Why Theme Parks Keep Getting More Extreme

Photographs by Sinna NasseriOn a recent Friday morning, I found myself in a sea of bodies waiting to be admitted to Universal’s new $7 billion Orlando theme park, Epic Universe. Speakers hidden in the foliage blared a soaring melody suggestive of a heroic quest involving swords. The adults in the crowd, most of whom were unaccompanied by minors, wore performance…

Source: https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2025/09/universal-epic-universe-disney-theme-park-attention/683999/?utm_source=feed