List of Amusement Parks in the USA

Last updated 21 October 2026

There are 5,746 amusement parks in the USA, one in every 11,116 US companies. Most of them are small: three in four have one to four people, and only 213 firms employ 50 people or more. One in twenty amusement parks is based in Orlando, Houston, New York, Miami and Chicago. Below you find the largest amusement parks in the USA, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our US company database or through the Company Data API.

5,746 companies indexed · Data counted on 21 October 2026

Companies5,7461 in11,116 US companiesCities2,484Largest cityOrlando 82Sole traders5%Employees1-4 (76%)Revenue< $100K (51%)Email35%Phone64%Website50%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	The Walt Disney Company	USA	Burbank	500 S Buena Vista St	Santa Clara	91521-0007	waltdisneystudios.*****	1923	$94,425,000,000	231,000	Corporation	1102	6931540
2	Six Flags Entertainment CORPORATION	USA	Charlotte	8701 Red Oak Blvd	Mecklenburg	28217-3988	sixflags.*****	1983	$3,100,289,000	95,225	Corporation	161	2531938
3	United Parks And Resorts INC.	USA	Orlando	6240 Sea Harbor Dr	Orange	32821-8022	unitedparks.*****	1959	$1,662,559,000	16,200	Corporation	34	4737883
4	Accel Entertainment, INC.	USA	Burr Ridge	140 Tower Dr	Dupage	60527-5784	accelentertainment.*****	2010	$1,330,960,000	1,600	Corporation	43	7690159
5	Seaworld Parks & Entertainment, INC.	USA	Orlando	6240 Sea Harbor Dr	Orange	32821-8022	seaworld.*****	2009	$98,613,742	4,025	Corporation	34	383958040
6	Walt Disney Parks And Resorts U.S., INC.	USA	Lake Buena Vista	1375 E Buena Vista Dr Fl 4n	Orange	32830-8402	disneyparks.*****	1964	$80,211,138	62,000	Corporation	1102	P97000071529
7	Disneyland International	USA	Anaheim	1313 S Harbor Blvd	Orange	92802-2309	fdcareers.*****	1961	$80,089,440	20,200	Corporation	1102	0423655
8	Berry Knott's Farm LLC	USA	Buena Park	8039 Beach Blvd	Orange	90620-3225	knotts.*****	2024	$61,254,490	600	Corporation	161	5665774
9	Santa Cruz Seaside Company INC	USA	Santa Cruz	400 Beach St	Santa Cruz	95060-5416	scseaside.*****	1915	$57,258,306	1,000	Corporation	16	0081212
10	Bonnet Springs Park, INC.	USA	Lakeland	275 N Webster Ave	Polk	33815-1379	N/A	2016	$52,422,835	100	Corporation	N/A	N15000012061
11	H. H. Knoebel Sons, INC.	USA	Elysburg	391 Knoebels Blvd	Northumberland	17824-7127	knoebels.*****	1900	$51,716,476	160	Corporation	2	0000191910
12	Houston Parks Board Lgc, INC	USA	Houston	300 N Post Oak Ln	Harris	77024	houstonparksboard.*****	1976	$51,351,344	5	Corporation	N/A	741860046
13	Gp Holding, INC.	USA	Arlington	1000 Ballpark Way Ste 400	Tarrant	76011-5170	sixflags.*****	2024	$36,600,808	120	Corporation	161	2663303
14	Parc Management, LLC	USA	Sevierville	1545 Parkway	Sevier	37862-2848	nascarspeedpark.*****	2007	$32,612,265	2,613	Corporation	11	L02000013460
15	Legoland California, LLC	USA	Carlsbad	1 Legoland Dr	San Diego	92008-4610	legoland.*****	2001	$32,399,037	400	Corporation	181	3691253
16	Carowinds LLC	USA	Charlotte	300 Carowinds Blvd	Mecklenburg	28273	carowinds.*****	2024	$31,747,572	464	Corporation	161	5635886
17	Herschend Family Entertainment CORPORATION	USA	Branson	399 Silver Dollar City Pkwy	Taney	65616-6151	branson-missou.*****	1962	$31,051,596	2,500	Corporation	26	00105277
18	Universal City Development Partners, LTD.	USA	Orlando	1000 Universal Studios Plz	Orange	32819-7601	universalorlando.*****	2002	$30,832,665	16,000	Partnership of unknown type	2475	A02000000634
19	Dorney Park LLC	USA	Allentown	3830 Dorney Park Rd	Lehigh	18104-5899	dorneypark.*****	2024	$21,494,757	345	Corporation	161	5635888
20	Silverwood INC.	USA	Athol	27843 N Highway 95	Kootenai	83801-8624	silverwoodthemepark.*****	1986	$21,213,143	50	Corporation	N/A	00208554
21	Central Amusement International INC.	USA	Boonton	49 Fanny Rd	Morris	07005-1049	zamperla.*****	2002	$20,913,313	700	Corporation	20	2839424
22	Seaworld Parks & Entertainment LLC	USA	Orlando	9205 Southpark Center Loop	Orange	32819-8605	seaworld.*****	2009	$20,835,414	621	Corporation	34	0646526
23	High Roller Technologies, INC.	USA	Las Vegas	400 S 4th St Ste 500 # 390	Clark	89101-6207	N/A	2021	$20,453,000	57	Corporation	N/A	6479885
24	Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park	USA	Gilroy	3050 Hecker Pass Rd	Santa Clara	95020-9411	gilroygardens.*****	1998	$19,590,955	204	Corporation	N/A	311574450
25	The Dollywood Company INC	USA	Pigeon Forge	2700 Dollywood Parks Blvd	Sevier	37863-4101	musicfestivalstoyou.*****	2016	$19,575,016	366	Corporation	2	N/A

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Where in the USA?

Orlando has the most amusement parks in the USA (82), ahead of Houston (64), New York (55), Miami (47) and Chicago (42). Together the five hold one in twenty of them.

Cities by number of firms

2,484 US cities have at least one amusement park; 80 have ten or more; 1,539 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

By county 956 counties

County	Firms	%
Orange	176	3%
Los Angeles	167	3%
Harris	82	1%
Miami-Dade	80	1%
Dallas	79	1%
Cook	76	1%
Maricopa	70	1%
Jefferson	70	1%
Broward	58	1%
Tarrant	56	1.0%

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Amusement parks in Orlando

Orlando has 82 amusement parks, <0.1% of all 325,217 Orlando companies and 180% above the national share. Half Orlando firms have fewer than five people; 20 have 50 or more. 0 new firms were entered in 2026, 5 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 45 · 55%
5-9: 9 · 11%
10-19: 3 · 4%
20-49: 5 · 6%
50+: 20 · 24%

Legal form

Sole traders: 1 · 1%
Partnerships: 3 · 4%
Corporations and LLCs: 44 · 54%
Other or none: 34 · 41%

Of the US total: 1.4%
Of all Orlando companies: <0.1%
Against the national share: 2.8×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 0
Entered 2025: 1
Of USA's 2026 entries: 0.0%

Old

Before 1990: 5 · 6%
1990 or later: 77 · 94%
Of USA's pre-1990 firms: 1.4%

Reachable

Email: 34 · 41%
Phone: 66 · 80%
Website: 50 · 61%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 27 · 42%
$100K-$500K: 22 · 34%
$500K-$1M: 5 · 8%
$1M and more: 11 · 17%

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Amusement parks in the USA

5,746

21 October 2026

There are 5,746 amusement parks in the USA in our data (21 October 2026). That is one in every 11,116 US companies. About one new firm is entered in the register every week this year (62 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 5,056 88%
Head offices: 138
Branch offices: 552

Classification

Our platform filter is SIC 7996.

2,887 of the 5,746 are corporations and LLCs (50%); 259 are sole traders. They come from the state business registers and our US register data, through the Company Data API.

Firm sizes in the USA

Of the 5,743 US amusement parks with a known headcount, 4,391 (76%) have one to four people, 675 have five to nine, 464 have ten to 49 and 213 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over under $100,000 a year (2,631, 51%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all US companies

Micro under 105,066 88%
Small 10 to 49464 8%
Medium 50 to 249182 3%
Large 250+31 0.5%

Grey line: the share among all US companies (96% have under ten staff).

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 41 more than $10 million.

firms were entered in 2026.

Largest amusement parks in the USA

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Orlando, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest firms. Click a name for the record.

The Walt Disney is the largest amusement park in the USA by headcount. 213 firms employ 50 people or more; 132 employ 100 or more.

1Burbank231,000 staff
2Orlando16,200 staff
3Sevierville2,613 staff
4Branson2,500 staff
5San Antonio1,775 staff
6Santa Cruz1,000 staff
7Aguadilla957 staff
8Brooklyn695 staff
9Hamer538 staff
10Sunrise500 staff

By employee size · 5,743 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	4,391	76%
5-9	675	12%
10-19	267	5%
20-49	197	3%
50-99	81	1%
100-199	63	1%
200-499	38	0.7%
500-999	11	0.2%
1,000+	20	0.3%

76% have 1 to 4 people; 197 have 20 to 49; 213 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	2,631	51%
$100K-$500K	2,188	42%
$500K-$1M	156	3%
$1M-$5M	149	3%
$5M-$10M	26	0.5%
$10M-$50M	30	0.6%
$50M-$100M	7	0.1%
$500M+	4	<0.1%

51% under $100,000; 149 between $1M and $5M; 67 above $5M.

Newcomers in the USA in 2026

62 amusement parks were entered in the US register so far in 2026, about one per week, after 161 in 2025. The USA as a whole saw 2,970,531 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes <0.1% of the inflow.

1852022
1992023
2952024
1612025
622026 so far

59 of this year's 62 are corporations and LLCs.

The biggest newcomers of 2026

The year is the register entry; an established firm that changes legal form appears as new.

1Windermere99 staff
2Shakopee91 staff
3Saint Louis2 staff
4Winter Garden2 staff
5Okemos2 staff

How reachable are they?

Amusement parks are easier to reach than the average US company: 64% list a phone number and 50% a website.

Email2,027 35%
Phone3,657 64%
Website2,892 50%

Grey line: all US companies (email 15%, phone 42%, website 24%).

The full list with these fields is in our US company database.

The oldest firms in the USA

Our data holds 6 US amusement parks from before 1900, 40 from before 1950 and 353 from before 1990.

1810
1. Chicago
1846
1. Fredericksburg
1859
1. Sandy Creek
1883
1. Vermilion
1895
1. Chattanooga
1899
1. East Liverpool

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US amusement parks date from before 1990

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Sole traders or corporations: how they are organised

One in twenty-two US amusement parks work as sole traders, against 5% of all US companies. Half are corporations and LLCs.

Sole traders2595%
Partnerships982%
Corporations and LLCs2,88750%
No form on record or other2,50244%

Single-site: 88%
Head offices: 138
Branches: 552

All US companies: 5% sole traders, 1% partnerships, 68% corporations and LLCs.

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 3 cinemas for every amusement park in the USA.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Cinemas	15,157	50%	73%
Bowling Alleys	11,899	48%	71%
Casinos	9,511	29%	85%
Amusement Parks	5,746	50%	76%
Boxing Trainers	1,892	93%	92%
Archery Shops	1,304	86%	91%

In other countries

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
The USA	5,746	0.1
The UK	2,747	0.3

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Frequently asked questions

How many amusement parks are there in the USA?

There are 5,746 amusement parks in the USA in our data, counted on 21 October 2026. That is one in every 11,116 US companies.

Which is the largest amusement park in the USA?

The Walt Disney in Burbank, with 231,000 staff.

Which US city has the most amusement parks?

Orlando, with 82, ahead of Houston (64), New York (55), Miami (47) and Chicago (42).

How many amusement parks are there in Orlando?

82, which is <0.1% of all 325,217 Orlando companies and 180% above the national share.

How big is a typical amusement park?

Small. 76% of the 5,743 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 213 have 50 or more. Most turn over under $100,000 a year.

Are US amusement parks sole traders or companies?

One in twenty-two (259) are sole traders, 2% are partnerships and 50% (2,887) are corporations and LLCs.

How many amusement parks started in 2026?

62 were entered in the US register so far in 2026, after 161 in 2025. 59 of them are corporations and LLCs.

What is the oldest amusement park in the USA?

Shabbona in Chicago, 1810, followed by Lady Bird Johnson Park in Fredericksburg (1846) and Agricultural Society of Oswego County in Sandy Creek (1859). 6 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers amusement parks?

Our platform filters them on SIC 7996 (amusement parks).

Can I download the full list?

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