Epcot,stylized in all uppercase as EPCOT,is a theme park at the Walt Disney World resort in Bay Lake,Florida. It is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company through its Disney Experiences division. The park opened on October 1,1982,as EPCOT Center,the second of four theme parks built at the resort. Often referred to as a "permanent world's fair",Epcot is dedicated to the celebration of human achievement,particularly technological innovation and international culture and is known for its iconic landmark Spaceship Earth,a geodesic sphere.
SeaWorld is an American theme park chain with headquarters in Orlando,Florida. It is a proprietor of marine mammal parks,oceanariums,animal theme parks,and rehabilitation centers owned by United Parks &Resorts. The parks host shows starring marine mammals,especially dolphins and pinnipeds,as well as zoological displays featuring various other marine animals.
Magic Kingdom Park is a theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake,Florida,it opened on October 1,1971,and is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company through its Experiences division,the official park name has changed slightly over the years,from Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom (1971–1994) and The Magic Kingdom (1994–2017),the park was initialized by Walt Disney and designed by WED Enterprises. The park layout and attractions were based on Disneyland in Anaheim,California,and are dedicated to fairy tales and Disney characters.
Tokyo Disneyland is a 115-acre (47 ha) theme park at the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu,Chiba Prefecture,Japan,near Tokyo. Its main gate is directly adjacent to both Maihama Station and Tokyo Disneyland Station. It was the first Disney park to be built outside the United States and it opened on April 15,1983. The park was constructed by WED Enterprises in the same style as Disneyland in California and Magic Kingdom in Florida. It is owned by The Oriental Land Company,which licenses intellectual property from The Walt Disney Company. Tokyo Disneyland and its companion park,Tokyo DisneySea,are the only Disney parks in the world not owned or operated by The Walt Disney Company in any capacity.
Ocean Park Hong Kong,commonly known simply as Ocean Park,is an animal theme park in Hong Kong. Covering an area of 91.5 hectares in Wong Chuk Hang,it is the largest theme park by area in Hong Kong,and is also the city's second oldest theme park,after the now-defunct Lai Chi Kok Amusement Park.
Universal Studios Japan (ユニバーサル・スタジオ・ジャパン) is a theme park located in Osaka,Japan. Opened on March 31,2001,it is one of six Universal Studios theme parks worldwide and was the first to open outside the United States. The park is owned and operated by USJ LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of NBCUniversal. The park is similar in layout to Universal Studios Florida and contains selected attractions from both Universal Orlando and Universal Studios Hollywood,in addition to a small number of unique attractions.
Everland (Korean: 에버랜드) is South Korea's largest theme park. It is located at the Everland Resort in Yongin,Gyeonggi Province. In 2018,it received 5.85 million visitors and was ranked 19th in the world for amusement park attendance. As of 2010,Everland is measured to be approximately 1,200,000 square yards. Along with its main attractions,Everland includes a zoo and water park known as Caribbean Bay. Everland is operated by Samsung C&T Corporation,which is a subsidiary of the Samsung Group.
The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) is an international non-profit association that represents creators,developers,designers and producers of themed entertainment. It is also noted for its THEA Awards,which were founded in 1995 and are distributed annually in a range of themed entertainment categories.
Underwater World,also known as Underwater World Singapore Pte Ltd,was an oceanarium located on the offshore Singaporean island of Sentosa. It was opened on 13 May 1991 and closed on 26 June 2016.
SeaWorld Orlando is an animal theme park located in Orlando,Florida. Although separately gated,it is often promoted with neighboring parks Discovery Cove and Aquatica as well as Busch Gardens Tampa Bay,all of which are owned and operated by United Parks &Resorts. In 2022,SeaWorld Orlando hosted an estimated 4.45 million guests,ranking it the 10th most visited amusement park in the United States.
SeaWorld San Antonio is a 416-acre (168 ha) marine mammal park,oceanarium and animal theme park in the Westover Hills District of San Antonio,Texas,on the city's west side. It is the largest of the three parks in the SeaWorld chain owned and operated by United Parks &Resorts. As North America's largest marine-life theme park,and one of the world's largest marine-life theme parks,it is focused on conservation,education and animal rescue. It is a member of the Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks and Aquariums (AMMPA) and is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).
SeaWorld San Diego is a theme park in Mission Bay Park in San Diego,California. It is a marine mammal park,oceanarium,public aquarium,and marine animal rehabilitation center. SeaWorld,the theme park's proprietor,is owned and operated by United Parks &Resorts.
Legoland Billund Resort,the original Legoland park,opened on 7 June 1968 in Billund,Denmark. The park is located next to the original Lego factory and Billund Airport,Denmark's second-busiest airport. Over 1.9 million guests visited the park in 2011,and 50 million guests have visited the park since it opened. This makes Legoland the largest tourist attraction in Denmark outside Copenhagen. The Legoland parks that have since been built are modelled upon Legoland Billund,most noticeably the Miniland area,which is made up of millions of plastic Lego bricks.
Tokyo DisneySea is a theme park at the Tokyo Disney Resort located in Urayasu,Chiba Prefecture,Japan,just next to Tokyo. It opened on 4 September 2001,at a cost of 335 billion yen. The Oriental Land Company owns the park,and licenses intellectual property from The Walt Disney Company. In 2023,Tokyo DisneySea hosted 12.4 million visitors,making it the seventh-most visited theme park in the world and the third-most visited in Japan.
The Marine Life Park is a part of Resorts World Sentosa,Sentosa,situated in southern Singapore. The 8-hectare (20-acre) park is home to two primary attractions—the S.E.A. Aquarium and Adventure Cove Waterpark. Upon its opening in 2012,the S.E.A. Aquarium had the distinction of being the world’s largest oceanarium and public aquarium,a title it held through 2014,until it was surpassed by Chimelong Ocean Kingdom.
Chimelong International Ocean Tourist Resort is a theme park resort located in Hengqin,Zhuhai,China and owned by Chimelong Group. The resort currently consists of two theme parks,two theaters and four themed hotels. With a 20 billion yuan investment,future plans for the resort include at least two additional theme parks,a new aerial tramway transportation system,and an artificial island. Chimelong expects visitation at Chimelong International Ocean Resort to increase to over 50 million annually once all of the theme parks are operating.
Chimelong Group Co.,Ltd. is a Chinese company that owns and operates theme parks in China. The company also owns restaurants,hotels,and other businesses. It is one of the leading Chinese amusement park operators. The company was founded in 1989 by Su Zhigang,a local resident in Panyu,Guangzhou,Guangdong,who first established Xiangjiang Restaurant,his first enterprise under Chimelong Group,prior to its upgrading into the current Xiangjiang Hotel in 1994. Inspired by his success in the catering business,Su,after several field research visits to safari parks overseas,soon set up his mind to open a private zoo;his aim was to allow the Chinese citizens to see wildlife from all over the world,without going abroad. This gave birth to the establishment of Chimelong Safari Park,formerly known as Xiangjiang Safari Park in Guangzhou,China,the biggest wildlife theme park in Asia at present.
SeaWorld Abu Dhabi is a marine life theme park and animal researching,rescue &rehabilitation center that opened on May 23,2023,on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi,the capital of the United Arab Emirates. It is the first SeaWorld park outside of the United States and the first park without orcas. The Abu Dhabi–based company Miral Asset Management is the owner and operator of SeaWorld Abu Dhabi under a license from United Parks &Resorts.
Falcon's Creative Group is an experience design and theme park design company based in Orlando,Florida. The company was founded in 2000 by Cecil D. Magpuri,the current President and Chief Creative Officer. In 2021,Falcon's Creative Group launched Falcon's Beyond Global,an overhead enterprise that combined Katmandu and their partnering IPs to bring clients to the international market space.
