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You likely have back-to-school on the brain, but guess what? We have an entire month of summer left — and fall getaways to plan. Surely there’s time to squeeze in a visit to a favorite theme park.
Whether you prefer the Harry Potter adventures at Universal Studios or the “Star Wars” stuff at Disneyland, this new list from TripAdvisor is for you.
The travel website recently unveiled its top 25 best amusement parks in the world, and half the top ten are in the sunshine state, with Universal’s Islands of Adventure in Orlando taking first place (it cracked the top five of Travel Channel’s Top Ten Amusement Parks, too).
There’s a European presence as well, with Puy du Fou in Les Esesses, France (No. 5), Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark (No. 7), and Rust, Germany’s Europa-Park (No. 8) also making the top 10.
But we’re most intrigued by No. 9: The Island in Pigeon Forge, a 23-acre entertainment park in East Tennessee with more than 10,000 TripAdvisor reviews and a 200-foot-high observation wheel. Who knew?
Here are TripAdvisor’s top 10 amusement parks. Find the full top 25 and all the details at www.tripadvisor.com.
- Universal’s Islands of Adventure, Orlando, Florida
- Magic Kingdom Park, Orlando, Florida
- Universal Studios Florida, Orlando, Florida
- Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Orlando, Florida
- Puy du Fou, Les Epesses, France
- Universal Studios Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
- Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Europa Park, Rust, Germany
- The Island in Pigeon Forge, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
- SeaWorld, Orlando, Florida