Top 10 most famous amusement parks in the world

CachHayNhat - Amusement parks are among the most visited and popular among children and adults alike. They offer a great way to spend your day off, weekend or day trip. Originally evolving out of medieval European fairgrounds, modern amusement parks offer a wide range of different attractions.

They can have different rides like roller coasters or carousels, referral programs and bonus games, horror rooms, and literally hundreds of other attractions. Amusement parks today are often also amusement parks. Those amusement parks often follow a certain theme that represents the company or a special theme or context.

The following list ranks the 10 most popular theme parks in the world. The rankings are based on the number of visitors in 2018. As you will see, one company in particular is clearly dominating the world of theme parks.

Top 10 most famous amusement parks in the world

(as of October 2019)

10 MOST POPULAR Amusement Parks in the World

1. MAGIC KINGDOM

Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA

20.9 million visitors

2. DISNEYLAND PARK

Anaheim, California, USA

18.7 million visitors

3. TOKYO DISNEYLAND

Urayasu, Kanto, Japan

17.9 million visitors

4. TOKYO DISNEYSEA

Urayasu, Kanto, Japan

14.7 million visitors

5. UNIVERSAL STUDIOS JAPAN

Osaka, Kansai, Japan

14.3 million visitors

6. DISNEY’S ANIMAL KINGDOM

Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA

13.8 million visitors

7. EPCOT

Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA

12.4 million visitors

8. SHANGHAI DISNEYLAND PARK

Shanghai, Shanghai city, China

11.8 million visitors

9. DISNEY'S HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS

Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA

11.3 million visitors

10. CHIMELONG OCEAN KINGDOM

Zhuhai, Guangdong, China

10.8 million visitors

1. Magic Kingdom

20.9 million visitors annually

Year of opening: 1971

Location: Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA

Part of: Walt Disney World Resort

Owner: Walt Disney Company

Walt Disney's Magic Kingdom is the most famous amusement park in the world. The park located in Lake Buena Vista, Florida (a suburb of Orlando, Florida) welcomed over 20 million visitors from around the world in 2018. While the actual entrance to the park is at Lake Buena Vista, which is nearly 25,000 wide. The acreage (about 100 km²) of the Magic Kingdom actually spills over and is located mainly in the neighboring Bay Lake.

The theme park is wholly owned by The Walt Disney Company. The park opened in 1971, but planning for the park was started in 1965 by Walt Disney himself. He wanted to build an amusement park in Eastcoast USA to complement Disneyland in California. Unfortunately, Walt Disney died of lung cancer in 1966, but his project continued and was completed five years later. Today, his Magic Kingdom is the main attraction of Walt Disney World Resort, the most popular resort in the world. A statue of Walt Disney holding Mickey Mouse's hand, his work, now stands in front of the Magic Kingdom to commemorate and honor its founder.

2. Disneyland Park

18.7 million annual visitors

Year of opening: 1955

Location: Anaheim, California, USA

Part of: Disneyland Resort

Owner: Walt Disney Company

It was in Anaheim, California (near Los Angeles, California) where it all started. Disneyland Park (originally known as Disneyland) was Walt Disney's first amusement park and the park that inspired all others that followed. In 2018, more than 18 million people from around the world visited Disney's original theme park. Disneyland Park is a part and main attraction of the Disneyland Resort, which is also located entirely in Anaheim. Disneyland Park is wholly owned by The Walt Disney Company.

3. Tokyo Disneyland

17.9 million annual visitors

Year of opening: 1983

Location: Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Part of: Tokyo Disney Resort

Owner: Oriental Land Company

Tokyo Disneyland is the first Disney-themed theme park built outside the United States. It opened in 1983. Despite its name, the amusement park is not actually located in Tokyo but in the nearby city of Urayasu. With nearly 18 million visitors in 2018, Tokyo Disneyland is the third most popular theme park in the world today. It is also one of the most popular in Japan and most popular outside of the United States. Tokyo Disneyland is owned by The Oriental Land Company, a Japanese travel agency.

The company has a licensing agreement with The Walt Disney Company that allows the Japanese company to use all registered Disney trademarks for amusement parks. Tokyo Disneyland is a part and main attraction of Tokyo Disney Resort, the largest resort in Japan.

4. Tokyo DisneySea

14.7 million annual visitors

Year of opening: 2001

Location: Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Part of: Tokyo Disney Resort

Owner: Oriental Land Company

After the huge success of Tokyo Disneyland, Oriental Land Company built another Disney themed theme park at Tokyo Disney Resort. Tokyo DisneySea is a marine-themed park that opened in 2001. In its first year of existence, DisneySea welcomed 10 million visitors, the first theme park to achieve this in its first year since opening. door. About 14.7 million people visited the theme park in 2018, making it the fourth most popular theme park in the world. Tokyo Disney Resort now also includes two of the most popular theme parks in Japan and outside of the United States.

5. Universal Studios Japan

14.3 million annual visitors

Year of opening: 2001

Location: Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Part of: None

resort owner : Comcast

Disney Resort's popularity in Japan has also inspired other companies to be active in the East Asian country. Comcast, the owner of Universal Pictures, one of the largest film studios in the world, opened Universal Studios Japan in 2001. It was directly inspired by Universal Studios Florida in Orlando. This theme park was Comcast's first theme park outside the US and quickly became more popular and successful than its two US counterparts (Universal Studios Hollywood & Universal Studios Florida). Over 14 million people visited the theme park in Osaka, Japan in 2018. As a result, Universal Studios Japan is the most loved non-Disney theme park in the world.