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Orlando’s theme parks are well represented on TripAdvisor’s Travelers’ Choice awards for 2018, with Universal’s Islands of Adventure nabbing the top spot for the fourth consecutive year.

IOA was followed by Magic Kingdom on the website’s worldwide “top 25 amusement parks” list. Other Central Florida attractions in that ranking include Universal Studios (No. 5), Disney’s Animal Kingdom at No. 6, SeaWorld Orlando at No. 11, Disney’s Hollywood Studios at No. 14. Tampa’s Busch Gardens finished at No. 21.

Actor Justin Hartley and daughter Isabella Justice ride Big Thunder Mountain Railroad roller coaster at Magic Kingdom, which finished second on the TripAdvisor list.
Actor Justin Hartley and daughter Isabella Justice ride Big Thunder Mountain Railroad roller coaster at Magic Kingdom, which finished second on the TripAdvisor list.

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Absent is Epcot. Walt Disney World’s second-oldest park also didn’t make the cut for the U.S.-specific list, apparently finishing behind attractions such as Story Land of Glen, N.H., and The Track of Pigeon Forge, Tenn.

Winners are determined via an algorithm incorporating reviews and ratings over a 12-month period. TripAdvisor, based in Needham, Mass., is a travel planning and booking site.

Last month, Visit Orlando said it was launching a partnership to share videos on the TripAdvisor website and its social-media channels to promote Orlando.

Typhoon Lagoon, one of Disney World's 2 water parks, landed at No. 1 on the worldwide list presented by TripAdvisor.
Typhoon Lagoon, one of Disney World’s 2 water parks, landed at No. 1 on the worldwide list presented by TripAdvisor.

Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon was fifth on the worldwide water park list, but topped the U.S. rankings. Also on the global list was Aquatica Orlando, SeaWorld’s water park, at No. 11, then Disney’s Blizzard Beach at No. 14. Not listed is Universal’s Volcano Bay. The top water park in the world, according to the TripAdvisor list is Siam Park of Adeje, Spain.

A SeaWorld Orlando visitor checks out sealife through glass at the Dolphin Nursery.
A SeaWorld Orlando visitor checks out sealife through glass at the Dolphin Nursery.

The complete, worldwide theme-park ranking from TripAdvisor is:

Islands of Adventure

Magic Kingdom

Le Puy du Fou (Les Epesses, France)

Universal Studios Hollywood

Universal Studios Florida

Disney’s Animal Kingdom

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Europa-Park (Rust, Germany)

Tivoli Gardens (Copenhagen, Denmark)

The Island in Pigeon Forge (Pigeon Forge, Tenn.)

Disneyland Paris (Marne-la-Vallee, France)

SeaWorld Orlando

Beto Carrero World (Penha, Brazil)

Disneyland (Anaheim, Calif.)

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Disney California Adventure (Anaheim, Calif.)

Silver Dollar City (Branson, Mo.)

Walt Disney Studios Park (Marne-la-Valle, France)

PortAventura (Salou, Spain)

Universal Studios Singapore (Sentosa Island, Singapor)

Hong Kong Disneyland

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay

Efteling (Kaatsheuvel, the Netherlands)

Leolandia (Capriate San Gervasio, Italy)

Paultons Park (Romsey, United Kingdom)

Universal Studios Japan (Osaka)