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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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Popular on Variety The company’s overall content operations secured a 1.1% gain in revenue, driven largely by U.S. distribution fees and American theme parks.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 25 Apr. 2024
Smoot is one of several thousand employees globally who are part of Disney’s Imagineering unit, which designs, builds and imagines the technology, creative and conceptual designs behind new theme parks, attractions, cruise ships and resorts.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Apr. 2024
It was then sold around until ending up in the hands of a Chinese theme park company, which used it as a display from 2000 up until 2016.
—Amber Dasilva / Jalopnik, Quartz, 23 Apr. 2024
Orlando led the new additions with four restaurants added to the Michelin Guide: the Vietnamese restaurant Camille, the Japanese eatery Natsu, the Peruvian establishment Papa Llama, and Disney’s tasting-menu spot Victoria & Albert’s, which is a first for the theme park.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2024
The Anaheim City Council early Wednesday unanimously approved a multibillion-dollar Disneyland expansion plan, allowing the theme park to build new attractions, shops and restaurants within its current properties.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
One other concept detailed that a larger-than-life, 80-foot-tall statue of Goofy dressed as a clown would have been situated where the theme park destination's Sleeping Beauty Castle now stands.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2024
Let little ones stretch their legs There are several play areas across both theme parks for little ones to burn off energy.
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
With its myriad references to warbling princesses, cloying theme park animatronics, and lovable talking animals, Shrek was viewed by critics as a giant green middle finger to Katzenberg’s former employer.
—Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1960, in the meaning defined above
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“Theme park.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/theme%20park. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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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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