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:

• Rope Drop: Who's ready to Believe? (2026-10-04)
• Walk Time: Splash into the week's theme park news (2026-10-03)
• Six Flags Magic Mountain goes full power with solar carport (2026-10-02)
• Busch Gardens adds free locker time to Iron Gwazi (2026-10-01)
• Universal looks to improve show, via new patent applications (2026-10-01)
• Can Six Flags restore Magic in its Mountain? (2026-10-01)
• Let’s de-influence a Walt Disney World vacation (2026-09-30)
• How can theme parks best honor and preserve their history? (2026-09-29)
• Six Flags officially closes X2 (2026-09-29)
• First test starts on Disney's new Spider-Man roller coaster (2026-09-28)
• Rope Drop: Happy birthday to Walt Disney World (2026-09-27)
• Walk Time: Cotaland celebrates its official debut (2026-09-26)

Recent Discussion Board threads from Robert:

• ArieForce One is sold, saved (2026-09-03)
• Diablo coming to Cedar Point, Kings Dominion (2026-08-07)
• Hollywood Drift soft opens (2026-07-27)
• What is the Disney equivalent of the Costco hot dog? (2026-07-27)
• Universal confirms Evil Dead Burn for Halloween Horror Nights (2026-07-21)
• Lorcana mess at Disney Springs and Downtown Disney (2026-07-17)