Most visited amusement and theme parks APAC 2019-2022, by facility
In 2022, Universal Studios Japan welcomed around 12.35 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 from the previous year, they still stayed below 2019 attendance for all parks across the region. The parks in Japan were particularly affected, with Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea both reporting the biggest changes in attendance at amusement parks in Asia in 2020.
The most-visited water parks in Asia were similarly affected, as several recorded visitor decreases of over 80 percent.
The biggest operator in Asia
With five of its amusement parks being among the most visited in Asia, Chinese state-owned enterprise OCT, short for Overseas Chinese Town, is Asia's leading theme park operator. Founded in 1985 and headquartered in Shenzhen, the company is also majorly involved in the real estate and hospitality industries. In 2021, OCT ranked second among the biggest theme park groups worldwide, with a revenue of close to 11 billion U.S. dollars.