego – 4.0 million (+0.8%)
13. Busch Gardens Tampa – 4.0 million (-0.6%)
14. Cedar Point – 3.8 million (+5%)
15. Kings Island – 3.5 million (+5%)
16. Six Flags Magic Mountain – 3.3 million (+0.5%)
17. Canada’s Wonderland – 3.3 million (+1%)
18. Dollywood – 3.1 million (+0.8%)
19. Six Flags Great America – 3.1 million (+5.0%)
20. Hersheypark – 3 million (0%)

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