7-02-2026 11:02pm

Ohio's Cedar Point Breaks Into The Top 10 Of America’s Most Popular Amusement Parks

Beth Callahan Editor

Story courtesy of https://sudokubliss.com/

WARREN COUNTY, OHIO -- While Cedar Point breaks into the top 10 of America's most popular amusement parks, Kings Island isn't too far behind at 21. A new study has revealed the most popular amusement parks in the US, as families begin planning days out and vacations ahead of summer.

The research, conducted by Sudoku Bliss, analyzed amusement parks across the US to determine which parks are attracting the most attention from visitors online and receiving the strongest customer feedback.

The study looked at four key factors: Instagram hashtags, average monthly US search volume, total TripAdvisor reviews and the number of five-star TripAdvisor reviews. These were then combined to create an overall popularity score out of 100, revealing the amusement parks that are standing out the most nationwide.

Disneyland in Anaheim, California, ranks as the most popular amusement park in the US, with a score of 95.93 out of 100.
Magic Kingdom in Florida and Universal Studios Hollywood complete the top three, scoring 91.87 and 91.71, respectively.
Florida dominates the ranking, with six of the top 10 parks located in the Sunshine State.

Data was gathered for four factors to determine the ranking. Each factor and its corresponding weighting are listed below:

Instagram hashtags: 25%
Average monthly US search volume: 30%
Total TripAdvisor reviews: 5%
Five-star TripAdvisor reviews: 40%

Each amusement park was scored out of a maximum of 100 points based on these four factors. The final ranking was created using min-max normalization, with each park receiving a score for every factor before the weighted scores were combined into an overall popularity score out of 100.

Search volumes, hashtag counts, and review figures are accurate as of the time of analysis and may change over time.

The top 40 most popular amusement parks in the US

Rank	Amusement park	State	Instagram hashtags	Average monthly searches (US)	TripAdvisor reviews	5-star TripAdvisor reviews	Index score
1	Disneyland	California	34,800,394	1,036,667	28,337	17,953	95.93
2	Magic Kingdom	Florida	8,715,342	223,500	69,871	48,159	91.87
3	Universal Studios Hollywood	California	936,182	1,016,583	37,994	23,039	91.71
4	Epcot	Florida	5,492,527	437,833	29,954	17,879	89.84
5	Disney’s Animal Kingdom	Florida	5,253,037	276,333	34,964	21,415	88.67
6	Universal Studios Florida	Florida	262,720	475,000	41,785	25,650	87.28
7	SeaWorld Orlando	Florida	360,803	428,417	34,439	20,141	86.34
8	Dollywood	Tennessee	405,434	616,417	19,298	12,008	85.78
9	Disney’s Hollywood Studios	Florida	3,700,917	140,417	29,352	16,713	84.46
10	Cedar Point	Ohio	581,328	509,917	9,372	5,998	82.64
11	Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex	Florida	316,874	205,000	22,791	16,161	82.20
12	Universal Islands of Adventure	Florida	15,728	200,250	52,579	38,810	81.41
13	Discovery Cove	Florida	120,693	206,417	17,936	15,113	80.48
14	Knott’s Berry Farm	California	598,162	765,000	4,530	2,255	80.35
15	Silver Dollar City	Missouri	116,031	258,250	12,428	8,221	78.90
16	Busch Gardens Tampa Bay	Florida	113,822	184,250	18,989	10,524	78.63
17	SeaWorld San Diego	California	188,139	281,250	10,500	5,356	78.27
18	Legoland California	California	128,607	225,917	10,527	5,075	76.65
19	Six Flags Magic Mountain	California	172,133	339,583	5,568	3,042	76.51
20	Busch Gardens Williamsburg	Virginia	75,723	223,292	9,358	5,314	75.96
21	Kings Island	Ohio	273,613	388,750	3,017	1,502	74.83
22	Hersheypark	Pennsylvania	340,797	109,842	7,965	4,069	74.22
23	Carowinds	North Carolina	191,505	343,500	3,557	1,513	73.92
24	Gatorland	Florida	136,510	149,708	6,020	3,596	73.56
25	Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari	Indiana	123,545	174,208	3,477	2,552	72.51
26	SeaWorld San Antonio	Texas	86,014	213,833	4,878	2,126	72.28
27	Disney California Adventure	California	37,975	46,500	15,819	10,598	71.49
28	Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk	California	128,590	192,625	3,691	1,676	71.43
29	Knoebels Amusement Resort	Pennsylvania	79,031	176,250	2,808	2,211	71.28
30	Six Flags Great Adventure	New Jersey	92,939	207,542	3,755	1,637	71.18
31	Anakeesta	Tennessee	39,100	211,500	3,791	2,184	71.09
32	The Island in Pigeon Forge	Tennessee	2,212	141,250	12,399	8,275	70.81
33	Breckenridge Ski Resort	Colorado	1,041,837	80,100	2,102	1,396	70.01
34	Kings Dominion	Virginia	163,738	261,708	1,936	791	69.93
35	Six Flags Great America	Illinois	52,653	249,250	2,791	1,157	69.68
36	Fun Spot America – Orlando	Florida	7,915	110,375	5,283	4,267	68.82
37	Six Flags Fiesta Texas	Texas	48,530	163,833	3,174	1,347	68.51
38	Kemah Boardwalk	Texas	82,479	126,917	2,301	923	66.70
39	Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom	Pennsylvania	102,957	163,742	1,689	604	66.33
40	Wild Adventures	Georgia	112,105	97,592	1,090	513	63.58
41	Canobie Lake Park	New Hampshire	31,044	133,842	1,047	552	63.25
42	Silverwood Theme Park	Idaho	17,282	115,883	1,399	695	62.81
43	Old Town	Florida	24,095	18,550	7,195	3,127	62.28