In 2023, the Disneyland theme park in Anaheim, California welcomed more than ** million visitors in total. This shows an increase of *** percent compared to the previous year. The number of visitors to the park peaked in 2019.

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In 2023, **** million visitors came to Marne-la-Vallée, near Paris, to visit one of the most famous amusement parks in Europe: Disneyland Paris. Compared to the previous year, visitor numbers increased by *** percent.

Hong Kong Disneyland is the world’s fifth Disney theme park and the second in Asia. Opened in September 2005, this theme park is one of the most visited destinations in Hong Kong. Before the coronavirus pandemic, the theme park received about *** million visits. After a significant drop after the start of the pandemic, annual attendance number rose again to *** million in 2023. Theme parks in Hong KongHong Kong is home to a number of famous amusement parks, from Ocean Park, the second largest theme park in the city, to Core Aquapark and some smaller ones such as Snoopy World. Marine animal theme park Ocean Park, located in the south of Hong Kong island, was built in the 1970s and has been the main crowd puller for years. However, attendance at Ocean Park started to decrease in 2015. A year later, the number of visits to Disneyland surpassed the visits to Ocean Park for the first time. Today, Hong Kong Disneyland is the city’s largest amusement park and one of the major family and tourist attractions. Besides Disney character experiences, the park offers themed accommodations, dining services, and is famous for having a wide range of activities for small children. Development of Disneyland Hong KongDisneyland Hong Kong is the only Disneyland theme park among the three in Asia that is operating at a loss. Over **** of its visitors used to come from mainland China. However, with the opening of Shanghai Disneyland, attendance at Hong Kong Disneyland is expected to decrease in the future.

Tokyo Disneyland attracted about 15.1 million visitors in 2023. Figures recovered from the effects caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The facility remained one of the most popular theme parks across Japan and a valuable part of the amusement and theme park market in the Japanese leisure industry. A brief history The park is located close to Tokyo in Chiba prefecture. It opened in April 1983 and was the first Disney theme park established outside the United States. It is owned by the Oriental Land Company which dedicated around 180 billion Japanese yen to the park construction which is strongly inspired by its U.S. predecessors, barring some exceptions. Three years after the opening, the Tokyo Disneyland Official Hotel Program was implemented, followed by the opening of more hotels over the course of the next years. Major attraction in JapanFrom its first day, the park attendance grew constantly and within four years, the accumulated loss of the park was cleared. The success of the park sparked the establishment of a second adjacent Disney theme park in 2001: Tokyo DisneySea. The combined attendance of Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea amounted to more than 27.51 million in the fiscal year ending on March 31, 2024, putting them in the number one spot of the theme park ranking in Japan.

The Shanghai Disneyland park is a feature of the Shanghai Disney Resort set up in Pudong, China, in 2011. Much like its other counterparts within the Disneyland global franchise, the Shanghai Disneyland park is a major attraction in China, having hosted about ** million visitors in 2023. China's best-known theme parksAmusement in China comes in big sizes. One of the largest amusement parks in China since 2015 is the OCT East park in Shenzhen, spread over **** thousand mu (over two thousand acres) of land. The Shanghai Disneyland park is a joint venture between the Shanghai Shendi Group and The Walt Disney Company, while smaller in scale, the park had the most expensive entry ticket among China's prominent theme parks as of 2015, charging *** yuan per head. Amusement and recreation around the worldIn terms of attendance the Shanghai Disneyland park ranked third in the Asia Pacific region after Japan's Tokyo Disneyland and Universal Studios parks. As of 2023, the most visited theme park in the world was the Magic Kingdom (Walt Disney World) in the United States with a footfall of nearly ** million.

In 2024, the United States’ Magic Kingdom (Walt Disney World) was visited by over **** million people, making it the most visited amusement park worldwide. Meanwhile, the second most visited park was Disneyland in Anaheim California.

Walt Disney Studios' theme park in Paris, France, recorded an increase in visitor numbers of about *** percent in 2023 over the previous year. In total, Disneyland Paris Studios reported *** million visitors, up from **** million in 2022.

In the fiscal year 2024, the combined attendance at Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea theme parks in Japan amounted to about ***** million visitors. This was a slight increase compared to the previous year.

In the fiscal year 2024, **** percent of visitors to the Tokyo Disney theme parks in Japan were adults aged between 18 and 39. Most visitors were aged above 18 years.

Popular U.S. attraction, Epcot Theme Park (Walt Disney World Resort, Florida),  was visited by nearly ** million people in 2023. Epcot is sometimes referred to as a 'permanent world’s fair' due to its focus on technology, human innovation and international culture. The park is owned by entertainment giant, The Walt Disney Company, under its 'Parks, Experiences and Products' division.

While almost half of the visitors came from France, nearly ten percent of tourists in Disneyland Paris came from Spain.

The average amount spent by Disneyland Paris visitors has increased between 2010 and 2016. In 2016, a visitor spent an average of 54 euros per day on the entrance ticket, catering and additional expenses on site.

In 2016, most visitors coming to Disneyland Paris theme park were French. French tourists to the park represented almost half of visitors. Disneyland Paris, also called Euro Disney, was also popular among British tourists which accounted for ** percent of visitors in 2016. That year, the park welcomed more than ********* visitors.

Visiting Disneyland Paris

Disneyland Paris is located in the city of Marne-la-Vallée, ** km northeast of Paris. Opened in 1992, it welcomes millions of visitors every year, making it the theme park with the highest attendance in Europe. Disneyland contains two parks, several on-site hotels, and a shopping, dining and entertainment area called Disney Village. In 2016, the average spending at the park reached ** euros per guest including the daily admission price, as well as spending on food, drinks and other services and merchandises. A family’s budget to visit Disneyland Paris has been increasing for years, but the amusement park remains popular among French people and foreign tourists.

French tourists in France

The fact that Disneyland Paris is located in France undoubtedly explains the over-representation of the French in the percentage of visitors. However, it seems that French people are more willing than other nations to visit their own country. In 2016, domestic trips represented more than ** percent of travels taken in France. French people are amongst the Europeans who stay the most in their country during holidays.

In the fiscal year 2024, more than **** percent of visitors to the Tokyo Disney theme parks were from the capital region in Japan, which includes Tokyo and six other prefectures. Visitors from abroad made up the second-largest demographic group.

In the fiscal year 2024, the share of inbound visitors at the Tokyo Disney theme parks stood at **** percent. This was a considerable increase compared to the previous year and the highest value hitherto.

Popular U.S. attraction, Animal Kingdom (Walt Disney World Resort Florida), was visited by around *** million people in 2023. Disney's Animal Kingdom is a zoo themed park, which focuses mainly on nature and animal conservation.

In the fiscal year 2024, the share of female visitors at the Tokyo Disney theme parks was recorded as **** percent. This survey departed from its binary gender approach starting 2021, allowing for a third rubric, which represented *** percent of visitors.

The number of visitors at Disney's Walt Disney World Hollywood Studios decreased by *** percent in 2023 over the previous year. In total, about **** million guests visited the theme park in 2023.

In 2023, the attendance at the Tokyo DisneySea theme park amounted to approximately **** million visitors, increasing compared to the previous year, but still below pre-COVID-19 times. Tokyo DisneySea is one of Japan's most popular theme parks. The park's target audience is older than that of Tokyo Disneyland and other parks.