Walt Disney World Tourism Statistics

Walt Disney World in Florida, often called "The Most Magical Place on Earth," attracts millions of visitors from around the world every year.

The resort has four theme parks (Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Disney's Hollywood Studios, and Disney's Animal Kingdom) plus two water parks, Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach, and more than thirty hotels, golf courses and other places to spend the day.

In 2025, the resort refreshed several of its headline attractions, including a reimagined Test Track at EPCOT (reopened July 2025)¹ and the new Disney Starlight nighttime parade at Magic Kingdom (debuted July 2025)².

Around 52.1 million visits were made to Walt Disney World's six parks in 2025³, 49 million of them at its four theme parks, making it the world's most frequently visited vacation resort.

• Its flagship park, Magic Kingdom, is consistently the most-visited theme park in the world.⁴
• Each of its four theme parks draws roughly 9 to 18 million visitors a year, enough to put all four among the world's most-visited theme parks, according to the TEA Global Experience Index (formerly the TEA/AECOM Theme Index).⁴

How many people visited Disney World in 2025?

The 2025 total of about 52.1 million³ visits splits into 49 million at the four theme parks and about 3.1 million at the two water parks.

Attendance by park in 2025:

• Magic Kingdom: 17.8 million visitors³
• EPCOT: 12.11 million visitors³
• Hollywood Studios: 10.31 million visitors³
• Animal Kingdom: 8.78 million visitors³
• Typhoon Lagoon: 1.76 million visitors³
• Blizzard Beach: 1.35 million visitors³

Spread across the year, 2025's 52.1 million visits work out to about 143,000 visitors a day across Disney World's six parks.

Here is the daily average for each park, based on 2025 attendance:

• Magic Kingdom: 48,767 daily visitors
• EPCOT: 33,175 daily visitors
• Hollywood Studios: 28,252 daily visitors
• Animal Kingdom: 24,060 daily visitors
• Typhoon Lagoon: 4,827 daily visitors
• Blizzard Beach: 3,699 daily visitors

How many people visit Magic Kingdom every year?

Before the pandemic, Magic Kingdom regularly drew more than 20 million visitors a year.⁵ Home to Cinderella Castle and Space Mountain, it is still Walt Disney World's busiest park.

Around 17.8 million people visited Magic Kingdom in 2025³, almost level with 2024 (down 0.2%) but still 15.1% below its 2019 peak.

• Pre-Pandemic (2019): 20.96 million⁵
• During the Pandemic (2020): 6.94 million⁶
• Post-Pandemic (2022): 17.13 million⁷
• Recovery Years
  • 2023: 17.72 million⁴
  • 2024: 17.84 million⁴
  • 2025: 17.8 million³

How many people visit Magic Kingdom every day?

Magic Kingdom averages about 48,767 visitors a day, based on its 2025 attendance.

Magic Kingdom's daily average by year:

• 2019: about 57,433 a day
• 2020: about 19,016 a day
• 2021: about 34,770 a day
• 2022: about 46,940 a day
• 2023: about 48,548 a day
• 2024: about 48,877 a day
• 2025: about 48,767 a day

How many people visit EPCOT every year?

EPCOT (Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow), known for its technology exhibits and international pavilions, is the resort's second-busiest park.

EPCOT had about 12.1 million visitors in 2025³, just 0.2% fewer than in 2024 and 2.7% short of its 2019 peak.

• Pre-Pandemic (2019): 12.44 million⁵
• During the Pandemic (2020): 4.04 million⁶
• Post-Pandemic (2022): 10 million⁷
• Recovery Years
  • 2023: 11.98 million⁴
  • 2024: 12.13 million⁴
  • 2025: 12.11 million³

How many people visit EPCOT every day?

EPCOT averages about 33,175 visitors a day, based on its 2025 attendance.

How many people visit Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom every year?

Hollywood Studios, home to Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, and Animal Kingdom, home to Avatar Flight of Passage, each add millions of visitors to the resort's yearly total.

Disney's Hollywood Studios drew about 10.3 million visitors in 2025³, 10.2% below its 2019 peak.

Disney's Animal Kingdom had about 8.78 million visitors in 2025, slightly down from 8.8 million in 2024³ and 36.8% below its 2019 peak.

Disney's Hollywood Studios

• Pre-Pandemic (2019): 11.48 million⁵
• During the Pandemic (2020): 3.68 million⁶
• Post-Pandemic (2022): 10.9 million⁷
• Recovery Years
  • 2023: 10.30 million⁴
  • 2024: 10.33 million⁴
  • 2025: 10.31 million³

Disney's Animal Kingdom

• Pre-Pandemic (2019): 13.89 million⁵
• During the Pandemic (2020): 4.17 million⁶
• Post-Pandemic (2022): 9.03 million⁷
• Recovery Years
  • 2023: 8.77 million⁴
  • 2024: 8.8 million⁴
  • 2025: 8.78 million³

How many people visit Hollywood Studios every day?

Hollywood Studios averages about 28,252 visitors a day, based on its 2025 attendance.

How many people visit Animal Kingdom every day?

Disney's Animal Kingdom averages about 24,060 visitors a day, based on its 2025 attendance.

How many people visit Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach every year?

The two water parks, Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach, add millions more visitors between them each year.

Disney's Typhoon Lagoon Water Park

• Pre-Pandemic (2019): 2.25 million⁵
• During the Pandemic (2020): Closed⁶
• Post-Pandemic (2022): 1.92 million⁷
• Recovery Years
  • 2023: 1.9 million⁴
  • 2024: 1.82 million⁴
  • 2025: 1.76 million³

Disney's Blizzard Beach Water Park

• Pre-Pandemic (2019): 1.98 million⁵
• During the Pandemic (2020): 316,000⁶
• Post-Pandemic (2022): 101,000⁷
• Recovery Years
  • 2023: 910,000⁴
  • 2024: 897,000⁴
  • 2025: 1.35 million³

The pattern is consistent across the resort: strong attendance through 2019, a steep drop in 2020 while global travel paused, and a steady recovery since reopening, though most parks remain below their 2019 peaks. Park closures in early 2020 cut Disney's quarterly profit by 91%.¹⁵

• A Walt Disney World trip adds up quickly. Theme park tickets alone cost $119 to $209 a day, depending on the park and date, before hotels, dining and shopping.¹⁶
• In fiscal 2022 alone, Walt Disney World Resort generated $40.3 billion in economic impact across Florida, according to Oxford Economics, including $6.6 billion in tax revenue and $12.1 billion in total labor income¹⁷, which was the result of Disney revenues and off-site visitor spending.¹⁸
• In fiscal 2025 (the year to September 2025), Disney's Experiences segment, which covers Walt Disney World along with Disney's other parks, cruise line and consumer products, posted record revenue of $36.16 billion and record operating income of $10.0 billion.¹⁹