MOST VISITED THEME PARKS

UNIVERSAL STUDIOS FLORIDA

ANNUAL ATTENDANCE: 7,062,000

This park opened in 1990 and its main theme is the entertainment

industry, in particular movies and television. Universal Studios

Florida encourages its guests to “ride the movies,” and it features

numerous attractions and live shows. It’s the eighth most-visited

park in the United States and one of the top twenty worldwide.

EVERLAND

ANNUAL ATTENDANCE: 7,303,000

Everland is operated by Samsung Everland, which is a subsidiary

of the Samsung Group, and is South Korea’s largest theme park.

With an annual attendance of 7,303,000, Everland ranks as one of

the top twenty amusement parks in the world.

LOTTE WORLD

ANNUAL ATTENDANCE: 7,400,000

Lotte World is a major recreation complex in Seoul, South Korea,

that consists of the world’s largest indoor theme park, an outdoor

amusement park called Magic Island, an artificial island in a lake

linked by monorail, shopping malls, a luxury hotel, a Korean folk museum,

sports facilities, and movie theatres. It opened back in 1989, and since then

has attracted people from all over the globe with an estimated

7.4 million visitors each year.

HONG KONG DISNEYLAND

ANNUAL ATTENDANCE: 7,400,000

This park might have a daily capacity of only 34,000 people, which is

the fewest of all Disneyland parks around the world, but in 2013 it

managed to attract nearly 7.5 million visitors, which made it the

thirteenth most-visited theme park that year.

Not too bad considering its size.

OCEAN PARK HONG KONG

ANNUAL ATTENDANCE: 7,475,000

Ocean Park Hong Kong, better known as Ocean Park, is a marine

mammal park, oceanarium, animal theme park, and amusement park

situated in Wong Chuk Hang and Nam Long Shan, in the Southern

District of Hong Kong. It is, along with Hong Kong Disneyland, one of the

two largest theme parks in Hong Kong. It opened in 1977 and has been a

main attraction for children and adults alike ever since. In 2013 alone

it hosted more than 7.4 million visitors.

ISLANDS OF ADVENTURE

ANNUAL ATTENDANCE: 8,141,000

Islands of Adventure is a theme park in Orlando, Florida, that opened

on May 28, 1999, along with CityWalk, as part of an expansion that

converted Universal Studios Florida into the Universal Orlando Resort.

The slogan for the park is “Live the Adventure,” and judging from the

8 million visitors annually, there are many people who

want to do just that.

DISNEY CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE

ANNUAL ATTENDANCE: 8,514,000

Disney California Adventure is a theme park located in Anaheim,

California, that opened in 2001 and is owned and operated by

The Walt Disney Company. Since its opening year it has frequently been

one of the most visited theme parks in the world with an average

8.5 million visitors per year.

UNIVERSAL STUDIOS JAPAN

ANNUAL ATTENDANCE: 10,100,000

Universal Studios Japan is located in Osaka and opened in 2001.

On its first year of operation, it attracted 11 million guests, making it

the first amusement park (at the time) to achieve the 10-million

milestone in record time. Since then, Universal Studios Japan has

averaged about 8 million visitors per year. In 2013 however, its

attendance sky rocketed to 10,100,000 and is currently the

ninth most-visited theme park in the world.