theme park

noun

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

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Universal Orlando is now selling more tickets to Epic Universe, including a one-day pass to the new theme park currently under construction. Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2025 Anniversary décor will be added throughout the entire resort, including a 50-foot sculpture inspired by Sleeping Beauty Castle in the esplanade between the theme parks. Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2025 The 2025 Boysenberry Fest will run daily from March 28 through April 27 at the Buena Park theme park. Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 10 Mar. 2025 Back in 2021, the New York Times published a feature about Disney Imagineers working on a long-term project whose goal was to bring intelligent robots to Disney theme parks modeled after popular characters from Disney's intellectual properties. William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025 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 22 Mar. 2025.

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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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