Theme Park Tourist features a wide-range of in-depth features and articles, covering rides, attractions and restaurants at theme parks all over the world. As well as previews and reviews of new rides, look out for "Top 10" lists and tips for saving time and money on your next park visit.

castle
Brian
Saturday, August 5, 2023

From Agrabah to Atlantica, Which Animated Disney Princess Castle Would YOU Choose as a Park Icon?

Of the twelve official members of the Disney Princess franchise, whose castle would make for the most impressive park icon? Today, we'll rank the Disney Princess castles from worst to best, figuring out whose palatial home would be the most picturesque park icon of them all...
Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser
Brian
Friday, August 4, 2023

DISNEY DISASTERS: Imagineering Fans Rooted For These 5 Attractions to FAIL! Were They As Bad As We Remember?

Today we've collected five infamous attractions that Imagineering fans hated. When these not-so-beloved rides finally closed, fans cheered!
Disney vs Universal
Brian
Thursday, July 27, 2023

Mickey vs. Mario: Ten Years Later, Is The Tide Really Turning in the Orlando Theme Park Race?

The battle for Orlando doesn’t seem as clear-cut as it once did… “Could the momentum finally be behind Universal and not Disney?”
Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party at Walt Disney World Florida
Ellie Clark
Thursday, July 20, 2023

Walt Disney World’s Halloween Horror Nights: Could Mickey-Themed Fright Nights Ever Come To Orlando?

As competition between Universal and Walt Disney World continues to heat up, could Disney ever bring a Halloween Horror Nights style event to their Orlando theme parks?
LeFou's Brew
Brian
Monday, July 17, 2023

The Great Theme Park Beverage Battle: Do You Agree with Our Gold Medal Winner?!

It's a simple question, which theme park beverage wins the prize as being the best, do you agree with our winner?
TRON and Cosmic Rewind
Brian
Sunday, July 16, 2023

Did Disney Open TRON and Cosmic Rewind In the Wrong Order? Here's Why Fans Think So... Do You Agree?

We explore the reasons why some fans think Disney opened TRON and Cosmic Rewind in the wrong order. Do you agree?
Beheaded mickey.
Adam Fagenson
Friday, July 14, 2023

The Ethical Rulebook of Disney "Urban Exploration": Is a Peek Under the Hood Worth a Legal Battle?

An examination into the ethics of urban exploration at Walt Disney World...
The Tomorrowland Space Couple
Ellie Clark
Tuesday, July 11, 2023

5 Disney Character Meet and Greets That You Forgot Were Ever A Thing!

Do you remember when these perhaps long forgotten meet and greets were available in the Disney parks?
Surf pool at Walt Disney world's Typhoon Lagoon water park in Orlando Florida
Ellie Clark
Thursday, July 6, 2023

Surfs Up: The 7 Wave Pools Of Orlando and Where To Find Them!

If you're looking to cool off as temperatures rise, look no further as we dive into each of Orlando’s many wave pools...
Velocicoaster at Universal Orlando Resort
Ellie Clark
Tuesday, July 4, 2023

Will Walt Disney World Ever Get A Proper Thrill Ride?

Could a Disney-themed thrill ride ever make its way into the Walt Disney World parks?
Happily Ever After
Amanda Dwyer
Saturday, July 1, 2023

MID-YEAR REVIEW: Everything That Has Come and Gone So Far Across US Theme Parks In 2023!

We break down all the new attractions, and new offerings at theme parks across the US as well as everything we have sadly had to say goodbye to so far in 2023...
Pandora at Walt Disney World's Animal Kingdom
Ellie Clark
Friday, June 30, 2023

This Is How Universal Will Take The Battle Of The Themed Land To A Whole New Level With Epic Universe

Is Walt Disney World set to be dethroned by Universal’s upcoming opening of Epic Universe?

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