Mar. 10th, 2010
The Monterey Bay Aquarium is an aquarium situated on the Pacific Ocean shoreline in Monterey, California on a site that was originally a sardine cannery.
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Mar. 8th, 2010
San Francisco Zoo is a zoo located in the southwest corner of San Francisco, California on the Great Highway lying between Lake Merced and the Pacific Ocean.
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Mar. 4th, 2010
Palm Beach Zoo is a zoo set in 23 acres of tropical, lush habitat located in Dreher Park, West Palm Beach, Florida.
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Mar. 1st, 2010
Santa Barbara Zoological Gardens is a zoo located in Santa Barbara, California – about 90 miles north of Los Angeles.
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Feb. 15th, 2010
Brevard Zoo is set in 50 acres of land and is a zoo located near Melbourne, Florida.
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Feb. 20th, 2010
Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens is located near the city of Sanford, just north of Orlando.
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Feb. 25th, 2010
The EFBC Conservation Center is a conservation centre dedicated to the preservation and protection of some of the world’s most endangered cat species.
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Feb. 12th, 2010
Gatorama is an alligator park attraction which is located in Palmdale in Glades County, Florida.
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Feb. 10th, 2010
The Sequoia Park Zoo is a small zoo located in Eureka in northern California.
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Jan. 31st, 2010
Rotary Storyland and Playland are two amusement parks located in Fresno, California.
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Jan. 25th, 2010
Wild Water Adventure Park is a water amusement park which is located in Clovis, California.
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Jan. 20th, 2010
Oakland Zoo is a zoo located in the south-east of the city of Oakland, California.
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Jan. 13th, 2010
Happy Hollow is an amusement park and zoo which is located inside Kelley Park in San Jose, California.
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Jan. 7th, 2010
Pharaoh’s Theme and Water Park is an amusement park located in Redlands, California, which is about 7 miles southwest of San Bernadino.
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Dec. 31st, 2009
Children’s Fairyland USA is an amusement park located on the shores of Lake Merritt in Oakland, California.
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Dec. 22nd, 2009
The Birch Aquarium at Scripps is the marine conservation and educational facility of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego.
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Dec. 10th, 2009
Aquarium of the Bay is a marine conservation centre located in San Francisco, on the edge of the city’s famous Pier 39 at Beach Street and Embarcadero.
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Dec. 7th, 2009
Fairytale Town is an amusement park located in William Land Park – commonly referred to as ‘Land Park’ - in Sacramento, California.
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Oct. 20th, 2009
Sky Venture is an amusement park type facility with a difference and is located in Orlando, Florida.
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Oct. 15th, 2009
Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens is an amusement park located in Naples, Florida.
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Oct. 12th, 2009
The Lowry Park Zoo is an amusement park located in Tampa, Florida which originally opened in 1957.
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Mar. 23rd, 2009
West Midlands Safari Park is an amusement park situated along the A546 in Bewdley, Worcestershire. Originally opened in 1973, the amusement park is a 4 mile safari covering 150 acres and features over 600 animals from Europe, North America, Africa, Asia and Australasia. In addition to rhino, giraffes, lions, tigers, camels and zebras, there are many species at the amusement park which are endangered.
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Oct. 5th, 2009
Of course, the Kennedy Space Centre is not primarily an amusement park and is probably more widely known as the official home of the Apollo and Space Shuttle missions’ launch sites and it is an integral part of NASA’s space exploration program.
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Oct. 2nd, 2009
Theatre of the Sea is a marine animal amusement park which is located in Islamorada, Florida.
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Sept. 30th, 2009
Forever Florida is a unique amusement park aimed at the preservation of Florida’s ecological past and is located in St. Cloud, Florida, about an hour’s drive from Orlando.
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Sept. 28th, 2009
Everglades Safari Park is an amusement park attraction in South Florida and is located in the heart of the Everglades National Park on US41 – the Tamiami Trail – about 15 miles to the west of the Florida turnpike.
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Sept. 24th, 2009
Disney’s Hollywood Studios is an amusement park which is part of the Walt Disney Resort located in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
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Sept. 21st, 2009
Dinosaur Park is an amusement park located in Plant City, Florida.
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Sept. 14th, 2009
Jungle Island is a wildlife amusement park located in the heart of Miami, Florida.
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Sept. 11th, 2009
Wet ‘n’ Wild is an amusement park located in Orlando, Florida.
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Sept. 9th, 2009
Weeki Wachee Springs State park is an amusement park located in the tiny city of Weeki Wachee, Florida about an hour north of Tampa. It lies between Spring Hill to the south and Homomassa Springs to the north.
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Sept. 7th, 2009
Universal’s Islands of Adventure (often simply abbreviated to IOA) is an amusement park located in Orlando, Florida.
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Sept. 4th, 2009
Universal Studios Florida is an amusement park located in Orlando, Florida and is part of the much greater Universal Orlando resort.
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Sept. 2nd, 2009
Wild Waters is a water amusement park located in Ocala, Florida.
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Aug. 31st, 2009
Silver Springs Nature Theme Park is an amusement park located in Silver Springs, Florida which is a little east of Ocala which is home to its ‘sister’ amusement park, Wild Waters.
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Aug. 28th, 2009
Old Town is an amusement park and a lot more besides and is located in Kissimmee, Florida.
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Aug. 3rd, 2009
Lion Country Safari is an amusement park located in Loxahatchee, near Wellington, in Palm Beach County, Florida.
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Aug. 26th, 2009
Miami Seaquarium is a marine amusement park located on Virginia Key Island in Biscayne Bay which is very close to downtown Miami, Florida.
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Aug. 24th, 2009
Typhoon Lagoon is a water amusement park located at the Walt Disney Resort at Lake Buena Vista in Florida.
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Aug. 14th, 2009
Gatorland is an amusement park located in Orlando, Florida.
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Aug. 12th, 2009
Epcot is an amusement park located at the Walt Disney resort at Lake Buena Vista in Florida.
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Aug. 7th, 2009
DisneyQuest is an indoor amusement park located at the Walt Disney Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida
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Aug. 5th, 2009
Discovery Cove is an amusement park located in Orlando, Florida and is owned by the Busch Entertainment Corporation.
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July. 31st, 2009
Blizzard Beach is an amusement park located at the Walt Disney Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
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July. 29th, 2009
Aquatica is a water amusement park located close to Orlando, Florida.
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July. 27th, 2009
Adventure Island and Shipwreck Island are an amusement park and waterpark located in Jacksonville Beach in Florida. Combined, they represent the largest family entertainment complex in northeast Florida and are owned by the Adventure Entertainment Company.
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July. 23rd, 2009
Adventure Island is a water amusement park located close to Tampa, Florida and is situated right next to Busch Gardens amusement park.
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July. 20th, 2009
Busch Gardens is an amusement park located in Tampa, Florida.
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July. 17th, 2009
Trees of Mystery is an amusement park with a difference located alongside the famous coastal road of US Highway 101 on California’s northern Pacific Coast. The nearest town is Klamath.
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July. 14th, 2009
The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is an amusement park located in Santa Cruz in northern California.
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July. 10th, 2009
Wild Rivers is a waterpark located in Irvine in California which is approximately 20 minutes from Disneyland
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July. 8th, 2009
Raging Waters San Dimas is one of three water amusement parks under the Raging Waters brand name in the state of California. This one is located at San Dimas not far from Los Angeles with the other two amusement parks further to the north of the state in Sacramento and San Jose.
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July. 6th, 2009
Pixieland Park is an amusement park in Willow Pass Park which is located in Concord in California.
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July. 1st, 2009
The Balboa Fun Zone is one of Southern California’s oldest amusement parks and is located on the Balboa peninsula of Newport Beach.
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July. 3rd, 2009
Pacific Park is an amusement park particularly popular with families and is located on the world-famous pier in Santa Monica in southern California.
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June. 29th, 2009
Castle Park is an amusement park firmly aimed at all-round family entertainment, located in Riverside in southern California.
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June. 24th, 2009
California’s Great America is an amusement park located in Santa Clara, northern California.
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June. 22nd, 2009
Legoland California is an amusement park located in Carlsbad in southern California, about 90 minutes south of Los Angeles and half an hour north of San Diego.
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June. 19th, 2009
The Sonoma Traintown Railroad Park is an amusement park located in the famous Napa Valley wine region of California. So, if you are a wine enthusiast and a miniature train buff, you couldn’t wish for a better day out.
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June. 17th, 2009
Six Flags Magic Mountain is an amusement park which is located in a suburb north of Los Angeles called Valencia.
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June. 15th, 2009
Universal Studios Hollywood is an amusement park with a difference in that whilst there are rides to enjoy, it very much focuses on a tour of some of the most famous studio sets of films and TV shows. Situated in Hollywood, Los Angeles, the amusement park is at the heart of the U.S. film and TV industry.
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June. 12th, 2009
SeaWorld San Diego is one of three SeaWorld amusement parks in the USA – the other two being located in Orlando, Florida and San Antonio, Texas.
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June. 10th, 2009
Scandia Family Fun Centre is an amusement park which is located in Sacramento in Northern California.
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June. 5th, 2009
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom is an amusement park which is located in Vallejo in Northern California, just outside San Francisco. It has been run under the umbrella of the ‘Six Flags’ group since 1999, although it had several previous guises.
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June. 3rd, 2009
Gilroy Gardens is a not for profit amusement park which is located in Gilroy in Northern California. It is about a half hour drive from San Jose and about 90 minutes from San Francisco.
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June. 1st, 2009
Belmont Park is an amusement park which is located right on the beachfront in the Mission Bay area of San Diego.
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May. 29th, 2009
Adventure City is an amusement park which is located in Anaheim and is only a couple of miles from Disneyland.
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May. 27th, 2009
Knott’s Berry Farm is an amusement park which is located in Buena Park, Orange County near Los Angeles.
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May. 20th, 2009
The Christmas Adventure is an amusement park in West Yorkshire, located close to Wetherby and Harrogate in the grounds of Stockeld Park.
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May. 6th, 2009
PortAventura is a large amusement park located on Spain’s Costa Dorada close to the city of Tarragona and not far from the beach resort of Salou.
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May. 1st, 2009
Pleasure Island Family Theme Park is an amusement park which is located in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire.
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Apr. 23rd, 2009
The Movie Park Germany is an amusement park located in Bottrop-Kirchhellen in Germany.
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Apr. 13th, 2009
Lucky Star amusement park is located just outside Larnaca in Cyprus and the nearby motorway makes it easily accessible for visitors who wish to travel from Nicosia, Paphos, Limassol and Ayia Napa.
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Apr. 6th, 2009
Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach is an amusement park which is situated in the Norfolk seaside resort of Great Yarmouth right on the seafront. The amusement park has a famous history dating right back to 1909. Its largest and most famous ride is the Scenic Railway Roller Coaster which was introduced in 1933 and still operates today.
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Apr. 2nd, 2009
Futuroscope, or ‘Parc du Futuroscope’ to give it its proper French name, is an amusement park located about 6 miles north of Poitiers in France. It is a ‘state of the art’ futuristic amusement park based upon cinematographic, multimedia and audio-visual wizardry which results in a collection of ‘virtual reality’ rides which has the effect of making you feel as though you’re flying through the air or being catapulted into space.
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Mar. 30th, 2009
Funtasia Waterpark is an amusement park situated in Drogheda, Ireland and is part of the ‘Funtasia’ group
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Mar. 27th, 2009
Flamingo Land Resort is an amusement park in the Ryedale area of North Yorkshire with stunning views of the Yorkshire moors.
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Mar. 8th, 2009
The Flambards Experience is a family-owned amusement park situated on the outskirts of Helston in Cornwall. The amusement park was originally founded by Lt. Cmdr. Douglas Kingsford Hale along with his wife Audrey back in 1976 and called the ‘Cornwall Aircraft Park’ and his son James still owns the amusement park today.
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Jan. 15th, 2009
Legoland Windsor is an amusement park aimed predominantly at younger children and is one of the most visited amusement park attractions in the UK. This amusement park opened in 1996 on the site of what used to be Windsor Safari Park which went into receivership in 1992.
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Dec. 31st, 2008
The Walibi amusement park in Belgium opened its doors in July 1987 and was the creation of Eddy Meeus. Since then the amusement park has passed through a number of owners, including the American company Six Flags and a London investment company. The current owner of the amusement park is the French company CDA Parks.
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Oct. 19th, 2008
Walt Disney and the idea of an amusement park were made for each other and, in 1952, his plan to create a rather special amusement park was first made public. His aim was to give families an amusement park which was clean and organized, with something to give pleasure to both parents and children, and which would engender a feeling of happy excitement.
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Oct. 19th, 2008
Following the success of his first amusement park at Anaheim in California, Walt Disney began to look for a suitable site for another amusement park on the other side of the USA. This time, he wanted to secure enough land so that the amusement park could grow into just what he wanted. The search began in 1959, using front companies to disguise the fact that Disney was out to acquire land and so avoid asking prices rocketing...
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Oct. 19th, 2008
Disney's European amusement park opened in 1992, 20 miles from the centre of Paris. It has not been an easy ride for its backers. When the idea of a
Disney amusement park on the other side of the Atlantic was first proposed, there was considerable opposition from French unions and from many public figures, one of which described the planned amusement park as a "cultural Chernobyl".
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Oct. 19th, 2008
An amusement park situated 20 miles from London at Chertsey in Surrey, Thorpe Park is one of the major amusement parks but until the 1970's, it was a worked out quarry, owned by Ready Mix Concrete.
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Sept. 18th, 2008
This amusement park, in the centre of Copenhagen, has been justly described as being extraordinary, catering as it does for such a wide range of tastes, types and ages. For example, what other amusement park has its own symphony orchestra? When the season at the amusement park comes to an end in late September, the Tivoli Gardens Symphony Orchestra transforms itself into the Copenhagen Philharmonic!
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Sept. 17th, 2008
The story of this amusement park company has much in common with one of its own roller coasters. From the beginnings of the company in 1961, when it opened its first amusement park in Arlington, Texas, until the present day, there have been some dramatic rises and falls.
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Sept. 10th, 2008
Cedar Point amusement park looks as amazing from the air as it does from ground level. The amusement park is built at the far end of a peninsular which juts out into Lake Erie, next to the town of Sandusky, Ohio [which is 60 miles from Cleveland and is where Marilyn Monroe's character of Sugar in "Some Like it Hot" hailed from].
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July. 22nd, 2008
Robert Peel was one of Britain's greatest Prime Ministers who gave the Conservative Party its name back in 1839. But what has he to do with amusement parks? And how is an amusement park connected to both Mr. Peel and Thomas the Tank Engine? The answer lies at Drayton Manor, one of Britain's most popular amusement parks.
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July. 9th, 2008
Merlin Entertainments is the owner/operator of theme parks and other attractions in Europe and the second largest theme park and attractions operator in the world after Disney. It owns and operates major theme parks and attractions in the UK, USA and across the world.
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June. 24th, 2008
Blackpool, famed for its amusement park , amusement park rides and its long stretch of golden sand, first became a destination for those seeking fresh sea air in the 18c and, after the coming of the railway, for the workers of the industrial towns of the North West who were looking for fun as well.
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July. 11th, 2008
"Amusement Park" is the modern name for what is an attraction with a long history, the first of its kind being the amusement park opened in 1583 at Bakken, near Copenhagen in Denmark. This amusement park is still going strong , attracts many visitors each year and admission is free, although the amusement park’s rides are not !
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June. 24th, 2008
Just 45 minutes on the subway from midtown Manhattan lies Coney Island, known for its amusement park. No longer an island - it was linked to the mainland by a causeway before the Second World War - it contains not just the amusement park but a number of residential communities. However - it is for its amusement park that it has become famous.
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Sept. 14th, 2008
4D Theater refers to a custom, multimedia visitor attraction for entertainment and/or education, usually in a theme park, waterpark, museum, heritage center or visitors center. A 4D theater will tell a story using some combination of media such as high-definition video enhanced by in-theater effects such as props, animatronics, lighting and sound effects, and special 4D theater seats with built-in water sprayers, leg ticklers and transducer speakers (Buttkickers™).
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Feb. 27th, 2009
Barry Island Pleasure Park is an amusement park which is located on the coast at Barry Island which is about 10 miles south west of Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. This amusement park has a great deal of history stretching back to the end of the 19th century.
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Mar. 7th, 2009
Robin Hill, billed as a ‘countryside adventure park’, is an amusement park set in 88 acres at the centre of the Isle of Wight in a village called Arreton.
The amusement park is owned by the Dabell family which also own Blackgang Chine, another amusement park on the island.
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Mar. 6th, 2009
Wicksteed Park is an amusement park near Kettering in Northamptonshire. It is rare in that it is an amusement park which is owned by a registered charity, Wicksteed Trust and run by Wicksteed Park Ltd – a company wholly owned by the trust.
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Mar. 5th, 2009
Oakwood Theme Park is an amusement park located in Canaston Bridge which is in Pembrokeshire, South Wales about 8 miles east of Haverfordwest.The amusement park opened as a small family park back in the late 1980s with only BMXs, a 3D-style cinema show, go-karts, a modest water chute ride and a wooden fort making up its list of attractions.
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Mar. 4th, 2009
Knowsley Safari Park is both a tourist attraction and a popular amusement park which is located in Knowsley itself which is a borough of Merseyside on the outskirts of Liverpool in North West England. The site of the amusement park was once home to a former RAF airfield which shut down at the end of World War 2.
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Mar. 3rd, 2009
Paulton’s Park is an amusement park located in the village of Ower which is close to Romsey in Hampshire and the amusement park is right next to Hampshire’s famous New Forest which is well known for its wildlife.
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Mar. 2nd, 2009
Brean Leisure Park is the largest amusement park in the South West of England. The amusement park is located in the village of Brean which is near the coastal resort of Burnham-on-Sea in Somerset.
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Feb. 28th, 2009
Blackgang Chine is an amusement park with a bit of a difference because of its spectacular location right next to the cliffs at Ventnor on the Isle Of Wight as well the amusement park’s history and the folklore attached to it.
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Feb. 27th, 2009
Crealy Great Adventure Parks is the brand name associated with two amusement parks which are located in Devon and Cornwall in the south west of England. The concept for the initial amusement park was devised by Angela Wright in 1987 who wanted to create an amusement park which typified the recreation of a childhood spent in the country.
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Feb. 18th, 2009
Pleasureland (now rebranded ‘New Pleasureland’) is an amusement park in Southport which is on the Merseyside coast and the amusement park is about half an hour’s drive north from Liverpool.
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Feb. 16th, 2009
Loudoun Castle is a popular amusement park which is situated around the ruins of a 19th century castle. The amusement park is located in Galston which is around 5 miles from Kilmarnock in southwest Scotland.
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Feb. 11th, 2009
Pleasurewood Hills is an amusement park which is located in Corton, a small village situated between Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth in Suffolk. The amusement park opened back in 1982 as the creation of a local entrepreneur named Joe Larter but it has undergone several transfers of ownership since.
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Jan. 18th, 2009
Lightwater Valley is an amusement park located in Ripon in North Yorkshire. It was probably most famous for being the amusement park with Europe’s longest rollercoaster, the Ultimate – a record it held between 1991 and 2001. This flagship ride lasts for an incredible six minutes.
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Jan. 18th, 2009
Gulliver’s World is a family-oriented amusement park which was opened in 1989 and is an amusement park designed to appeal to families with young children of between 2 and 13 years of age. The amusement park is situated a couple of miles to the west of Warrington in Cheshire in a forest location which incorporates a man-made lake close to the suburbs of Callands and Old Hall.
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Jan. 18th, 2009
Fantasy Island is an amusement park located in Ingoldmells on the east coast of England which is near Skegness, one of the UK’s most famous beach resorts. Unlike many amusement parks, Fantasy Island operates a free admission policy whereby you just purchase “pay as you go” tokens to go on your individual choice of rides within the amusement park.
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Feb. 3rd, 2009
Diggerland is the name given to a group of 4 amusement parks in England which are all based around the theme of JCBs and other diggers. This amusement park group is owned by H.E. Services which is the UK’s largest specialist excavator hire company.
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Amusement Parks
> Major Amusement Parks, Europe- Amusement Park History
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Feb. 5th, 2009
Camelot Theme Park is an amusement park which is, appropriately, based upon the legend of Camelot. The amusement park is situated in the North-West of England in Charnock Richard near Chorley in Lancashire and it is easily accessible from the M6 motorway.
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Amusement Parks
> Major Amusement Parks, Europe- Amusement Park History
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Feb. 10th, 2009
Chessington World of Adventures is an amusement park that was traditionally known solely as a zoo up until 1987. That year, the zoo was transformed into an amusement park with the addition of several rides and it has been expanding ever since.
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Amusement Parks
> Major Amusement Parks, Europe- Amusement Park History
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June. 24th, 2008
How much more would students of physics enjoy their subject if classrooms were amusement parks and they were studying roller coasters? Nowhere else would the application of physics be as thrilling! Take roller coasters; visitors waiting in the queue, excitement mounting as they get closer to the front- but how many people look and wonder at the science involved in the creation of these amusement park icons, the roller coasters?
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Roller Coasters
> Roller Coaster Designs
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June. 24th, 2008
Think of theme park and most people think roller coasters – the highlight of many outings, to thrill, dare and get the pulse racing. These iconic giants first reared themselves not within a setting for everyday fun-seekers in the USA, but within the frozen regions of Russia, way back in the 17th Century.
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Roller Coasters
> Roller Coaster Designs- History of Roller Coasters
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June. 24th, 2008
Sharks occupy a special place in the imagination of the public but even the smallest of the species are not for the owners of domestic aquariums. They range from the pygmy shark, only 9" long to the mighty whale shark which can be 40 to 50 feet long. The pygmy shark, while suitable in size for a smaller aquarium, rules itself out by virtue of it being a deep sea creature.
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Zoos & Aquariums
> Aquariums
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June. 24th, 2008
The deepest aquarium in Europe is to be found in Hull, a port in the North East of England. Its economy, which until recently was based on fishing and engineering, had been devastated and morale was so low that the city was said to have forgotten that it had a waterfront. Now that has changed and The Deep, as the aquarium is called, is only one of a range of developments, including a new shopping centre and waterfront apartments and offices. The cost of building the aquarium was £45.5m, with a grant of £5m from the Millennium Commission and the decision by Hull City Council to go ahead with this imaginative project was their way of marking the start of the new century.
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Zoos & Aquariums
> Aquariums
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June. 24th, 2008
Earth, land and water make up our environment and the most mysterious of these is water. Aquariums are our invitation to enjoy the world beneath our waters and to explore its magic and mystery. The earliest aquarium was opened in 1853 as part of London Zoo, which had been established by the Zoological Society of London in 1828. Before this aquarium opened, there had been only "aquatic vivariums" and this is the first use of the now familiar term "aquarium".
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Zoos & Aquariums
> Aquariums
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Sept. 14th, 2008
Themed entertainment is a term that came into usage in the 1990s with the formation of the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) which is a nonprofit alliance of vendors who help to design, create and operate themed entertainment attractions (which can also be educational).
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Themed Entertainment
> General
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Sept. 28th, 2008
"Believe" at SeaWorld is an immersive 4D theater experience. What makes it 4D theater? It has the multimedia factor of 4D theater, for starters. "Believe" combines live action (killer whales and their trainers), cinema (giant screen above the horseshoe-shaped pool), music (a dramatic score that plays back during each show) and water effects (those who sit in the "splash zone" forward seats experience the water effects most intensely). All are tightly integrated to tell an uplifting story and the resulting guest experience is immersive, educational, entertaining and transformative: 4D theater at its best.
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Themed Entertainment
> 4D Theaters
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Sept. 28th, 2008
For several years, the Themed Entertainment Association eschewed using the words "themed entertainment" in its title. Instead of the Themed Entertainment Association, it was simply known – or tried to be known – as TEA. There was debate within the Themed Entertainment Association – on the board and among the membership – as to whether the initials that had originally designated Themed Entertainment Association ought to be reassigned to new words, if new words could be found to work, or whether the former Themed Entertainment Association ought to be renamed altogether.
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Themed Entertainment
> General
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Oct. 31st, 2008
The smallest Disney resort and amusement park is that on the island of Lantau at the mouth of the Pearl River. The amusement park is owned jointly by the Disney Company and the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and was opened on 12th September 2005.
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Amusement Parks
> Major Amusement Parks, USA- Amusement Park History
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Oct. 31st, 2008
Disney's amusement park in the Far East was the first to be opened outside of the United States. It is located at Chiba, a prosperous city in the Greater Tokyo area. The amusement park opened on the 15th April 1983 and satisfied Disney's aim to make it a place for adults and children and to both inform and amuse.
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Amusement Parks
> Amusement Park Operators- Amusement Park History
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Dec. 30th, 2008
“Not popping the bubble” is a crucial part of making a themed entertainment project work from the visitor experience viewpoint. What does this mean? The bubble represents the totality of the environment that the themed entertainment venue provides.
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Themed Entertainment
> General
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Dec. 30th, 2008
Themed entertainment doesn’t guarantee the success of a project. A themed entertainment project is subject to all the same rules as a non-themed entertainment project in terms of what will result in a successful buildout and a successful operation.
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Themed Entertainment
> General
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