GLOBAL ATTRACTIONS ATTENDANCE REPORT Cover: Crazy, Thermas Dos Laranjais, Olímpia, Brazil © Thermas Dos Laranjais CREDITS TEA/AECOM 2016 Theme Index and Museum Index: The Global Attractions Attendance Report The definitive annual attendance Publisher: Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) study for the themed entertainment Research: Economics practice at AECOM and museum industries. Editor: Judith Rubin Publication team: Tsz Yin (Gigi) Au, Beth Chang, Bryan Chen, Linda Cheu, Lucia Fischer, Marina Published by the Themed Hoffman, Olga Kondaurova, Kathleen LaClair, Shaojin Li, Sarah Linford, George Marling, Erik Miller, Entertainment Association (TEA) and Jennie Nevin, Margreet Papamichael, John Robinett, Judith Rubin, Brian Sands, William Selby, Matt Timmins, Feliz Ventura, Chris Yoshii the Economics practice at AECOM. ©2017 TEA/AECOM. All rights reserved. GLOBAL ATTRACTIONS CONTACTS For further information about the contents of this report and about the Economics practice at ATTENDANCE REPORT AECOM, contact the following: John Robinett Chris Yoshii Senior Vice President, Americas Vice President, Asia-Pacific
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[email protected] [email protected] T +1 314 853 5210 T +1 818 843 8497 TEAconnect.org CONTENTS THE BIG PICTURE 6 THE AMERICAS 22 ASIA-PACIFIC 38 EMEA 48 MUSEUMS 58 ABOUT THE STUDY 74 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 75 13.9% Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal City, California, attendance growth 2015–16 Credit: David Sprague/Universal Studios Hollywood.