Top 10 Largest Amusement Park Companies in the World 2022, Biggest Theme Parks In The World | Global Amusement Park Industry Factsheet

1.    Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Worldwide

What is the biggest amusement park in the world? Magic Kingdom Theme Park at Walt Disney World Resort is the largest amusement park in the world by annual visitors with over 20 million annual visitors per year. Magic Kingdom Theme Park is run by Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Worldwide, the largest amusement park company in the world. Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Worldwide operates multiple theme parks and resorts including:

• Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
• Disney’s Blizzard Beach (water park), Lake Buena Vista, Florida
• Disney California Adventure, Anaheim, Calif.
• Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
• Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon (water park), Lake Buena Vista, Florida
• Disneyland, Anaheim, Calif.
• Disneyland Paris, Marne-La-Vallée, France
• Epcot, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
• Hong Kong Disneyland, Lantau Island, Hong Kong
• Magic Kingdom, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
• Tokyo Disneyland, Urayasu, Chiba, Japan
• Tokyo DisneySea, Urayasu, Chiba, Japan
• Walt Disney Studios Park, Marne-La-Vallée, France

2.    Merlin Entertainments Group

Merlin Entertainments Group ranks 2^nd on this list of the top 10 largest amusement park companies in the world in 2022. Merlin Entertainments Group is split into three operating groups: Midway; resort theme parks; and Legoland parks. Based out of Poole in Dorset, England, Merlin Entertainments Group operates multiple theme parks and resorts including:

• Alton Towers Resort, Staffordshire UK
• Chessington World of Adventures, London
• The Dungeons (midway site), London, Edinburgh, York, Hamburg, Amsterdam, and Warwick.
• Earth Explorer (midway) Oostende, Belgium
• Gardaland, Verona, Italy
• Gardaland Aquapark (midway), Milan
• Heide Park, Soltau Germany
• LEGOLAND Parks, Billund, Denmark; Windsor, UK; Günzburg, Germany; Carlsbad, Calif. (and Winter Haven, Florida in 2011)
• LEGOLAND Discovery Centres (midway site), Berlin and Duisburg, Germany; Manchester, UK; and Chicago
• Madame Tussauds (midway site), London, Berlin, Amsterdam, New York, Hollywood, Las Vegas, Washington DC, Hong Kong, and Shanghai, with Bangkok, Vienna, and Blackpool to open in early 2011
• The Merlin Entertainments London Eye, (midway site)
• SEA LIFE Centres (midway site), Over 30 centers in more than 11 countries.
• Thorpe Park, UK
• Warwick Castle (attraction), Warwickshire UK

3.    Parques Reunidos

Parques Reunidos ranks 3^rd on this list of the largest amusement park companies in the world. Parques Reunidos is an international entertainment operator based in Madrid, Spain that operates over 60 parks in about a dozen countries. Parques Reunidos operates multiple theme parks and resorts including:

• Aqualud (water park), Le Touquet, France
• Aquarium of the Lakes (zoo & nature park) Cumbria, UK
• Aquópolis (water park), seven centers in Spain
• Benalmádena Cable Car, Andalucia, Spain
• Big Kahuna’s (water park), Destin, Florida
• Blackpool Zoo, Lancashire UK
• Bo Sommarland (water park), Bø, Norway
• Bobbejaanland, Lichtaart, Belgium
• Boomers (family entertainment centers), Locations throughout California, Florida, New York, USA
• Bonbon-Land, Holme-Olstrup, Denmark
• Bournemouth Oceanarium, Bournemouth UK
• Castle Park, Riverside, Calif.
• Delfinario Costa Daurada, (zoo & nature park), Spain
• Faunia (zoo & nature park), Madrid
• Idlewild, East Ligonier, Pennsylvania
• Kennywood, East Ligonier, Pennsylvania
• L’Oceanogràfic (zoo & nature park), Valencia, Spain
• Lake Compounce, Bristol, Connecticut
• Madrid Cable Car, Spain
• Malibu (family entertainment center), Norcross, Georgia; Redwood City, Calif.; and Houston, USA
• Aquarium Mar del Plata, Argentina
• Marineland, Antibes, France
• Mirabilandia, Ravenna, Italy
• Mountain Creek (water park), Vernon, New Jersey
• Mountasia (family entertainment center) Marietta, Georgia and Dallas, USA
• MoviePark, Bottrop-Kirchhellen, Germany
• Parque de Atracciones, Madrid
• Parque Warner, Madrid
• Raging Waters (water park), Sacramento, San Jose, and San Dimas, Calif.
• Sandcastle (water park), West Homestead, Pennsylvania
• Sea Life Park Hawaii (zoo & nature park), Oahu, Hawaii
• Selwo Aventura (zoo & nature park), Estepona, Spain
• Selwo Marina (zoo & nature park), Estepona, Spain
• Silver Springs (zoo & nature park), Florida, USA
• SpeedZone (family entertainment center), Los Angeles and Dallas
• Splish Splash (water park), Riverhead, New York
• Story Land, Glen, New Hampshire
• TusenFryd, Vinterbro, Norway
• Water Country (water park), Portsmouth, New Hampshire
• Wild Waters (water park), Silver Spring, Florida
• Wet ‘n Wild (water park) Greensboro, North Carolina, and Orlando
• Zoo Aquarium de Madrid, Spain

4.    Six Flags Entertainment Corporation

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation ranks 4^th on this list of the top 10 largest amusement park companies in the world in 2022. Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, more commonly known as Six Flags or as Six Flags Theme Parks, is an American amusement park corporation, headquartered in Arlington, Texas. It has properties in Canada, Mexico, and the United States.  Six Flags Entertainment Corporation operates multiple theme parks and resorts including:

• La Ronde, Montreal
• Six Flag America, Largo, Maryland
• Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Vallejo, Calif.
• Six Flags Fiesta Texas, San Antonio, Texas
• Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson, New Jersey
• Six Flags Great America, Gurnee, Illinois
• Six Flags Hurricane Harbor (water park), Arlington, Texas
• Six Flags Hurricane Harbor (water park), Jackson, New Jersey
• Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, Valencia, Calif.
• Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia, Calif.
• Six Flags Mexico, Mexico City
• Six Flag New England, Agawam, Massachusetts
• Six Flags Over Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia
• Six Flags Over Texas, Arlington, Texas
• Six Flags St. Louis, Missouri
• Six Flags Wild Safari (drive-through safari), Jackson, New Jersey
• Six Flags Whitewater (water park), Marietta, Georgia

5.    SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment

SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment ranks 6^th on this list of amusement park rankings. SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment is an American theme park and entertainment company headquartered in Orlando, Florida. SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment owns and operates thirteen recreational destinations in the United States, including eight theme parks and five water parks.  SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment operates multiple theme parks and resorts including:

• Adventure Island (water park), Tampa
• Aquatica (water park with marine animals), Orlando
• Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
• Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Virginia USA
• SeaWorld Orlando (marine-life park)
• SeaWorld San Antonio (marine-life park)
• SeaWorld San Diego (marine-life park)
• Discovery Cove, Orlando
• Sesame Place (family-oriented play), Langhorne, Pennsylvania
• Water Country USA (water park), Williamsburg, Virginia

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6.    Cedar Fair Entertainment Co.

Cedar Fair Entertainment Co. ranks 6^th on this list of the top amusement park companies in the world in 2022. Cedar Fair Entertainment Co. is a publicly-traded master limited partnership headquartered at its Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio. Cedar Fair Entertainment Co. operates multiple theme parks and resorts including:

• California’s Great America, Santa Clara
• Canada’s Wonderland, Toronto
• Carowinds, Charlotte, North Carolina
• Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio
• Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom, Allentown, Pennsylvania
• Geauga Lake’s Wildwater Kingdom, Cleveland, Ohio
• Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park, Gilroy, Calif. (management of this park)
• Kings Dominion, Richmond, Virginia
• Kings Island Cincinnati, Ohio
• Knott’s Berry Farm, Buena Park, Calif.
• Knott’s Soak City, Buena Park, Palm Springs, and San Diego, CA
• Michigan’s Adventure, Muskegon, Michigan
• Valleyfair!, Shakopee, Minnesota
• Worlds of Fun/Oceans of Fun, Kansas City, Missouri

7.    Universal Studios Parks and Resorts

Universal Studios Parks and Resorts ranks 7^th on this list of the biggest amusement park companies in 2022. Universal Studios Parks and Resorts is the theme park unit of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast. The company, headquartered in Orlando, Florida, operates Universal theme parks and resort properties around the world. Universal Parks & Resorts operates multiple theme parks and resorts including:

• Islands of Adventure, Orlando
• Universal Studios Florida, Orlando
• Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal City, Calif.
• Universal Studios Japan, Osaka
• Universal Studios Singapore
• Wet’n Wild (water park), Orlando

8.    OCT Parks

OCT Parks ranks 8^th on this list of the top amusement park companies in the world in 2022. OCT Parks is a Chinese state-owned enterprise. It was supervised by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council. OCT Parks operates multiple theme parks and resorts including:

• Happy Valley Beijing, China
• Happy Valley Chengdu, China
• Happy Valley Shanghai, China
• Happy Valley, Shenzhen, China
• Happy Valley (Wuhan), China (under construction)
• Splendid China/Folk Cultural Village, China
• Window of the World, Shenzhen, China
• OCT East (Eco-Resort)
• OCT Taizhou (Eco Resort)
• OCT Yunnan (Eco Resort) (under construction)

9.    Compagnie des Alpes Family Recreation

Compagnie des Alpes Family Recreation is a French company created in 1989 to operate many ski resorts in Europe. Compagnie des Alpes Family Recreation operates multiple theme parks and resorts including:

• Aquapark, (water park), Le Bouveret, Switzerland
• Aquarium du val-de-loire, Franci
• Avonturenpark Hellendoorn, Netherlands
• Parc Bagatelle, Merlimont, France
• Bellewaerde Park, Ypres, Belgium
• Bioscope, Ungersheim, France
• Dolphinarium, Harderwijk, NL
• Fort Fun, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
• France Miniature, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France
• Grand Aquarium, Saint Malo cedex, France
• Grevin, (wax museum) Paris
• La Mer de Sable, Ermenonville, France
• Mini-Chateaux, Amboise, France
• Parc Asterix, Plailly, FR
• Planete Sauvage (safari park), Port Saint-Pere, France
• Pleasurewood Hills, Suffolk- Angleterre, UK
• Walibi Aquitaine, Rocquefort, France
• Walibi Belgium, Wavre
• Walibi Rhone-Alpes, Les Avenieres, France
• Walibi World, Pays-Bas, Netherlands

10.  Aspro Group

Rounding out this list of the top 10 largest amusement park companies in the world is Aspro Group. Aspro Parks is a Spanish leisure corporation that operates many water parks, amusement parks, aquariums as well as zoos, botanicals, and dolphinariums across Europe. Aspro Group operates multiple theme parks and resorts including:

• Alpamare (water park), Zurich
• Aqualand, 14 parks throughout Europe
• Aqualeon (safari & water park), Costa Dorada, Spain
• Aquarium Grand Lyon, France
• Blue Planet (aquarium), Cheshire, UK
• Blue Reef Aquarium, Newquay, Portsmouth, Hastings, Tynemouth, Bristol, UK
• Boudewijn Seapark, Brujas, Belgium
• Captain Jako, Cap d’Agde, France
• Deep Sea World (aquarium), Fife, Scotland
• Deltapark Neeltje Jans, Vrouwenpolder, Netherlands
• Jungle Park (zoo), Tenerife, Spain
• L’Aquarium, Barcelona, Spain
• Marineland, Mallorca, Spain
• Oakwood Theme Park, Pembrokeshire, UK
• Palmitos Park (zoo & botanical gardens), Gran Canaria, Spain
• Puuhama, Tervakoski, Finland
• Serena, Espoo, Finland
• Smugglers Adventure, Hastings, UK
• Tropiclandia, Vaasa, Finland
• Visulahti, Mikkeli, Finland
• Wasalandia, Vaasa, Finland
• Western Park (water park), Mallorca, Spain

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