Theme Parks Quotes

“In the words of Mr Thierry Coup of Warner Bros: 'We are taking the most iconic and powerful moments of the stories and putting them in an immersive environment. It is taking the theme park experience to a new level.' And of course I wish Thierry and his colleagues every possible luck, and I am sure it will be wonderful. But I cannot conceal my feelings; and the more I think of those millions of beaming kids waving their wands and scampering the Styrofoam turrets of Hogwartse_STmk, and the more I think of those millions of poor put-upon parents who must now pay to fly to Orlando and pay to buy wizard hats and wizard cloaks and wizard burgers washed down with wizard meade_STmk, the more I grind my teeth in jealous irritation.

Because the fact is that Harry Potter is not American. He is British. Where is Diagon Alley, where they buy wands and stuff? It is in London, and if you want to get into the Ministry of Magic you disappear down a London telephone box. The train for Hogwarts goes from King's Cross, not Grand Central Station, and what is Harry Potter all about? It is about the ritual and intrigue and dorm-feast excitement of a British boarding school of a kind that you just don't find in America. Hogwarts is a place where children occasionally get cross with each other—not 'mad'—and where the situation is usually saved by a good old British sense of HUMOUR. WITH A U. RIGHT? NOT HUMOR. GOTTIT?”
― Boris Johnson

“We went on every single ride and loved every minute of it!”
― Khloe Kardashian

“On the day the park opened, half the state must have turned up. California weddings that June were small in attendance, the bride, groom, and guests quitting the ceremony for their cars after the second "I do"; especially hasty couples did away with the festivities altogether and simply took their vows en route to the park.”
― Pam Jones, The Biggest Little Bird

“Well, this is only a story, isn't it? I mean, our patrons, anyone who comes to this park, are they going to take this to heart, Mister Shake?'

They'll take what pieces they want, and everything gets a little skewed. That's how these things work, Freddy. Who knows? In ten years' time, Elijah Zallman Ickack may see through walls. Once in the park, they're locked into some idea of what made it, and that's the thing. In the meantime, the long-lost-nephew must have something to say.”
― Pam Jones, The Biggest Little Bird

“Her occupation was the worst that anyone could think of. No guest in the park had to think of it because, unlike the wandering dwarf women, her job had no bearing on paper.”
― Pam Jones, The Biggest Little Bird

“You always knew at a park when someone threw up.”
― Pam Jones, The Biggest Little Bird

“If it was easy being extraordinary, then everybody would do it.”
― Matthew Miller

“Success is muddy, so be a PIG!”
― Matthew Miller

“The theme park industry doesn’t just move people physically. It moves them emotionally. That’s the real innovation.”
― Matthew Miller

“I love the American Dream. I love technology, storytelling, and imagination. It all comes together in a theme park. That’s why they call me America’s Theme Park Technologist.”
― Matthew Miller, America’s Theme Park Technologist

“Theme parks are more than destinations. They’re declarations. They say we believe in wonder, in story, in something bigger than ourselves.”
― Matthew Miller, America’s Theme Park Technologist