Theme Parks

Theme Parks are a form of immersive entertainment. Their utilisation of theming differentiates them from traditional amusement parks and enables them to embrace storytelling through a variety of different sensory stimuli: audio, visual, olfactory (smell), touch. This can be achieved via anything from animatronics to smell pods, landscaping to physical set pieces. Because of this, theming is often a big part of what makes these parks so attractive to fans.
Some attractions and theme parks incorporate original stories, whilst others use IPs, including Star Wars, Harry Potter and DC. Many parks have a mixture of both.
==Fandom==
Fans of theme parks, and the digital and real life spaces they create and inhabit, have many similiarities to more conventional forms of fandom. The increasing incorporation of IPs into the world of theme parks in recent years has only led to an even greater overlap between them.
===Specific Parks===
Some theme parks have more of a fandom than others:
* Disney Parks
* Alton Towers
* Evermore Park
==Rollercoasters==
Some rollercoasters feature theming simply on the rollercoaster itself, others form part of a wider story told through both the coaster and the surrounding land it resides in.
* Big Thunder Mountain Railroad - Disney Parks
** The lore behind the Paris version of this coaster in particular is incorporated into the wider story of the land it resides in.
* Expedition Everest
===Anthropomorphism===
Some theme park fandoms, such as Alton Towers, create anthropomorphised versions of rollercoasters.
* 'The Smiler' in particular seems to be somewhat of a favourite, likely at least partially due to its somewhat unnerving and creepy lore involving an organisation called 'The Ministry of Joy'.
===Other===
*mickeys dick smasher
==Dark Rides==
Dark Rides are a form of indoor attraction that often involve immersive storytelling through the use of set pieces, screens, and special effects. Specific fandoms exist for some dark rides, most notably:
* Pirates of the Caribbean (attraction)
* Haunted Mansion (and it's variations: Phantom Manor and Mystic Manor)
==As a Medium==
===Analysis===
====Articles====
* 'Storytelling in Theme Park Attractions: Narrative in Motion' - TheWatcher on The Watcher's Archives
==Fictional Theme Parks==
*Phoenix Parks - Dead End: Paranormal Park
*Spooky Island - Scooby Doo
==Fandoms for Adaptations==
* Pirates of the Caribbean
* Tomorrowland (film)
==Theme Park Inspired Fanworks==
* Harry Potter's World of Magic Theme Park - a website where fans of Harry Potter could showcase their own ideas for a Harry Potter themed theme park. This site predates the real "Wizarding World of Harry Potter" park by several years.
* Mr. Bones' Wild Ride - a fan-made coaster from Rollercoaster Tycoon turned meme.
* Theme Park AU - An AU in which characters interact and exist at a theme park. Single Rider AU is a version of this AU based on a popular Tumblr post about how single riders in theme park queues would be paired up.
* Similarly, a fic may be set at a theme park without being an AU if it's canon compliant.
===Examples===
====Fanfiction====
* Don't Mess Around with Jim (Sentinel story)
====Fanart====
File:Smelly6-8.jpg|from the Star Wars zine I Don't Care What You Smell issue #6, A.G. Steyn: "Alderland"
File:Bizarro1-4.jpg|from the Blake's 7 zine The Bizarro Zine 
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Category:Theme Parks