[NDBounce]

One of my coworkers swears that DisneyLand in California is more frequented than Disney World in Orlando (especially after the opening of California Adventure). I am finding this hard to believe. However, I cannot find any visitor statistics on either park in terms of the number of visitors.

Can someone help me with this by providing the number of visitors to each park...also, please let me know your source.

Thank you,

NDBounce

[mickey]

NDBounce, welcome to DisneyCentral. Well, do you mean on a per park basis or just total overal visitors?

[mickey]

Sorry, I can only find 2001 data:

Top 20 US Amusement Parks based on 2001 Attendance

- Magic Kingdom, Orlando -- 14.7 million, down 4%
- Disneyland, Anaheim, CA -- 12.3 million, down 11%
- EPCOT, Orlando -- 9 million, down 15%
- Disney-MGM Studios, Orlando -- 8.3 million, down 6%
- Disney's Animal Kingdom, Orlando -- 7.7 million, down 7%
- Universal Studios Orlando -- 7.2 million, down 10%
- Universal's Islands of Adventure, Orlando -- 5.5 million, down 8%
- SeaWorld Orlando -- 5.1 million, down 2%
- Disney's California Adventure, Anaheim, CA -- 5 million
- Universal Studios Hollywood -- 4.7 million, down 9%
- Busch Gardens Tampa, Tampa Bay, FL -- 4.6 million, down 8%
- SeaWorld California, San Diego, CA -- 4.1 million, up 13%
- Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, CA -- 3.58 million, down 3%
- Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson, NJ -- 3.56 million, up 1.7%
- Morey's Piers, Wildwood, NJ -- 3.4 million, up 3%
- Adventuredome, Las Vegas, NV -- 3.4 million, up 7%
- Paramount's Kings Island, Cincinnati, OH -- 3.36 million, up 4%
- Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia, CA -- 3.2 million, down 3%
- Cedar Point, Sandusky, OH -- 3.1 million, down 9%
- Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Santa Cruz, CA -- 3 million, n/c


As you can see, they list the WDW attendance at 39.7 million and Disneyland CA attendance at 17.3 million, not even half.

These numbers came for Amusement Business

[CaribBeachNut]

I wish WDW had 1/2 the crowds!

[rlander]

Living in Cincinnati I have personally contributed at least 10 visits per year to Paramounts Kings Island!!!

PKI is a terrific amusment park, but I could visit PKI 100 times per year and it wouldn't compare to 1 visit to WDW.

[NDBounce]

Originally posted by mickey
NDBounce, welcome to DisneyCentral. Well, do you mean on a per park basis or just total overal visitors?

Both stats would be good, but I was looking overall...My coworker thought that with the opening of California Adventure, Mickey's home is in California. I still think Orlando is the House of the Mouse, and I found it hard to believe that Disneyland had surpassed Walt Disney World.

Peace,

Bounce!

[Al Edwards]

As an FYI. Disney does not "Officially" publish their park attendance by day. They only give the press estimates once a year via the Annual Report for posterity.

[iluvwdw]

Originally posted by NDBounce
Both stats would be good, but I was looking overall...My coworker thought that with the opening of California Adventure, Mickey's home is in California. I still think Orlando is the House of the Mouse, and I found it hard to believe that Disneyland had surpassed Walt Disney World.

Peace,

Bounce!

Mickey actually answered that WDW had more visitors... :)
As you can see, they list the WDW attendance at 39.7 million and Disneyland CA attendance at 17.3 million, not even half.

[mmouse67l]

Here are the 2002 numbers from themeparkinsider.com.

2002 Theme Park Attendance
Message posted by Mr. Pheneix (via 65.40.233.174) on December 21, 2002 at 4:25 PM (MST)

Amusement Business has estimated the 2002 attendance for amusement parks across the globe. The final report does not get released until Monday, but here is the top 10 attended parks for North America:

1. Magic Kingdom; 14 million, down 5%
2. Disneyland; 12.7 million, UP 3%
3. Epcot; 8.3 million, down 8%
4. MGM Studios, 8 million, down 4%
5. Animal Kingdom, 7.3 million, down 6%
6. Universal Studios Florida, 6.9 million, down 6%
7. Islands of Adventure, 6.1 million, UP 10%
8. Universal Studios Hollywood, 5.2 million, UP 10%
9. Sea World Orlando, 5 million, down 2%
10. California Adventure, 4.7 million, down 6%

In addition, Tokyo Disneyland recieved 13 million visitors this year, way down from nearly 18 million last year. Tokyo DisneySea recieved 12 million visitors this year.