More Facts about Robert Niles

Born: Los Angeles, California

Lives: Pasadena, California

Occupation: Editor of ThemeParkInsider.com; Director of Advertising and Technology for Violinist.com (Read Robert's CV [PDF format].)

Education:

  • Master of Arts (Journalism), Indiana University-Bloomington
  • Bachelor of Arts (Double major: Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences, Political Science), Northwestern University.

Walt Disney World attractions worked:

  • Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
  • Country Bear Jamboree
  • Enchanted Tiki Room
  • Pirates of the Caribbean
  • Swiss Family Treehouse
  • Tom Sawyer Island Rafts

Theme parks visited:

  • Boardwalk & Baseball (RIP)
  • Busch Gardens Los Angeles (RIP)
  • Busch Gardens Tampa
  • Busch Gardens Williamsburg
  • Carowinds
  • Cedar Point
  • Disney's California Adventure
  • Disneyland
  • Dollywood
  • Elitch Gardens
  • Holiday World
  • Kings Island
  • Knott's Berry Farm
  • Legoland California
  • Marineland (RIP)
  • Opryland (RIP)
  • SeaWorld Orlando
  • SeaWorld San Diego
  • Six Flags Great America
  • Six Flags Magic Mountain
  • Universal Studios Florida
  • Universal Studios Hollywood
  • Universal Studios Singapore
  • Universal's Islands of Adventure
  • Walt Disney World's Disney's Animal Kingdom
  • Walt Disney World's Disney's Hollywood Studios
  • Walt Disney World's Epcot
  • Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom

Former newspaper staffer at:

  • Los Angeles Times
  • Rocky Mountain News (RIP)
  • Omaha World-Herald
  • The [Bloomington, Indiana] Herald-Times

Broadcast/Cable networks appeared upon:

  • ABC
  • BBC Radio
  • CBS
  • CNN
  • NBC
  • NPR

Contact: E-mail Robert.