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.

Cedar Fair
Theme Park Tourist Rumors
Saturday, January 21, 2023

Could California's Great America Have Been Bought by... Disney? Here's What We're Hearing...

Could California's Great America Have Been Bought by... Disney? Here's What We're Hearing...
Roller Coaster Layout Disney
Brian
Saturday, January 14, 2023

Love Disney's Roller Coasters? Then Try Guessing These 10 Based ONLY On Their Layouts...

How well do you know your Disney roller coasters? How many out of 10 can you get?
ITS ride
Brian
Friday, January 13, 2023

Imagineering Secrets Revealed: A Diagram of How "STAR WARS: Rise of the Resistance" Takes You To Space

Today, we’ll peel back the wrap on the first of many amazing tricks in Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance at Disneyland and Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Are you impressed by Disney’s showmanship on this next generation “U-Ticket” experience?
Sleeping Beauty Castle Encanto
Brian
Thursday, January 12, 2023

Disney100: How (and Where) Disney's Biggest Celebration Ever Will Show Up In Its Theme Parks This Year!

The Walt Disney Company is launching the 100 Years of Wonder promotion with some splashy entries at its theme parks. What has the Mouse House got in store for those who visit its global destinations in 2023? Here's a sampling...
Top Thrill Dragster
Brian
Tuesday, January 10, 2023

TOP THRILL DRAGSTER: The High Octane Life of Cedar Point's Coaster Wars Icon... And Its Race to Relaunch

Top Thrill Dragster, the world's first "stratocoaster" which has been standing but not operating will return in 2024! Here is its story starting from the very beginning...
Sally Dark Rides
Brian
Thursday, January 5, 2023

Ride, Sally, Ride! The Industry-Changing Stories and Scares of Sally Dark Rides

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...
Universal Classic Monsters at Universal Halloween Horror Nights
Ellie Clark
Wednesday, January 4, 2023

Epic Universe: 5 Things We’d Like To See In The Universal Classic Monsters Land

The Classic Monsters are set to make their mark in Universal's Epic Universe, here’s everything we are hoping this exciting new land will include…
Image: Saban Entertainment / 20th Century Fox Studios
Daniel Roberts
Sunday, January 1, 2023

The 1995 Power Rangers Movie Had So Much Theme Park Potential, Why Didn't It Happen?

Did Disney and Universal miss a big opportunity by not bringing Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie into their theme parks?
MNSSHP
Amanda Dwyer
Friday, December 30, 2022

The Biggest Updates and Changes That Came To Walt Disney World In 2022

The last couple of years has seen many changes. Let's review the most significant changes we saw come to Walt Disney World in 2022...
The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera Facade
Ellie Igou
Thursday, December 29, 2022

From Hanna-Barbera to Jimmy Neutron: A Blast from the Cartoon Past

During the early days of Universal Studios Orlando’s operation, Nickelodeon held a far stronger presence in the park than it does today...
Beastly Kingdom concept art
Ellie Igou
Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Lions, Tigers, and Dragons - Oh My! Remnants of Disney's Scrapped Animal Kingdom Expansion

Let's take a look at the original plans for Beastly Kingdom and what remnants now remain of this scrapped Disney project...
Dinoland
Amanda Dwyer
Tuesday, December 27, 2022

Where Dinoland Fails and What Should ACTUALLY Replace It!

Ideas were announced back at D23 for a Dinoland USA replacement, but would they do this detailed, yet despised land justice?

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