Estimated top 10 theme park attendance figures for '03

[Dan Murphy]

Following are the top ten most attended North American theme parks, according to "Amusement Business." The info includes the name of the park, its location, its 2003 estimated attendance, and how it compared to the previous year's attendance.

1)The Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, Fla., 14 million, flat.

2)Disneyland, Anaheim, Calif., 12.7 million, flat.

3)Epcot at Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, Fla., 8.6 million, up 4 percent.

4)Disney-MGM Studios at Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, Fla., 7.8 million, down 2 percent.

5)Disney's Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, Fla., 7.3 million, flat.

6)Universal Studios at Universal Orlando, 6.8 million, flat.

7)Islands of Adventure at Universal Orlando, 6 million, flat.

8)Disney's California Adventures, Anaheim, Calif., 5.3 million, up 13 percent.

9)SeaWorld Florida, Orlando, Fla., 5.2 million, up 4 percent.

10)Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal City, Calif., 4.5 million, down 12 percent.

 

[Kirk]

Thanks Dan!

Not bad considering the times!

 

[chell]

Thanks Dan! That sure is a lot of people.

 

[Alice28]

Cool- I like knowing I was at 5 of those 10 parks last year. I wish I was going this year, but it doesn't look likely. Maybe Disneyland, but I'm not sure....

 

[Micca]

Hey I was at six of those parks last year and they all had

Good to see DCA picking up after a really tough opening.

 

[Poohbear123]

Those figures by attending the Parks, we should give ourselves a hand---

 

[LvsTnk]

Glad to see DCA up! I know the people over on mousepad really dislike that park, but I loved it!!

 

[Dan Murphy]

Hey, Kirk, great to see you, have missed you around here. Nice to see you are getting ready for another trip too.

I liked DCA too, Laurie, pretty neat stuff there. I was there in '01. Hey, any meets this year??

Yep, 6 parks here too, would love to do nine of them this year.

 

[Mimi Q]

Thanks for sharing the info Dan.