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15 years 2 months

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Nick Sim

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Ipswich

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United Kingdom

Biography

Founder of Theme Park Tourist and a lifelong fan of everything Disney and Universal. He loved everything about Theme Parks and his goal in starting the site was to create a resource that could help fans make the most of their park trips, and to make visiting theme parks a little more affordable by capturing as many money-saving tricks as possible.

Articles by Nick Sim:

5 Ways That Disney World Would be Different if Walt Disney Had Lived Longer

Walt Disney had grand plans for his Florida resort before he died in 1966. How different might Walt Disney World look if the man who conceived it had lived longer?

8 Completely Untrue "Facts" Many People Believe About Walt Disney World

A number of myths and legends relating to Walt Disney World have become accepted "facts" among many fans of the resort. Here are 8 that are not based in reality...

3 Enormous Mega-Resorts That Tried (And Failed) to Top Walt Disney World

Walt Disney World is firmly established as the world's most popular theme park resort. But that hasn't stopped others from trying to knock it off its perch...

5 Cheap Tricks That Disney Plays on its Theme Park Visitors

Disney's theme park attractions are some of the most expensive ever built. But some of the special effects used within theme are surprisingly low-tech...

5 Neat Details That Everyone Misses at Disney Theme Parks

Even the most mundane elements of a theme park are viewed by Disney's Imagineers as opportunities to further immerse guests in the experience...

5 Experimental Theme Park Attractions That Didn't Quite Work Out

Theme parks are constantly experimenting with new types of ride and attraction. But sometimes those experiments simply don't work out...

5 Endangered Walt Disney World Attractions You Should See Before They Disappear

Walt Disney World is constantly updating its attraction roster. Here are 5 attractions that could disappear from the resort over the next few years...

5 Ludicrously Ambitious Theme Parks That Closed Before They Even Opened

History is littered with examples of ambitious theme parks that overreached and collapsed before even welcoming their first guests. Here are five incredible examples.

The 10 Worst Theme Park Rides in the World for Acrophobia Sufferers

Theme park rides often play on our fears. And if you suffer from a fear of heights, you'll want to avoid these monster attractions...

Worth the Wait: 7 Glowing Reviews of Disney's Seven Dwarfs Mine Train

Walt Disney World will finally open the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train at the Magic Kingdom on May 28, 2014. Here are seven early reviews of the Snow White-themed roller coaster.

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