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Top 25 best-attended amusement parks in '05

Published: Monday, Dec. 26, 2005 8:09 p.m. MST
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The top 25 best-attended North American amusement parks in 2005, their attendance and the percentage change from last year.

1. Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Orlando, 16.1 million, +6.5 percent

2. Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif. 14.5 million, +8.5 percent

3. Epcot at Walt Disney World in Orlando, 9.9 million, +5.5 percent

4. Disney-MGM Studios at Walt Disney World in Orlando, 8.6 million, +5 percent

5. Disney's Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Orlando, 8.2 million, +5 percent

6. Universal Studios in Orlando, 6.1 million, -8.5 percent

7. Disney's California Adventure in Anaheim, Calif., 5.8 million, +3.6 percent

8. Islands of Adventure at Universal Orlando, 5.76 million, -8.5 percent

9. SeaWorld Orlando, 5.6 million, +0.2 percent

10. Universal Studios Hollywood, 4.7 million, -6 percent

11. Adventuredome at Circus Circus in Las Vegas, 4.5 million, +2.3 percent

12. Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, 4.3 million, +5.1 percent

13. SeaWorld San Diego, 4.1 million, +2.5 percent

14. Paramount Canada's Wonderland in Maple, Ontario, 3.6 million, +7 percent

15. Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, Calif., 3.47 million, -3 percent

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16. Paramount's Kings Island in Kings Island, Ohio, 3.3 million, -5.1 percent

17. Morey's Piers in Wildwood, N.J., 3.1 million, +1 percent

18. Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, 3.1 million, -2 percent

19. Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk in Santa Cruz, Calif., 3 million, flat

20. Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, N.J., 2.9 million, +6 percent

21. Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Ill., 2.8 million, +24 percent

22. Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, Calif., 2.8 million, +5 percent

23. Hersheypark in Hershey, Pa., 2.7 million, flat

24. Busch Gardens, Williamsburg, Va., 2.6 million, +8.3 percent

25. Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., 2.3 million, +7.3 percent

Source: Amusement Business and Economics Research Associates

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