The SeaWorld California theme park, located in San Diego, reported an increase in attendance by about 13.8 percent in 2023 over the previous year. In total, the aquatic theme park welcomed 3.99 million visitors in 2023, up from 3.51 million in the year prior.
Attendance at the SeaWorld Florida theme park in Orlando, Florida fell to 4.34 million in 2023. This shows a decrease in attendance of 2.5 percent over the previous year, when the zoological park welcomed 4.45 million guests.
In 2023, United Parks & Resorts locations received over 21.6 million visitors in the United States. This figure shows a slight decrease compared to the previous year's total of roughly 22 million visitors. The company's total attendance peaked in 2012 at over 24 million. Attendance at SeaWorld Orlando SeaWorld Entertainment is a U.S.-based company which owns and operates amusement and theme parks in Orlando (Florida), San Antonio (Texas), and San Diego (California). Its flagship recreational destination is the SeaWorld Orlando theme park and marine zoological park which ranked amongst the most popular theme parks in North America in 2021. Before the pandemic, the number of attendees at the SeaWorld Orlando was exhibiting an upward trend despite the release of the documentary film “Blackfish”, which raised significant concerns about the treatment of orca species kept in captivity at SeaWord parks. How much revenue does SeaWorld Entertainment generate? In 2022, SeaWorld Entertainment recorded a revenue of approximately 1.73 billion U.S. dollars. When breaking SeaWorld's revenue down by segment, over 965 million U.S. dollars in revenue was generated by admissions, which made it SeaWorld's main form of income. The remainder of SeaWorld's revenue from 2022 came from various other sources, such as food and merchandise sales. To put these figures into perspective, the revenue generated for The Walt Disney Company in 2022 by parks and resorts was 28.71 billion U.S. dollars.
Attendance at Busch Gardens, located in Tampa Bay, Florida, amounted to around four million in 2023. The Africa-centered theme park, operated by SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, offers numerous rides as well as safari tours where guests are able to encounter animals in the park.
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 recieved about six million visits. After a significant drop after the start of the pandemic, annual attendence number rose again to 6.4 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 half 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.
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The SeaWorld California theme park, located in San Diego, reported an increase in attendance by about 13.8 percent in 2023 over the previous year. In total, the aquatic theme park welcomed 3.99 million visitors in 2023, up from 3.51 million in the year prior.