GLOBAL ATTRACTIONS ATTENDANCE REPORT Cover image: Chimelong Ocean Kingdom’s Journey Of Lights Parade — Zhuhai, China Photo courtesy of Miziker Entertainment CREDITS TEA/AECOM 2018 Theme Index and Museum Index: The Global Attractions Attendance Report Publisher: Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) Research: Economics practice at AECOM Editor: Judith Rubin Producer: Brian Sands Lead Designer: Matt Timmins Publication team: Tsz Yin (Gigi) Au, Beth Chang, Michael Chee, Linda Cheu, Celia Datels, Lucia Fischer, Marina Hoffman, Olga Kondaurova, Kathleen LaClair, Jodie Lock, Jason Marshall, Sarah Linford, Jennie Nevin, Nina Patel, John Robinett, Judith Rubin, Brian Sands, Matt Timmins, Feliz Ventura, Chris Yoshii ©2019 TEA/AECOM. All rights reserved. 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TEA Director of Publications TEA Chief Operating Officer [email protected] [email protected] T +1 314 853 5210 T +1 818 843 8497 TEAconnect.org 1.9m Thermas Water Park, São Pedro, Brazil, attendance 2018 CONTENTS THE BIG PICTURE 6 THE AMERICAS 22 ASIA-PACIFIC 40 EMEA 50 MUSEUMS 62 OBSERVATION EXPERIENCES 78 ABOUT THE STUDY 86 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 87 Thermas Water Park, São Pedro, Brazil © Thermas Water Park 4 5 THE BIG PICTURE 5.4% 2018 HAS BEEN A Top 10 theme park MILESTONE YEAR FOR THE groups worldwide attendance THEMED ENTERTAINMENT growth 2017–18 INDUSTRY 501.2m Attendance at themed attractions Top 10 theme park groups worldwide at the major operators has attendance 2018 exceeded half a billion visits for the first time in history. This is 475.8m equivalent to almost 7% of the world population. And not only that, Top 10 theme park but this number keeps growing. groups worldwide attendance 2017 Just five years ago, the market capture of the industry was only 5% of the global population. — This noteworthy achievement has been accomplished by focused capital investment, technology enhanced products, intellectual property based stories, and destination tourism development. JOHN ROBINETT 7.9% Tokyo Disneyland at Senior Vice President – Tokyo Disney Resort, Economics Tokyo, Japan, attendance Tokyo Disneyland at Tokyo Disney Resort Tokyo, Japan — growth 2017–18 © Tokyo Disney Resort 6 7 This year also showed strong and steady Honorable mentions are in order this year TOP 10 business volume through most regions and for a number of players including: SeaWorld attraction types. In an unusual alignment, Parks & Entertainment which turned around THEME PARK GROUPS theme park attendance grew by roughly from a 5% drop last year to an almost 9% WORLDWIDE 4% in all major markets. Waterparks’ increase this year; and several individual attendance rose at 2.5% globally, with parks with double digit increases including: North America at 5.8% and EMEA showing Chimelong Paradise in Guangzhou, Parque strong growth of 6.7%. The top museums Warner in Madrid, Parque Xcaret in Mexico, were relatively flat this year. and Changzhou Dinosaur Park in China. RANK GROUP NAME % CHANGE ATTENDANCE 2018 ATTENDANCE 2017 1 WALT DISNEY ATTRACTIONS 4.9% 157,311,000 150,014,000 We have observed a number of Overall, it’s been an outstanding year, as phenomena that have led to this and the themed entertainment industry has 2 MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS GROUP 1.5% 67,000,000 66,000,000 other strong years’ performance in the matured and been recognized not only 3 UNIVERSAL PARKS AND RESORTS 1.2% 50,068,000 49,458,000 business. These include the addition of as a significant driver of international second gates, the continued leveraging of development, economic impact, and 4 OCT PARKS CHINA 15.1% 49,350,000 42,880,000 blockbuster IP’s, and the building of resort tourism, but as a common shared global 5 FANTAWILD 9.3% 42,074,000 38,495,000 hotels adjacent to park properties. experience. We’re looking forward to what next year brings with several special new 6 CHIMELONG GROUP 9.6% 34,007,000 31,031,000 attractions coming on line such as Disney’s 7 SIX FLAGS INC. 5.3% 32,024,000 30,421,000* Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, opening in both California and Florida. 8 CEDAR FAIR ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY 0.7% 25,912,000 25,723,000* 9 SEAWORLD PARKS & ENTERTAINMENT 8.6% 22,582,000 20,798,000* 10 PARQUES REUNIDOS 1.5% 20,900,000 20,600,000 18.8% TOP 10 ATTENDANCE GROWTH 2017–18 5.4% 501,228,000 475,767,000* © 2019 TEA / AECOM Parque Warner, Madrid, Spain attendance growth 2017–18 * Adjustment versus the figure we published in last year’s report 5.4% 501.2m 475.8m* Top 10 theme park groups Top 10 theme park groups Top 10 theme park groups worldwide attendance growth worldwide attendance 2018 worldwide attendance 2017 Parque Warner, Madrid, Spain 2017–18 © Parque Warner 8 © 2019 TEA / AECOM 9 TOP 25 AMUSEMENT/THEME PARKS WORLDWIDE RANK PARK LOCATION % CHANGE ATTENDANCE 2018 ATTENDANCE 2017 RANK PARK LOCATION % CHANGE ATTENDANCE 2018 ATTENDANCE 2017 1 MAGIC KINGDOM THEME PARK AT WALT DISNEY WORLD RESORT, 2.0% 20,859,000 20,450,000 13 DISNEYLAND PARK AT DISNEYLAND PARIS, MARNE-LA-VALLEE, FRANCE 1.9% 9,843,000 9,660,000 LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL, U.S. 14 UNIVERSAL’S ISLANDS OF ADVENTURE THEME PARK AT UNIVERSAL 2.5% 9,788,000 9,549,000 2 DISNEYLAND PARK AT DISNEYLAND RESORT, ANAHEIM, CA, U.S. 2.0% 18,666,000 18,300,000 ORLANDO RESORT, FL, U.S. 3 TOKYO DISNEYLAND AT TOKYO DISNEY RESORT, TOKYO, JAPAN 7.9% 17,907,000 16,600,000 15 UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD, UNIVERSAL CITY, CA, U.S. 1.0% 9,147,000 9,056,000 4 TOKYO DISNEYSEA AT TOKYO DISNEY RESORT, TOKYO, JAPAN 8.5% 14,651,000 13,500,000 16 HONG KONG DISNEYLAND, HONG KONG SAR 8.1% 6,700,000 6,200,000 5 UNIVERSAL STUDIOS JAPAN, OSAKA, JAPAN -4.3% 14,300,000 14,935,000 17 LOTTE WORLD, SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA -11.2% 5,960,000 6,714,000 6 DISNEY’S ANIMAL KINGDOM THEME PARK AT WALT DISNEY WORLD RESORT, 10.0% 13,750,000 12,500,000 18 NAGASHIMA SPA LAND, KUWANA, JAPAN -0.2% 5,920,000 5,930,000 LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL, U.S. 19 EVERLAND, GYEONGGI-DO, SOUTH KOREA -7.3% 5,850,000 6,310,000 7 EPCOT THEME PARK AT WALT DISNEY WORLD RESORT, LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL, U.S. 2.0% 12,444,000 12,200,000 20 OCEAN PARK, HONG KONG SAR 0.0% 5,800,000 5,800,000 8 SHANGHAI DISNEYLAND, SHANGHAI, CHINA 7.3% 11,800,000 11,000,000 21 EUROPA PARK, RUST, GERMANY 0.4% 5,720,000 5,700,000 9 DISNEY’S HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD RESORT, 5.0% 11,258,000 10,722,000 LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL, U.S. 22 DE EFTELING, KAATSHEUVEL, NETHERLANDS 4.2% 5,400,000 5,180,000 10 CHIMELONG OCEAN KINGDOM, HENGQIN, CHINA 10.6% 10,830,000 9,788,000 23 WALT DISNEY STUDIOS PARK AT DISNEYLAND PARIS, MARNE-LA-VALLEE, FRANCE 1.9% 5,298,000 5,200,000 11 UNIVERSAL STUDIOS FLORIDA THEME PARK AT UNIVERSAL ORLANDO RESORT, FL, U.S. 5.0% 10,708,000 10,198,000 24 TIVOLI GARDENS, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK 4.5% 4,850,000 4,640,000 12 DISNEY CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE PARK AT DISNEYLAND RESORT, ANAHEIM, CA, U.S. 3.0% 9,861,000 9,574,000 25 CHIMELONG PARADISE, GUANGZHOU, CHINA 11.9% 4,680,000 4,181,000 TOP 25 TOTAL ATTENDANCE 2018 251,490,000 243,887,000 TOP 25 ATTENDANCE GROWTH 2017–18 3.3% 251,990,000 243,926,000 © 2019 TEA / AECOM 3.3% 252.0m 243.9m Top 25 amusement/theme parks Top 25 amusement/theme parks Top 25 amusement/theme parks worldwide attendance growth worldwide attendance 2018 worldwide attendance 2017 2017–18 10 © 2019 TEA / AECOM © 2019 TEA / AECOM 11 TOP 25 AMUSEMENT/THEME PARKS WORLDWIDE DENMARK NETHERLANDS 24 SOUTH KOREA 22 4.9m 5.4m 1 PARK 18 17 11.9m 1 PARK 2 PARKS GERMANY FRANCE 21 18 23 5.7m 25 15 13 CHINA 3 JAPAN CALIFORNIA, U.S. 15.1m 1 PARK 8 2 PARKS 5 2 27.2m 10 52.8m 37.7m 3 PARKS 4 PARKS 3 PARKS 12 4 HONG KONG 20 16 12.5m 2 PARKS 14 1 11 FLORIDA, U.S. 78.8m 6 PARKS 9 7 6 MAP KEY GROWTH Top 25 theme/amusement parks worldwide Top 20 water parks worldwide 1010 Circles represent size of attendance at ranked parks at 5 the geography indicated. Slices 3.3% 252.0m 243.9m within circles represent proportion < 0% 0%–4.9% 5%–9.9% 10%+ 0 of attendance at the geography from the ranked park indicated Top 25 amusement/theme parks Top 25 amusement/theme parks Top 25 amusement/theme parks by number.