theme park

noun

: an amusement park in which the structures and settings are based on a central theme

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Read on to learn about Parton’s legacy from her music career, theme parks, and other history-making achievements. Jessica Vacco-Bolaños, StyleCaster, 25 Aug. 2026 My kids could never get enough of Dinosaur Land, a walk-through theme park with more than 50 life-sized replicas of these beloved prehistoric creatures made out of fiberglass. Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 The mid-1980s saw the opening of Parton’s Dollywood, a theme park in rural Tennessee that embodies the spirit of the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee and still draws an average of 4 million visitors a year. Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026 The theme park initially reached out to the Magic Castle last year, says Payden Adams, vice president of entertainment for Knott’s Berry Farm, but the castle was in the middle of a leadership reorganization at the time. Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for theme park

Word History

First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of theme park was in 1960

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“Theme park.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/theme%20park. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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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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