Theme Park Ratings and Reviews

Theme Park Insider readers rate and review the world's top theme and amusement parks. Scroll down for text links to our vacation planning tips and reader reviews for each park. These include ratings and reviews for all the attractions, hotels and restaurants at the major U.S. and International parks we cover, including Disney, Universal, SeaWorld/Busch Gardens and Six Flags.

2012 Theme Park Insider Awards

We tallied all our reader ratings from the past 12 months, and name the best of the best for the past year in four categories, each year on the Fourth of July.

Best Theme Park: Tokyo DisneySea

Best New Attraction: Transformers: The Ride at Universal Studios Singapore and Universal Studios Hollywood

Best Theme Park Restaurant: Bistro de Paris at Epcot. (The restaurant closed in August 2012, and will reopen with a new name and menu in December 2012.)

Best Theme Park Hotel: Disney's Grand Californian Hotel at Disneyland Resort

Park Listings and Trip Advice

United States

California

Anaheim

• Disneyland
• Disney's California Adventure

Buena Park

• Knott's Berry Farm

Carlsbad

• Legoland California

Los Angeles

• Universal Studios Hollywood

San Diego

• SeaWorld San Diego

Valencia

• Six Flags Magic Mountain

Florida

Lake Buena Vista

• Blizzard Beach
• Disney's Animal Kingdom
• Disney's Hollywood Studios
• Epcot
• Typhoon Lagoon
• Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom

Orlando

• Aquatica
• Discovery Cove
• SeaWorld Orlando
• Universal Studios Florida
• Universal's Islands of Adventure

Tampa

• Busch Gardens Tampa

Winter Haven

• Legoland Florida

Georgia

Austell

• Six Flags Over Georgia

Illinois

Gurnee

• Six Flags Great America

Indiana

Santa Claus

• Holiday World

Massachusetts

Agawam

• Six Flags New England

Missouri

Branson

• Silver Dollar City

Eureka

• Six Flags St. Louis

Kansas City

• Worlds of Fun

New Jersey

Jackson

• Six Flags Great Adventure

North Carolina

Charlotte

• Carowinds

Ohio

Mason

• Kings Island

Sandusky

• Cedar Point

Pennsylvania

Hershey

• Hersheypark

Tennessee

Pigeon Forge

• Dollywood

Texas

Arlington

• Six Flags Over Texas

San Antonio

• SeaWorld San Antonio
• Six Flags Fiesta Texas

Virginia

Doswell

• Kings Dominion

Williamsburg

• Busch Gardens Williamsburg

Halloween events at the world's top theme parks

Australia

Seaworld Gold Coast

Warner Bros. Movie World

Coomera

Dreamworld

Canada

Toronto

Canada's Wonderland

China

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Disneyland

Shanghai

Shanghai Disneyland

Denmark

Copenhagen

Tivoli Gardens

France

Marne la Vallée

Disneyland Paris

Walt Disney Studios Park

Germany

Rust

Europa Park

Italy

Bardolino

Gardaland

Japan

Osaka

Universal Studios Japan

Tokyo

Tokyo Disneyland

Tokyo DisneySea

Netherlands

Kaatsheuvel

Efteling

Singapore

Singapore

Universal Studios Singapore

South Korea

Hwaseong

Universal Studios Korea

Yongin-si

Everland

Spain

Tarragona

Port Aventura

United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi

Ferrari World Abu Dhabi

United Kingdom

Staines

Thorpe Park

Stoke

Alton Towers