Disney World’s Magic Kingdom continues to be the top amusement park draw in the world with 20.5 million visitors last year, according to a report released on Wednesday.
Disneyland in Anaheim, California, was No. 2 with an estimated 18.3 million visitors, followed by Tokyo Disneyland, which had an estimated 16 million, according to a report from research firm AECOM Economics and the Themed Entertainment Association.
Disney World, Universal Orlando and SeaWorld all saw a jump in attendance last year over the previous year, according to the report.
Epcot was sixth in the world in attendance with 11.8 million, a 5 percent increase from 2014. Disney’s Animal Kingdom drew 10.8 million, also a 5 percent increase, and Universal Orlando saw the biggest increase, with a 16 percent jump to 9.9 million visitors.
“Last year we said everything was looking good in the Americas and poised for moderate growth — but last year blew the roof off moderate,” Brian Sands, vice president of economics with AECOM, said in a statement. “In theme parks, not only did the two top operators, Disney and Universal, both excel, the North American market as a whole did well, too.”
Disney Hollywood Studios attendance increased to 10.8 million, which was a 5 percent jump, Island of Adventure at Universal had 8.8 million visitors, which was an 8 percent improvement, and SeaWorld had a 2 percent improvement at about 4.8 million visitors last year.
Orlando had seven parks make the Top 25 in attendance worldwide, according to the report.
Amusement parks do not release exact attendance figures. The report used a formula to come up with an estimate.
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