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The Most Visited Theme Parks in the World
Disney’s Magic Kingdom drew about 17.8 million visitors in 2024, the most of any theme park on Earth, and Disney-branded parks fill 10 of the top 15 spots. Rankings are per individual park (Magic Kingdom, not all of Walt Disney World), using 2024 attendance from the Themed Entertainment Association’s annual report, the latest edition published.
Pictured: a tour video of Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, #1 with 17.84 million visitors in 2024.
Data year and method. Every figure is estimated 2024 calendar-year attendance from the Themed Entertainment Association’s (TEA) Global Experience Index, the successor to the TEA/AECOM Global Attractions Attendance Report, published October 2025; the 2025 edition was not out as of October 7, 2026, so 2024 is the newest data.[1][2] Rankings are per park, not per resort: Walt Disney World’s four parks and Universal Orlando’s two are listed separately, so a resort’s combined total is far higher than any one row. “Disney” means Disney-branded parks; the Tokyo parks are run by Oriental Land Co. under license. Only the top 15 of TEA’s top 25 are shown. The softest rows are the Orlando Universal parks and Universal Studios Hollywood (#16, about 8.7 million, down about 9.9%), which outlets quote to slightly different roundings, and the Disneyland Park (Paris) change versus 2023, which is left as n/a because outlets disagreed on it.[4][5] Attendance is rounded to two decimals of a million; Chimelong (12.63 million) leads Tokyo DisneySea (12.44 million) by about 0.19 million.[3]
The Top 10
#1
Magic Kingdom — 17.84 million visitors
Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Florida drew 17,836,000 guests in 2024, up 0.7% from 17,720,000 in 2023, and has stayed the most visited theme park in the world.[1][3] It also sits ahead of the other three Walt Disney World parks, all of which gained attendance that year.[3]
#2
Disneyland Park — 17.34 million visitors
The original Disney park in Anaheim, California, welcomed 17,337,000 people in 2024, up 0.5%, only about half a million behind Magic Kingdom.[1][4] Together the two American castle parks have kept the top two places in the TEA ranking.[2]
#3
Universal Studios Japan — 16.0 million visitors
The Osaka park, which opened in 2001, held at 16.0 million visitors in 2024, flat on 2023, and is the most visited theme park in Asia and the highest-ranked non-Disney park in the world.[2][6] Super Nintendo World, added in 2021 and expanded with Donkey Kong Country in December 2024, is a major draw.[6]
#4
Tokyo Disneyland — 15.1 million visitors
Tokyo Disneyland grew 2.6% to about 15.1 million visitors in 2024.[2][4] It is part of Tokyo Disney Resort, which is owned and run by Oriental Land Co. under a license from Disney, and its two parks together drew about 27.5 million people.[2]
#5
Shanghai Disneyland — 14.7 million visitors
Opened on June 16, 2016, Shanghai Disneyland set a record with 14.7 million visitors in 2024, up 5%, and reached the global top five.[7][8] Its Enchanted Storybook Castle is the tallest castle at any Disney park.[8]
#6
Chimelong Ocean Kingdom — 12.63 million visitors
The highest-ranked park not owned by Disney or Universal, on Hengqin Island in Zhuhai, China, drew about 12.6 million visitors in 2024 (+0.9%).[2][3] Since opening on March 29, 2014 it has been known for a huge aquarium holding about 48.75 million litres of water and a 39.6-by-8.3-metre acrylic viewing window.[9]
#7
Tokyo DisneySea — 12.44 million visitors
Opened on September 4, 2001, DisneySea is the only ocean-themed Disney park in the world.[10] Attendance rose 2.9% to about 12.4 million in 2024, putting it just behind Chimelong.[3]
#8
EPCOT — 12.13 million visitors
EPCOT, the Walt Disney World park built around future-themed pavilions and a World Showcase lagoon, welcomed 12,133,000 guests in 2024, up 1.3%, the third-busiest park in North America.[3]
#9
Disney’s Hollywood Studios — 10.33 million visitors
The film- and television-themed park at Walt Disney World drew 10,333,000 visitors in 2024, up 0.3%, a gain on 2023 like every Walt Disney World park that year.[3] It finished just ahead of Disneyland Park (Paris) and Disney California Adventure.[3][5]
#10
Disneyland Park (Paris) — 10.21 million visitors
Europe’s most visited theme park had 10,214,000 visitors in 2024, and it slipped from ninth to tenth worldwide.[5] The resort, originally Euro Disney, opened on April 12, 1992.[11]
Sources
- Themed Entertainment Association (TEA), “Official Release of the 2024 TEA Global Experience Index” (2024 Global Attractions Attendance Report, October 2025; top 25 combined about 246 million, +2.4%) — https://www.teaconnect.org/news/official-release-2024-tea-global-experience-indextm. Park-level figures were read from news coverage of the report, since the report itself could not be opened directly.
- Theme Park Insider, “Disney continues to lead attendance in 2024, as Universal slips” — https://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/202510/11134/; Fox Television Stations, “Disney’s Magic Kingdom remains most visited park in the world, report says” — https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/magic-kingdom-park-most-visited-park-worldwide.
- WDWMagic, “Magic Kingdom Tops Global Attendance Charts in 2024 TEA Report, All WDW Parks Post Gains” — https://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/magic-kingdom/news/23oct2025-magic-kingdom-tops-global-attendance-charts-in-2024-tea-report-all-wdw-parks-post-gains.htm; Mickey Visit, “Disneyland and Disney World Remain Most Attended Theme Parks, Annual Report Shows” — https://mickeyvisit.com/disney-most-attended-theme-parks-annual-report-october-23-2025/ (Magic Kingdom 17,836,000; Disneyland 17,337,000; EPCOT 12,133,000; Hollywood Studios 10,333,000; California Adventure 10,050,000; Animal Kingdom 8.8 million).
- WDW News Today, “Universal U.S. Theme Park Attendance Drops in 2024 While Disney Sees Modest Growth” — https://wdwnt.com/2025/10/universal-theme-park-attendance-drops-2024-disney-growth/; Wikipedia, “List of amusement park rankings” (Chimelong 12.63 million, DisneySea 12.44 million, Tokyo Disneyland 15.10 million) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_amusement_park_rankings.
- Disneyland Paris and Walt Disney Studios Park figures and the Olympics explanation: TEA 2024 coverage via InterPark — https://interpark.co.uk/latest-news/tea-2024-index-releases-visitor-attendance-report/; Universal Studios Beijing (9.775 million, +8.6%) as reported in the same TEA coverage.
- Universal Studios Japan: Japan Experience and GLTJP park profiles (opened March 2001; Super Nintendo World opened 2021) — https://www.gltjp.com/en/directory/item/usj/; YouTube, “Universal Studios Japan ATTRACTION GUIDE” (Theme Park 101).
- Shanghai Municipal People’s Government, “Shanghai Disneyland secures global top 5 position with record attendance: report” — https://english.shanghai.gov.cn/en-Latest-WhatsNew/20251027/63097f5dd6ff4d2dad7e736573ead8d6.html.
- D23, “Shanghai Disneyland” and “Enchanted Storybook Castle” (opened June 16, 2016; tallest Disney castle) — https://d23.com/a-to-z/shanghai-disneyland/.
- BDC Network, “Colossal aquarium in China sets five Guinness World Records” — https://www.bdcnetwork.com/building-team/architects/news/55153061/colossal-aquarium-in-china-sets-five-guinness-world-records; Wikipedia, “Chimelong Ocean Kingdom” (opened March 29, 2014).
- D23, “Tokyo DisneySea” (opened September 4, 2001; only ocean-themed Disney park) — https://d23.com/a-to-z/tokyo-disneysea/.
- D23, “Disneyland Paris” (opened April 12, 1992 as Euro Disney Resort) — https://d23.com/a-to-z/disneyland-paris.