Die Top 10 Amusement/Theme Park Ketten Weltweit
Top 10 Amusement/Theme Park Chains Worldwide
The corporations are ranked by attendance for park visitation only: hotel, retail and other attractions owned by company not included. All Palace Entertainment, Disney, Six Flags, Cedar Fair, Universal Studios, Paramount, Tussauds, and Busch figures are estimates.
1. Walt Disney Attractions
Estimated 2003 Attendance: 96.96 million
• Blizzard Beach at Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, Fla. 1,600,000
• Disney-MGM Studios at Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, Fla. 7,870,733
• Disney's Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, Fla. 7,305,600
• Disney's California Adventure, Anaheim, Calif. 5,311,000
• Disneyland, Anaheim, Calif. 12,720,000
• Disneyland Paris, Marne-La-Vallee, France 1 10,230,000
• Walt Disney Studios, Marne-La-Vallee, France 1 2,200,000
• EPCOT at Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, Fla. 8,620,768
• Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, Fla. 14,044,000
• Tokyo (Japan) Disneyland 2 13,188,000
• Tokyo (Japan) DisneySea 2 12,174,000
• Typhoon Lagoon at Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, Fla. 1,700,000
2. Six Flags Inc.
Estimated 2003 Attendance: 48.17 million
• American Adventure, Marietta, Ga. 175,000
• Bellewaerde, Ypres, Belgium 760,000
• Enchanted Village, Federal Way, Wash. 825,000
• Frontier City, Oklahoma City, Okla. 470,000
• Great Escape, Lake George, N.Y. 750,000
• Laronde, Montreal 1,275,000
• Six Flags America, Largo, Md. 1,425,000
• Six Flags AstroWorld (incorporating WaterWorld), Houston 1,700,000
• Six Flags Belgium, Brussels, Belgium 1,200,000
• Six Flags Darien Lake, Darien Center, N.Y. 1,460,000
• Six Flags Elitch Gardens, Denver 1,350,000
• Six Flags Fiesta Texas, San Antonio 1,700,000
• Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson, N.J. 3,150,000
• Six Flags Great America, Gurnee, Ill. 2,575,000
• Six Flags Holland, Flevoland, The Netherlands 1,100,000
• Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, Valencia, Calif. 350,000
• Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, Jackson, N.J. 460,000
• Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, Arlington, Texas 560,000
• Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom, Louisville 1,000,000
• Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia, Calif. 3,050,000
• Six Flags Marine World, Vallejo, Calif. 3 1,725,000
• Six Flags Mexico, Mexico City 2,450,000
• Six Flags New England, Agawam, Mass. 1,750,000
• Six Flags New Orleans (formerly Jazzland) 3 1,000,000
• Six Flags Over Georgia, Atlanta 4 2,100,000
• Six Flags Over Texas, Arlington 5 2,600,000
• Six Flags Splashtown, Houston 400,000
• Six Flags St. Louis, Mo. 1,675,000
• Six Flags White Water, Marietta, Ga. 500,000
• Six Flags Wild Safari Animal Park, Jackson, N.J. 1,000,000
• Six Flags Worlds Of Adventure, Aurora, Ohio 2,000,000
• Walibi Aquitaine, Agen, France 290,000
• Walibi Rhone Alps, Lyon, France 450,000
• Walibi Schtroumpf, Metz, France 375,000
• Warner Bros. Movie World, Bottrop, Germany 1,750,000
• Warner Bros. Movie World, Madrid, Spain 6 1,500,000
• Waterworld USA, Sacramento, Calif. 320,000
• Waterworld USA, Concord, Calif. 305,000
• White Water Bay, Oklahoma City, Okla. 275,000
• Wyandot Lake, Powell, Ohio 370,000
3. UNIVERSAL STUDIOS RECREATION GROUP
Estimated 2003 Attendance: 31.04 million
• Universal's Mediterrania, Solou, Spain 7 3,040,000
• Universal's Costa Caribe at Mediterrannia, Solou, Spain 7 450,000
• Universal Studios at Universal Orlando 8 6,850,000
• Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal City, Calif. 4,576,000
• Universal Studios Japan, Osaka 9 8,811,000
• Islands of Adventure at Universal Orlando 8 6,070,000
• Wet'n Wild, Orlando 1,250,000
4. ANHEUSER-BUSCH THEME PARKS
Estimated 2003 Attendance: 20.02 million
• Adventure Island Waterpark, Tampa 600,000
• Busch Gardens, The Old Country, Williamsburg, Va. 2,500,000
• Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Fla. 4,300,000
• Discovery Cove, Orlando 10 276,000
• SeaWorld California, San Diego 4,000,000
• SeaWorld Florida, Orlando 5,200,000
• SeaWorld Texas, San Antonio 1,700,000
• Sesame Place, Langhorne, Pa. 780,000
• Water Country USA, Williamsburg, Va. 670,000
5. CEDAR FAIR LTD.
Estimated 2003 Attendance: 14.65 million
• Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio 3,300,000
• Dorney Park/Wildwater Kingdom, Allentown, Pa. 1,400,000
• Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, Calif. 3,479,895
• Camp Snoopy, Bloomington, Minn. 11 2,469,000
• Knott's Soak City USA, Buena Park, Calif. 340,000
• Knott's Soak City USA, Chula Visa, Calif . 260,000
• Michigan's Adventure, Muskegon 480,000
• Knott's Soak City USA, Palm Springs, Calif. 215,000
• Oceans of Fun, Kansas City, Mo. 330,000
• Soak City at Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio 405,000
• Valleyfair!, Shakopee, Minn. 1,100,000
• Worlds of Fun, Kansas City, Mo. 880,000
6. PARAMOUNT PARKS
Estimated 2003 Attendance: 13.64 million
• Paramount Canada's Wonderland, Maple, Ont. 2,628,413
• Paramount's Carowinds, Charlotte, N.C. 1,776,000
• Paramount's Great America, Santa Clara, Calif. 1,911,000
• Paramount's Kings Dominion, Doswell, Va. 2,100,000
• Paramount's Kings Island, Kings Island, Ohio 3,277,975
• Terra Mitica, Benidorm, Spain 12 1,950,000
7. Palace Entertainment
Estimated 2003 Attendance: 12.38 million
• Castle Amusement Park, Riverside, Calif. 510,000
• Big Kahuna, Destin, Fla. 230,000
• Mountain Creek, Vernon Valley, N.J. 190,000
• Raging Waters, San Dimas, Calif. 683,025
• Raging Waters, San Jose, Calif. 276,000
• Silver Springs, Silver Springs, Fla. 500,000
• Splish Splash, Riverhead, N.Y. 420,000
• Water Country, Portsmouth, N.H. 360,000
• Wet'n Wild Emerald Pointe, Greensboro, N.C. 451,747
• Wet'n Wild, Las Vegas 560,000
• Wild Waters, Silver Springs, Fla. 200,000
• 26 FECs/Small Parks in Texas, Fla., Ga.,Calif., N.Y. 8,000,000
8. Grupo Magico Internacional
Estimated 2003 Attendance: 11.38 million
• Cici Bogota, Bogota, Colombia 400,000
• Cici De Acapulco, Mexico 800,000
• Divertido, Mexico City 1,150,000
• Divertido, Guadalajara, Mexico 300,000
• El Salitre Magico, Bogota, Colombia 1,520,000
• La Feria de Chapultepec, Mexico City 2,800,000.
• Naucalli Magico, Mexico City 250,000
• Perimagico, Mexico City 510,000
• Planeta Azul, Mexico City .600,000
• Selva Magica, Guadalajara, Mexico 1,950,000
• Zoo, Buenos Aires, Argentina 1,100,000
9.The Tussauds Group
Estimated 2003 Attendance: 10 million
• Alton Towers, North Staffordshire, England 2,500,000
• Chessington (England) World of Adventures 1,200,000
• Heide Park, Soltau, Germany 1,300,000
• The London Eye, London 13 3,500,000
• Thorpe Park, England 1,500,000
10. BLACKPOOL PLEASURE BEACH
Estimated 2003 Attendance: 8.4 million
• Blackpool (England) Pleasure Beach 6,200,000
• Pleasureland, Southport, England 2,200,000
1. Owns 39% of park, has management contract and merchandising royalties.
2. No equity, owns management contract and merchandising royalties only.
3. No equity, leases from city with option to buy.
4. Owns 25% of park, has management contract.
5. Owns 34% of park, has management contract.
6. Owns 5% of park, has management contract.
7. Owns 37% of park, has management contract.
8. Owns 50% of park, has management contract.
9. Owns 24% of park, has management contract.
10. Park capacity is 1,000 per day.
11. No equity in park, has management contract.
12. No equity, has management contract.
13. Equity partner in wheel, has operations/management contract.
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The corporations are ranked by attendance for park visitation only: hotel, retail and other attractions owned by company not included. All Palace Entertainment, Disney, Six Flags, Cedar Fair, Universal Studios, Paramount, Tussauds, and Busch figures are estimates.
1. Walt Disney Attractions
Estimated 2003 Attendance: 96.96 million
• Blizzard Beach at Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, Fla. 1,600,000
• Disney-MGM Studios at Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, Fla. 7,870,733
• Disney's Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, Fla. 7,305,600
• Disney's California Adventure, Anaheim, Calif. 5,311,000
• Disneyland, Anaheim, Calif. 12,720,000
• Disneyland Paris, Marne-La-Vallee, France 1 10,230,000
• Walt Disney Studios, Marne-La-Vallee, France 1 2,200,000
• EPCOT at Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, Fla. 8,620,768
• Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, Fla. 14,044,000
• Tokyo (Japan) Disneyland 2 13,188,000
• Tokyo (Japan) DisneySea 2 12,174,000
• Typhoon Lagoon at Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, Fla. 1,700,000
2. Six Flags Inc.
Estimated 2003 Attendance: 48.17 million
• American Adventure, Marietta, Ga. 175,000
• Bellewaerde, Ypres, Belgium 760,000
• Enchanted Village, Federal Way, Wash. 825,000
• Frontier City, Oklahoma City, Okla. 470,000
• Great Escape, Lake George, N.Y. 750,000
• Laronde, Montreal 1,275,000
• Six Flags America, Largo, Md. 1,425,000
• Six Flags AstroWorld (incorporating WaterWorld), Houston 1,700,000
• Six Flags Belgium, Brussels, Belgium 1,200,000
• Six Flags Darien Lake, Darien Center, N.Y. 1,460,000
• Six Flags Elitch Gardens, Denver 1,350,000
• Six Flags Fiesta Texas, San Antonio 1,700,000
• Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson, N.J. 3,150,000
• Six Flags Great America, Gurnee, Ill. 2,575,000
• Six Flags Holland, Flevoland, The Netherlands 1,100,000
• Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, Valencia, Calif. 350,000
• Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, Jackson, N.J. 460,000
• Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, Arlington, Texas 560,000
• Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom, Louisville 1,000,000
• Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia, Calif. 3,050,000
• Six Flags Marine World, Vallejo, Calif. 3 1,725,000
• Six Flags Mexico, Mexico City 2,450,000
• Six Flags New England, Agawam, Mass. 1,750,000
• Six Flags New Orleans (formerly Jazzland) 3 1,000,000
• Six Flags Over Georgia, Atlanta 4 2,100,000
• Six Flags Over Texas, Arlington 5 2,600,000
• Six Flags Splashtown, Houston 400,000
• Six Flags St. Louis, Mo. 1,675,000
• Six Flags White Water, Marietta, Ga. 500,000
• Six Flags Wild Safari Animal Park, Jackson, N.J. 1,000,000
• Six Flags Worlds Of Adventure, Aurora, Ohio 2,000,000
• Walibi Aquitaine, Agen, France 290,000
• Walibi Rhone Alps, Lyon, France 450,000
• Walibi Schtroumpf, Metz, France 375,000
• Warner Bros. Movie World, Bottrop, Germany 1,750,000
• Warner Bros. Movie World, Madrid, Spain 6 1,500,000
• Waterworld USA, Sacramento, Calif. 320,000
• Waterworld USA, Concord, Calif. 305,000
• White Water Bay, Oklahoma City, Okla. 275,000
• Wyandot Lake, Powell, Ohio 370,000
3. UNIVERSAL STUDIOS RECREATION GROUP
Estimated 2003 Attendance: 31.04 million
• Universal's Mediterrania, Solou, Spain 7 3,040,000
• Universal's Costa Caribe at Mediterrannia, Solou, Spain 7 450,000
• Universal Studios at Universal Orlando 8 6,850,000
• Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal City, Calif. 4,576,000
• Universal Studios Japan, Osaka 9 8,811,000
• Islands of Adventure at Universal Orlando 8 6,070,000
• Wet'n Wild, Orlando 1,250,000
4. ANHEUSER-BUSCH THEME PARKS
Estimated 2003 Attendance: 20.02 million
• Adventure Island Waterpark, Tampa 600,000
• Busch Gardens, The Old Country, Williamsburg, Va. 2,500,000
• Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Fla. 4,300,000
• Discovery Cove, Orlando 10 276,000
• SeaWorld California, San Diego 4,000,000
• SeaWorld Florida, Orlando 5,200,000
• SeaWorld Texas, San Antonio 1,700,000
• Sesame Place, Langhorne, Pa. 780,000
• Water Country USA, Williamsburg, Va. 670,000
5. CEDAR FAIR LTD.
Estimated 2003 Attendance: 14.65 million
• Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio 3,300,000
• Dorney Park/Wildwater Kingdom, Allentown, Pa. 1,400,000
• Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, Calif. 3,479,895
• Camp Snoopy, Bloomington, Minn. 11 2,469,000
• Knott's Soak City USA, Buena Park, Calif. 340,000
• Knott's Soak City USA, Chula Visa, Calif . 260,000
• Michigan's Adventure, Muskegon 480,000
• Knott's Soak City USA, Palm Springs, Calif. 215,000
• Oceans of Fun, Kansas City, Mo. 330,000
• Soak City at Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio 405,000
• Valleyfair!, Shakopee, Minn. 1,100,000
• Worlds of Fun, Kansas City, Mo. 880,000
6. PARAMOUNT PARKS
Estimated 2003 Attendance: 13.64 million
• Paramount Canada's Wonderland, Maple, Ont. 2,628,413
• Paramount's Carowinds, Charlotte, N.C. 1,776,000
• Paramount's Great America, Santa Clara, Calif. 1,911,000
• Paramount's Kings Dominion, Doswell, Va. 2,100,000
• Paramount's Kings Island, Kings Island, Ohio 3,277,975
• Terra Mitica, Benidorm, Spain 12 1,950,000
7. Palace Entertainment
Estimated 2003 Attendance: 12.38 million
• Castle Amusement Park, Riverside, Calif. 510,000
• Big Kahuna, Destin, Fla. 230,000
• Mountain Creek, Vernon Valley, N.J. 190,000
• Raging Waters, San Dimas, Calif. 683,025
• Raging Waters, San Jose, Calif. 276,000
• Silver Springs, Silver Springs, Fla. 500,000
• Splish Splash, Riverhead, N.Y. 420,000
• Water Country, Portsmouth, N.H. 360,000
• Wet'n Wild Emerald Pointe, Greensboro, N.C. 451,747
• Wet'n Wild, Las Vegas 560,000
• Wild Waters, Silver Springs, Fla. 200,000
• 26 FECs/Small Parks in Texas, Fla., Ga.,Calif., N.Y. 8,000,000
8. Grupo Magico Internacional
Estimated 2003 Attendance: 11.38 million
• Cici Bogota, Bogota, Colombia 400,000
• Cici De Acapulco, Mexico 800,000
• Divertido, Mexico City 1,150,000
• Divertido, Guadalajara, Mexico 300,000
• El Salitre Magico, Bogota, Colombia 1,520,000
• La Feria de Chapultepec, Mexico City 2,800,000.
• Naucalli Magico, Mexico City 250,000
• Perimagico, Mexico City 510,000
• Planeta Azul, Mexico City .600,000
• Selva Magica, Guadalajara, Mexico 1,950,000
• Zoo, Buenos Aires, Argentina 1,100,000
9.The Tussauds Group
Estimated 2003 Attendance: 10 million
• Alton Towers, North Staffordshire, England 2,500,000
• Chessington (England) World of Adventures 1,200,000
• Heide Park, Soltau, Germany 1,300,000
• The London Eye, London 13 3,500,000
• Thorpe Park, England 1,500,000
10. BLACKPOOL PLEASURE BEACH
Estimated 2003 Attendance: 8.4 million
• Blackpool (England) Pleasure Beach 6,200,000
• Pleasureland, Southport, England 2,200,000
1. Owns 39% of park, has management contract and merchandising royalties.
2. No equity, owns management contract and merchandising royalties only.
3. No equity, leases from city with option to buy.
4. Owns 25% of park, has management contract.
5. Owns 34% of park, has management contract.
6. Owns 5% of park, has management contract.
7. Owns 37% of park, has management contract.
8. Owns 50% of park, has management contract.
9. Owns 24% of park, has management contract.
10. Park capacity is 1,000 per day.
11. No equity in park, has management contract.
12. No equity, has management contract.
13. Equity partner in wheel, has operations/management contract.
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