Yet another piece of evidence concerning the success of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park: since its opening (one year ago this week), Universal Orlando has become the fastest growing park in the world!

The Orlando Sentinel reports:

Estimated attendance at Islands of Adventure ballooned 30.2 percent for the year — from fewer than 4.6 million visitors to more than 5.9 million — as huge crowds descended on the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, the $265 million themed area that opened in Islands exactly one year ago.

Universal Orlando’s original theme park, Universal Studios Florida, also benefited from the crowds drawn by Potter. Attendance there jumped 6.1 percent, also to 5.9 million.

Growth at Universal Orlando’s two parks far outstripped the rest of the theme-park industry. Attendance at the top 25 theme parks in the world inched upward by an average of 1.9 percent each to a combined total of 189.1 million, according to the report, released jointly Thursday by AECOM, a Los Angeles consulting company, and the Themed Entertainment Association.