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SANDUSKY, Ohio – Northern Ohio’s Cedar Point retained its position as the most-visited amusement park in the United States not located in Florida or California in 2024, according to a new report from the Themed Entertainment Association. The organization last week released its annual compilation of the most-visited amusement parks, water parks and museums in the world. Cedar Point again ranked among the country’s top entertainment destinations. Cedar Point welcomed 3.8 million visitors in 2024, up 5% from a year earlier, according to the TEA Global Experience Index, which tracks trends in the industry. That made the Sandusky park the 14th most visited park in North America. It’s also the top park that is not open year-round and the most visited park that is not in California or Florida. Disney World’s Magic Kingdom was again the top park in the United States – and the world – with 17.8 million visitors in 2024, according to the report. The tally comes amid attendance concerns at Cedar Point’s parent company, Six Flags, which earlier this year reported a 9% drop in visitors during the second quarter of 2025. The company also reported a drop in revenue and season pass sales, which set off talk about the potential sale of parks and other measures designed to reduce the company’s debt. Related: What’s next for Six Flags? Cedar Point parent faces park sell-off, possible bankruptcy Six Flags does not release attendance information for specific parks, which makes the TEA report one of the only ways to determine how individual parks are performing. Numerous Six Flags parks made the list of the top 20 amusement/theme parks in North America, including Ohio’s Kings Island, California’s Knott’s Berry Farm, Six Flags Magic Mountain in California, Canada’s Wonderland near Toronto and Six Flags Great America near Chicago. The complete list: Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World, Florida; 17.8 million visitors Disneyland Park, California; 17.3 million Epcot, Disney World, Florida; 12.1 million Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Disney World, Florida; 10.3 million Disney California Adventure, California; 10.1 million Universal Studios Florida; 9.5 million Universal Islands of Adventure, Florida; 9.5 million Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Florida; 8.8 million Universal Studios Hollywood, California; 8.7 million Knott’s Berry Farm, California; 4.5 million SeaWorld Orlando, Florida; 4.3 million SeaWorld San Diego, California; 4.0 million Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Florida; 4 million Cedar Point, Ohio; 3.8 million Kings Island, Ohio; 3.5 million Six Flags Magic Mountain, California; 3.3 million Canada’s Wonderland, Ontario; 3.3 million Dollywood, Tennessee; 3.1 million Six Flags Great America, Illinois; 3 million Hersheypark, Pennsylvania; 3 million The report derives attendance numbers from a variety of sources, including data from the operators, historic figures, financial reports, tourism association statistics, mobile location analytics and other sources. Read more: How has Six Flags changed Cedar Point? We count the ways
