1. Disneyland, California, United States
Best time to visit: March-May, Sept-Oct
Cost: $$
- Theme park opened in 1955, and the first theme park opened by The Walt Disney Company and the only one designed and constructed under the direct supervision of Walt Disney
- Since its opening, Disneyland has undergone expansions and major renovations, including the addition of New Orleans Square in 1966, Bear Country in 1972, Mickey's Toontown in 1993, and Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge in 2019
Featured in The Best of California
#9 in Best Theme Parks in the USA
#13 in Best Attractions in the USA
2. Europa-Park, Germany
Best time to visit: May-Sept
Cost: $
- Theme park in Rust, covering eighteen themed areas offering around one hundred rides, several shows, and thirteen roller coasters
- The park includes six hotels, a camping site, a tepee village, and a cinema
- Europa-Park is the second most visited theme park in Europe after Disneyland Paris
Featured in The Best of Germany
3. Magic Kingdom, Florida, United States
Best time to visit: Jan, Sept
Cost: $$
- The Magic Kingdom (1994–2017), is a theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake,
- The park originally opened on October 1, 1971, as "Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom", the first of four theme parks at the resort
- Its layout and attractions are based on Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California, and are dedicated to fairy tales and Disney characters
Featured in The Best of Florida
#4 in Best Theme Parks in the USA
#10 in Best Attractions in the USA
4. Tivoli Gardens, Denmark
Best time to visit: March-May, June-Aug
Cost: $
- Amusement park and pleasure garden in Copenhagen, opened in 1843
- It is the third-oldest operating amusement park in the world, after Dyrehavsbakken, also in Denmark, and Wurstelprater in Austria
- Tivoli is the most visited amusement park in Scandinavia and second-most popular seasonal amusement park in the world after Europa-Park
Featured in The Best of Denmark
5. Efteling, The Netherlands
Best time to visit: April-May, Sept-Nov
Cost: $
- Fantasy-themed amusement park in Kaatsheuvel, featuring attractions that reflect elements from ancient myths and legends, fairy tales, fables, and folklore
- The park was opened in 1952, and evolved from a nature park with a playground and a Fairytale Forest into a full-sized theme park
- It is the largest theme park in the Netherlands and one of the oldest theme parks in the world
Featured in The Best of The Netherlands
6. Universal Studios Japan, Japan
Best time to visit: Jan-Feb, Oct-Dec
Cost: $
- Theme park located in Osaka, opened in 2001, it is one of six Universal Studios theme parks worldwide and was the second to open outside the United States
- The park is similar in layout to Universal Studios Florida and contains selected attractions from both Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Hollywood, in addition to a small number of unique attractions
- As of 2019, it is is the fifth-most visited theme park in the world and the third-most visited in Japan behind Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea
Featured in The Best of Japan
7. Universal's Islands of Adventure, Florida, United States
Best time to visit: March-May
Cost: $$
- Theme park located in Orlando, opened in 1999
- Islands of Adventure is modeled after a journey of exploration, where guests embark on an adventure to visit a variety of themed islands
- A seventh island, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, was added in 2010
- The eighth island, Skull Island, opened in 2016, and is themed to the King Kong franchise
Featured in The Best of Florida
#10 in Best Theme Parks in the USA
#18 in Best Attractions in the USA
8. Universal Studios Hollywood, California, United States
Best time to visit: April-May, Sept-Oct
Cost: $$
- Film studio and theme park in Los Angeles County
- It is one of the oldest and most famous Hollywood film studios still in use
- It was initially created to offer tours of the real Universal Studios sets and is the first of many full-fledged Universal Studios Theme Parks located across the world
Featured in The Best of California
#6 in Best Theme Parks in the USA
#17 in Best Attractions in the USA
9. Disneyland Paris, Chessy, France
Best time to visit: June-Oct
Cost: $$
- Most visited theme park in Europe
- 4,800 acres compasses two theme parks, resort hotels, shopping, dining, an entertainment complex, and a golf course
- Opened in 1992
Featured in The Best of France
10. Tokyo DisneySea, Japan
Best time to visit: Jan, July, Oct-Nov
Cost: $
- Theme park at the Tokyo Disney Resort located in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, opened in 2001
- As of 2019, Tokyo DisneySea is the fourth-most visited theme park in the world and the second-most visited in Japan behind its sister park Tokyo Disneyland
Featured in The Best of Japan
11. Disney's Hollywood Studios, Florida, United States
Best time to visit: March-May
Cost: $$
- Theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company
- The park opened in 1989, as the Disney-MGM Studios (Theme) Park, and was the third of four theme parks built at Walt Disney World
- The park is dedicated to the imagined worlds from film, television, music, and theatre, drawing inspiration from the Golden Age of Hollywood
Featured in The Best of Florida
#13 in Best Theme Parks in the USA
#26 in Best Attractions in the USA
12. Tokyo Disneyland, Japan
Best time to visit: Jan-Feb, Oct-Dec
Cost: $
- Theme park at the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture
- It was the first Disney park to be built outside the United States and it opened in 1983
- The park was constructed in the same style as Magic Kingdom in Florida and Disneyland in California
Featured in The Best of Japan
13. Epcot, Florida, United States
Best time to visit: Jan-Feb
Cost: $$
- Theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company
- The park is inspired by an unrealized concept of the same name developed by Walt Disney
- The park opened in 1982
- Epcot is dedicated to the celebration of human achievement, namely technological innovation and international culture, and is often referred to as a "permanent world's fair"
Featured in The Best of Florida
#16 in Best Theme Parks in the USA
#40 in Best Attractions in the USA
14. Lotte World, South Korea
Best time to visit: March-May, Sept-Nov
Cost: $
- Major recreation complex in Seoul, that consists of a large indoor theme park, an outdoor amusement park called "Magic Island", an artificial island (on a lake) linked by monorail, shopping malls, a luxury hotel, an observation tower, a Korean folk museum, sports facilities, and movie theaters
Featured in The Best of South Korea
15. Universal Studios Florida, Florida, United States
Best time to visit: March-May
Cost: $$
- Theme park located in Orlando, primarily themed to movies, television and other aspects of the entertainment industry
- The park opened to the public in 1990, and features numerous rides, attractions and live shows
- Universal Studios Florida was the first component of the larger Universal Orlando Resort to open
Featured in The Best of Florida
#12 in Best Theme Parks in the USA
#41 in Best Attractions in the USA
16. Dollywood, Tennessee, United States
Best time to visit: March-May, Sept-Oct
Cost: $$
- Theme park jointly owned by Herschend Family Entertainment and country singer-songwriter Dolly Parton through her entertainment company
- It is located in Pigeon Forge, near the gateway to The Great Smoky Mountains
- Dollywood is the biggest ticketed tourist attraction in Tennessee, and has won many international awards
Featured in The Best of Tennessee
#3 in Best Theme Parks in the USA
#30 in Best Attractions in the USA
17. Puy du Fou, Les Epesses, France
Best time to visit: Sept-Nov
Cost: $
- Historical theme park in Les Epesses, and the second most popular theme park in France after Disneyland Paris
- Started in 1977
Featured in The Best of France
18. Six Flags Magic Mountain, California, United States
Best time to visit: April-May, Sept-Oct
Cost: $
- With 20 roller coasters, Six Flags Magic Mountain holds the world record for most roller coasters in an amusement park
- It became the first amusement park to offer 20 roller coasters with the opening of Wonder Woman: Flight of Courage in 2022
Featured in The Best of California
#7 in Best Theme Parks in the USA
#39 in Best Attractions in the USA
19. Gardaland, Italy
Best time to visit: Sept-Nov
Cost: $
- Opened in 1975, the resort is adjacent to Lake Garda
- Sporting both traditional attractions and entertainment shows, it attracts nearly 3 million visitors every year
Featured in The Best of Italy
20. Nagashima Spa Land, Japan
Best time to visit: March-May, Sept-Nov
Cost: $
- Amusement park in Kuwana, Mie, that features several roller coasters, thrill rides, and kid rides, a giant Ferris wheel, a water park, and 3 official hotels
- As of 2012, Nagashima Spa Land is the 18th most visited amusement park in the world
Featured in The Best of Japan
21. Silver Dollar City, Missouri, United States
Best time to visit: Sept-Nov
Cost: $
- Amusement park near the cities of Branson and Branson West, opened in 1960
- The park themed as an 1880s Ozarks village, and is situated on the site of one of the Ozarks' oldest attractions, Marvel Cave
Featured in The Best of Missouri
#8 in Best Theme Parks in the USA
#36 in Best Attractions in the USA
22. Parc Astérix, Plailly, France
Best time to visit: June-Oct
Cost: $
- Theme park in France based on the comic book series Asterix, opened in 1989
- Renowned in France for its large variety of roller coasters; it has begun incorporating rides and themes from historic cultures like the Gauls, the Romans, Ancient Greece and recently Ancient Egypt
Featured in The Best of France
23. Blackpool Pleasure Beach, England, United Kingdom
Best time to visit: May, Sept
Cost: $
- Amusement park situated on Blackpool's South Shore, in the county of Lancashire, North West England, founded in 1896
- The park is host to many records, including the largest collection of wooden roller coasters of any park in the United Kingdom
- When it opened in 1994, The Big One was the tallest roller coaster in the world, and also the steepest
- The ride holds the record as the tallest roller coaster in the United Kingdom, and the longest roller coaster in Europe
Featured in The Best of England
24. Walibi Belgium, Belgium
Best time to visit: March-May, Sept-Oct
Cost: $
- Theme park located in Wavre, and one of the largest theme parks in Belgium
- Rides featured include roller coasters, water rides, thrill rides, and dark rides
Featured in The Best of Belgium
25. Fuji-Q Highland, Japan
Best time to visit: March-May, Sept-Nov
Cost: $
- Amusement park in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, opened in 1968, near the base of Mount Fuji
- It has a number of roller coasters, as well as two haunted attractions: the Haunted Hospital, the world's first and largest haunted attraction and the newly built Hopeless Fortress
- Other themed attractions include Mobile Suit Gundam, Hamtaro and Neon Genesis Evangelion
Featured in The Best of Japan
26. La Ronde, Quebec, Canada
Best time to visit: March-May, Sept-Nov
Cost: $
- Amusement park in Montreal, built as the entertainment complex for Expo 67, the 1967 World Fair
- It is the largest amusement park in Quebec and second largest in Canada
- It occupies Saint Helen's Island's northern tip–a man-made extension to the island in the vicinity of where the small Ronde Island had once been, and the origin of the park's name
Featured in The Best of Quebec
27. Cedar Point, Ohio, United States
Best time to visit: April-May, Sept-Oct
Cost: $
- Amusement park located on a Lake Erie peninsula in Sandusky, opened in 1870, and considered the second-oldest operating amusement park in the US
- The park features 16 roller coasters, and several of its buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places
- The oldest structure on the peninsula is the Cedar Point Light, a restored lighthouse that was built in 1862
28. Walt Disney World, Florida, United States
Best time to visit: March-May
Cost: $$$
- Entertainment resort complex in Bay Lake and Lake Buena Vista, opened in 1971, the resort is operated by Disney Parks
- The property covers nearly 25,000 acres (39 sq mi; 101 km2), of which half has been used
- The resort comprises four theme parks (Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney's Hollywood Studios, and Disney's Animal Kingdom), two water parks (Disney's Blizzard Beach and Disney's Typhoon Lagoon), 31 themed resort hotels, nine non-Disney hotels, several golf courses, a camping resort, and other entertainment venues, including the outdoor shopping center Disney Springs
Featured in The Best of Florida
#23 in Best Theme Parks in the USA
#27 in Best Attractions in the USA
29. Walt Disney Studios Park, Marne-la-Vallée, France
Best time to visit: June-Oct
Cost: $
- The second of two theme parks built at Disneyland Paris in Marne-la-Vallée, opened in 2002
- It is dedicated to show business, movie themes, production, and behind-the-scenes
- The park is represented by the Earffel Tower, a water tower similar to one that was installed at the Walt Disney Studios lot in Burbank, California
Featured in The Best of France
30. Universal Orlando Resort, Florida, United States
Best time to visit: March-May
Cost: $$$
- Universal Orlando consists of two theme parks (Universal Studios Florida and Universal's Islands of Adventure), an on-site waterpark (Volcano Bay), an on-site entertainment district (Universal CityWalk), hotels, and it will soon add a new theme park (Epic Universe) with an accompanying hotel
- All of the hotel resorts offer Early Park Admission into The Wizarding World of Harry Potter and Universal's Volcano Bay
- Universal Orlando is one of the most visited resorts in the world
Featured in The Best of Florida
31. Kings Dominion, Virginia, United States
Best time to visit: April-June
Cost: $
- Amusement park located in Doswell, opened in 1975, and features more than 60 rides, shows and attractions including 13 roller coasters and a water park
Featured in The Best of Virginia
32. The Island in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, United States
Best time to visit: March-May, Sept-Oct
Cost: $
- Pigeon Forge is a mountain resort city in Sevier County, situated north of Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- Pigeon Forge caters primarily to Southern culture and country music fans
- The city's attractions include Dollywood and Dollywood's Splash Country as well as numerous gift shops, outlet malls, amusement rides, and musical theaters
Featured in The Best of Tennessee
#26 in Best Theme Parks in the USA