[montumax]

Adding Carowinds...

The top 29ish parks are:

1. Magic Kingdom (WDW), 16.1 million, +6.5 percent
2. Disneyland, 14.5 million, +8.5 percent
3. Epcot, 9.9 million, +5.5 percent
4. Disney-MGM Studios, 8.6 million, +5 percent
5. Animal Kingdom, 8.2 million, +5 percent
6. Universal Studios Florida, 6.1 million, -8.5 percent
7. California Adventure, 5.8 million, +3.6 percent
8. Islands of Adventure, 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/Circus Circus (Vegas), 4.5 million, +2.3 percent
12. Busch Gardens Tampa, 4.3 million, +5.1 percent
13. SeaWorld San Diego, 4.1 million, +2.5 percent
14. Paramount Canada's Wonderland, 3.6 million, +7 percent
15. Knott's Berry Farm, 3.47 million, -3 percent
16. Kings Island, 3.3 million, -5.1 percent
17. Morey's Piers, N.J., 3.1 million, +1 percent
18. Cedar Point, 3.1 million, -2 percent
19. Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, 3 million, no change
20. Six Flags Great Adventure, 2.9 million, +6 percent
21. Six Flags Great America, 2.8 million, +24 percent
22. Six Flags Magic Mountain, 2.8 million, +5 percent
23. Hersheypark, 2.7 million, no change
24. Busch Gardens Williamsburg, 2.6 million, +8.3 percent
25. Dollywood, 2.3 million, +7.3 percent
29. Carowinds (I can safely say that much)


PCW was up 7 percent. PKI was down 5.1 percent. Dollywood was up 7.3 percent! Be interesting to see how Carowinds did.

SFGAm put in the new waterpark and had a 24 percent increase. Wonder how Carowinds' BB makeover will help them this year?

[swampfox43]

PKI's decrease is further proof that adding a new coaster won't automatically increase your attendance. People like waterparks. I expect Carowinds BB expansion will have positive effects on attendance for 2006.

[CoasterChris]

I figured PC would not be in the top 25 but where did they place?

[Cephas]

PKI's decrease is further proof that adding a new coaster won't automatically increase your attendance.

PKI's decrease only proves that adding a crappy coaster won't automatically increase your attendance.

[CoasterChris]

^ Amen ^

Look at Carowinds. Attendance hit over 2 million for the first time in history after Borg.


Carowinds couldn't have been much farther down the list, maybe 27th or 28th.

[coasterdave]

I think the main reason why attendance was down at PKI is not really due to the fact that Cepas said they put in a crappy coaster, but the operation of the park is just awful. I know that the only time this year I was at PKI was a day inwhich alot of things open late in the afternoon. Nothing like seeing the early morning coaster inspection on the parks new coaster at noon.

[coasterbruh]

SFGAm put in the new waterpark and had a 24 percent increase. Wonder how Carowinds' BB makeover will help them this year?

The waterpark is getting a make over!?!? What cool new slides are they getting! Hope they follow the same trend of the other 2 parks that just recieved one and add some of those cool looking slides...

[coasterholic14]

well, so far they only announced 1)a bar type thing, 2)a shallow lagoon (yes, yet another kiddie pool), 3)a very short slide (kiddie slide)...otherwise just re-theming. Unless i missed another announcement, that's it

[montumax]

Got the rank for the park and added it. From what I understand, the park had a really good year attendance wise.

[bgwfreak]

I guess family rides really do bring in the people. lol (Dollywood)

Probably had to do more with the 20th anniversary I guess.

[Cephas]

Wow! Is carowinds 3rd in the paramount chain in attendance? I wonder if the inflow of used rides will soon stop...

[coasterdave]

It will stop about the time some people stop crying and complaining about it.

[bgwfreak]

^^
You've also got to remember that Carowinds is not located in a city like the other two.

They have a lot more population to draw off of.

[swampfox43]

^Carowinds is actually closer to Charlotte than Kings Island is to Cincinnati and PKD is a good 25 miles north of Richmond.

[bgwfreak]

Yeah but I was talking about the entire region they are in.

Like PKD is near Richomnd and only 1 hour from DC. That's a ton of people to draw off of.