these are the quintessential escapist
destinations that have us coming back at
every opportunity welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 theme
parks around the world
for this list we’ve looked at amusement
parks and water parks around the world
and have chosen our favorites while
resorts and company prestige do play a
minor role in our selections we’ve based
our list mainly on the individual merits
reputations and popularity levels of
each park as a single destination and
their abilities to satisfy a diverse
range of guests number 10 Legoland theme
parks there’s something for everyone at
Legoland Windsor resort what better way
to rekindle your youth than to spend the
day at a park whose theme had a place in
everyone’s childhood as the name
suggests this string of parks is an
incredible showcase of one of the
world’s most popular toy brands which
features family-friendly attractions
educational stations and scaled-down
replicas of the world’s greatest city
skylines with a handful of locations
currently in operation and more on the
way this growing chain of parks may
reach Heights that surpass the
skyscrapers its miniatures are based on
number nine Schlitterbahn Kansas City I
think there’s nothing to do in the
Midwestern u.s. at this location of the
family held and run water park chain
guests can experience a fun-filled wet
day under the Sun with its excellent
balance of child-friendly areas
wave pools and thrilling water slides
the signature attraction here is the
Verret which when it opened was the
tallest and fastest waterslide in the
world with a height of 168 feet 7 inches
that’s taller than even Niagara Falls
sure it’s not as wide or as wet but it’s
a heck of a lot bigger and more fun to
ride
number 8 Walt Disney World’s Epcot where
else can you rock it into the future and
black to the past or see the world in a
whole new light want to see the four
corners of the globe without the hefty
assault to your savings then head to
Florida and experience this
one-of-a-kind theme park Epcot Center at
Walt Disney World in Florida an acronym
for experimental prototype community of
tomorrow
Epcot opened in 1982 as Disney world’s
second theme park with the idea of
celebrating the breakthroughs and
heights of the human spirit through
technology and culture almost like a
perpetual World’s Fair you’ll meet some
interesting characters along the way and
share good times with friends and family
double the size of the Magic Kingdom
Epcot is an exciting collection of
worlds within a single area as well as a
gorgeously designed realm of the future
number seven Busch Gardens Tampa we may
live in houses
but we’re born for Busch Gardens
parlando isn’t the only theme park
hotspot in Florida at this 335 Acre
domain guests are greeted by the
cultures and environments of some of
Africa’s greatest nations within the
framework of a theme park
that’s in contrast to its sister park
Busch Gardens Williamsburg which focuses
on Europe in the days of yore operated
by SeaWorld Entertainment Busch Gardens
Tampa has expanded and evolved
significantly since its 1959 opening
today it’s one of the 25 most visited
amusement parks around the globe thanks
to its exotic sights animal attractions
and thrill rides number 6 Tokyo
DisneySea commercial Boorman Disney’s
parks are world renowned for their
emphasis on family-friendly fun and
female and this park has taken that
business model to the next level own as
you meet Indy Jones other than chef
Chris that is petty though not cute
with the theme of oceanic discovery and
adventure in mind designing this
maritime wonder was no walk in the park
pun intended
costing an estimated four billion
dollars u.s. Tokyo DisneySea
was the costliest theme park ever built
but that investment paid off in the form
of fantastic lands and attractions that
have made Tokyo DisneySea one of the top
five most visited theme parks in the
world since its 2001 inauguration number
five universals Islands of Adventure the
adventures you’ve been imagining live
the adventure at this action dominated
thrill seekers paradise opened in the
summer of 1999 Universal second project
at their Florida resort was built with
the adrenaline junkie in mind
and it’s now equipped with such
pop-culture themed gems as Marvel
superhero Island Jurassic Park and of
course a journey featuring everyone’s
favorite group of witches and wizards
you see this is the first time in
history that the Hogwarts School of
Witchcraft and Wizardry
has been open to muggles having recently
added and expanded the Wizarding World
of Harry Potter this part continues to
live up beautifully to the adventure
mindframe it was founded upon
number four Six Flags Great Adventure
islands of adventure may be home to the
best movie thrills but it’s at our
number four pick where you’ll find the
simple but truly heart-pounding
attractions that will leave you
breathless the whole car ride home and
beyond 2012 Six Flags merged its great
adventure park with its wild safari
animal park to create the world’s
biggest amusement park known as Great
Adventure and safari park emphasizing
themes and thrills it boasts over 50
rides including king dacha the world’s
tallest roller coaster and zoomin djaro
the world’s tallest drop tower
attraction talk about exciting number 3
Cedar Point home to a world record 72
rides this 364 a cur peninsula slash
theme park bears the slogan roller
coaster capital of the world
this is Cedar Point the roller coaster
capital of the world as it houses a
total of 16 making it the theme park
with the third largest coaster
collection a remarkable tour de force
with attractions opening or updated
annually Cedar Point has consistently
garnered amusement today’s golden ticket
award for best amusement park in the
world only one other operating US theme
park has been open longer than Cedar
Point as it opened its doors in 1870 and
today some of its buildings are even
represented on the National Register of
Historic Places
number two Universal Studios Florida
jump into the adventure at universals
first venture outside its original
Hollywood studio and theme park taking
cues from its la sister park and opened
in 1990 Universal Studios Florida has
likewise thrive on the company’s
signature style of constructing
innovative and thrilling attractions
based on contemporary films and TV shows
partnering with rival movie studios and
directors the park also saw the opening
of attractions from media outside the
Universal banner including the
interactive men in black alien attack
and the Simpsons ride before we take a
ride at our top team park here are a few
honorable mentions
number one Walt Disney World’s Magic
Kingdom be a guest at not only the
world’s most visited amusement park but
also the most magical place on earth
ladies and gentlemen thank you all for
joining us here on this historic day at
the Magic Kingdom opened in 1971 to
rival Anaheim’s Disneyland operation the
Magic Kingdom may not be the largest
Disney Park but it remains one of the
more well rounded and beloved of all the
Disney theme parks with its variety of
both family-friendly and thrill seeker
attractions that feature everyone’s
favorite characters so I wanted to look
my best having recently given its
Fantasyland domain offense aful
refashioning the Magic Kingdom will
continue to live up to the disney name
as well as its own here every magical
day has an enchanting
do you agree with our list with dozens
of other parks out there we’re sure we
missed some of your favorites which
theme park has you keeping their turn
styles turning splashing play at their
lair land water park for more exciting
top 10s published every day be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com
you
destinations that have us coming back at
every opportunity welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 theme
parks around the world
for this list we’ve looked at amusement
parks and water parks around the world
and have chosen our favorites while
resorts and company prestige do play a
minor role in our selections we’ve based
our list mainly on the individual merits
reputations and popularity levels of
each park as a single destination and
their abilities to satisfy a diverse
range of guests number 10 Legoland theme
parks there’s something for everyone at
Legoland Windsor resort what better way
to rekindle your youth than to spend the
day at a park whose theme had a place in
everyone’s childhood as the name
suggests this string of parks is an
incredible showcase of one of the
world’s most popular toy brands which
features family-friendly attractions
educational stations and scaled-down
replicas of the world’s greatest city
skylines with a handful of locations
currently in operation and more on the
way this growing chain of parks may
reach Heights that surpass the
skyscrapers its miniatures are based on
number nine Schlitterbahn Kansas City I
think there’s nothing to do in the
Midwestern u.s. at this location of the
family held and run water park chain
guests can experience a fun-filled wet
day under the Sun with its excellent
balance of child-friendly areas
wave pools and thrilling water slides
the signature attraction here is the
Verret which when it opened was the
tallest and fastest waterslide in the
world with a height of 168 feet 7 inches
that’s taller than even Niagara Falls
sure it’s not as wide or as wet but it’s
a heck of a lot bigger and more fun to
ride
number 8 Walt Disney World’s Epcot where
else can you rock it into the future and
black to the past or see the world in a
whole new light want to see the four
corners of the globe without the hefty
assault to your savings then head to
Florida and experience this
one-of-a-kind theme park Epcot Center at
Walt Disney World in Florida an acronym
for experimental prototype community of
tomorrow
Epcot opened in 1982 as Disney world’s
second theme park with the idea of
celebrating the breakthroughs and
heights of the human spirit through
technology and culture almost like a
perpetual World’s Fair you’ll meet some
interesting characters along the way and
share good times with friends and family
double the size of the Magic Kingdom
Epcot is an exciting collection of
worlds within a single area as well as a
gorgeously designed realm of the future
number seven Busch Gardens Tampa we may
live in houses
but we’re born for Busch Gardens
parlando isn’t the only theme park
hotspot in Florida at this 335 Acre
domain guests are greeted by the
cultures and environments of some of
Africa’s greatest nations within the
framework of a theme park
that’s in contrast to its sister park
Busch Gardens Williamsburg which focuses
on Europe in the days of yore operated
by SeaWorld Entertainment Busch Gardens
Tampa has expanded and evolved
significantly since its 1959 opening
today it’s one of the 25 most visited
amusement parks around the globe thanks
to its exotic sights animal attractions
and thrill rides number 6 Tokyo
DisneySea commercial Boorman Disney’s
parks are world renowned for their
emphasis on family-friendly fun and
female and this park has taken that
business model to the next level own as
you meet Indy Jones other than chef
Chris that is petty though not cute
with the theme of oceanic discovery and
adventure in mind designing this
maritime wonder was no walk in the park
pun intended
costing an estimated four billion
dollars u.s. Tokyo DisneySea
was the costliest theme park ever built
but that investment paid off in the form
of fantastic lands and attractions that
have made Tokyo DisneySea one of the top
five most visited theme parks in the
world since its 2001 inauguration number
five universals Islands of Adventure the
adventures you’ve been imagining live
the adventure at this action dominated
thrill seekers paradise opened in the
summer of 1999 Universal second project
at their Florida resort was built with
the adrenaline junkie in mind
and it’s now equipped with such
pop-culture themed gems as Marvel
superhero Island Jurassic Park and of
course a journey featuring everyone’s
favorite group of witches and wizards
you see this is the first time in
history that the Hogwarts School of
Witchcraft and Wizardry
has been open to muggles having recently
added and expanded the Wizarding World
of Harry Potter this part continues to
live up beautifully to the adventure
mindframe it was founded upon
number four Six Flags Great Adventure
islands of adventure may be home to the
best movie thrills but it’s at our
number four pick where you’ll find the
simple but truly heart-pounding
attractions that will leave you
breathless the whole car ride home and
beyond 2012 Six Flags merged its great
adventure park with its wild safari
animal park to create the world’s
biggest amusement park known as Great
Adventure and safari park emphasizing
themes and thrills it boasts over 50
rides including king dacha the world’s
tallest roller coaster and zoomin djaro
the world’s tallest drop tower
attraction talk about exciting number 3
Cedar Point home to a world record 72
rides this 364 a cur peninsula slash
theme park bears the slogan roller
coaster capital of the world
this is Cedar Point the roller coaster
capital of the world as it houses a
total of 16 making it the theme park
with the third largest coaster
collection a remarkable tour de force
with attractions opening or updated
annually Cedar Point has consistently
garnered amusement today’s golden ticket
award for best amusement park in the
world only one other operating US theme
park has been open longer than Cedar
Point as it opened its doors in 1870 and
today some of its buildings are even
represented on the National Register of
Historic Places
number two Universal Studios Florida
jump into the adventure at universals
first venture outside its original
Hollywood studio and theme park taking
cues from its la sister park and opened
in 1990 Universal Studios Florida has
likewise thrive on the company’s
signature style of constructing
innovative and thrilling attractions
based on contemporary films and TV shows
partnering with rival movie studios and
directors the park also saw the opening
of attractions from media outside the
Universal banner including the
interactive men in black alien attack
and the Simpsons ride before we take a
ride at our top team park here are a few
honorable mentions
number one Walt Disney World’s Magic
Kingdom be a guest at not only the
world’s most visited amusement park but
also the most magical place on earth
ladies and gentlemen thank you all for
joining us here on this historic day at
the Magic Kingdom opened in 1971 to
rival Anaheim’s Disneyland operation the
Magic Kingdom may not be the largest
Disney Park but it remains one of the
more well rounded and beloved of all the
Disney theme parks with its variety of
both family-friendly and thrill seeker
attractions that feature everyone’s
favorite characters so I wanted to look
my best having recently given its
Fantasyland domain offense aful
refashioning the Magic Kingdom will
continue to live up to the disney name
as well as its own here every magical
day has an enchanting
do you agree with our list with dozens
of other parks out there we’re sure we
missed some of your favorites which
theme park has you keeping their turn
styles turning splashing play at their
lair land water park for more exciting
top 10s published every day be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com
you
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