theme park

noun

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

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Sign up for our Park Life newsletter and find out what’s new and interesting every week at Southern California’s theme parks. Robert Niles, Oc Register, 29 Apr. 2025 If Disney shows make the art form veer into theme park territory, McNulty notes, the signature Netflix sci-fi franchise sets it squarely in the violently frenetic world of Dungeons & Dragons. Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025 Asked about any impact on theme park attendance from ongoing drops in international travel to the U.S. amid President Donald Trump’s global tariffs war and a worsening in international sentiment to the U.S., Cavanagh said no fallout had yet been seen in the run up to the opening of Epic Universe. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2025 President Mike Cavanagh, fielding an analyst’s question about recent airline data indicating a significant decline in travel, said the trend is not impeding the company’s theme park business. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for theme park

Word History

First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 5 May. 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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