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.

8 Unlikely Celebrities Who Got Their Start as Universal Studios Tour Guides

At Universal Studios Hollywood, the most iconic attraction is easy to name. The Studio Tour has transported voyeuristic theme park tourists through Universal’s backlots since 1964. Through the years, thousands of people have entertained guests with their quips and encyclopedic knowledge of Universal

The Mount Rushmore of Universal Studios Rides

I recently discussed the Mount Rushmore of Walt Disney World attractions. That debate requires numerous ride exclusions due to the sheer volume of iconic Disney attractions. But how would we evaluate the other beloved theme park that competes with Disney? Here’s what I would place on Mount Rushmore

Disney Has Other Theme Parks Absolutely Trounced in This One Area...

It is a good time to be Disney. Despite some rocky seasons for attendance and media coverage, Disney is entering something of a banner season. They successfully launched Disney+, introduced a whole new transportation method to Epcot and Disney’s Hollywood Studios in the Skyliner, and after a bumpy

If You Love Disney's World Showcase, You Have to Visit These Eight US Theme Park Restaurants

There’s no question that Disney is in something of a league of their own when it comes to theme park dining. The vast majority of theme park restaurants across the US fit a familiar mold offering safe classics likely to please families and picky eaters. Even at some of the top parks in the country

AVENGERS: CUSTODY WAR - How Disney & Universal Co-Parent Theme Park Heroes

How, exactly, can Disney still not win back the theme park rights to their own $22 billion box office behemoth from their biggest competitors?

12 Best (and Worst!) Smells To INSTANTLY Transport You to Iconic Theme Park Rides

Take a read through our absolutely unforgettable theme park scents (good and bad!) and just imagine... it's almost like you can smell them right here, right now...!

16 Incredible Must-See New Attractions of 2019 from Around the U.S.

From cartoon carousels to intergalactic adventures; trippy dark rides to adrenaline-packing thrills, 2019 was another banner year for theme parks across the United States. SeaWorld Parks continue their upswing, Cedar Fair parks continue to break coaster records and try their hands at theming, too

So You Got Stuck in an Insane Theme Park Line With No Smartphone...

It’s every modern theme park visitor’s worst nightmare: facing an insane theme park line with no smartphone.

The 7 things that slowly drive you insane while standing in line

No one wants to wait in line at a theme park. It doesn’t matter whether the queue is as intricately themed as Hogwarts Castle or as haphazard as Magic Carpets of Aladdin — lines just aren’t fun. But there are some things that make even a modest wait time become an excruciating ordeal.

From Big to GARGANTUAN, These are the Enormous Showbuildings You Never See

Which attractions do you think will fall into the five largest showbuildings on our list? Any guesses at number one?

The Best Theme Park Restaurants You're Not Eating At

Here’s the best place to eat at the eight most popular non-Disney theme parks in North America!

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