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15 years 2 months

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Nick Sim

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Ipswich

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United Kingdom

Biography

Founder of Theme Park Tourist and a lifelong fan of everything Disney and Universal. He loved everything about Theme Parks and his goal in starting the site was to create a resource that could help fans make the most of their park trips, and to make visiting theme parks a little more affordable by capturing as many money-saving tricks as possible.

Articles by Nick Sim:

The 10 Most Eye-Wateringly Expensive Disney Theme Park Rides Ever Built

Disney is renowned for investing huge sums in the creation of new rides and shows for its theme parks. Take a look at 10 of its most expensive creations.

5 Insanely Dangerous Theme Park Rides You'll (Thankfully) Never Experience

Theme park rides are generally designed to be completely safe. Not so with these 5 monstrous attractions...

5 Ways the World Would be Different if Walt Disney Was in Charge

During his lifetime, Walt Disney championed a number of ways to change the world's cities and the lives of their residents. What would the world be like if he was put in charge?

Creating the Magic: Life as a Walt Disney World Cast Member

What is it really like working at Walt Disney World? We asked a selection of Cast Members to find out!

Secrets of a Great Movie Ride Tour Guide at Walt Disney World

It's been one of the headline rides at Disney's Hollywood Studios for more than two decades. What's it like working as a Cast Member on the Great Movie Ride?

4 Hidden Health Benefits You Can Use as Excuses to Visit Walt Disney World

Need an excuse to take a vacation to Walt Disney World? How about these four genuine health benefits that you'll get from visiting its theme parks?

10 Disney Theme Park Attractions That PREDICTED THE FUTURE (Or Tried To)

In days gone by, Disney built a host of theme park attractions that attempted to predict the future. Let's take a look at how accurate those predictions turned out to be...

5 Classic Theme Park Attractions That Were Shockingly Hard to Build

When theme parks decide to build ground-breaking new rides, sometimes the process of constructing them can get really complicated. Here are 6 amazing examples!

5 Insanely Expensive Theme Park Rides That Literally Didn't Work

If you spend tens of millions of dollars on a new theme park ride, the least you'd expect is for it to function correctly. But that's not always the case...

10 Absurdly Intricate Details at Walt Disney World That Most People Never Notice

Walt Disney World spends huge sums of money on creating the immersive lands as its theme parks. But most visitors don't even notice some of the more intricate details.

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