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.

STAR TOURS
Brian
Thursday, March 31, 2022

SCREENS AREN'T THE ENEMY: 3 Disney and Universal E-Tickets That Show How Screens CAN Be Used For Good

Screens are not the enemy! To prove it, here are three absolutely incredible, show-stopping, E-Ticket headlining attractions that simply wouldn't exist – or at least, wouldn't be anywhere near as sensational – if they were required to stick to physical sets alone.
Image: Disney
Jett Farrell-Vega
Saturday, March 26, 2022

Is Disney's New Star Wars Resort Actually a Win? Here's What Guests Are Saying…

Is Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser a hit or a flop? Here’s what we found…
Image: Jett Farrell-Vega
Jett Farrell-Vega
Monday, March 21, 2022

Walt Disney World Has a Major Genie+ Problem. Can It Actually Be Fixed?

Is Genie+ really an improvement over Fastpass+, or has Disney made a mistake that may ultimately cost them guest loyalty?
Coke Star Wars
Brian
Saturday, March 19, 2022

Galactic Gifts That Won't Drain Your Credits: The Thrifty Traveler's Guide to Batuu Souvenirs

Today, we're scouring the marketplace of Black Spire Outpost for inexpensive souvenirs that'll still scream "Star Wars" and memorialize your trip to a galaxy far, far away... without draining your credits.
Image: Flickr, Koichi Hayakawa (license)
Jett Farrell-Vega
Wednesday, March 2, 2022

The Top 6 Walt Disney World Updates We've Been Waiting DECADES For

Do you think Disney will ever give the greenlight to these six long, loooong overdue projects?
Rise of the Resistance
Brian
Monday, February 21, 2022

Secrets of the Resistance: Inside 9 Imagineering Tricks That Bring Disney’s Greatest Modern Ride To Life

We’ll ride through the Rise experience from beginning to end, describe how its greatest tricks work, and explore the Imagineering “ingredients” – the prototypes and precedents – that add up to make this once-in-a-lifetime ride possible...
Encanto
Amanda Dwyer
Monday, February 21, 2022

We DO Talk About Encanto Coming To The Disney Parks

This is how we see Encanto being incorporated in the Disney parks...
Great Movie Ride
Amanda Dwyer
Friday, February 18, 2022

Could These 5 Retired Walt Disney World Attractions Fit In The Parks Today?

Would you like to see modernized versions of some classics or would you rather let them rest in pieces?
Image: Disney
Jett Farrell-Vega
Sunday, February 13, 2022

Have Walt Disney World Tickets Lost Value? Here's How Disney Could Fix That.

It feels like even though prices have risen, you don’t get as nearly as much for the cost of admission as you used to...
Tower of Terror Queue
Brian
Monday, February 7, 2022

The Golden Standby Awards: The Top 3 Immersive Disney Queues WORTH Waiting In... No Lightning Lanes Needed!

"The Golden Standby Awards" – our list of the top three (plus an honorable mention) queues that are worth waiting in...
Image: Disney
Jett Farrell-Vega
Sunday, February 6, 2022

8 Secret Ways Locals Do Walt Disney World Surprisingly Different (And Gain Huge Benefits)

Indeed, out-of-state guests can actually glean some wisdom from the way Floridians do Walt Disney World, the “no worries” way…
Image: Disney/Lucasfilm
Daniel Roberts
Thursday, February 3, 2022

What a REAL Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser Should Look Like

With many Star Wars fans not happy with the underwhelming promotional material for the upcoming Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser at Walt Disney World, we've decided to imagine what a REAL Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser might look like...

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