Theme park

Knott's Berry Farm, California, claiming to be "America's first theme park"

Legoland Billund, Denmark

Lotte World, Seoul, South Korea

Gold Reef City, Johannesburg, South Africa

A theme park is an amusement park with a central theme, such as the movie or the historical background of its owner's interest. This word has been used increasingly from the second half of the 20th century.

Larger theme parks of the world

Some of the larger theme parks of the world are listed below:

Africa

Further information: List of amusement parks in Africa

Nigeria

• Dreamworld Africana, Lagos State

South Africa

• Gold Reef City, Johannesburg

Americas

Further information: List of amusement parks in the Americas

Canada

• Playland, Vancouver

Mexico

• La Feria de Chapultepec, Mexico City

United States

• Disneyland, California, and Walt Disney World, Florida
• Knott's Berry Farm, California, claiming to be "America's first theme park"
• Universal Studios Hollywood, California, and Universal Orlando, Florida

Asia

Further information: List of amusement parks in Asia

China

• Hong Kong Disneyland and Shanghai Disney Resort
• Splendid China Folk Village, Shenzhen
• Universal Beijing Resort

India

• Kingdom of Dreams, NCR Delhi

Japan

• Edo Wonderland, Nikko, with a historical Edo period theme
• Huis Ten Bosch, Nagasaki, with a Dutch theme
• Tokyo Disneyland
• Universal Studios Japan, Osaka

South Korea

• Gyeongju World, Gyeongju
• Lotte World, Seoul

Europe

Further information: List of amusement parks in Europe

Denmark

• Legoland Billund Resort

France

• Parc Astérix
• Cité de l'espace
• Disneyland Park (Paris) and Walt Disney Studios Park

Germany

• Europa-Park, Baden-Württemberg
• Legoland Deutschland, Bavaria

Russia

• Dream Island, Moscow

United Kingdom

• Gulliver's World, Cheshire
• Legoland Windsor, Berkshire

Oceania

Further information: List of amusement parks in Oceania

Australia

• Aussie World, Queensland
• Warner Bros. Movie World, Queensland

See also

• Amusement park