
Disney Cruise Line in the Fall 2023 & 2024.Disney Cruise Line in the Summer 2023 & 2024.Monthly Guides | Crowd Calendars Expand.Visit The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, Fla.) at Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC. ©2020 The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, Fla.) Universal Orlando and SeaWorld Orlando’s attractions opened to the public again in early June.Įmail me at Want more theme park news? Subscribe to the Theme Park Rangers newsletter at /newsletters or the Theme Park Rangers podcast at /travel/attractions/theme-park-rangers-podcast. Walt Disney World’s four theme parks are now all operating at a reduced capacity after a phased reopening after a four-month shutdown. “It may take one to several years to return to pre-COVID operating levels, and the investment horizon of many owners may be altered due to cash flow loss,” the report said in its overview. Some operators are expecting drops between 30 percent and 50 percent for the months following reopenings, the report says. These numbers are based on the conditions before the coronavirus pandemic struck the world.

The parks generally do not release attendance levels. The figures are based on research from AECOM’s team of industry specialists, along with expert analysis and discussion of trends. IOA’s gain of 6 percent was the largest both in Central Florida and among the 20 largest attractions in the nation. Next on the national list were Universal Studios Florida with 10.92 million visitors, an increase of 2 percent, and Universal’s Islands of Adventure with 10.38 million people.

Disney’s Animal Kingdom recorded 13.89 million visitors (up 1 percent) Epcot had 12.44 million (no change) and Disney’s Hollywood Studios greeted 11.48 million, up 2 percent, according to the report. That allowed Magic Kingdom to outpace Disneyland, its sister park in Anaheim, Calif., which had a flat year with 18.67 million visitors in 2019, the report compiled by the Themed Entertainment Association and AECOM said.ĭisney World’s other theme parks were third, fourth and fifth in the national rankings with small or no gains from the year before. The attraction drew 20.96 million visitors last year, representing an increase of 0.5 percent from 2018, the report says. Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom remained the most-visited theme park in the world in 2019, according to the annual attendance report compiled by TEA/AECOM on Thursday.
