{"id":2140323,"date":"2025-11-07T04:28:42","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T04:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2140323"},"modified":"2025-11-07T04:28:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T04:28:42","slug":"see-where-cedar-point-kings-island-rank-for-attendance-in-new-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/see-where-cedar-point-kings-island-rank-for-attendance-in-new-report\/","title":{"rendered":"See where Cedar Point, Kings Island rank for attendance in new report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><story-emphasis util-module-path=\"elements\/story\" section=\"entertainment\" link=\"\/entertainment\"\/><\/p>\n<hr class=\"colorbar\" style=\"background:#009bff\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"display-5 subhead spacer-small\">Ohio amusement parks owned by Six Flags rank just behind Disney, Universal, Seaworld in the number of visitors according to new report<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\"><media-video video-id=\"84375023007\" title=\"Reporter Craig Webb rides Siren's Curse at Cedar Point\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/06\/27\/NABJ\/84385365007-screenshot-20250627-105618.png?crop=895,503,x155,y0\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\" placement=\"snow-video-story-priority\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">\n<p>Reporter Craig Webb rides Siren&#8217;s Curse at Cedar Point<\/p>\n<p>Beacon Journal reporter Craig Webb took his first ride on Cedar Point&#8217;s new Siren&#8217;s Curse roller coaster with Akron coaster enthusiast Michael Burkes.<\/p>\n<p>Provided by Cedar Point<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/media-video><\/div>\n<p><story-highlights class=\"spacer-small column ten-column no-gutter\" util-module-path=\"elements\/story\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ohio&#8217;s Cedar Point and Kings Island are the most visited theme parks outside of Florida and California, according to a new report.<\/li>\n<li>The Themed Entertainment Association ranked Cedar Point and Kings Island at No. 14 and No. 15 respectively for North American park attendance in 2024.<\/li>\n<li>Both Ohio parks saw a 5% increase in attendance from 2023 to 2024. Despite the success of its Ohio parks, parent company Six Flags has reported financial losses and an overall attendance drop in 2025.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/story-highlights><partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>Ohio theme park enthusiasts certainly believe that Cedar Point and Kings Island rank alongside Disney, Universal Studios and Sea World as some of the best in the nation.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>Now, data from an industry group backs that up.<\/p>\n<p>According to a recent report from the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.teaconnect.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Themed Entertainment Association<\/a> (TEA), Ohio&#8217;s biggest amusement parks are the most visited ones in the country outside of the hotspots in Florida and California.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.teaconnect.org\/tea-global-experience-indextm\">2024 TEA Global Experience Index<\/a>, released Oct. 23, 2025, ranks Kings Island and Cedar Point in the top 20 parks in North America by attendance. And the attendance rate grew year-over-year at both parks.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a look at what the report reveals.<\/p>\n<p><media-gallery-promo asset-id=\"85865175007\" class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">Cedar Point: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beaconjournal.com\/story\/entertainment\/2025\/10\/01\/ohio-halloween-celebration-among-best-usa-today-10best-reader-awards\/86440687007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">This Ohio Halloween celebration is among best in nation in USA TODAY 10BEST reader awards<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Cedar Point, Kings Island attendance among best in nation per Themed Entertainment Association<\/h2>\n<p>Cedar Point saw 3.78 million visitors in 2024, up 5.0% from 3.6 million in 2023, according to TEA. That puts the Sandusky, Ohio, theme park at No. 14 in North America.<\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>Kings Island in Mason, just north of Cincinnati, was just behind its sister Six Flags park at No. 15. Its attendance also grew 5% to 3.46 million in 2024, up from 3.3 million in 2023.<\/p>\n<p><cta-atoms-container-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/cta\" class=\"spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<p>At the top of the list was Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Florida, which drew 17.8 million visitors in 2024, up 0.7% from 17.7 million the year before.<\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>Six Flags spokesman Tony Clark <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/entertainment\/2025\/11\/cedar-point-again-tops-list-as-most-visited-us-amusement-park-outside-florida-and-california.html\">told Cleveland.com<\/a> that he couldn&#8217;t verify the data from TEA. \u201cAs you know, we do not release attendance figures, but insights can be gleaned from our quarterly earnings calls.\u201d<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>Those quarterly reports do detail attendance figures for all the parks owned by Six Flags, however, and attendence is down at Six Flags in 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">Award-winning thrills: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cincinnati.com\/story\/entertainment\/2025\/09\/10\/cedar-point-kings-island-roller-coasters-best-world-full-list-golden-ticket-awards\/86056668007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Cedar Point, Kings Island roller coasters among best in world. See full list of awards<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Attendance, profits down at Six Flags in 2025<\/h2>\n<p>Six Flags has struggled this year, posting a\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/six-flags-ceo-step-down-131533151.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$320 million loss<\/a>\u00a0for the first half of the year with attendance dropping by 1.4 million, the Independent,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/six-flags-profits-plummet-losing-133749816.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">via Yahoo Finance<\/a>, reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the second quarter, which ended June 29, Six Flags reported a net loss of $100 million and 1.4 million fewer visitors, a 9% drop compared to the second quarter of 2024,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/investors.sixflags.com\/news\/press-releases\/press-release-details\/2025\/Six-Flags-Entertainment-Corporation-Reports-2025-Second-Quarter-Results-Provides-July-Performance-Update-and-Updates-Full-Year-Guidance\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to a company statement<\/a>. And that&#8217;s on top of a $220 million loss for the first quarter,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/six-flags-ceo-step-down-131533151.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">per Yahoo Finance<\/a>. In September,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/investors.sixflags.com\/news\/press-releases\/press-release-details\/2025\/Six-Flags-Reports-Strong-Attendance-Growth-and-Season-Pass-Unit-Sales-Through-Labor-Day-Weekend-Reaffirms-2025-Guidance\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the company reported<\/a>\u00a0a rebound in attendance, with 2% more guests over the nine-week period ending Aug. 31 compared to the same time frame in 2024.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">Travis Kelce: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cincinnati.com\/story\/entertainment\/2025\/10\/22\/travis-kelce-video-investment-jana-partners-six-flags-cedar-point-kings-island-ohio-us\/86831104007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sharing childhood Cedar Point video, NFL star invests in Six Flags, Kings Island<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><media-gallery-promo asset-id=\"83139566007\" class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">The top 20 North American theme parks based on attendance<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Magic Kingdom Theme Park at Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Disneyland Park at Disneyland Resort, Anaheim, California\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Epcot at Walt Disney World Resort,\u00a0Lake Buena Vista, Florida\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Disney\u2019s Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Disney California Adventure at Disneyland Resort, Anaheim, California\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Universal Studios Florida at Universal Orlando Resort, Orlando, Florida\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Universal Islands of Adventure at Universal Orlando Resort, Orlando, Florida\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Disney\u2019s Animal Kingdom Theme Park at Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal City, California\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Knott\u2019s Berry Farm, Buena Park, California\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Sea World Orlando, Orlando, Florida\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Sea World San Diego, San Diego, California\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Tampa, Florida\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cedar Point<\/strong>, Sandusky, Ohio\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kings Island<\/strong>, Mason, Ohio\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia, California\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Canada\u2019s Wonderland, Vaughan, Ontario\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Six Flags Great America, Gurnee, Illinois\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Hersheypark, Hershey, Pennsylvania\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<lit-timestamp class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-small\" slot=\"timestamp\" publishdate=\"2025-11-06 14:44:14.908631001 +0000 UTC\" updatedate=\"2025-11-06 14:44:14.908631001 +0000 UTC\"\/><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.beaconjournal.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ohio amusement parks owned by Six Flags rank just behind Disney, Universal, Seaworld in the number of visitors according to new report Reporter Craig Webb rides Siren&#8217;s Curse at Cedar Point Beacon Journal reporter Craig Webb took his first ride on Cedar Point&#8217;s new Siren&#8217;s Curse roller coaster with Akron coaster enthusiast Michael Burkes. 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