Forbes ranks Wonderland among the world's most popular amusement parks...
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#1
Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World
Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
2005 attendance: 16.2 million
Admission: starts at $24 per day
The Magic Kingdom is the heart of Walt Disney World, where costumed Disney characters roam the streets and Space Mountain rules the rides. Cinderella's Castle, based on the turreted German castle Neuschwanstein, is a guaranteed favorite with little ones.
#2
Tokyo Disneyland
Tokyo
2005 attendance: 13 million
Admission: starts at $33 per day
Tokyo Disneyland is part of a massive Disney complex that also includes Tokyo DisneySea and a number of branded hotels. The first Disney park to open outside the United States, Tokyo Disneyland is broken up into seven themed lands. Rides include Big Thunder Mountain in Westernland, a four-minute train ride through a "haunted" mine.
#3
Disneyland Paris
Paris
2005 attendance: 10.2 million
Admission: starts at $45 per day
Daily parades and shows, including the Wonderful World of Disney Parade, the Legend of the Lion King, and the Tarzan Encounter, are the heart of Disneyland Paris. Like the parks in the U.S. and Tokyo, Disneyland Paris is divided into a series of smaller parks, including Frontierland, Adventureland, Fantasyland, Discoveryland and Main Street, USA.
#4
Everland
Kyonggi-Do, South Korea
2005 attendance: 7.5 million
Admission: starts at $25 per day
Everland in South Korea holds a number of annual festivals, including Snow Festival, Euro Festival, Summer Splash, Happy Halloween and Christmas Holiday Fantasy. The park celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, and special events include nighttime parades and animal-themed safari tours. For the older crowd, the Ho-Am Art Museum, featuring a traditional Korean garden, is next door.
#5
Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Blackpool, England
2005 attendance: 6 million
Admission: starts at $28 per day
Open annually from March through November, Blackpool Pleasure Beach caters to an older set looking to let loose and feel like kids again. Rides for thrill-seekers include the Pepsi Max Big One and Valhalla, but there's a wide array of family rides as well, including the first commercial monorail in the world.
#6
Tivoli Gardens
Copenhagen, Denmark
2005 attendance: 4.1 million
Admission: starts at $7 per day
Opened in 1843, Tivoli Gardens is now as much a concert venue as it is an amusement park. The Copenhagen Jazz Festival takes place on the open-air stage, and there is a different rock concert every Friday night--the Sugababes perform on June 9. But plenty of people still come for rides like The Demon, a 60-foot roller coaster with a series of stomach-turning loops.
#7
Ocean Park
Hong Kong
2005 attendance: just over 4 million
Admission: starts at $9 per day
Ocean Park is one of the world's biggest marine parks. There are more than 40 attractions divided up between the Lowland Gardens, the Kids' World, the Marine Land and several other areas. A highlight is the cable car ride, which provides access from the lowland to the headland and offers views over the surrounding city and the South China Sea.
#8
Europa-Park
Rust, Germany
2005 attendance: just under 4 million
Admission: starts at $33 per day
Europa Park in Germany is based on the idea of a unified European continent. Mini-parks are named after 12 European countries, from Austria to Switzerland. There is an Adventure Land, where guests can cruise the River Elz, and a Children's World with a Viking-themed village.
#9
Paramount Canada's Wonderland
Maple, Ontario
2005 attendance: 3.7 million
Admission: starts at $37 per day
This enormous theme park in Ontario has more than 200 attractions and 60 rides, plus a 20-acre water park, Splash Works. The scariest rides include Drop Zone, which takes riders 230 feet high and then drops them at a rate of 16 feet per second, and Vortex, the first suspended roller coaster in Canada, which runs over waterworks to increase the adrenaline rush.
#10
Port Aventura
Salou, Spain
2005 attendance: 3.4 million
Admission: starts at $39 per day
Port Aventura and Caribe Aquatic Park are part of a big resort complex on Costa Dorado in Spain. The resort has a wide array of roller coasters, from the Drago Khan, an intense eight-loop roller coaster, to the Stampida, two tracks wide and made of wood. The resort itself is made up of distinct regions, or "countries"; themed shows like "Can Can in the Saloon" are popular.