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Discover New Worlds and Empires: Most Interesting Parks From Pole to Pole

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If you still consider Disneyland to be the only thematic park, you should review your data. These photos present the most interesting thematic parks from all over the world. Some of them seemingly exist in parallel universes.

From Harry Potter to Ferrari park: every person can find a place of their dreams. For example, the Ferrari park in Abu Dhabi offers not only attractions for young visitors but also Italian cuisine and shopping experiences.

CC BY 2.0 / Aziz J.Hayat / Ferrari World Abu DhabiAmusement Park Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi.
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Amusement Park Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi.
© Sputnik / Vladimir Astapkovich / Go to the mediabankAn employee and a boy in the laboratory of a hospital in the Kidzaniya game training park in Moscow.
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An employee and a boy in the laboratory of a hospital in the Kidzaniya game training park in Moscow.
© AFP 2023 / Greg Wood Australian cricketer Nathan Bracken (L-without top) and fielding coach Mike Young (L-obscured) dive in the "Cage of Death" for an up-close experience with an 80-year-old crocodile named Chopper (R) at the Crocosaurus Cove in Darwin on August 31, 2008. The Australian team was relaxing in preparation for its second one-day international against Bangladesh on September 3.
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Australian cricketer Nathan Bracken (L-without top) and fielding coach Mike Young (L-obscured) dive in the "Cage of Death" for an up-close experience with an 80-year-old crocodile named Chopper (R) at the Crocosaurus Cove in Darwin on August 31, 2008. The Australian team was relaxing in preparation for its second one-day international against Bangladesh on September 3.
© AP Photo / Matt RourkeGuests ride in a modified excavator bucket during a preview day at Diggerland, USA, on Thursday, May 22, 2014, in West Berlin, N.J. The theme park is said to be the first theme park of its kind in the U.S., though many of its plans are based on similar parks in the United Kingdom.
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Guests ride in a modified excavator bucket during a preview day at Diggerland, USA, on Thursday, May 22, 2014, in West Berlin, N.J. The theme park is said to be the first theme park of its kind in the U.S., though many of its plans are based on similar parks in the United Kingdom.
© AFP 2023 / Valerie MaconAn exterior view of Hogwarts is seen during the "Wizarding World of Harry Potter Opening" press preview at Universal Studios Hollywood in Studio City, California, on April 6, 2016.
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An exterior view of Hogwarts is seen during the "Wizarding World of Harry Potter Opening" press preview at Universal Studios Hollywood in Studio City, California, on April 6, 2016.
© Sputnik / Maksim Bogodvid / Go to the mediabankA dinosaur figure in the Yurkin Park Travelamusement park in Kazan.
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A dinosaur figure in the Yurkin Park Travelamusement park in Kazan.
CC BY 2.0 / Ed Kennedy / Hershey ParkAmusement park in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
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Amusement park in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
CC BY 2.0 / Roberto De la Parra / The Hand of GodThe Hand of God. Jaime Duque Park, Bogotá, Colombia.
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The Hand of God. Jaime Duque Park, Bogotá, Colombia.
© AFP 2023 / Peter ParksThis picture, taken on March 26, 2010, shows dwarves during a performance at "Dwarf Empire," a popular attraction at a theme park in southwestern Yunnan province. The "empire" – part of a butterfly park – has quickly become the site's focal experience thanks to the popularity of the dwarf performances, which would likely evoke howls of protest in the West as an exploitative freak show.
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This picture, taken on March 26, 2010, shows dwarves during a performance at "Dwarf Empire," a popular attraction at a theme park in southwestern Yunnan province. The "empire" – part of a butterfly park – has quickly become the site's focal experience thanks to the popularity of the dwarf performances, which would likely evoke howls of protest in the West as an exploitative freak show.
© AP Photo / Frank AugsteinVisitors enjoy sunny weather at the 58 meter (190 ft) high chairoplane on top of a former cooling tower in Kalkar, Germany, on Monday, August 13, 2012. A family fun fair park, built at a former fast breeder reactor plant, invites kids and adults to ride on this chairoplane inside the cooling tower. The power plant never delivered energy. It was later sold to Dutch investor Hennie van der Most who finally built this fun fair.
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Visitors enjoy sunny weather at the 58 meter (190 ft) high chairoplane on top of a former cooling tower in Kalkar, Germany, on Monday, August 13, 2012. A family fun fair park, built at a former fast breeder reactor plant, invites kids and adults to ride on this chairoplane inside the cooling tower. The power plant never delivered energy. It was later sold to Dutch investor Hennie van der Most who finally built this fun fair.
CC BY-SA 2.0 / Pelican / The big face in Suoi Tien ParkSuoi Tien Cultural Theme Park in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
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Suoi Tien Cultural Theme Park in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
CC BY 2.0 / Cristian Bortes www.eyeem.com/bortescristian / Salina - TurdaSalina Turda - a salt mine in Turda, Romania.
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Salina Turda - a salt mine in Turda, Romania.
CC BY-SA 2.0 / Anokarina / Jeju 072Sculpture Park Love Land on the island of Jeju, South Korea.
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Sculpture Park Love Land on the island of Jeju, South Korea.
© AP Photo / Kamran JebreiliPeople pass by the entrance of Bollywood Park as they arrive for the opening of Legoland Dubai, part of the larger Dubai Parks & Resorts project, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Monday, Oct. 27, 2016. A massive complex of amusement parks in the southern deserts of Dubai has opened its first park, a Legoland complete with models of the sheikhdom's architectural wonders.
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People pass by the entrance of Bollywood Park as they arrive for the opening of Legoland Dubai, part of the larger Dubai Parks & Resorts project, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Monday, Oct. 27, 2016. A massive complex of amusement parks in the southern deserts of Dubai has opened its first park, a Legoland complete with models of the sheikhdom's architectural wonders.
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