2. Itchy & Scratchy Land (The Simpsons, 1994)

The leading theme park resort in The Simpsons world is Itchy & Scratchy Land, based on the cartoon cat and mouse that spend most of their time trying to kill each other. It bears more than a passing resemblance to Walt Disney World, complete with a Pleasure Island-style adults-only area. It's the place where nothing can "possi-bligh" go wrong, even though it's populated with Westworld-style robots.

The attractions:

The four "lands" at the park are Torture Land, Explosion Land, Searing Gas Pain Land and Unnecessary Surgery Land.

Log ride - a log flume with a twist...the boats are sawn in half at the end, leaving riders to jump to safety.

Robot Parade - Don't miss the 12 noon parade, featuring animatronic versions of Itchy and Scratchy, as well anthropomorphic bombs and weapons. The robot cast are programmed only to attack each other, spraying fake blood onto the viewing public.

The problem:

In true Westworld style, those robots do malfunction - and Itchy and Scratchy are suddenly intent on butchering the guests, rather than each other.

1. Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, 1993)

The most famous fictional theme park of all - and perhaps the one that we'd most like to see become a reality. On an island near Costa Rica, scientists have resurrected dinosaurs and put them on display in a sprawling zoo.

The attractions:

Mr DNA ride - in an Epcot-style "edutainment" attraction, guests first watch a video explaining how dinosaur DNA was extracted from mosquitoes entombed in amber, before heading off on a dark ride that takes in some of Jurassic Park's working laboratories.

Safari Tour - guests board on-rails Ford Explorers for a tour around Jurassic Park's dinosaur enclosures, witnessing triceratops, tyrannosaurus rex and more.

The problem:

The park is unfortunately rather exposed in the face of power cuts, and the dinosaurs are more than happy to devour any guests that they come across.