Your guide to the best theme parks and amusement parks. ThrillZing covers the standout rides, must-do attractions, tips, and history for the parks worth planning a trip around — whether you’re chasing thrills or a full day out with the family.
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/ September 22, 2026
Busch Gardens Tampa mixes record-setting coasters like Iron Gwazi and Tigris with animal encounters and family-friendly rides, which means height requirements swing widely across the park. Knowing the minimums before you arrive saves a disappointed kid at the front of a long line and helps…
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/ September 22, 2026
Six Flags Over Georgia packs more than 40 rides and attractions into its Austell, Georgia park, from record-setting coasters like Goliath to gentle kiddie rides near Looney Tunes Adventure Camp. Height requirements exist because restraint systems, lap bars, and harnesses are engineered to hold a…
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/ September 22, 2026
Height requirements exist to keep every rider safe, since restraint systems on launch coasters, inverting coasters, and drop towers only function correctly above a certain size. Knott’s Berry Farm, the Buena Park, California theme park now operated by Six Flags, mixes signature coasters like GhostRider…
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/ September 22, 2026
Carowinds packs 64 rides onto its 407-acre Charlotte-area property, and height requirements determine which of them your kids can actually ride. The park spans everything from gentle Camp Snoopy rides with 36-inch minimums to towering steel giants like Fury 325, which demands riders stand at…
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/ September 22, 2026
Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey is home to 47 rides and attractions, including 14 roller coasters ranging from towering hypercoasters to gentle kiddie rides. Height requirements exist to keep every rider safe, since restraint systems, seat harnesses, and ride forces are engineered…
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/ September 21, 2026
Memphis Kiddie Park opened on May 28, 1952, along Memphis Avenue in Brooklyn, Ohio, the vision of Cleveland native Stuart Wintner after he read a trade article on the amusement industry in Billboard magazine. Built specifically for young children amid the postwar suburbs on Cleveland’s…
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/ September 20, 2026
Steel Pier opened on June 18, 1898, extending from the Atlantic City boardwalk out over the ocean at 1000 Boardwalk. Built by the Steel Pier Company, it grew into one of the most famous amusement piers on the East Coast, billed in its heyday as…
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/ September 18, 2026
Disney California Adventure opened on February 8, 2001, next door to the original Disneyland as part of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. Operated by the Walt Disney Company, the 72-acre park was built as a tribute to California itself, organizing its lands around the…
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/ September 18, 2026
Nigloland is a family-owned theme park in Dolancourt, in France’s Aube department, that opened in 1987. Founded by brothers Patrice and Philippe Gélis, former carnival operators who drew inspiration from a trip to Walt Disney World, the park takes its name from its hedgehog mascot…
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/ September 18, 2026
Galaxyland is an indoor amusement park inside West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, operated by the Triple Five Group. It opened on August 17, 1983 as Fantasyland, but a 1994 court ruling over Disney’s trademark on the name forced a rebrand, and the park…
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/ September 18, 2026
Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park sits atop Iron Mountain above Glenwood Springs, Colorado, combining a historic cave system with a mountaintop amusement park. The caves were first opened to the public in 1895 after Charles W. Darrow discovered the entrance, then closed during World War I…
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/ September 18, 2026
Oakwood Theme Park was Wales’s largest theme park, set across about 80 acres of hilly woodland at Canaston Bridge near Narberth, Pembrokeshire. It opened on 14 April 1987 as a small family-run attraction under the McNamara family before growing into a major regional draw, later…
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/ September 18, 2026
Walibi Belgium sits on 64 hectares of parkland in Wavre, Walloon Brabant, just outside Brussels, and has been a fixture of Belgian family entertainment since entrepreneur Eddy Meeus opened it on July 26, 1975. Over five decades the park has changed hands and names several…
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/ September 18, 2026
Yomiuriland is a sprawling amusement park built into the hills straddling Inagi, Tokyo, and Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It opened on March 19, 1964, and is owned and operated by Yomiuriland Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings media group. Over six decades…
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/ September 18, 2026
Liseberg is a seasonal amusement park in Gothenburg, Sweden, that opened its gates on 8 May 1923. Owned by the city of Gothenburg and run by Liseberg AB, the 17-hectare park has grown from a modest garden exhibition site into one of the largest and…
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/ September 18, 2026
Kentucky Kingdom is a 67-acre amusement and water park in Louisville, Kentucky, sitting at the intersection of Interstate 65 and Interstate 264 on the Kentucky Exposition Center grounds. The park first opened on May 23, 1987, and has had one of the most turbulent histories…
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/ September 18, 2026
Xetulul is a theme park in the Retalhuleu Department of southwestern Guatemala, operated by IRTRA, the Institute for the Recreation of Guatemalan Private Industry Workers. It opened on June 29, 2002, and quickly became one of Central America’s most visited attractions, drawing on IRTRA’s long…
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/ September 18, 2026
Duinrell is a family-owned amusement park and holiday resort set among the coastal dunes of Wassenaar, Netherlands, just outside The Hague. What began in 1935 as a public restaurant and orangery on a centuries-old estate has grown into one of the country’s most visited leisure…
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/ September 18, 2026
Belantis opened in 2003 just outside Leipzig, Germany, building its identity around a sweep of themed lands inspired by lost civilizations, from ancient Egypt to the Aztec and Roman worlds. Spread across 27 hectares (67 acres), the park blends coasters, water rides, and family attractions…
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/ September 18, 2026
Oaks Amusement Park sits along the Willamette River just 3.5 miles south of downtown Portland, Oregon, and has been welcoming visitors since it opened on May 30, 1905. Built by the Oregon Water Power and Railway Company as a trolley park to drive streetcar ridership…
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