Disney Still Rules Theme Parks, But Harry Potter Does Wonders for Attendance
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These numbers show that while Disney still sits comfortably on top, its fiercest rival is showing strong growth.
Disney's Magic Kingdom remains the busiest theme park on earth.
The Central Florida park saw attendance grow 6 percent in 2015 to nearly 20.5 million guests, while California's Disneyland — which started a 60th anniversary celebration last year — increased 9 percent to almost 18.3 million.
Those numbers were released Wednesday in the annual Global Attractions Attendance Report produced by Themed Entertainment Association and the economics practice at AECOM, an engineering firm.
"Last year we said everything was looking good in the Americas and poised for moderate growth — but 2015 blew the roof off moderate," Brian Sands, AECOM's vice president of economics for the Ameri
