Magic Kingdom Attendance

Disney World Raises their prices - So Universal Studios does also

Just 1 week after Walt Disney World raised its ticket prices, Universal Orlando decided to raise thier admission to match them.  The problem is that Universal or Islands of Adventure ISN'T WORTH the increase!  The big draw is the Wizarding World of Harry Potter and it's carrying them thru the summer with boosted attendance since the movie is coming out shortly.  After that, Universal is gonna be in a world of hurt as attendance drops. And that's not counting the fact that Fantasyland at the Magic Kingdom is getting a MAJOR overhaul AND Legoland is coming this fall. © 2002-2011 MagicalMountain.net. All Rights Reserved. Shandy The Sugar Glider is a Trademark of Magical Mountain, LLC . The Magical Mountain™ website is a hobbyist/enthusiast website for the fans of The Disney Company. Magical Mountain™ is not affiliated with, authorized or endorsed by, or in any way officially connected with, The Walt Disney Company, Disney Enterprises, Inc., or any of their affiliates. Some images are © The Walt Disney Company. No part of this site may be reproduced without permission. User-posted content, unless source quoted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Public Domain License.

TEA releases 2010 theme park attendance numbers ... - Inside the Magic

The annual Global Attractions Attendance Report from the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) has been released for 2010 revealing, once again, that Disney leads the pack with nine of the 11 top spots on the list. But Harry Potter and King Kong have propelled Universal Studios forward on both United States coasts, drawing millions of additional guests in the past year.

Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom in Orlando, Fla. remains at the top of the list with 16.97 million visitors in 2010, a giant number that’s surprisingly a 1.5% decrease over 2009 when the park welcomed more than 17 million guests. Likewise, Epcot dropped 1.5% to 10.83 million guests putting it in fifth place. But Disney’s decline in 2010 ends there, with Disneyland park in Anaheim, Calif. sticking at the number two spot with 15.98 million visitors, up 0.5% over 2009.

Disney’s Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios theme parks round out the Orlando rankings at seventh and eight place, both with just under 10 million guests, and Disney California Adventure again takes 11th place with 6.28 million visitors, up 3.0% from 2009, in part due to the debut of World of Color .

But it was Universal Studios , both in Florida and California, that saw the biggest increases in attendance in 2010. The introduction of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter to Universal Orlando created attendance leaps for both of its theme parks. Islands of Adventure , which saw a 13.8% drop in attendance in 2009, jumped an astounding 30.2% to 5.95 million visitors as a result of Potter excitement. Universal Studios Florida enjoyed the Potter ride as well, with a 6.1% attendance increase in 2010 up to 5.93 million visitors after having been down 12% in 2009. While they still sit at 12th and 13th place on the list and are still millions of guests behind Disney’s Orlando parks, these numbers are a huge boost to what were in 2009 two failing theme parks.

Meanwhile in California, Universal Studios Hollywood enjoyed a chest-pounding 26% jump in attendance to 5.04 million visitors as a result of the debut of King Kong 3-D . King Kong may not be Harry Potter, but the big ape did work some magic on the park.

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