More Facts about Robert Niles

Born: Los Angeles, California

Lives: Pasadena, California

Occupation: Editor of ThemeParkInsider.com; Contributing Columnist for the Orange County Register (Read Robert's CV [PDF format].)

Former newspaper staffer at:

• Los Angeles Times
• [Denver] Rocky Mountain News [RIP]
• Omaha [Neb.] World-Herald
• The [Bloomington, Indiana] Herald-Times

Education:

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

Awards:

• Online Journalism Award Winner for Service Journalism (Columbia Graduate School of Journalism and Online News Association), 2001
• Webby Awards Finalist for Best Guide/Ratings/Reviews site, 2005
• Webby Awards Official Honoree for Best Guide/Ratings/Reviews site, 2006
• EPpy Award Finalist for Best Use of Interactivity in a Newspaper Online Service (Editor & Publisher magazine), 1999

Television/radio appearances:

• ABC
• Australian Broadcasting Corporation
• BBC Radio
• CBS
• CCTV America
• CNN
• NBC
• NPR

Speaker for:

• American Bar Association
• American Copy Editors Society
• American Press Institute
• Association of Capitol Reporters and Editors
• Cedar Fair
• James Beard Foundation
• Knight Digital Media Center
• National Conference of State Legislatures
• National Society of Newspaper Columnists
• Online News Association
• Public Relations Society of America
• Six Flags
• Society of America Travel Writers
• WAN/IFRA

Theme parks visited:

• Boardwalk & Baseball [RIP]
• Bollywood Parks Dubai (at Dubai Parks & Resorts) [RIP]
• Busch Gardens Los Angeles [RIP]
• Busch Gardens Tampa
• Busch Gardens Williamsburg
• California's Great America
• Carowinds
• Cedar Point
• Disney California Adventure (at Disneyland)
• Disney's Animal Kingdom (at Walt Disney World)
• Disney's Hollywood Studios (at Walt Disney World)
• Disneyland
• Disneyland Paris
• Dollywood
• Efteling
• Elitch Gardens
• Epcot (at Walt Disney World)
• Ferrari World Abu Dhabi (at Yas Island)
• Hersheypark
• Holiday World
• Islands of Adventure (at Universal Orlando)
• Kings Island
• Knott's Berry Farm
• Legoland California
• Legoland Dubai (at Dubai Parks & Resorts)
• Legoland Florida
• Magic Kingdom (at Walt Disney World)
• Marineland [RIP]
• Motiongate Dubai (at Dubai Parks & Resorts)
• Opryland [RIP]
• SeaWorld Abu Dhabi (at Yas Island)
• SeaWorld Orlando
• SeaWorld San Diego
• Six Flags Great America
• Six Flags Magic Mountain
• Six Flags Over Texas
• Tokyo Disneyland
• Tokyo DisneySea
• Universal Studios Florida (at Universal Orlando)
• Universal Studios Hollywood
• Universal Studios Singapore (at Resorts World Sentosa)
• Volcano Bay (at Universal Orlando)
• Walt Disney Studios Park (at Disneyland Paris)
• Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi (at Yas Island)

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

Acting credits:

• IMDB page
• Background roles in multiple television series and movies

Contact: themeparkinsider@gmail.com

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