Guest Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 2008 AMUSEMENT/THEME PARK ATTENDANCE (BY COMPANY) 1. Disney Parks 2. Merlin Entertainment 3. Universal 4. Six Flags 5. Anheuser-Busch 2008 TOP AMUSEMENT/THEME PARK ATTENDANCE 1. Magic Kingdom Lake Buena Vista, FL 17,063,000 2. Disneyland Anaheim, CA 14,721,000 3. Tokyo Disneyland Tokyo, Japan 14,293,000 4. Disneyland Paris Marnee La Vallee, France 12,688,000 5. Disney Sea Tokyo, Japan 12,498,000 6. Epcot Lake Buena Vista, FL 10,935,000 7. Disneys Hollywood Studios Lake Buena Vista, FL 9,608,000 8. Disneys Animal Kingdom Lake Buena Vista, FL 9,540,000 9. Universal Studios Japan Osaka, Japan 8,300,000 10. Everland Geyongg-Do, South Korea 6,600,000 11. Universal Studios Orlando, FL 6,231,000 12. Sea World Orlando, FL 5,926,000 13. Disneys California Adventure Anaheim, CA 5,556,000 14. Islands of Adventure Orlando, FL 5,297,000 15. Ocean Park Hong Kong 5,030,000 16. Universal Studios Hollywood Los Angeles, CA 4,583,000 17. Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise Yokohama, Japan 4,555,000 18. Hong Kong Disneyland Hong Kong 4,500,000 19. Busch Gardens Africa Tampa Bay, FL 4,410,000 20. Lotte World Seoul, South Korea 4,236,000 21. Sea World San Diego, CA 4,147,000 22. Europa Park Rust, Germany 4,000,000 23. Tivoli Gardens Copenhagen, Denmark 3,972,000 24. Nagashima Spaland Kuwana, Japan 3,734,000 25. Port Aventura Salou, Spain 3,600,000 26. Knotts Berry Farm Buena Park, CA 3,565,000 27. Canada's Wonderland Ontario, Canada 3,380,000 28. De Efteling Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands 3,200,000 29. Cedar Point Sandusky, OH 3,198,000 30. Kings Island Kings Mills, OH 3,126,000 31. Gardaland Castelnuovo del Garda, Italy 3,100,000 32. Busch Gardens Europe Williamsburg, VA 3,094,000 33. Liseberg Gothenburg, Sweden 3,050,000 34. Hersheypark Hershey, PA 2,842,000 35. Six Flags Great Adventure Jackson, NJ 2,761,000 36. Six Flags Great America Gurnee, IL 2,669,000 37. Disney Studios Paris Marnee La Vallee, France 2,612,000 38. Alton Towers Staffodshire, England 2,520,000 39. Six Flags Mexico Mexico City, Mexico 2,020,000 2008 TOP WATER PARK ATTENDANCE 1. Typhoon Lagoon Lake Buena Vista, FL 2,059,000 2. Blizzard Beach Lake Buena Vista, FL 1,891,000 3. Chimelong Waterpark Guangzhou, China 1,600,000 4. Carribean Bay Everland Gyeonggi-do, Korea 1,500,000 5. Wet N' Wild Orlando, FL 1,300,000 6. Sunway Lagoon Kuala Lampur, Malaysia 1,100,000 7. Wet N' Wild Gold Coast, Australia 1,025,000 8. Aquatica Orlando, FL 950,000 9. Ocean World Gangwon-do, Korea 900,000 10. Summerland Tokyo, Japan 898,000 11. Schlitterbahn New Braunfels TX 882,000 12. Wild Wadi Dubai, UAE 825,000 13. Deoksan Spa Castle Chungcheong, Korea 800,000 14. Water Country USA Williamsburg, VA 758,000 15. Seorak Waterpia Gangwon-do, Korea 670,000 16. Adventure Island Tampa Bay, FL 603,000 17. Schlitterbahn Galveston, TX 558,000 18. Noah's Ark Wisconsin Dells, WI 533,000 19. Hyland Hills Water World Denver, CO 533,000 20. Splish Splash Riverhead, NY 500,000 For full analysis visit http://www.teaconnect.org/etea/TEAERA2008.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the ghost Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 More people really go to Knott's than Magic Mountain? It never seems like that, also, I though IOA would be much more popular than Seaworld. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost007jas Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Knott's is also open 364 days a year, Magic Mountain isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Yeah Magic Mountain open year round, basically gives away season passes, and is nowhere to be seen. Getting creamed even by seasonal parks like SFGAdv/SFGAm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Somewhere between 300,000-500,000 (depending on who you ask) people visit KBF for Haunt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Thrill Dragster Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Got to remember Knotts is located right down the street from Disneyland. I am positive that doesn't hurt. And Six Flags Magic Mountain doesn't exactly have a good reputation out here in SOCAL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexinla Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Something is not right in regards of SFMM, if I remember correct the park was in the 2.6-2.7 million range. No way they lost 700000+ people in one year. Also Knotts pulls in easy 500000 during haunt, without it the park would be in some serious trouble(especially considering it is open 364 days out of the year) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 8. Aquatica Orlando, FL 950,000 Wow! This was a smart move for Busch. I honestly wouldn't have expected them to get nearly 1 million visitors in the first year especially with all the other water park offerings in the area. Good for them! --Robb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarmor Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 For some strange reason they left off Hard Rocks Attendance... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkTrips Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Wow! This was a smart move for Busch. I honestly wouldn't have expected them to get nearly 1 million visitors in the first year especially with all the other water park offerings in the area. That is pretty awesome but let's see how they do this year. Maybe it got a lot of attendance from the locals who were happy to see a new park? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hercules Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 ^ I think it will be fine this year. I think the true test will be 2010. I think there will be some overflow attendance into this year, of locals that will still go there, and people traveling to the area that are planning a trip around it, or are just catching wind of the park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam06pr Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 According to the Supervisor meeting at BGT....BGT improved its attendance slightly...So i dunno if this is actually correct. I swear the managers and big leagues were bragging about what a good year we had in 2008 despite the economic downturn. So I dunno if this report is 100% correct regarding BGT. Awesome to see Aquatica debut at #8!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenA07 Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 For some strange reason they left off Hard Rocks Attendance... To be ranked you must have had a visitor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 ^^ Note: Attendance figures are estimates, based on company information, annual reports, published information and from reliable TEA/ERA industry and tourism sourcesPercent changes for 2008 for certain parks (noted by *) are based on adjusted/updated figures for 2007, thus not directly comparable to published TEA-ERA list for 2007/06 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgroodog Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 I'm interested in Canada's Wonderland numbers in comparison to Cedar Point's. Both parks have similar seasons, with Cedar Point probably open a few more days over the season, and Canada's Wonderland came out on top! Goes to show that CW is a winner for Cedar Fair in my view. How do this years numbers compare to last years numbers (if anyone has that data)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnage Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 I'm interested in Canada's Wonderland numbers in comparison to Cedar Point's. Both parks have similar seasons, with Cedar Point probably open a few more days over the season, and Canada's Wonderland came out on top! Goes to show that CW is a winner for Cedar Fair in my view. How do this years numbers compare to last years numbers (if anyone has that data)? Canada's Wonderland is typically always the top seasonal park. Mostly due to a massive local population base with no competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemical_echo Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Canada's Wonderland has come out on top over Cedar Point quite a bit, in terms of seasonal parks, CW is usually 1-3. Their location really helps with it; right outside Toronto with tons of transit options and the busiest freeways in Canada right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absimilliard Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 According to the Supervisor meeting at BGT....BGT improved its attendance slightly...So i dunno if this is actually correct. I swear the managers and big leagues were bragging about what a good year we had in 2008 despite the economic downturn. So I dunno if this report is 100% correct regarding BGT.Awesome to see Aquatica debut at #8!!!! I also don't put too much stock in those numbers. Come on! They could not even correct themself when they came up with a number for Tokyo Disney Resort that is 500000 short of the number Oriental Land Co. released a few weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillenniumChild Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 37. Disney Studios ParisMarnee La Vallee, France 2,612,000 38. Alton Towers Staffodshire, England 2,520,000 39. Six Flags Mexico Mexico City, Mexico 2,020,000 Who was 40th. Any idea what Carowinds had? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginzo Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 I also don't put too much stock in those numbers. Come on! They could not even correct themself when they came up with a number for Tokyo Disney Resort that is 500000 short of the number Oriental Land Co. released a few weeks ago. That still puts that estimate within ~3% of the actual figure. Not horrible for an educated guess. What I find interesting is how close Tokyo DisneySea is to Tokyo Disneyland when compared to the second gates in Paris and Anaheim. It just goes to show that you get what you pay for. I can't believe how poorly they're estimating Disney Studios Paris considering that 2008 was the first full year that Tower of Terror was open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electerik Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Wow! This was a smart move for Busch. I honestly wouldn't have expected them to get nearly 1 million visitors in the first year especially with all the other water park offerings in the area. I'm just happy to be right for once. A waterpark with SeaWorld's name on it--and right next door--always seemed like a slam dunk to me. My science is a little fuzzy, but it goes like this: Wet n' Wild seems/is older and no one knows it's associated with Universal. Disney has two (splitting the vote, as it were), they're not really super-visible, and Disney had lots of other stuff to keep you occupied. So the waterparks kind of get lost in the mix. Aquatica is highly visible, right next door, brand-spanking new, has animals (which makes it unique in a field where most offerings are pretty much the same), and is positioned (intentionally or not) as SeaWorld's de facto second-gate park. I'm not surprised one bit that it beat out all the other waterparks in the area. And I think it will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. /Haven't actually been. Not really talking about quality though anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazydaveh Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 ^^^ Plus Anheuser Busch InBev hasn't spoiled the plans to add phase II of Aquatica which construction is supposed to start on in 2010. The new ownership are idiots, even though Busch Entertainment is supposedly their own spun off company, but they're still under the ABI umbrella. With this said, they see a money maker, and they're going with it. I enjoy Aquatica more than the Disney water parks. It's great to sit on the beach at Aquatica and watch Shamu's fireworks during the summer... If only Aquatica would sell good beer, then it would be great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolhandluke Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 I'm not surprised one bit that it beat out all the other waterparks in the area. And I think it will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. I'm a bit confused by this, as Aquatica finsished behind Typhoon Lagoon (#1), Blizzard Beach (#2), and Wet n' Wild (#7). Am I mis-interpreting something? I will agree with you though that Aquatica has set itself up very well to continue growing in the next few years. I know personally I'm anticipating it immensely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electerik Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 I'm not surprised one bit that it beat out all the other waterparks in the area. And I think it will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. I'm a bit confused by this, as Aquatica finsished behind Typhoon Lagoon (#1), Blizzard Beach (#2), and Wet n' Wild (#7). Am I mis-interpreting something? Er...I mean...um...I wouldn't have been surprised if it had...? Crap. /Misread the results and jumped the gun. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justint87 Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Since were on the topic of Busch, once again this year they said the estimates are completely wrong compare to what they actually saw. "They are wrong across the board," said Fred Jacobs, a spokesman for Busch Entertainment Corp., whose parks include SeaWorld, Discovery Cove, Aquatica and seven others across the country. Jacobs said Busch's parks combined drew more than 25.4 million visitors in 2008 — 10 percent more than the 23 million estimated in the ERA/TEA report. www.orlandosentinel.com/business/orl-bizattendance17041709apr17,0,2646872.story But of course, these were estimates and Busch Entertainment declined to assist them in creating the estimates. This could mean that some of the Busch parks that are reported to have declined in attendance could have stayed flat or increase this past year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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