40 Times People Made Amusement Parks Even Funnier With Their Photos

Amusement parks are supposed to be all about joy, thrill, and excitement. Between the dizzying roller coasters, the cotton candy sugar rush, and the sheer chaos of carnival games, you’d think the memories would just live in the rides themselves. But sometimes, it’s the photos that steal the show.

Whether it’s a perfectly-timed roller coaster snapshot, kids pulling faces scarier than the haunted house, or parents looking way more terrified than their children, amusement park photos have a way of turning into comedy gold. The mix of adrenaline, unexpected camera flashes, and pure human expressions makes for moments that are often funnier than the rides themselves. Here are some of the funniest, most unforgettable amusement park photo moments people have shared online.

#1 My Boyfriend And His Friends Have Been Pretending To Be Body Guards For One Of Their Choir Mates All Day In Disneyland. This Is Them At Splash Mountain

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#2 Today I Learned That Service Dogs Are Allowed On Rides Just As Long As There Isn’t A Minimum Height Requirement

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#3 They Were All Super Nice And Really Beautiful. I Also Proposed To Gaston Because That Guy Was Hilarious

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#4 A Guide Dog Meets A Friend At Disney World

#5 Mermaid And Her Mer-Dad At Disneyland

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#6 That Is So Precious

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#7 Appropriate Shirts For Disney World

#8 Keep Arms And Legs Inside The Rollercoaster

#9 My Friend Went To Disneyland Wearing The Wrong Shirt

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#10 Happy Dog Meets Pluto

#11 While Walking Through The Disney Store In Downtown Disneyland I Ran Into The Lion King Section, Needless To Say I Couldn’t Help Myself

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#12 My Wife And I Went To Disney World. Also, The Kids Came

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#13 Well. He’s Not Wrong

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#14 When Dad Takes The Boys To The Waterpark (We Are 24)

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#15 A Love Triangle

#16 My Parents Are At Disneyland And Just Sent Me This

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#17 Behind The Sweet Face Of Minnie Mouse, A Hilarious Secret: An Old Mexican Dude Taking A Smoke Break

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#18 My Friend, Who Is A Women’s Studies Major Just Met Gaston At Disney World

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#19 So My Brother And I Found Out That There Was A Camera On The Roller Coaster

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#20 I Wanted To Share My Favorite Childhood Picture. My Dad Took That At Universal Studios In California

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#21 My Friends Tried This At A Theme Park Today, Nailed It

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#22 My Dad’s Idea Of A Family Photo At Disneyland Paris Last Year (Posing In Front Of A Genie Lamp)

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#23 So I Took My Daughter For Her 1st Trip To An Amusement Park Today

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#24 “Go To Disneyland” They Said… “It’ll Be Fun” They Said

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#25 Went To Disney World Over In Orlando And Got To Meet Gaston While I Was There. It Seems I’ve Made Him Forget About Belle For A Little While

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#26 My Dad And I At Disney World

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#27 My Boyfriend And I On The Tower Of Terror At Disneyland, Paris. He’s The One Whose Eyes Are About To Pop Out Of His Skull With Fear

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#28 This Roller Coaster Photo Will Haunt My Son Forever (His Normal Face For Reference)

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#29 Took My Boyfriend To Disney’s Animal Kingdom.. Dealt With This All Day

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#30 My Girlfriend And Her Sister Wanted To Look Casual On The Roller Coaster. Totally Understand Why They Paid $10 For This Pic

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#31 This Kid At Disneyland Realized He’s Too Short To Be Prince Charming

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#32 My Favorite Roller Coaster Photo

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#33 The Final Splash. Farewell Splash Mountain

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#34 My Dad And I On Splash Mountain In Disneyland, Late 1990s. I’m The Wide-Eyed Kid In Front

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#35 So A Friend From School Just Posted This Pic Of Her Son At A Local Amusement Park

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#36 Disneyland Was Fun…. I Guess

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#37 Something Going Down At Disneyland. Rumor Has It, He Is Selling Honey At 20 Bucks An Ounce

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#38 A Friend (Front Left) Lost His Keys In A Rollercoaster At The Perfect Moment

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#39 Not Everyone Loves Splash Mountain

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My son and I were doing a typical on-ride photo pose on Splash Mountain. Didn’t see the extra hilarity until we saw the photo. Of course, we had to buy this one.

#40 Got To Disney At The Opening, Rushed To The FastPass Line Near The Back Of The Park, And Caught This Guy. I Guess He Thought He Had More Time

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