There weren’t many survivors of the Great Theme Restaurant Wars.

If you ask today's designers at Imagineering and Universal Creative, there's one thing that's absolutely essential on every attraction; the central focus of each ride; the beating heart and soul of each project: story.

I grabbed my mask and annual pass and headed out to be one of the first people back in the parks

But throughout the history of Disney and Universal's theme parks, there have also been rare times when entire themed lands disappear off the map – literally.

Universal Orlando Resort just officially petitioned to reopen its theme parks on June 5th. Yes, that’s only a few days from now. Some people understandably worry why Universal wants to come back so soon. Here are a few reasons why Universal Orlando should return. Money During the fiscal second and

But those billboards could’ve easily been occupied by other familiar faces over the years. Here are six contenders:

Here’s a trivia question for you: When’s the last time a major, destination theme park opened in the United States? Which are the newest U.S. parks built by the industry’s leaders, Disney and Universal, respectively?

Modern civilization has never seen an event quite like the COVID-19 pandemic, tearing through the world during winter and spring of 2020. For the first time in history, every single Disney Park on Earth is completely and totally closed in a desperate bid to reduce the transmission of a highly

This retro video tells a story of a failing studio and burgeoning theme park, but even then, the history is mostly in the margins.

In the late 1980s, Disney and Universal spent a combined $1 billion on production facilities and infrastructure to turn Orlando into Hollywood East.

Here at Theme Park Tourist, we're always looking to see our favorite theme parks in new ways. That's why we reported (and continuously update) a number of sometimes-surprising features that just may have you seeing Disney and Universal parks differently...

in the first week of COVID-19 related closures for the world's major theme parks, we're suddenly longing to not just step into our favorite stories and worlds, but to dine in those decadent, immersive, delicious, world-building restaurants they contain...