Line #17 Main/ThemeParks


1	Theme Parks are, to simply put, {{amusement park}}s based upon a theme of some kind. They can range from campy mom-and-pop affairs, such as those tucked in among the lovely glacial ravines of [[http://www.visitwhitemountains.com/things-to-do/attractions/default.aspx New Hampshire's White Mountains]], to high-tech vacation destinations run by big corporations, like the Ride/SixFlags parks and Ride/UniversalStudios. And, of course, the Ride/DisneyThemeParks. For a whacking load of pictures and videos from ''many'' parks all over the world, go to the many, many websites around the web about theme parks like [[http://www.thecoasterguy.com/ TheCoasterGuy]], [[http://www.coasterforce.com/ CoasterForce]], [[http://www.themeparks-us.com/ ThemeParks-US]], and [[https://m.youtube.com/user/TheCoasterguy14/ Coaster Studios]]
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3	Outside just themed environments, theme parks often try to tell stories through their attractions. It's mostly the larger theme parks that put this much effort into this, using incredibly detailed sets, animatronics and special effects to really push visitors into the setting.
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5	Speaking of, Disneyland is certainly the TropeMaker here.[[note]]Although Knott's Berry Farm is older[[/note]] See also SouvenirLand and AmusementParkOfDoom. A related trope is TheThemeParkVersion, used to describe something that has been simplified and sanitized for mass consumption. The sub-indices are for specific decades.
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7	For the video game, look at ''VideoGame/ThemePark''.
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11	!!Theme parks by decade:
12	[[index]]
13	* ThemeParksOfThe2000s
14	* ThemeParksOfThe2010s
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16	!!Notable theme parks, rides, and attractions:
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18	[[folder:Disney Theme Parks]]
19	* Ride/DisneyThemeParks
20	** Parks and resorts
21	*** Ride/{{Disneyland}}
22	*** Ride/WaltDisneyWorld
23	*** Ride/TokyoDisneyResort
24	*** Ride/DisneylandParis
25	** Attractions and shows
26	*** ''Ride/AmericaSings''
27	*** ''Ride/AvengersCampus''
28	*** ''Ride/BigThunderMountainRailroad''
29	*** ''Film/CaptainEO''
30	*** ''Ride/CarouselOfProgress''
31	*** ''Ride/CountryBearJamboree''
32	*** ''Ride/CraniumCommand''
33	*** ''Ride/{{Dinosaur}}''
34	*** ''Theatre/DisneyDreamsAnEnchantedClassic''
35	*** ''Theatre/DisneysBelieve''
36	*** ''Theatre/DougLive''
37	*** ''Ride/EllensEnergyAdventure''
38	*** ''Ride/TheEnchantedTikiRoom''
39	*** ''Ride/ExpeditionEverest''
40	*** ''Ride/ExtraTERRORestrialAlienEncounter''
41	*** ''Theatre/{{Fantasmic}}''
42	*** ''Theatre/FindingNemoTheMusical''
43	*** ''Ride/FrozenEverAfter''
44	*** ''Ride/GoldenDreams''
45	*** ''Ride/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyCosmicRewind''
46	*** ''Ride/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyMissionBreakout''
47	*** ''Ride/TheGreatMovieRide''
48	*** ''Ride/TheHauntedMansion''
49	*** ''Ride/{{Horizons}}''
50	*** ''Theatre/HocusPocusVillainSpelltacular''
51	*** ''Ride/IndianaJonesAdventure''
52	*** ''Ride/ItsASmallWorld''
53	*** ''Ride/ItsToughToBeABug''
54	*** ''Ride/JourneyIntoImagination''
55	*** ''Ride/JungleCruise''
56	*** ''Ride/KitchenKabaret''
57	*** ''Ride/{{The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh\|Disney Parks}}''
58	*** ''Ride/MickeyAndMinniesRunawayRailway''
59	*** ''Ride/MickeysPhilharmagic''
60	*** ''Ride/MuppetVision3D''
61	*** ''Theatre/LaNouba''
62	*** ''Ride/PandoraTheWorldOfAvatar''
63	*** ''Ride/PiratesOfTheCaribbean''
64	*** ''Ride/RiversOfLight''
65	*** ''Ride/RogerRabbitsCarToonSpin''
66	*** ''Ride/SpaceMountain''
67	*** ''Ride/SpaceshipEarth''
68	*** ''Ride/SplashMountain''
69	*** ''Ride/StarTours''
70	*** ''Ride/StarWarsGalaxysEdge''
71	*** ''Ride/StitchsGreatEscape''
72	*** ''Ride/SuperstarLimo''
73	*** ''Ride/TestTrack''
74	*** ''Film/TheTimekeeper''
75	*** ''Theatre/TwiceCharmed''
76	*** ''Ride/TheTwilightZoneTowerOfTerror''
77	*** ''Theatre/VillainsTonight''
78	*** ''Ride/WondrousJourneys''
79	*** ''Ride/WorldOfColor''
80	*** ''Theatre/{{Zed}}''
81	** Interactive games
82	*** ''TabletopGame/SorcerersOfTheMagicKingdom''
83	*** ''VideoGame/StarWarsSecretsOfTheEmpire''
84	*** ''TabletopGame/WorldShowcaseAdventure''
85	[[/folder]]
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87	[[folder:Universal Studios]]
88	* Ride/UniversalStudios
89	** ''Ride/TheAmazingAdventuresOfSpiderMan''
90	** ''Theatre/AnimalActors''
91	** ''Ride/BackToTheFutureTheRide''
92	** ''Theatre/BeetlejuicesGraveyardRevue''
93	** ''Ride/TheCatInTheHat''
94	** ''Theatre/ADayInTheParkWithBarney''
95	** ''Ride/DespicableMeMinionMayhem''
96	** ''Ride/{{Disaster}}''
97	** ''Ride/DoctorDoomsFearfall''
98	** ''Ride/DudleyDoRightsRipsawFalls''
99	** ''Ride/DuelingDragons''
100	** ''Ride/EarthquakeTheBigOne''
101	** ''Theatre/TheEighthVoyageOfSindbad''
102	** ''Ride/ETAdventure''
103	** ''Ride/FastAndFuriousSupercharged''
104	** ''Ride/TheFuntasticWorldOfHannaBarbera''
105	** ''Theatre/GhostbustersSpooktacular''
106	** ''Ride/GodzillaVsEvangelionTheReal4D''
107	** ''Theatre/{{Grinchmas}}''
108	** ''Ride/HagridsMagicalCreaturesMotorbikeAdventure''
109	** ''Theatre/HalloweenHorrorNights''
110	*** ''Ride/{{Doomsday\|1999}}'' (1999)
111	*** ''Doomsday'' (2008)
112	*** ''Ride/DungeonOfTerror''
113	*** ''Ride/HellsHigh''
114	*** ''Ride/HellsKitchenUniversalStudios''
115	*** ''Theatre/{{Horrorwood}}''
116	*** ''Ride/HotelHell''
117	*** ''Ride/{{Insanity\|1999}}''
118	*** ''Theatre/MidwayOfTheBizarre''
119	*** ''Ride/TheMummy''
120	*** ''Ride/ThePeopleUnderTheStairs''
121	*** ''Ride/ThePsychoPathMaze''
122	*** ''Ride/TheSlaughterhouse''
123	*** ''Ride/SSFrightanic''
124	*** ''Ride/TombsOfTerror''
125	*** ''Ride/TotalChaos''
126	*** ''Ride/ToyHellNightmareInTheScreamFactory''
127	*** ''Ride/UniversalsHouseOfHorror''
128	** ''Ride/HarryPotterAndTheEscapeFromGringotts''
129	** ''Ride/HarryPotterAndTheForbiddenJourney''
130	** ''Ride/TheIncredibleHulkCoaster''
131	** ''Ride/{{JAWS}}''
132	** ''Ride/JimmyNeutronsNicktoonBlast''
133	** ''Ride/JurassicParkRiverAdventure''
134	** ''Ride/{{Kongfrontation}}''
135	** ''Ride/KungFuPandaAdventure''
136	** ''Ride/MadagascarACrateAdventure''
137	** ''Ride/MenInBlackAlienAttack''
138	** ''Ride/PopeyeAndBlutosBilgeRatBarges''
139	** ''Theatre/PoseidonsFury''
140	** ''Ride/RaceThroughNewYorkStarringJimmyFallon''
141	** ''Ride/RevengeOfTheMummy''
142	** ''WesternAnimation/ShrekFourD''
143	** ''Ride/TheSimpsonsRide''
144	** ''Ride/SkullIslandReignOfKong''
145	** ''Ride/SpaceFantasyTheRide''
146	** ''Theatre/SpecialEffectsShow''
147	** ''Ride/StormForceAccelatron''
148	** ''Ride/StudioTour''
149	** ''Ride/SuperNintendoWorld''
150	** ''Ride/Terminator23DBattleAcrossTime''
151	** ''Ride/TransformersTheRide''
152	** ''Ride/TwisterRideItOut''
153	** ''Theatre/UniversalsHorrorMakeUpShow''
154	** ''Theatre/WaterworldALiveSeaWarSpectacular''
155	** ''Ride/TheWizardingWorldOfHarryPotter''
156	[[/folder]]
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158	[[folder:Other Theme Parks]]
159	* Ride/ActionPark
160	* Ride/AltonTowers
161	* Ride/BuschGardens
162	** ''Theatre/HowlOScream''
163	* Ride/CedarFairEntertainment
164	** ''Ride/MassEffectNewEarth''
165	* Ride/ChessingtonWorldOfAdventures
166	* Ride/ChildrensFairyland
167	* Ride/{{Dollywood}}
168	* Ride/{{Efteling}}
169	** ''Ride/Baron1898''
170	** ''Ride/CarnavalFestival''
171	** ''Ride/{{Droomvlucht}}''
172	** ''Ride/FataMorgana''
173	* Ride/EuropaPark
174	* Ride/EvermorePark
175	* Ride/{{Futuroscope}}
176	* Ride/GreatWolfResorts
177	* Ride/{{Legoland}}
178	** ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie4DANewAdventure''
179	* Ride/LondonDungeon
180	* Ride/LostIslandThemePark
181	* Ride/LunaParkSydney
182	* Ride/ParcAsterix
183	* Theatre/TheRockAfireExplosion
184	* [[/index]]Creator/{{Sanrio}} Puroland[[index]]
185	** ''Ride/SDGundamForceTheDaishogunOfDestructionAppearsZako''
186	* Ride/SeaWorld
187	* Ride/SilverDollarCity
188	* Ride/SixFlags
189	* Ride/ThorpePark
190	* Ride/TweetsieRailroad
191	* Warner Bros. Movie World
192	** ''Ride/ScoobyDooSpookyCoaster''
193	* Ride/WeekiWacheeSprings
194	[[/folder]]
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196	!!Manufacturers of Theme Park Attractions
197	* Creator/{{Intamin}}
198	* Creator/MackRides
199	[[/index]]
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201	!!Media about Theme Parks:
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203	* ''WebVideo/{{Defunctland}}''
204	* ''Podcast/PodcastTheRide''
205	* ''WebVideo/SomeJerkWithACamera''

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