World & BusinessDubai’s Global Village reportedly overtakes Disney’s Magic Kingdom as the world’s most-visited theme park
Fortune reports that Global Village began as a small pop-up fair in a parking lot.
TLDR
Fortune reports that Dubai’s Global Village has overtaken Disney’s Magic Kingdom in Orlando as the world’s most-visited theme park. It says Disney has focused on maximizing visitor spending rather than attracting more people, and attributes a 1% decline in attendance at Disney’s U.S. parks in 2025 to that strategy.
Dubai’s Global Village reportedly overtakes Disney’s Magic Kingdom as the world’s most-visited theme park
Fortune reports that Global Village began as a small pop-up fair in a parking lot.
TLDR
Fortune reports that Dubai’s Global Village has overtaken Disney’s Magic Kingdom in Orlando as the world’s most-visited theme park. It says Disney has focused on maximizing visitor spending rather than attracting more people, and attributes a 1% decline in attendance at Disney’s U.S. parks in 2025 to that strategy.