TH - I think what Ms. Scroll is trying to say is that with Harry Potter themed lands and attractions

Updated: 6/3 at 6:30 a.m. Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom remains the world's most popular theme park, with a 6% increase to 18.6 million visitors a year, according to the annual theme park industry attendance u2 upcoming tour dates report.
The 2013 Global Attractions Attendance Report [PDF] from the Themed Entertainment Association u2 upcoming tour dates and AECOM includes the group's estimates for attendance at top theme parks worldwide, in the United States, and for other regions around the world.
The Tokyo Disney theme parks posted the strongest gains, with a 15.9% increase pushing Tokyo Disneyland past the original Anaheim Disneyland into second place worldwide, with 17.2 million visitors in 2013. The Anaheim park increased 1.5 percent, as Tokyo DisneySea jumped 11.3 percent while holding on to fourth place.
Walt Disney World's Epcot moved up to fifth place worldwide u2 upcoming tour dates due to a 6.9 percent attendance drop at former fifth-place park Disneyland Paris, which dropped to 10.4 million visitors last year. Epcot was up 1.5 percent, to 11.2 million visitors. Attendance grew 4.3% on average at the top 25 parks in the world last year.
Here is the global Top 10, with 2013 attendance in millions and change from the previous year's revised number: Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom 18.6 6.0% Tokyo Disneyland 17.2 15.9% Disneyland 16.2 1.5% Tokyo DisneySea 14.1 11.3% Epcot 11.2 1.5% Disneyland Paris 10.4 -6.9% Disney's Animal u2 upcoming tour dates Kingdom 10.2 2.0% Disney's Hollywood Studios 10.1 2.0% Universal Studios Japan 10.1 4.1% Disney California Adventure 8.5 9.5%
And the Top 10 theme parks in the United States, where average u2 upcoming tour dates attendance grew 2.7 percent in 2013 for the Top 20 parks: Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom 18.6 6.0% Disneyland 16.2 1.5% Epcot 11.2 1.5% Disney's Animal Kingdom 10.2 2.0% Disney's Hollywood Studios 10.1 2.0% Disney California Adventure 8.5 9.5% Islands of Adventure 8.1 2.0% Universal Studios Florida 7.1 14.0% Universal Studios u2 upcoming tour dates Hollywood 6.1 4.0% SeaWorld Orlando u2 upcoming tour dates 5.1 -5.0%
Universal Studios Florida was the big winner in 2013, with Transformers and Springfield propelling the Orlando park to a 14% increase in attendance. u2 upcoming tour dates With The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Diagon Alley opening there later this month, Universal Studios Florida is a strong candidate to post the biggest gains in 2014, as well.
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment fell behind in 2013, with attendance declines u2 upcoming tour dates at the two SeaWorld and the two Busch Gardens parks listed among the Top 20 in the US. SeaWorld Orlando has been languishing since peaking at 5.8 million attendance in 2009, while other major Orlando-area theme parks have seen their attendance surge.
Cars Land continues to propel DCA to new heights as it surpassed IOA this year furthering Disney's dominance of the top spots across the board. What a difference a $1.2B investment in attractions makes to a park! (Take that NextGen project!)
Also, the huge jump in Magic Kingdom attendance (huge for a park already pulling in a ton of visitors u2 upcoming tour dates each year), could be attributed to the much maligned New Fantasyland expansion so many folks on this site (and others) have unjustly panned as being a waste of time and money. Consider the fact that all of these attendance gains were made without the expansion's signature attraction which means even more growth could be coming to the MK next year as well. Could we see Magic Kingdom hit 20M in this decade?? Yikes! Good thing they have expanded and will continue to expand u2 upcoming tour dates the park, isn't it?
In other park news, Knott's proved that restoring their classic log ride was a good idea, Cedar Point's Gatekeeper brought in some good growth, and two Six Flags parks finally made big positive gains! Sadly, the Busch parks continue to slide, despite being among the most noteworthy "regional" theme parks in the nation. Not sure how they are planning to turn things around, but a gimmicky drop tower and rumored off the shelf coaster may not be the best options. And finally, Seaworld Orlando continues to bear the brunt of Universal's growth. Ouch.
I do wish BGT could just pick up the park and move it to Orlando or Buena Vista area... It is a great park but many visitors just do not want to drive to Tampa or do not have a rental car get them there..
Could this be the year that a Universal Park actually jumps ahead of either Animal Kingdom or Disney Studios? I ask this because my wife and I are heading to Central Florida from California in October for a cruise out of Port Canaveral and then heading to the Orlando parks. This however will be the first EVER that we spend more days at Universal than at Disney. We will be going to Universal for 2 days and only going to EPCOT and that will be for 1 day.
^Universal gaining over 3 million more in attendance u2 upcoming tour dates in about six months would truly be astounding. My guess is that even though the expansion will be huge for the park, the answer is "not this year".
Seeing an interesting comment u2 upcoming tour dates on Twitter from an industry analyst who says that WDW's numbers are inflated in the TEA report, when compared with the more accurate numbers from other chains. u2 upcoming tour dates So IOA might have caught some of the Disney u2 upcoming tour dates World parks already.
Next year's reports will truly be interesting. Diagon Alley will no doubt increase attendance at USF, and nobody goes to USF without going to IOA, so that park's u2 upcoming tour dates attendance will also increase. All the while, DCA will not likely get any further attendance bump from the CarsLand, or perhaps a small one, as we know DLR guests are primarily locals anyway.
@Robert... the numbers seem consistent u2 upcoming tour dates with the growth Disney has announced in their quarterly conference calls. Why the suspicion and why is it only Disney we think is incorrect? Busch complains every year that their numbers in this report are way off....
I think in 2015 with Diagon Alley being open and the new rumored King Kong attraction at IOA, Universal might just surpass Animal Kingdom or the Studios. Of course with the speed Universal is going, adding attractions, they may very well add yet another attracion in the next year. Kid Zone make-over? Twister and T2 removed? Jarassic Park coaster? Interesting u2 upcoming tour dates times for Universal u2 upcoming tour dates fans...not so much for Disney World fans. Hopefully they bring Mystic Manor or the Ratatuille ride over to Orlando. It would make sense, since the design u2 upcoming tour dates is paid for. I guess only time will tell.
Mr. Niles writes: "Seeing an interesting comment on Twitter from an industry analyst who says that WDW's numbers u2 upcoming tour dates are inflated in the TEA report, when compared with the more accurate numbers from other chains."
I Respond: Please. TEA is an organization u2 upcoming tour dates that promotes u2 upcoming tour dates the themed entertainment industry. I have no doubt that ALL of the statistics in this report are inflated. Perhaps Mr. Niles will identify the Tweeter.
u2 upcoming tour dates Of course we will never know exactly how accurate the report is -- as its methodology remains shrouded in a vague description: "AECOM obtains the figures used to create the TEA/AECOM Theme Index and Museum Index through a variety of sources, including statistics furnished directly by the operators, historical numbers, financial reports, the investment banking community and local tourism organizations, among others."
Does anyone else find it a little fascinating that Animal Kingdom with it's shorter hours of operation still is ahead of Hollywood Studios.... and Hollywood Studios is probably the most "Universal like" park..... really the main Disney park to have rides more appealing u2 upcoming tour dates to a thrill seeker rather than more family friendly attractions.
So.... what is that saying? I might say it means to increase Hollywood Studios attendance maybe Disney needs more family friendly attractions like the much sought after Fast Pass for Toy Story Mania.
AB was questioned for its numbers and, at that time, I read from accounts by Disney u2 upcoming tour dates insiders that the Magic Kingdom attendance was inflated to boaster it's anniversary promotion (remember the pink cake castle?). u2 upcoming tour dates Afterall, it can't be verified since Disney doesn't release its attendance numbers. I often thought this was strange to withhold data since Disney is clearly number one based on anecdotal evidence (was their theme parks ever uncrowded?) and Disney doesn't do the same with their movie box office receipts (we know how badly The Lone Ranger did).
So maybe the attendance numbers are legacy from Disney's mis-direction. I would love a do-over with all of Disney theme park attendance figures, but it might not matter since they will still be number one.
One thing to keep in mind: TEA/AECOM's methodology has been to give the park where a person starts the day the credit for that day's attendance. So any subsequent parks visited that day would not get attendance credit for that visitor on that day.
It's easy to lose sight of the numbers, with a lot of attention on what Universal is doing in Orlando. It's incredible that despite the impeccable effort by Universal, all four Orlando Disney parks are higher in attendance. With that in mind, the strategy of the two companies comes more into focus. Building experiences like Harry Potter are really a all-in approach designed to create major jumps in attendance; Disney's parks are already well established with money going into maintenance and smaller new offerings. There really is no dire need for Disney to create something new on a large scale because they are the current undisputed winner of theme park attendance. I wonder how the game will change when Universal does eventually eclipse the attendance of one of the Disney parks!
TH - I think what Ms. Scroll is trying to say is that with Harry Potter themed lands and attractions in both parks, along with an attractions that can only be experienced by visiting both parks, that you will see even fewer USF-only guests. I would presume that there are currently far more IOA-only guests than there are USF-only guests, and the linking of the HP lands will bring the number of single-park guests down to immeasurable levels.
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