From Paris to Hollywood: Most Instagrammable Theme Parks

Europa Park, Germany

From fairytale castles and Ferraris, to trips around the world, theme parks offer many avenues for family fun. They also offer perfect opportunities to capture happy memories with your loved ones that can be treasured for years. As part of its new Best Value Theme Park Report, the personal finance experts at money.co.uk have compiled a list of the most Instagrammable theme parks in the world based on the number of hashtag mentions they boast on the social media site. If your idea of a dream day out involves capturing the endless fun to be had on death-defying roller coasters and rides, then these are the next destinations to add to your bucket list:

It’s no surprise that the magical Disneyland Paris takes the top spot as the most Instagrammable theme park in the world. The exceptional theme park is located just 32km east of the center of Paris and is worth the trip if you’re ever visiting the French capital. Choose from enchanting fairytale castles as your backdrop or visit the Pirate Galleon or Big Thunder Mountain for a more dramatic setting for your pictures.

Disneyland Resort in California, or ‘the happiest place on earth’ as many know it, is the second most-snapped theme park. There are endless locations to capture your unforgettable memories at, from the haunted mansion and Star Wars-themed Galactic World to Sleeping Beauty’s Castle and the iconic Splash Mountain. With so much to see and experience, you’ll probably fill your whole Instagram grid with just one visit.

Easily securing its place in third is the spectacular Universal Studios in Hollywood. The magical, movie-lovers paradise has extraordinary, Universal Studios Hollywood, CA themed areas and rides that surely make it one of the most Insta-worthy places in the world. Snap a shot of yourself walking with dinosaurs at Jurassic World or capture yourself outside Hogwarts stepping into The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. You know you’ll want to!

Europa Park, situated in Rust, is the largest theme park in Germany and the second most popular theme park in Europe. With endless striking locations to snap your photographs, there’s no surprise it’s fourth place on the list. Capture your memories with the twisting and turning rides featured in almost every shot, or head to the many country-themed monorails and train stations for a picture in Spain, Greece, Iceland and more.

For car fanatics, it doesn’t get much better than Ferrari World’s theme park on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. The indoor theme park has plenty of completely Insta-worthy locations to take photographs at. Visit the Hyper cars Exhibition to snap Ferrari’s most exclusive cars or capture a snap of yourself behind the wheel on the many car-shaped rides. You can even experience the real thing with a Ferrari Driving Experience offered to visitors of the park.

Efteling, the largest and most enchanting amusement park in the Netherlands, is a fantasythemed park designed around fairytales, fables and folklore, meaning there’s plenty of bewitching and mythical locations to explore and take memorable photos of. Pose with dragons, fairies and Laafland folk, or capture a selfie among the multiple castles, villages and fairytale forests scattered around the park.

A theme park and zoo situated on the Gold Coast in Queensland. Judging from its variety of picturesque photo spots, it’s clear why people flock here. Whether you’re a thrill-seeker or a wildlife-lover, there are plenty of opportunities to capture a great photo; from a trip to tiger island, a stop at Shrek’s Ogre Land or a visit to Madagascar Madness.

The popular Port Aventura theme park in Catalonia, Spain, is known not only for its thrilling rides, but for its incredible backdrops Too. Split into districts, the theme park is the perfect place to capture holiday snaps inspired from different countries of the world. Capture unforgettable pictures in front of Mexico’s Mayan Pyramid, at a fishing village in the Mediterranean sea, or even with dragons in China - you can do it all.

The extraordinary Cedar Point theme park in Ohio has 64-acres of scenic locations to capture the fun of your visit. There are a variety of photo opportunities with 18 world-class roller coasters on offer. From monster to mustang rides, a giant wheel and even a barnyard to take selfies with camels - you can see why Cedar Point has made the list.

Last on the list is the famous Walt Disney World Resort. The Instagrammable theme park is a magical world of extraordinary locations that make for unforgettable photographs. Tour the enchanting Magic Kingdom, visit Nemo at the Aquarium, capture wild animals on the Kilimanjaro Safari or pose for photos with Disney entertainment characters like Sully, the Incredibles and Mickey Mouse.