theme park
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1.6
- noun
- /θim pɑrk/
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parque temático
- Families often flock to the theme park during the holidays to enjoy the rides and entertainment together.
- Disney theme park
- spend time at theme parks
- time at theme parks
Like Star Tours, a Mythbusters themed theme park, has to be interactive.
- Like Star Tours, a Mythbusters themed theme park, has to be interactive.
- There is a ghost at the theme park and her name is Gooey Garland.
- I love theme parks like I love high speed rides and being whisked around.
- Yes, like one of those shitty, like shitty theme parks where they don't even try to clean up the puke.
- So let's call this place that theme park I was talking about.
- Action Parks, The lawless family theme park of Doom.
- So it has that like whole theme park carnival.
Examples
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Last summer, we spent an entire day at a thrilling theme park filled with roller coasters and water rides.
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One summer I went to a theme park with my friend and her new boyfriend.
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I feel like it's perfect for a day out at a theme park just waiting for the others.
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Do you remember yesterday that theme park I was thinking about?
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In 1993, the Disney Company proposed a historical theme park near Washington.
Academic text (1995) -
There are a number of theme parks in the area, among them SeaWorld.
Academic text (2006) -
Today we're in a Fright Night theme park where there are scare actors.
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I love theme parks like I love high speed rides and being whisked around.
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There is a ghost at the theme park and her name is Gooey Garland.
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The newly opened theme park features attractions based on popular movies and offers fun for the whole family.
Synonyms
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1.4
A large outdoor place with rides, shows, and games for fun
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1.6
A place people visit because it is interesting or beautiful
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3.4
A place with games, rides, and fun activities for children and families, like an amusement park
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5.0
A park with rides, games, and places to eat
How Themed
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'theme' (a central idea) + 'park' (a place for recreation), so a learner who knows both words can infer an amusement/recreation area organized around a theme. This noun+noun compounding is cross-linguistically common (e.g., parque temático, parc à thème), making the expression immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Theme park comes from putting one clear theme (one story or idea) into a whole park of rides and shows. That's why a theme park means 'an amusement park where all the rides and shows follow the same idea'.