You may have heard of Universal Studios' plan to build a Harry Potter theme park, and you may have read, if you read The Guardian (and you should) that a Dickens (yup, Chuck himself) theme park is opening in England. Which makes me wonder. What other books/writers would lend well to a theme park...
Dostoevsky World - kind of like the Dickens theme park (murder, poverty, orphanhood) but with fewer heartwarming endings
Mansfield Park -- replete with Tunnels of Love and dancehalls, this Jane Austen-inspired theme park is where women go to find husbands and a little dignity
Woman of Steele -- like Mansfield Park, but without the dignity
The Fforde -- inspired by Jasper Fforde's books, this theme park would have a giant time travel -- library ride where books fly at you, that sort of thing. Also, talking animals, rides inspired by nursery rhymes, and witty/punny police officers in damaged cars to shuttle you back and forth
Grishamania -- lots of drama, car chases, legalese; no smoking, but alcohol in abundance and the rides cost a fortune --open all night for those who don't want to be caught in attendance
King's Castle -- a horror theme park with scary clowns, crazed teenage girls, maniacal writers and, scariest of all, Kathy Bates with a tire iron
The Road -- for people who didn't find King's Castle scary enough; BYOB.
Snicket's VFD -- grab your tickets for the theme park based on A Series of Unfortunate Events - near cataclysmic adventures on Lachrymose Lake, a ride in a doomed zephyr, a chance to handle the snakes of The Reptile Room, and other almost-horrible amusements. No greedy adults allowed.
Shakes Pier -- you got your fairies in the forest, plays within plays, dancing, swordfights, ghosts, and moving speeches; just watch out if you're on a boat for sudden tempests and backstabbing minions
OK, that's all I have for now. Feel free to add your own!
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