The top-line takeaway from the latest edition of the 2023 TEA/AECOM Theme Index, is an authoritative yearly survey of trends in the theme park industry. The Index is compiled by the Themed Entertainment Association and infrastructure consulting firm AECOM.
It shows Disney Experiences still firmly atop the list of theme park attendance per operator in 2023, with Chinese company Fantawild leaping into the No. 2 spot.
With that, here’s the breakdown of the top operators worldwide in 2023, according to the TEA/AECOM analysis.
1、Disney Experiences（the US), up 23% to 142M admissions
2、Fantawild Group(China）, up 111% to 85M admissions
3、Merlin Entertainments Group（the UK）, up 16% to 62M admissions
4、Universal Destinations & Experiences（the US), up 18% to 60M admissions
5、Chimelong Group(China）, up 148% to 36M
