Most visited amusement and theme parks APAC 2022-2023, by facility
In 2023, Universal Studios Japan welcomed around 16 million visitors, the largest number across all theme and amusement parks in the Asia-Pacific region that year. It also ranked within the top five leading amusement parks worldwide. As of 2022, theme park attendance seems to be similar to pre-pandemic levels. With Japan leading the Asia-Pacific region with Tokyo Disneyland, Tokyo DisneySea, and Universal Studios Japan by number of visitors.
Huge attendance drops across the region
All theme parks in APAC reported significant visitor decreases in 2020 due to partial or complete closings amid the coronavirus pandemic. While 2021 visitor numbers marked a recovery, they still stayed below 2019 attendance for all parks across the region. In 2023, the top 20 theme parks recorded a positive growth in attendance compared to 2022. Parks located in China showed the biggest changes in attendance at amusement parks.
The most-visited water parks in Asia have similarly recovered their attendance numbers, as three parks recorded visitor increases of over 100 percent.
The biggest operator in Asia
With seven of its amusement parks being among the most visited in Asia, Chinese company Fantawild Holdings is becoming Asia's leading theme park operator. Fantawild established a chain of amusement parks, operating 35 theme parks in China. Compared to 2022, Fantawild Group had the most significant growth in visitors in 2023. Especially Zhengzhou Fantawild Adventure recorded a Year-over-Year attendance growth of almost 179 percent.