2025 was a pretty incredible year for the theme park industry. Every year brings new attractions, new experiences, and, most importantly, new food to theme parks around the world, but how often do adventure-seekers get something as big as a brand new theme park? Not often enough, to say the least.
Yes, any year-end look at the best new additions to themed entertainment has to include the elephant (or in this case, dragon) in the room, Universal Orlando Resort’s Epic Universe theme park. While it absolutely was the biggest new addition to the to the industry, and arguably the best one, it certainly wasn't the only thing worth celebrating in 2025. But let's present it with its flowers before shifting the spotlight to other debuts.
