Robert Niles

About

Hi, and welcome to Theme Park Insider! I am the site's founder and editor, as well as a former attractions host at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom, where I worked at Pirates of the Caribbean, Tom Sawyer's Island, Country Bear Jamboree, and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.

In addition to editing Theme Park Insider, I have covered theme parks as a freelancer for Orange County Register and Los Angeles Times and commented about theme parks as a guest on CNN, NPR, CBS, and the BBC. Please contact me via themeparkinsider@gmail.com.

Recent Activity

Recent 'Blog Flume' posts from Robert:

• Aerosmith gets its last day at Walt Disney World (2025-12-12)
• How Miral won on Yas Island and what it plans next (2025-12-11)
• Raising Cane's opens Thursday at Universal CityWalk (2025-12-10)
• Legoland taps Busch Gardens chief as new Park President (2025-12-10)
• Six Flags parks set 2026 opening dates (2025-12-09)
• Legoland sets new roller coaster debut date in Florida (2025-12-08)
• It's time to slide into the holidays at Six Flags (2025-12-07)
• Is Universal's VelociCoaster still the world's best roller coaster? (2025-12-07)
• Encanto gets closer to its new home at Walt Disney World (2025-12-06)
• Netflix beats Universal for Warner Bros. prize - for now (2025-12-05)
• Disneyland is changing its Magic Key program, again (2025-12-04)
• Here is when Disneyland's nighttime spectaculars will return (2025-12-04)

Recent Discussion Board threads from Robert:

• What do you want to learn from interviews with theme park leaders? (2025-12-12)
• Who wants to go to Dracula Land? (2025-12-08)
• New search box on the site (2025-07-22)
• Why I did not jump to cover the Disney Cruise 'man overboard' story (2025-07-03)
• Was Epic Universe a bait and switch? (2025-06-24)
• Is any meal plan worth it anymore? (2025-06-19)