fantasyland

noun

fan·​ta·​sy·​land ˈfan-tə-sē-ˌland 

-zē-

: an imaginary or ideal place or situation

Synonyms

• Camelot
• Cockaigne
• Eden
• Elysium
• empyrean
• heaven
• lotusland
• never-never land
• New Jerusalem
• nirvana
• paradise
• promised land
• Shangri-la
• utopia
• Zion
• Sion

Examples of fantasyland in a Sentence

a lavish resort casino that transports its patrons to fantasyland—at least for a few hours

Recent Examples on the Web

In other words, the tension between dark metaphor and the sickly sweet fantasyland of Oz has always been there. —Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024

As Tomlinson asks Chocolate about their dating decisions at 4:14, the audience seems delighted to leave the heavy topics of mental illness and fatherly failure and follow her on a Gary Gulman–esque digression into fantasyland. —John Roy, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2024

The prices still seem to come from fantasyland with pesto burrata costing $28.99 whilst a Coke will now set you back $6.99 and the slice of chocolate cake weighs in at $24.99. —Caroline Reid, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024

If the candy surroundings evoke the famous fantasyland, Google Ventures, and its only LP Alphabet, occupy a role within the startup scene that’s not so dissimilar from Willy Wonka’s factory. —Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2024

Word History

Etymology

fantasy entry 1 + land entry 1

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above