Family Travel Theme Parks The Best Indoor Theme Parks Written by Arthur Levine Facebook Twitter Arthur is a travel writer with more than 25 years of experience. He has been covering theme parks, amusement parks, water parks, and attractions for TripSavvy since 2002. Tripsavvy's Editorial Guidelines Arthur Levine Updated 09/03/20 Share Pin Email Most theme parks are outdoors and are only open during warmer times of the year. A few indoor theme parks, however, offer roller coasters, carousels, dark rides, and other amusement park fun year-round in a weatherproof, enclosed environment. A number of facilities may describe themselves as indoor theme parks, but the modest Chuck E. Cheese's-style attractions often have a handful of small rides, arcade games, and other features that would be better characterized by the industry term, “family entertainment centers.” Let's run down the best indoor theme parks. 01 of 08 Ferrari World Pascal Deloche /GODONG / Getty Images View Map Address Yas Island - Yas Leisure Dr - Yas IslandYas West - Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates Get directions Phone +971 600 511115 Web Visit website Location: On Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, part of the United Arab Emirates At an impressive 925,000 sq. ft. (that's over 20 acres, folks), Ferrari World is the world's largest indoor theme park, and arguably the best. It showcases the legendary Italian automaker through sophisticated attractions and leading-edge theme park technology. It also plays off of Ferrari's racing prowess with coasters and other thrill rides, including the world's fastest roller coaster, Formula Rossa. 02 of 08 Nickelodeon Universe Angela Pham/BFA.com Location: Inside the the massive American Dream mega-complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey The 300,000-square-foot theme park boasts five roller coasters, including TMNT Shellraiser, a surprisingly potent ride that includes a magnetic launch that will take your breath away. It also has seven inversions, a141-foot climb up a vertical lift hill into a pop-up tower, and–get this–the world’s steepest drop on a coaster at 121.5 degrees,. The park claims that another ride, The Shredder, is the world’s tallest (85 feet) and longest (2,247 feet) free-spinning coaster. The park includes a bunch of other attractions themed to the popular Nickelodeon children’s TV network. 03 of 08 Nickelodeon Universe minnemom/Flickr/CC BY-ND 2.0 View Map Address 5000 Center Ct, Bloomington, MN 55425, USA Get directions Phone +1 952-883-8800 Web Visit website Location: Inside the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota (near Minneapolis) There is a second Nickelodeon Universe (which is actually older than the one in New Jersey) at the equally massive Mall of America. The full-fledged amusement park offers three coasters, a giant Ferris wheel, and a slew of other thrill and kiddie rides. Sure, the coasters aren't of the extreme, bugs-in-your-teeth variety (then again, there are no bugs inside the mall). But there's plenty of fun to be had –especially if, like us, you'll take a ride on a roller coaster over a mall shopping spree any day. 04 of 08 The Adventuredome Indoor Theme Park at Circus Circus David Wall Photo / Getty Images View Map Address 2880 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109, USA Get directions Phone +1 702-794-3939 Web Visit website Location: At the Circus Circus Hotel Casino on the Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada The Adventuredome packs a fair amount of attractions into its 5-acre footprint. The highlights are the two steel coasters, Canyon Blaster and El Loco. Other attractions include Lazer Tag, a 4-D theater, the Sling Shot freefall tower, bumper cars, and kiddie rides. The Adventuredome is not a full-day experience, but it can be a fun diversion from the casino action. Continue to 5 of 8 below. 05 of 08 Galaxyland Indoor Theme Park Martin Lewison/Flickr/CC BY-SA 3.0 View Map Address 2784-8882 170 St NW, Edmonton, AB T5T 4J2, Canada Get directions Phone +1 780-444-5300 Web Visit website Location: Inside the West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Hey, it's cold in Canada! That's why this park is tucked inside the climate-controlled West Edmonton Mall (one of the world's largest, by the way). Among its highlights is the Mindbender, billed as the world's largest indoor triple-loop roller-coaster (as if there are many -- or any other? -- indoor triple-loop roller-coasters). The park offers 28 other rides. Another attraction at the mall is World Waterpark, a massive indoor water park. 06 of 08 Lotte World Indoor Theme Park Topic Images Inc. / Getty Images View Map Address 240 Olympic-ro, Jamsil 3(sam)-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-220, South Korea Get directions Phone +82 1661-2000 Web Visit website Location: Seoul, Korea A massive indoor theme park, Lotte World features Pharaoh's Fury, a sophisticated dark ride, Atlantic Adventure, a themed coaster/flume hybrid ride, and Gyro Drop, a freefall tower ride. Each day, the park presents World Carnival Parade, a 30-minute show with music and dancing from around the world. 07 of 08 Parthenon Indoor Theme Park at Mt. Olympus Royalbroil/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 2.5 View Map Address 1881 Wisconsin Dells Pkwy F, Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965, USA Get directions Phone +1 800-800-4997 Web Visit website Location: Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin The Parthenon indoor theme park is comparatively small, but it does offer year-round, weatherproof rides on its mini coaster, bumper cars, and go-karts. Mt. Olympus is also home to Medusa's, a 55,000 square-foot indoor water park, Neptune's outdoor water park, and Zeus' outdoor theme park, which offers a great collection of wooden coasters and go-kart tracks. The Mt. Olympus resort also includes two themed, on-property hotels: Hotel Rome and Mykonos Village. 08 of 08 Indoor Water Parks Lonely Planet / Getty Images While there aren't a heckuva lot of indoor theme parks, there are tons of indoor water parks. Some of them are enormous and provide as many attractions as major outdoor water parks. Indoor water parks offer another way to have weatherproof park fun. The majority of indoor water parks are connected to hotels and are packaged as self-contained resorts. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Share Pin Email Tell us why! Submit