Weekly Top 10: The Best Themed Rides in the World

This Friday, we will announce the winners of the 14th annual Theme Park Insider Awards , honoring our readers' collective selections as the best of the theme park industry. One of the awards will be for Best Themed Ride, and your reader ratings of the attractions listed here on Theme Park Insider will determine the winner.

As of today, here are the Top 10 highest-rated themed rides (with a minimum number of votes) on Theme Park Insider. Barring any last-minute surge by another ride, one of these will be your winner. Here they are, in alphabetical order, along with a comment on each from a Theme Park Insider reader. Please help us select our winner by taking a few moments to rate any of the attractions you're experienced in the past year — just click to their listing pages and scrolling down to the rating form.

The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man

Universal's Islands of Adventure

"With the new upgraded 3D projectors the ride is even more immersive! Sometimes I can't truly make a difference between the screen and the reality! One of the best rides ever."

Droomvlucht

Efteling

"Undoubtedly the best dark ride in the park. It has been considered the best non-coaster ride in the world."

Fata Morgana

Efteling

"When a wizard suddenly appears and opens up a new gateway, this becomes a '1001 Nights'-themed showcase of special effects, including more innovation than most Disney dark rides."

Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey

Universal's Islands of Adventure

"A high tech and amazing ride that leaves you Spell-bounded, I couldn't help myself. This ride also has a queue that is better than the ride itself."

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Tokyo DisneySea

"This ride is emotionally exciting, physically thrilling. And If I've got the chance, I could've ridden it 20 times without getting tired of it."

Mystic Manor

Hong Kong Disneyland

"Simply stunning with the practice effects and screens. It's really quite magical, while also being really cute. Mystic Manor is unbelievable, through and through."

Pirates of the Caribbean

Disneyland

"A ride on Disneyland's Pirates of the Caribbean, for those who have not had the pleasure, is quite simply worth the price of admission to the park. It is a masterpiece of animatronics, story, and song, an attraction that transcends age, gender, nationality, theme park bias, and time."

Pooh's Hunny Hunt

Tokyo Disneyland

"If the US parks wanted to really give us something from Tokyo, this would be the ride! It's amazing!"

Radiator Springs Racers

Disney California Adventure

"This ride is absolutely stunning in every respect! The AAs are amazing, the atmosphere and theming is top notch, and the ride provides a level of thrills that will not scare away young children but will still satisfy the average roller coaster enthusiast."

Transformers: The Ride 3D

Universal Studios Hollywood

"The ride is non-stop action from the moment it starts and it never lets up. The visuals are crisp and the vehicle synchronization is perfect. The queue area is very well done and does an excellent job of setting up the ride."

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