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25. Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise in Japan features amusement park rides, an aquarium and over 500 varieties of fish.
24. Efteling theme park in the Netherlands is one of the oldest theme parks in the world.
23.Tivoli Gardens in Denmark features all sorts of amusements and entertainments.
22. While SeaWorld California has come under fire recently, with questions being raised about the care of its whales, visitors keep coming to see Shamu and other marine animals perform.
21. Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris is just one part of Disney's French empire.
20. Europa-Park in Germany features a restaurant with a one-star Michelin rating.
19. SeaWorld Florida also features the famous whales in its shows.
18. Check out the Steel Dragon roller coaster at Nagashima Spa Land in Japan.
17. Universal Studios Hollywood offers behind-the-scenes access to Universal Studios movies (the VIP tour is shown here).
16. Universal Studios at Universal Orlando in Florida is abuzz with additions to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, shown here in 2010.
15. The Everland amusement and animal park in Yongin, south of Seoul, is South Korea's largest amusement park.
14. Lotte World in South Korea includes a theme park, shopping mall, hotel, sports facilities and a movie theater.
13. Toy Story Land is one of the star attractions at Hong Kong Disneyland.
12. Ocean Park in Hong Kong has been criticized for how it treats its marine life, much like SeaWorld, but visitors keep coming to the park.
11. Islands of Adventure at Universal Orlando features the Jurassic Park river adventure, where visitors will spot friendly and not-so-friendly dinosaurs.
10. Disney's California Adventure Park features Mickey's Fun Wheel and the California Screamin' roller coaster.
9. Universal Studios Japan in Osaka features Universal Wonderland, an amusement zone within the park.
8. Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park at Florida's Walt Disney World Resort welcomed daytime TV talk show host Wendy Williams and her son Kevin, shown here on a ride on Toy Story Midway Mania!
7. Disney's Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Florida offers hotel views of animals wandering by.
6. Mickey Mouse poses in front of the Sleeping Beauty Castle at the Disneyland park outside of Paris.
5. Disney's Epcot at Walt Disney World in Florida features the futuristic Spaceship Earth geosphere and monorail, shown here.
4. Tokyo DisneySea offers steamer boat rides through all the ports of the park.
3. There's nothing like visiting the original Disneyland, featuring Mickey and Minnie Mouse in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle in Anaheim, California.
2. Tokyo Disneyland celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2013.
1. It takes many hands to keep the Magic Kingdom in Florida on top as the No. 1 amusement park in the world. Here a custodian polishes the Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse statue at the Orlando park.
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- There were more than 200 million visits to the top 25 parks in 2013
- Many of those visits were to Disney theme parks on three continents
- Universal Studios and SeaWorld parks were also popular
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This Disney theme park had more than 18 million visits last year, an increase of nearly 6% over 2012, according to a report released Tuesday. (Click through the gallery to check out the top 25 parks in the world.)
Amusement park attendance is on the rise around the world.
There were 215 million visits to the top 25 theme and amusement parks worldwide, up 4.3% from 2012, according to the Themed Entertainment Association and AECOM global attractions attendance report. The index lists the 25 most visited amusement and theme parks worldwide, based on attendance figures compiled by AECOM.
Disney dominated the list.
Disney parks in the United States, Europe and Asia made up nine of the top 10 parks and held 11 of the top 25 spots. Universal Studios' theme parks came in a distant second with just one park in the top 10 list and four in the top 25 list. SeaWorld held two spots.
Visits to North American and Asian parks keep increasing, and not just at the top 25 parks: There were 135 million visits to the top 20 North American theme/amusement parks last year, up 2.7% from 2012. There were 117 million visits to the top 20 Asian theme/amusement parks last year, up 7.5% from 2012.
