The park is 500 acres in size and it contains a number of unique attractions as well as 600 species of trees, 350 different species of grass, 1800 different mosses, vines and shrubs as well as around 1000 animals. It is masterpiece of theme and imagination.

Movie World. The place that brings Hollywood to the Gold Coast, or so the marketing tag line says. In truth, it seems to bring Eighties and early Nineties Hollywood to the Gold Coast.

Theme parks have to have something unique, many of them try to compete with bigger or more hi-tech rides, but some choose a different avenue: the natural magic of animals.

It's hard to believe that Disneyland Paris has been with us for over ten years, and to celebrate it's success they built a whole new park, and opened it during the year of the resort's 10-year anniversary.

As all round fans of rampant, out-of-control commercialism it was inevitable that we would visit New York at some point. When we look for something new to experience we do not go searching for unspoiled corners of the world, full of local colour, we look for clear signs of mans presence.

When people think of Vegas, they think of gambling, showgirls and Elvis - I tend to think of Tom Jones battling the bug-eyed aliens as they try and destroy Las Vegas in Mars Attacks!

All the great theme parks are in the US, right? Europe has nothing to compete with the delights of the theme park holy lands of Florida and California? Wrong! We have Europe's hidden gem: Universal's Port Aventura in Spain.

Islands of Adventure provides the latest in ride technology, making it the place to go for thrill rides in Orlando. The park has a number of themed areas of interest to readers of fandomlife.net, not least Marvel Superhero Island.