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Taipingyang Underwater World Exhibition

Taipingyang Underwater World Exhibition (太平洋海底世界博览馆), or Beijing Andover Taipingyang Under Water World, is a Singapore-China joint-venture aquarium beneath Beijing's CCTV Tower in Haidian District, with an 80-meter undersea tunnel, penguin and jellyfish halls, and 120 RMB admission.

Taiyuan Ocean World

Taiyuan Ocean World (太原海洋大世界) is a 20,000-square-meter indoor ocean-themed family center in Tongzhiren Shopping Center, Yingze District, Taiyuan, Shanxi; opened February 2022, it suspended operations after a 2025 mermaid-performer near-drowning.

Taj Mahal (Iran)

Taj Mahal (مجتمع گردشگری تاج محل) is an amusement park and recreational complex in Gerdoo, Arak, Markazi Province, Iran, with restaurants, a VIP hall, and an indoor pool with three water slides; unrelated to the Agra mausoleum.

Tamanna World Family Park

Tamanna World Family Park (তামান্না ওয়ার্ল্ড ফ্যামিলি পার্ক), also called Tamanna Park, is a one-acre private amusement and picnic park opened in 2006 on Beribadh Road, Mirpur-1, Dhaka, beside the Turag River, with rides, a pool, and a Jhenaidah namesake.

Tang Paradise

Tang Paradise (大唐芙蓉园) is a large Tang-dynasty-themed cultural park in the Qujiang New District of Xi'an, China, opened in 2005 on the site of the former royal Furong Garden.

Tashkent Land

Tashkent Land (Tashkentland, Toshkentlend) is a children's amusement park opened in the late 1990s in the Uzexpocentre complex, Yunusabad district, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, near the TV tower; known for a 24 m Ferris wheel, Bumerang coaster, and later closures.

Tehran Sled

Tehran Sled (سورتمه تهران), also called Darband or Golabdarreh Sled, is an 850 m gravity rail sled ride in Golabdarreh Park, north Tehran, opened 1392 (2013), the capital's first sled, with a second 1,420 m Wiegand sled at Tochal.

Temple Zoo

Temple Zoo is a small zoo in Klaten, Central Java, Indonesia, beside the Prambanan temple complex on Jalan Candi Sewu; OpenStreetMap way 1382315949, coordinates −7.75137°, 110.49472°, 370 m east of Prambanan.

TEPfactor

TEPfactor (Together Enjoy Play) is a Czech-origin chain of indoor adventure parks inspired by Fort Boyard, where teams of 2-6 complete 25 strength, logic, skill, and patience challenges in an artificial cave, paying per minute; locations include Slapy, Prague, Warsaw Blue City, and Dubai JBR.

Terra Natura (Spain)

Terra Natura Benidorm, a zoo and nature park in Benidorm, Alicante, Spain, with over 1,500 animals in Pangea, America, Asia, and Europe zones using "zoo immersion" invisible-barrier design, plus the adjacent Aqua Natura water park.

Test Track

Test Track is EPCOT's high-speed automotive testing ride at Walt Disney World, opened March 17, 1999, replacing World of Motion. Sponsored by GM/Chevrolet, it reaches 65 mph on a sub-mile outdoor loop and was reimagined in 2012 and again as Test Track 3.0 in July 2025.

The Simpsons Ride

The Simpsons Ride is a motion simulator attraction at Universal Studios Florida (opened May 15, 2008) and Universal Studios Hollywood (May 19, 2008), replacing Back to the Future: The Ride, set in Krustyland on an 80-foot dome, 40-inch height minimum.

The Smiler

The Smiler is a steel roller coaster at Alton Towers Resort in Staffordshire, England, opened in 2013 and holding the world record for the most inversions, with 14.

The Sun Tribe

The Sun Tribe (泰安太阳部落景区) is a Dawenkou-culture-themed prehistoric civilization theme park in Manzhuang Town, Daiyue District, Tai'an, Shandong, covering 3,800 mu with a 60-meter time tunnel entrance and mythology rides.

The Toivonen Animal Park

The Toivonen Animal Park (Toivosen Eläinpuisto ja Talonpojanmuseo) is a family-run farm animal park and open-air peasant museum in Kälviä, 10 km north of Kokkola, Finland. Founded by Matti Toivonen in 1985, it has about 50 buildings, 12,500 exhibits, 15 animal species, and roughly 30,000 summer visitors a year.

The Underwater Observatory Marine Park

Underwater Observatory Marine Park, Eilat, Israel; founded 1975 by the Kahn family; a Coral World International marine park whose tower lets visitors view Red Sea reef life 6 m below sea level, with over 800 species, Shark World, and Coral 2000.

The Valley of Turtles

La Vallée des Tortues (La Vall de les Tortugues), a zoological park in Sorède, Pyrénées-Orientales, France, founded by Françoise Malirach in 1998 and opened in 2000; over 30 turtle species, about 500 tortoises including 300 kg Aldabra giants, on two hectares.

The Waterfront

The Waterfront is the lowland area of Ocean Park Hong Kong, renamed from the Lowland under the 2005 HK$5.55 billion redevelopment. It holds Aqua City with the Grand Aquarium, Amazing Asian Animals, and Whiskers Harbour, and links to The Summit by cable car and the Ocean Express funicular.

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter: Universal's themed lands at Orlando, Osaka, Hollywood, and Epic Universe, from Hogsmeade (2010) and Diagon Alley (2014) to Ministry of Magic (2025), with Forbidden Journey, Gringotts, and interactive wands.

Theme Park Corniche

Theme Park Corniche (ملاهي طريق الشط) is a theme park on Shatt Road along the Tripoli Corniche seafront in Tripoli, Libya, near the Red Castle Museum; OSM node 5638194486.

Theme Park Labyrinth

Theme Park Labyrinth (Θεματικό Πάρκο Λαβυρίνθου, Labyrinth Park) is a family theme park in Ano Hersonissos, Crete, themed on the Theseus and Minotaur myth, with a 1,300 sq m Adrian Fisher maze, Trojan Horse laser maze, mini golf and archery; closed for 2025 season for hotel construction.

Thong Somboon Club

Thong Somboon Club (ไร่ทองสมบูรณ์คลับ, Thongsomboon Club) is a cowboy-themed adventure park and resort in Pak Chong, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, near Khao Yai, offering ATV, luge, horseback riding, and themed lodging.

Thorpe Park

Thorpe Park Resort is a Merlin Entertainments theme park at Thorpe, Surrey, between Chertsey and Staines-upon-Thames, opened by Lord Mountbatten in 1979 on a flooded gravel pit; home to Hyperia, the UK's tallest and fastest coaster, and Stealth.

Thunder River Rapids Ride

Thunder River Rapids Ride was a river rapids water ride at Dreamworld, Gold Coast, Australia, opened 1986 and demolished after a 25 October 2016 pump-failure raft collision on its conveyor killed four guests, leading to a $3.6 million fine against Ardent Leisure.

Tierpark Zittau

Tierpark Zittau (Zittau Zoo) is a small zoo founded 1965 in the Weinaupark, Zittau, Saxony, Germany, in the tri-border area with Czechia and Poland; about 7 ha, 400 animals in 80 species, natural-building enclosures, run by Tierpark Zittau e.V.

Tiger Trail

Tiger Trail (Стежка тигра, Тропа тигра) names several zoo exhibits, including San Diego Zoo's 1988 rainforest trail, Safari Park's Tull Family Tiger Trail, Busch Gardens' 2008 habitat, Kharkiv Zoo's Far East exhibit, and Amur tiger hiking routes in Russian reserves.

Tipazia Park

Tipazia Park (تيبازيا بارك, Tipazia Parc) is a 13-hectare theme park in Tipaza, Algeria, opened 22 August 2019 by SARL Famili Shop of Blida, with 21 rides, karting, a mini zoo, and 200–300 seasonal staff.

Tirana Zoo

Tirana Zoo (Parku Zoologjik i Tiranës), Albania's only public zoo, opened in 1966, was rebuilt for 7 million euros, and reopened in June 2022 with about 160 animals amid continuing welfare criticism.

Tivoli Gardens

Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen amusement park opened 15 August 1843 by Georg Carstensen; world's third-oldest operating park, 4.3 million visitors in 2025, opened Japanese-themed Hikari area in 2026.

Tobu World Square

Tobu World Square (東武ワールドスクウェア), theme park in Kinugawa Onsen, Nikko, Tochigi, Japan, opened 1993 by Tobu Railway; 102 buildings from 21 countries, including 46 UNESCO World Heritage sites, reproduced at 1/25 scale across six zones.