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.

Was Disney's First "Beauty and the Beast" Ride Worth the 30 Year Wait? Here's Why Imagineering Fans Are Split...

If you've been around Disney Parks enthusiasts long enough, eventually you're bound to hear complaints about "book report" rides – times when Imagineers simply condense a 90-minute film into a 3-minute dark ride, sending guests passively traveling through scene after scene, in order, hitting the

The Bonkers Story of the Castle that Inspired Walt Disney... and the "Mad" King Who Built It

We probably wouldn’t have Disneyland and Walt Disney World if not for an eccentric Bavarian king…

COUNTDOWN: The Best Disney and Universal Rides of the Century (So Far)

Last month, we took a half-hearted look at what we think are the "Worst" Disney Attractions of the Century (So Far). Today, we'll flip the script and look at the best to come out of Disney (and Universal) Parks so far in the 21st century – that is, opening in the year 2000 or late

Would You Dine in the Haunted Mansion's Ballroom? Here are 6 Rides That Should Have Restaurants INSIDE

Are these spatially possible? Practical? Of course not! Consider this more of a conceptually exercise than a concrete one. But if you can join us in temporarily forgetting space constraints, ignoring blueprints, and thinking Blue Sky, consider how great these dining experiences would be...

Tourist, Trainee, and Time-Traveler: Inside 6 Iconic "Roles" You've Lived at Disney & Universal Parks

When you spend a day at a Disney or Universal Park, you truly do "leave today" and step into new worlds, new adventures... and new roles.

The 7 Worst Disney Attractions of the Century (So Far)

Look... not every ride can be a classic. If you've read any entries in our in-depth Declassified Disaster series, you know full well that the story of Disney Parks is one filled with collosal failures, unbelievable flops, and attractions that just turn out to be bad decisions born of a specific time

6 Ridiculous (And Kind of Adorable) Things You Totally Believed as a Disney Kid

Kids don’t get snagged in the stresses that sour trips for so many adults—they just imagine.

The Ultimate Book-Lover's Guide to Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge

Who knew a theme park land could potentially fill your library with new books?

TPT REVIEW: Defunctland's New "Halyx" Documentary Is a Must-See For Disney Parks History Lovers

Live From the Space Stage dives into Disney’s surprisingly earnest 1981 attempt to develop their own live rock ‘n’ roll act to populate the open air Space Stage in Disneyland’s Tomorrowland.

Disney Vacation Delayed? That Might Not Be Such Bad News After All

We’re in a season where a lot of families have had to delay or cancel trips to Walt Disney World or Disneyland. Times are weird, and for regular visitors it can be a particularly frustrating time to not be able to enjoy some Disney magic.

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