fantasyland

[fan-tuh-see-land, -zee-]

noun

1. a place or circumstance existing only in the imagination or as an ideal; dream world.

2. an amusement park whose attractions are based on a theme, as fairy tales or exotic locales; theme park.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fantasyland¹

First recorded in 1965–70; fantasy + land

Example Sentences

The centerpiece of the primary gallery is a rarely resurrected penciled drawing of Fantasyland from Bruce Bushman, who created pre-opening concept art for the land inspired by Marvin Davis’ master plans.

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And while Disneyland’s early evening tree lighting tends to draw a crowd, you’ll want to make your way to Fantasyland at 5 p.m. for the nighttime illumination of the It’s a Small World facade.

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Under his leadership, the magazine wrote, “Las Vegas was the first to come out with a healing message that turned a visit into a necessary tonic, rather than an elective fantasyland.”

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"To not accept that is fantasyland, and we're a UK success story. As a business, we employ thousands of people, we do great service. We're rooted in the UK, and we should be turbocharged by our UK government, not disadvantaged."

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When one user asked it to produce a map of the U.S. with all the states labeled, GPT-5 extruded a fantasyland, including states such as Tonnessee, Mississipo and West Wigina.

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