ORLANDO, Fla. — Last 12 months marked a return to regular for the theme park business all over the world with operators reporting revenues, and in some circumstances attendance, at par or above pre-pandemic ranges, in line with a brand new report.
Globally, the theme park business hit a peak in 2019, the 12 months earlier than the unfold of the COVID-19 virus compelled many parks and sights to close down quickly after which reopen with restrictions on attendance.
Many operators targeted on enhancing customer experiences by means of adapting app-based applied sciences and that paid off with revenues in 2022 that surpassed 2019 ranges, even when attendance had not bounced again in the identical means, in line with the report launched Wednesday by the Themed Entertainment Association and AECOM, the design and engineering agency.
“The pandemic revealed a sophisticated consumer base that is willing to pay more for out of home entertainment and experiences. However, consumers also demand more in terms of comfort, ease, quality, and satisfaction,” the report mentioned. “Overall tolerance for big crowds and long waits seems to have gone down.”
The Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World exterior Orlando was probably the most visited park final 12 months with greater than 17.1 million company, a rise by greater than a 3rd over 2021 numbers however nonetheless down from the 20.9 million guests in 2019.
Rounding out the highest 5 most attended theme parks have been: Disneyland in Anaheim, California, which had 16.8 million guests, nearly double the attendance in 2021 however nonetheless beneath the 18.6 million guests in 2019; Tokyo Disneyland with 12 million guests, near double the numbers from the earlier 12 months however nonetheless solely about two-thirds of 2019’s attendance; Tokyo DisneySea with 10,1 million guests, a three-quarters soar from 2021 however nonetheless down two-thirds from 2019; and Universal Studios Japan with 12.3 million guests, which was greater than doubled the attendance from 2021 however nonetheless lagging the 14.5 million guests in 2019.
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