theme park

American  

noun

1. an amusement park in which landscaping, buildings, and attractions are based on one or more specific themes, as jungle wildlife, fairy tales, or the Old West.

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theme park British  

noun

1. an area planned as a leisure attraction, in which all the displays, buildings, activities, etc, are based on or relate to one particular subject

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Etymology

Origin of theme park

An Americanism dating back to 1955–60

Example Sentences

Opened on Dec. 31 as part of the Six Flags Qiddiya City theme park, the roller coaster ranks as the world’s fastest, tallest and longest.

From The Wall Street Journal

This includes the world’s largest data center complex, a new Guggenheim Museum and the Middle East’s first Disney theme park.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Walt Disney Co. first teased that the Blue Heeler puppy and her younger sister Bingo would be coming to the Anaheim theme park in 2024.

From Los Angeles Times

The Labubu craze has helped Pop Mart expand beyond toys to operating a theme park in Beijing.

From BBC

Both the “Mandalorian” movie and theme park experience used software made by Epic Games, in which Disney invested $1.5 billion two years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• amusement park