theme park
noun
: an amusement park in which the structures and settings are based on a central theme
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Footage shows a man walking among the theme park ride’s sets, festive music playing in the background.
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Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2023
There's also the Holiday World theme park, a Christmas village and plenty of Christmas stores.
—Madison Roberts, Peoplemag, 24 Nov. 2023
Lifetime Orlando residents, and year after year, people get hurt or killed on theme park rides—usually for being dumb.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 22 Nov. 2023
Disney World already has four theme parks, more than 25 hotels, two water parks and a shopping and dining district on 25,000 acres (10,117 hectares) outside Orlando, Florida.
—Mike Schneider, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2023
The entertainment giant’s fiscal fourth-quarter results late Wednesday generally came in ahead of Wall Street’s expectations, especially in key areas such as streaming subscribers, theme park revenue and operating income.
—Dan Gallagher, WSJ, 9 Nov. 2023
Following a restructuring of financial reporting, Disney now breaks its three business segments into Entertainment (film, TV and streaming), Sports (which holds ESPN results), and Experiences (theme parks and products).
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 8 Nov. 2023
And Disney has shown that theme parks will continue to be a big part of its strategy in the near future.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2023
From baked goods and philanthropy to theme parks and perfume, everything Parton touches turns to gold.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 13 Nov. 2023
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Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2023
There's also the Holiday World theme park, a Christmas village and plenty of Christmas stores.
—Madison Roberts, Peoplemag, 24 Nov. 2023
Lifetime Orlando residents, and year after year, people get hurt or killed on theme park rides—usually for being dumb.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 22 Nov. 2023
Disney World already has four theme parks, more than 25 hotels, two water parks and a shopping and dining district on 25,000 acres (10,117 hectares) outside Orlando, Florida.
—Mike Schneider, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2023
The entertainment giant’s fiscal fourth-quarter results late Wednesday generally came in ahead of Wall Street’s expectations, especially in key areas such as streaming subscribers, theme park revenue and operating income.
—Dan Gallagher, WSJ, 9 Nov. 2023
Following a restructuring of financial reporting, Disney now breaks its three business segments into Entertainment (film, TV and streaming), Sports (which holds ESPN results), and Experiences (theme parks and products).
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 8 Nov. 2023
And Disney has shown that theme parks will continue to be a big part of its strategy in the near future.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2023
From baked goods and philanthropy to theme parks and perfume, everything Parton touches turns to gold.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 13 Nov. 2023
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First Known Use
1960, in the meaning defined above
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theme park
noun
: an amusement park in which the structures and settings are based on a central theme
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