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An amusement park is a park that features various attractions, such as rides and games, as well as other events for entertainment purposes. A theme park is a type of amusement park that bases its structures and attractions around a central theme, often featuring multiple areas with different themes.
Amusement parks and theme parks are terms for a group of entertainment attractions, rides, and other events in a location for the enjoyment of large numbers of people.. Amusement parks are located all around the world with millions of people visiting them ever
Palisades Amusement Park was a 38-acre amusement park located in Bergen County, New Jersey, across the Hudson River from New York City. It was located atop the New Jersey Palisades lying partly in Cliffside Park and partly in Fort Lee. The park operated from 1898 until 1971, remaining one of the most visited amusement parks in the country until ...
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, or simply Six Flags, is an American amusement park corporation headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. It was formed on July 2, 2024, following a merger between longtime rivals Cedar Fair and the former Six Flags company. The combined company owns and operates 51 properties throughout ...
Live Oak Canyon Farm – Redlands. Mountasia Family Fun Center – Valencia. Mulligan Family Fun Center – Murrieta. Pacific Park – Santa Monica. Scandia Family Fun Center – Victorville. SeaWorld San Diego – San Diego. Sesame Place San Diego – Chula Vista. Six Flags Magic Mountain – Valencia. SpeedZone – City of Industry.
A water park (also waterpark, water world, or aquapark) is an amusement park that features water play areas such as swimming pools, water slides, splash pads, water playgrounds, and lazy rivers, as well as areas for floating, bathing, swimming, and other barefoot environments. Modern water parks may also be equipped with some type of artificial ...
Subcategories. This category has the following 48 subcategories, out of 48 total. Defunct amusement parks in the United States by state or territory (16 C) Amusement rides in the United States by state or territory (41 C) Water parks in the United States by state or territory (37 C)
The first Japanese amusement park, Hanayashiki, opened as a botanical garden at the end of the Edo period, in 1853. The park featured tree peonies and chrysanthemums, but around 1872 a more conventional amusement facility was established. Hanayashiki closed in 1942 due to World War II. Post-war, the park reopened in 1947 as Asakusa Hanayashiki.