Welcome to the Industry of Imagination, a new series in which we’ll peel back the curtains to explore some of the real organizations who design, develop, fabricate, and install the rides we know and love...

Believe it or not, half a billion people – that's 7% of the planet! – visited a major theme park in 2018.

Here are 15 new international attractions that theme park tourists should know.

Theme Park Tourist's guide to the 50 most popular theme parks in the world. How many of the globe's best parks have you visited?

These are the most intriguing new roller coasters making their debuts this year...

Disney, Universal and Six Flags are among the companies planning to open stunning new theme parks over the next few years. Take a look at 20 amazing parks that should be up-and-running by 2020.

Disney, Universal and Six Flag are among the companies planning to open stunning new theme parks over the next few years. Take a look at 22 amazing parks that should be up-and-running by 2019.

How can we say this delicately? Disney and Universal will always win in the end. The resorts owned by those huge corporations have equally huge budgets that fuel innovation, marketing, and international draw that local parks simply can’t compete with. That’s why Disney and Universal creations almost

Talk about living in an era of extremes! It wasn’t too long ago that theme parks seemed to be entangled in a bloody feud to hold the most records. Roller coasters suddenly became taller, faster, steeper, and more expensive with parks proudly advertising their “world’s biggest,” “highest,” "longest,"

Drop towers are getting taller and taller, with theme parks installing gravity-defying creations to draw in new guests. Take a look at the 6 most extreme examples.

Theme Park Tourist's overview of the hotels on offer at the PortAventura resort in Salou, Spain.

Theme Park Tourist's overview of the top rides and attractions at PortAventura in Salou, Spain.