Theme and amusement parks are family holiday classics. Carousels, water slides, life-size puppets, fast food and sweets - this is what an ideal vacation looks like when you are from two to twelve years old. Children simply love amusement parks, which cannot be said about adults. But if you are a parent, then sooner or later you will still have to visit at least one of these parks during your vacation. Fortunately, many of them are located in beautiful places where adults can find something to do in their free time from visiting the attractions.

1. Disneyland/

Disneyland Paris takes first place in our ranking. This park is loved by many parents around the world, firstly because it is quite compact compared to its American counterparts, and secondly because it is located just a few tens of kilometers from Paris.

2. Legoland/

German Legoland is located in the town of Günzburg near Munich. Little Lego fans will be delighted with this place, because everything there is made from the details of this construction set!
A visit to the park can easily be combined with a trip to the capital of Bavaria. In addition to the legendary beer halls and the historical center, it is worth visiting the Old and New Pinakotheks. And be sure to set aside one day for a trip to the Neuschwanstein castle of King Ludwig II of Bavaria, which, by the way, served as the prototype of the famous castle-symbol of the Disney studio.

3. Port Aventura/

The biggest advantage of PortAventura Park is its location. It is located on the Costa Dorada, near the town of Salou, ideal for beach holiday. You can stay in Salou itself or in any of the nearby coastal towns and from there make forays into the park, Barcelona and Tarragona. Or you can stay in Barcelona; from here to the park is no more than an hour by car or an hour and a half by train.

4. Ghibli museum/

A ninja museum, sumo wrestling, magnificent pagodas and parks, sushi bars and the Tsukiji fish market - neither children nor adults will be bored in Tokyo. Not far from the Japanese capital you will find two amusement parks at once - the familiar Disneyland and the unusual, much more Japanese Studio Ghibli museum park, created by the great master Hayao Miyazaki.

5. Six Flags Mountain/

Everyone knows that near Los Angeles there is the world's first Disneyland and the luxurious Universal Park, dedicated to the blockbusters of the studio of the same name, but not everyone has heard of Six Flags - a classic amusement park. Most of the slides at Six Flags are designed for teenagers and adults, but there is more than enough entertainment for preschoolers.
By the way, those who are not interested in attractions will not be bored in Los Angeles: beaches, shopping, luxurious parks and museums and, of course, the famous Walk of Fame - this city will not leave anyone indifferent.

6. Universal studios/

Of all South-East Asia Singapore is best for families. The city provides endless possibilities for entertainment for young guests: the famous night zoo, excellent beaches and numerous children's museums. Adults will surely enjoy the combination of ultra-modern and colonial architecture, shopping and Singaporean cuisine. A few years ago, Universal Studios opened on Singapore's Sentosa Island; compared to American counterparts, this is relatively big park, but it is quite enough to make a trip to Singapore an unforgettable adventure for your child.

7.Ocean Park/

Ocean Park in Hong Kong is a great way to combine business with pleasure, because on its territory there are not only a water park and a roller coaster, but also a zoo and an aquarium. The most interesting thing here is the aquarium with a variety of jellyfish, which will not leave even adults indifferent. You can get to Ocean Park by taxi or bus both from the city center and from Victoria Peak. So, if you are only passing through Hong Kong for a day or two, try combining a visit to the peak with Ocean Park, just keep in mind that such a program will be quite tiring for a child.

8. Gardaland/

If you are planning a trip to northern Italy with children, be sure to stop by this park; it is located just on the road between Venice and Milan, on the shores of Lake Garda, just a few minutes drive from Verona. This is the largest amusement park in Italy, with its own water park, aquarium and separate area for children. If you try, you can get around it in one day, so you don’t have to look for accommodation nearby. But if you like to do everything in detail, then it is better to spend the night in the nearby town of Peschiera del Garda or in one of the campsites near the park. Directly on the territory of the park there is its own (expensive) four-star hotel.

9.Efteling/

If you don't like Disney and prefer to raise your child on classic fairy tales, then Efteling Park is perfect for you. The same rides, roller coasters and carousels, but in a slightly more classic and calm setting. From Amsterdam to Efteling it is easy to get by train or car, but we still recommend staying in the park for at least one night in order to have time to explore the entire territory, it is quite large. Efteling is one of the few theme parks in Europe that operates all year round, so you don’t have to plan your visit for the summer; you can choose a more suitable season for visiting Amsterdam.

10. Grona Lund/

Stockholm is the perfect city for a long family weekend. The main children's entertainment is located on the island of Skansen: the Junibacken Museum, dedicated to the heroes of Swedish fairy tales, the Vassa museum ship, the aquarium and, of course, the Grenalund amusement park. The pearls of Grenalund are the Petson and Findus house, where children can play for hours, and the Ferris wheel. Adults will definitely like it Old city and Drottningholm Palace near Stockholm; and modern Swedish cuisine will definitely appeal to everyone, regardless of age.

Who wouldn't want to be transported from boring everyday life to... fairy world, forgetting about various problems and remembering a carefree childhood? This opportunity will be presented to everyone who chooses theme parks for their vacation.

Today, the entertainment industry is very developed and allows everyone to fulfill their innermost dreams and enjoy a relaxing pastime. Of course, the most famous theme park is Disneyland, but in our article we will look at no less interesting corners that everyone would like to visit.

Entertainment corners for the whole family

Theme parks are very popular and the number of people visiting them is at a record high. Not only children waiting for a miracle, but also their parents dream of being in many of them. Entertainment corners take care of the interests of visitors, trying to attract as many of them as possible. Established over 40 years ago, Europe's theme parks offer a variety of attractions, but each has its own special twist.

Europa-Park, Germany

The main feature of Europa-Park, located in Germany, is that the thematic zones are divided by country - visitors are presented with miniature copies of them. The German organizers did not forget about Russia, and now our country is represented by wooden huts located next to the smaller Mir station and the Lada race track.

The huge park can be called a real resort vacation, since the creators of the exciting attractions not only took care of them, but also built luxury hotels next to the park. In the entertainment center with the highest roller coaster, you can ride a steamboat, see amazing world Vikings, walk through the tangled jungle and even feel brave sailor against the storm. And a considerable number of cafes located here will satisfy your hunger with delicious national dishes.

Efteling Park, Holland

Entertaining theme parks, photos of which are presented in this article, have been welcoming visitors for quite a long time. Efteling Park, located in Holland, is known for the fact that the creators of the future Disneyland in Paris came here for a consultation about their brainchild.

The theme of the oldest entertainment since 1952 is dedicated to famous heroes of ancient fairy tales, but over time it has turned into a modern entertainment resort, similar to Disneyland, but with its own infrastructure.

Its entertainment part will delight all the children of the world, because it contains attractions based on the famous fairy tales of H. H. Andersen, the Brothers Grimm and Charles Perot. The latest mystical structure is the Flying Dutchman, which allows you to make a water journey with incredible descents and ascents.

Hobbiton, New Zealand

Speaking about theme parks around the world, one cannot fail to mention the amazing village in New Zealand, nicknamed the tourist Mecca of all fans of Tolkien, who created fantasy world small and hospitable people. Hobbiton, built specifically for the Lord of the Rings scenes, was not destroyed after filming was completed, turning the miniature houses and caves into a real theme park.

The tourist attraction is currently hosting exciting excursions along the route of Frodo and Sam, and tourists joyfully climb into a round hole dug in a hill to feel like a real hobbit. The fairy-tale paradise, immersed in bright flowers and bright greenery, turned out to be a beautiful reality that even those who have not read about Tolkien’s courageous heroes dream of visiting.

"Vulcania", France

French theme parks are extremely fun for the whole family, and the most unusual science project created in 2002.

All entertainment in the huge complex is divided into categories: they offer 4D films about the origin and destructive power of volcanoes, there is also an interesting exhibition from which tourists will learn a lot, and moving attractions with eruption simulators and lava-filled tunnels will not leave anyone indifferent.

Visitors will descend into the crater to a depth of 35 meters, find themselves at the epicenter of the earthquake and walk near it, that is, make an incredible journey to where access is denied in real life conditions of a dangerous natural phenomenon.

Siam Park, Canary Islands

Water theme parks always impress with their scope and exciting attractions. And if they are located in exotic locale, then lights out from visitors who want to enjoy warm waters and picturesque landscapes, it simply won’t be. The largest water park in Europe, built on the island of Tenerife just 8 years ago, has already gained incredible popularity among tourists from all over the globe.

It's called the most impressive water theme park, and for good reason! On an area of ​​185 thousand square meters, everyone will be able to tickle their nerves on high-speed slides the height of a ten-story building and splash in three-meter waves. For lovers have a relaxing holiday you will have a wonderful view on the picturesque beach, from which it is so pleasant to watch the turquoise surface of the ocean.

The most unusual theme parks in the world: list

Original entertainment complexes are suitable for those who are tired of everyday life and want to experience new emotions.

The theme parks of the world surprise not only with enchanting entertainment; there are also those, after visiting which you want to quickly leave and forget what you saw.

• Hell's Park, Thailand. Small village will become a real nightmare for all travelers who decide to look here to experience not the most pleasant emotions. It is better not to take children to this gloomy park, in which there are huge statues of people hanged and subjected to various tortures.

The top ten top projects look like this:

1. Magic Kingdom,Orlando, Florida (

The Magic Kingdom is a place where every child's dreams and fairy tales come true. Enchanting fireworks displays, musical parades and famous Disney characters with amazing rides, all this awaits children in the most famous and best theme park in the world, which rightfully ranks first in the Top 10 Theme Parks in the World.

The Magic Kingdom opened in 1995, and the park attracts an average of 30.5 million visitors each year. The most famous attractions of the park, Fury Bucko, Tomahawk, Shambhala - Expedition to the Himalayas, Tami-Tami, Huracan Condor, Splash, Silver River Flume and the Grand Canyon, the themed parades constantly organized in the park are also very popular.

2. Beto Carrero, Brazil (Beto Carrero World)

Beto Carrero, located in Brazil on the coast Atlantic Ocean, south of Rio de Janeiro in the city of Pena. Beto Carrero Park is the largest theme park in Latin America. It attracts visitors with many attractions and entertaining shows such as a huge zoo with many rare animals, a large Castle of Nations, an authentic German beer village, a pirate island with a themed restaurant and many exciting rides ranging from the "Extreme Tower" where you fall from a height of 93 meters and ending with the popular Roller Coaster.

Beto Carrero Park also has a motocross arena and a karting track designed personally by Hermann Tilke, the architect of all modern Formula 1 tracks.

Copenhagen, Denmark ( Tivoli Gardens

In the center of Copenhagen lies a real Enchanted Garden. Tivoli Gardens is the most famous of the amusement parks in Copenhagen, and it hasn't changed much since it opened in 1843. Tivoli Gardens is one of the oldest theme parks in the world and it was under its influence that Walt Disney created the most famous and famous theme park in the world - Disneyland.

4. Disneyland Park, Anaheim, California (Disneyland Park)

At Disneyland, you and your kids can swim with pirates, explore exotic jungles, meet fairy-tale princesses, dive into the blue depths of the ocean and ride a rocket to the stars, all in the same day. The park in Anaheim is Walt Disney's first theme park, opened back in 1955, and became the living embodiment of Walt Disney's dream of a theme park for children.

5. Islands of Adventure,Orlando, Florida (

The Islands of Adventure theme park opened next door to Universal Studios Florida in 1999. The park consists of seven "Islands of Adventure", this is the island " Magic world Harry Potter", The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man Island, Marvel Super Hero Island, where you can see Iron Man, Hulk, Superman and other super heroes, Island Park Jurassic" and the island "Lost Continent". The eighth island, Skull Island, is under construction.

Los Angeles (UniversalStudiosHollywood)

Universal Studios is an amusement park based on the movies. This is the perfect family theme park with lots of adventure, where you can go behind the scenes of some of Hollywood's most famous films and television shows.

7. Port Aventura Park, Salou, Spain(PortAventura Park)

Port Aventura is an adventure theme park for families and children in the Barcelona area, with more than 3.8 million visitors annually. In 2014, Port Aventura was opened new attraction, called "Angkor Adventure in the Lost Kingdom" This attraction is based on the iconic temple of Angkor Wat in Cambodia. If you love roller coasters, then be sure to visit the Shambhala roller coaster in Europe, it is the largest roller coaster.

8. DisneySea , Chiba, Japan

Disneyland at the Sea is located inside the Tokyo Disney Resort, opened on September 4, 2001, as a theme park where visitors can enjoy a traditional Disney family amusement park experience. The main attractions of the park are based on stories and legends about the sea.

The park is located next door to Tokyo Disneyland, right on Tokyo Bay, Tokyo DisneySea, it is new world filled with the romance of adventure, discovery and fun. More than 14 million people visited DisneySea in 2014.

9. Park Europe, Rust, Germany

Europa Park is located in southwestern Germany between Freiburg and Offenburg, Europa Park is the largest theme park in German-speaking countries, and one of the few that is open in winter period. Europa Park is a mixture of high-adrenaline rides, cleverly conceived themed areas, beautiful natural parks, plus about 6 hours of shows, including children's theater and ice revue.

Seoul, South Korea ( Lotte World)

Lotte World opened in 1989, Lotte World is one of the major leisure complexes located in the city center of Seoul. It consists of the indoor Adventure Park, the world's largest indoor theme park. Lotte World is filled with exciting attractions, there is also an ice skating rink, a folk museum, a lake, and much more.

Theme parks - the best place for a great day out with the kids. Almost every country can boast of having them. Attractions, dizzying ups and downs, ghost houses, space station models and much more that will be interesting to both adults and their children, and even the youngest guests will not be left without an adventure specially designed for them.

Drayton Manor Park, UK

In 2009, Drayton Manor was named " The best attraction Great Britain for children.

Near the city of Tamworth, in the county of Staffordshire, there is one of the oldest theme parks, Drayton Manor, which over the long history of its existence (opened in 1949) has not lost popularity among visitors of all ages. In addition to all sorts of attractions, there is entertainment for the little ones, including Thomas Land - a recreation area dedicated to the famous favorite of all children - Thomas the Tank Engine, on which children can go on a journey along twelve fabulous routes along with the characters of other famous cartoons. Kids can also visit the Discovery Museum with life-size dinosaur models, an indoor playpen, a zoo, a farm, and, of course, toy stores. In 2009, Drayton Manor was named 'Britain's Best Children's Attraction'.

Europa-Park, Germany

This park, located just 60 km from the resort of Baden-Baden, is somewhat younger than the English Drayton Manor. It opened in 1975 and is the second most visited theme park in Europe. Excellent for family holidays of both entertaining and educational nature. In one day, parents and children can “travel” 11 countries of the world and get acquainted with their national flavor, culture and even cuisine. Besides variety of attractions, water, roller and Russian coasters in Europa-Park, you can visit a copy of Shakespeare’s Globe Theater, where the repertoire is designed for small spectators, go around the Trojan Horse, fly on aircraft Leonardo da Vinci, climb into the existing flight simulator of the Kamchatka Airline company, feel like an astronaut, climb into the model space station"World", and take the youngest children for a ride on the "Russian Sled".

Farup Summerland, Denmark

Denmark's Farup Summerland is one of the largest family amusement parks and one of Denmark's brightest attractions. In 2010, the park was ranked third among the top ten best family parks in the world by Amusement Today magazine. There is Denmark's longest roller coaster, the Hurricane, which is 435 meters long. A special feature of the Danish park is the trees that have become part of some of the attractions. The trailers of several slides rush through their crown and above them. Tired of riding at breakneck speed, you can look into the Fox Cave and fall under the power of optical illusions, go canoeing or have a family picnic. For the tiniest visitors there is a mini-water park with warm pools and small slides. An excellent place for both extreme and calm entertainment.

PortAventura Park, Spain

The Spanish park PortAventura, located an hour's drive from Barcelona, ​​was built in 1995. In addition to the amusement park, the complex also includes aquapark Port Aventura Aquatic, four hotels, three golf courses and a beach club. Unlike the German Europa-Park, where there are 11 countries, PortAventura has 6, but among them there is a children's country "Sesame", entirely dedicated to kids. This zone, created based on the famous children's educational program Sesame Street opened relatively recently, in 2011. There are rides, friendly Sesame Street residents, a tractor, and even “ Magic tree", on which you can climb to a height of 12 meters.

Gardaland, Italy

Gardaland is a kind of Italian Disneyland.

The Italian amusement park Gardaland is also one of the largest in Europe. It is located a two-hour drive from Milan and Venice, close to Lake Garda, which allows you to plan your vacation very well and visit all these places in one trip. The park is interesting for both children and adults, because... it is equipped with many modern rides and carousels for all ages. The whole family can also watch the colorful performance that takes place in the park every day. Gardaland is a kind of Italian Disneyland.

Astrid Lindgren's world, Sweden

Once in Sweden, it is worth visiting an amusement park dedicated to the work of the famous and beloved children's writer Astrid Lindgren - Astrid Lindgren's world. The park is located in the city of Vimmerby. Children and their parents will plunge into the world fairy-tale heroes from their favorite fairy tales, they will visit Pippi’s house, sit on the roof with Carlson and be able to personally communicate with all the other fairy tale characters, and in the evening watch an exciting performance based on the writer’s books.

La Villette Park, France

Disneyland Paris is a fairy-tale country, having visited it, you will get impressions for the rest of your life, and it doesn’t matter what age you were there: at 5 years old or at 30 - the impressions are equally vivid. But the length of the queue for the rides there is also impressive. But the children's park La Villette, opened in 1985, is no less interesting, but not so crowded with tourists. La Villette is a whole world of science and amazing projects, where you can touch and study everything in person. In addition to the City of Science, there is a museum in the park musical instruments, a spherical Geode cinema, where a 180-degree screen creates an immersive experience. There are many surprises in the park for little explorers: everyone can feel like an astronaut, fighter pilot, submarine captain or TV news anchor. The park organizers also took care of the little ones, making their own attractions for them, for example, “Sound Bubble” or “Russy the Robot.”

Hershey Park, USA

In the USA, in addition to several parks of Walt Disney and Universal Studios, little sweet tooths can be taken to Hershey Park in Pennsylvania. Here children will learn how sweets are made and try to make them themselves, go to chocolate shops and, of course, will not leave without trying chocolate. Outside, children can enjoy all kinds of slides and attractions.

Do not deny yourself the pleasure of visiting a theme park, which will make your vacation even more eventful. At the most large parks There are hotels and places where you can stay comfortably. The hotels also have their own entertainment program, so if you stay there, a holiday for the whole family will not be limited only to the walls of the park. If child's birthday, then in most parks he will be able to enter for free. Park opening hours vary depending on the time of year and should be checked on official websites.