| Source: AMUSEMENT BUSINESS MAGAZINE, 12-24-01 | |||||
| TOP 50 WORLD-WIDE (2001) | Top 50 World-Wide (2002) | ||||
| RANK | PARK | ATTENDANCE | COMMENTS | ||
| LOCATION | |||||
| 1 | TOKYO DISNEYLAND | 17.708.000 | Record year. Consistently the world's most popular park. Even | ||
| Tokyo, Japan | with the opening of DisneySea, attendance remained high. | ||||
| 2 | WALT DISNEY WORLD MAGIC KINGDOM | 14.784.000 | 09-11 severely affected attendance. Unlike regional theme parks, destination | ||
| Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA | parks in the US loss business due to lack of air travel. Down 4% from 2000. | ||||
| 3 | DISNEYLAND PARK | 12.350.000 | Down 11% due to 09-11 and cannibalism from California Adventure. | ||
| Anaheim, CA, USA | |||||
| 4 | DISNEYLAND PARIS | 12.200.000 | Down slightly from 2000. New Walt Disney Studios Theme Park opening in 2002 | ||
| Marne-La-Vallee, France | as separate gate. | ||||
| 5 | EVERLAND | 9.028.000 | |||
| Kyonggi-Do, South Korea | |||||
| 6 | WALT DISNEY WORLD EPCOT | 9.010.000 | Coming off record year and Millennium Celebration hosted by park. | ||
| Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA | 09-11 hurt attendance this year. Down 15% from 2000. | ||||
| 7 | UNIVERSAL STUDIOS JAPAN | 9.000.000 | New theme park opened for only 3/4 of year. Amazingly successful. | ||
| * | Osaka, Japan (Opened 03-31-01) | ||||
| 8 | WALT DISNEY WORLD DISNEY-MGM STUDIOS | 8.366.000 | Down 6% from 2000 due to 09-11. | ||
| Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA | |||||
| 9 | WALT DISNEY WORLD ANIMAL KINGDOM | 7.771.000 | Down 7% from 2000 due to 09-11. | ||
| Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA | |||||
| 10 | LOTTE WORLD | 7.450.000 | |||
| Seoul, South Korea | |||||
| 11 | UNIVERSAL ORLANDO - UNIVERSAL STUDIOS | 7.290.000 | Down 10%. All Florida attractions are based largely on air travel for | ||
| Orlando, FL, USA | business. 09-11 drastically affected business in Central Florida. | ||||
| 12 | BLACKPOOL PLEASURE BEACH | 6.500.000 | |||
| Blackpool, England | |||||
| 13 | UNIVERSAL ORL - ISLANDS OF ADVENTURE | 5.520.000 | Down 8%. 09-11 affected business. | ||
| Orlando, FL, USA | |||||
| 14 | SEAWORLD FLORIDA | 5.100.000 | Faired the best of all Florida attractions after 09-11. Down | ||
| Orlando, FL, USA | slightly from 2000. Highest ranking Busch property on list. | ||||
| 15 | YOKOHAMA SEA PARADISE | 5.065.000 | |||
| Yokohama, Japan | |||||
| 16 | DISNEY'S CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE | 5.000.000 | New theme park fell below 7 million expectations, but still finished well, with pricing structure changes for local market. | ||
| * | Anaheim, CA, USA (Opened 02-08-01) | Very rainy Spring Break hurt attendance. 09-11 affected business. | |||
| 17 | UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD | 4.732.000 | Down 9% due to 09-11 and possible new competition with | ||
| Universal City, CA, USA | California Adventure. | ||||
| 18 | BUSCH GARDENS TAMPA BAY | 4.600.000 | Down 8%. Coming off record year and 09-11 affects on | ||
| Tampa Bay, FL, USA | central Florida. | ||||
| 19 | SEAWORLD CALIFORNIA | 4.100.000 | Up 13%. New season pass plan worked well with local | ||
| San Diego, CA, USA | market. Not as dependent on air travelers as other destinations. | ||||
| 20 | TOKYO DISNEYSEA | 4.000.000 | New park performed very well with little affect on sister park's | ||
| * | Tokyo, Japan (Opened 09-08-01) | attendance. 2002 will be first full season. | |||
| +21 | NAGASHIMA SPA LAND | 3.900.000 | Location of world's highest roller coaster, Steel Dragon. | ||
| Kuwana, Japan | |||||
| +21 | TIVOLI GARDENS | 3.900.000 | |||
| Copenhagen, Demark | |||||
| 23 | KNOTT'S BERRY FARM | 3.589.000 | New competition in local market from California Adventure. | ||
| Buena Park, CA, USA | Highest ranking Cedar Fair property on list. Down 3%. | ||||
| 24 | SIX FLAGS GREAT ADVENTURE | 3.560.000 | Up slightly. Good weather, new B&M hypercoaster, Nitro. | ||
| Jackson, NY, USA | Highest ranking Six Flags property on list. | ||||
| +25 | ADVENTUREDOME AT CIRCUS CIRCUS | 3.400.000 | Up 7%. New free admission policy. Competitor MGM closed | ||
| Las Vegas, NV, USA | its theme park to public, so Adventuredome benefited. | ||||
| +25 | MOREY'S PIER | 3.400.000 | Up 3%. New children's area popular with locals. | ||
| Wildwood, NJ, USA | |||||
| 27 | PARAMOUNT'S KINGS ISLAND | 3.350.000 | World's largest wooden roller coaster, Son of Beast, still strong puller. | ||
| Kings Island, OH, USA | Highest ranking Paramount property on list. | ||||
| 28 | UNIVERSAL'S PORT ADVENTURA | 3.339.000 | Universal's lowest charting park. | ||
| Salou, Spail | |||||
| 29 | SIX FLAGS MAGIC MOUNTAIN | 3.200.000 | Competing with Cedar Point for park with most roller coasters. However, Deja Vu | ||
| Valencia, CA, USA | opened much later in season than expected, and X will not open until 2002. | ||||
| 30 | SEOUL LAND | 3.106.845 | |||
| Kyonggi-Do, South Korea | |||||
| +31 | CEDAR POINT | 3.100.000 | Although Millennium Force was still a strong pull in its second year (North | ||
| Sandusky, OH, USA | America's highest roller coaster), 09-11 effected visitation. Down 9%. | ||||
| +31 | EFTELING | 3.100.000 | |||
| Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands | |||||
| +31 | EUROPA PARK | 3.100.000 | |||
| Rust, Germany | |||||
| +31 | LISBERG | 3.100.000 | |||
| Gothenburg, Sweden | |||||
| +35 | OCEAN PARK | 3.000.000 | |||
| Hong Kong, China | |||||
| +35 | SANTA CRUZ BEACH BOARDWALK | 3.000.000 | Corporate business down due to problems in nearby Silicon Valley. | ||
| Santa Cruz, CA, USA | |||||
| +35 | SIX FLAGS OVER TEXAS | 3.000.000 | New hypercoaster, strong stage shows and 40th Anniversary made for very | ||
| Arlington, TX, USA | successful season. Up 8%. | ||||
| 38 | PARAMOUNT'S CANADA'S WONDERLAND | 2.975.000 | Good weather for most of season. | ||
| Maple, Ontario, Canada | |||||
| 39 | GARDALAND | 2.934.378 | |||
| Castelnuovo Del Garda, Italy | |||||
| 40 | SIX FLAGS GREAT AMERICA | 2.900.000 | Two new coasters, Deja Vu and Vertical Velocity (V2). | ||
| Gurnee, IL, USA | |||||
| 41 | SUZUKA CIRCUIT | 2.889.900 | |||
| Suzuka, Japan | |||||
| 42 | SIX FLAGS WORLDS OF ADVENTURE | 2.750.000 | New "superpark" of Six Flags Ohio, Sea World Ohio (bought from Busch) and a | ||
| Aurora, OH, USA | waterpark. New pricing of one admission for all three parks. Up 61%. | ||||
| 43 | BUSCH GARDENS | 2.700.000 | Up 17%. New Ireland section very well received with Riverdance style show. 09-11 | ||
| Williamsburg, VA, USA | had very positive effect on attendance as people stayed close to home. | ||||
| 44 | SIX FLAGS MEXICO | 2.670.000 | |||
| Mexico City, Mexico | |||||
| 45 | LA FERIA DE CHAPULTAPEC | 2.600.000 | |||
| Mexico City, Mexico | |||||
| 46 | HERSHEYPARK | 2.560.000 | Record year. Good weather and new nighttime laser show. Last year's new coaster, | ||
| Hershey, PA, USA | Lightning Racer, still a big pull. Up 5%. | ||||
| +47 | BAKKEN | 2.500.000 | |||
| Klampenborg, Denmark | |||||
| +47 | PARQUE ESPANA | 2.500.000 | |||
| Shima-gun, Japan | |||||
| 49 | KNOTT'S CAMP SNOOPY | 2.418.000 | Location in Mall of America hurt attendance after 09-11 with mall safety scare. | ||
| Bloomington, MN, USA | Down 7%. | ||||
| 50 | SIX FLAGS OVER GEORGIA | 2.400.000 | Two new rides, Deja Vu and Acrophobia (stand up free fall tower by Intamin). | ||
| Atlanta, GA, USA | |||||
| * | New Theme Park (Incomplete Season) | Source: AMUSEMENT BUSINESS MAGAZINE, 12-24-01 | |||
| + | Tie |