What do people see at amusement parks?

Dorris Homola: The Rides! The Rides!

Cherry Stampka: If you don't think it is fun, others do. They see fun games to ride, roller-coaster, and so on. It is a fun place to hang out in, have some talk, eat ice cream or cotton candy. Gee.

Angel Klym: Amusement park or theme park is the generic term for a collection of rides and other entertainment attractions assembled for the purpose of entertaining a large group of people. An amusement park is more elaborate than a simple city park or playground, usually providing attractions meant to cater to children, teenagers, and adults. A theme park is a type of amusement park which has been built around one or more themes, such as an American West theme, or Atlantis. Today, the terms amusement parks and theme parks are often used interchangeably.Amusement parks evolved in Europe from fairs and pleasure gardens which were created for people’s recreation. The oldest amusement park of the world (opened 1583) is Bakken, at ! Klampenborg, north of Copenhagen, Denmark. In the United States, world's fairs and expositions were another influence on development of the amusement park industry.[1]Most amusement parks have a fixed location, as compared to traveling funfairs and carnivals. These temporary types of amusement parks, are usually present for a few days or weeks per year, such as funfairs in the United Kingdom, and carnivals (temporarily set up in a vacant lot or parking lots) and fairs (temporarily operated in a fair ground) in the United States. The temporary nature of these fairs helps to convey the feeling that people are in a different place or time.Often a theme park will have various 'lands' (sections) of the park devoted to telling a particular story. Non-theme amusement park rides will usually have little in terms of theming or additional design elements while in a theme park all the rides go all with the theme of the park, for example Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World.Contents [hid! e]1 History of amusement parks 1.1 Fairs and pleasure gardens ! 1.2 Trolley parks and Coney Island 1.3 The "Golden Age" of amusement parks 1.4 Depression and post-World War II decline 2 The modern amusement park 2.1 Family-owned theme parks 2.2 Disneyland and the corporate-owned park 3 Present and future of amusement parks 4 Admission prices and admission policies 4.1 Pay-as-you-go 4.2 Pay-one-price 5 Rides and attractions 5.1 Thrill rides 5.2 Roller coasters 5.3 Train rides 5.4 Water rides 5.5 Transport rides 6 Cuisine 7 Trade Associations 8 See also 9 References 10 Further reading 11 External links [edit] History of amusement parks[edit] Fairs and pleasure gardensPeriodic fairs, such as the Bartholomew Fair which began in England in 1133, are a parent for the modern amusement park. Beginning in the Elizabethan period the fair had evolved into a center of amusement with entertainment, food, games, and carnival-like freak-show attractions.[1] The seasonal celebration was a natural place for development of amusement attractions. Oktober! fest is not only is a beer festival but also provided amusement park features beginning in 1810, when the first event was held in Munich, Germany. In the United States, the county and state fairs also played a part in the history of amusement parks. These were annual events that were usually held for a short time, a week or two, to celebrate a good harvest. These fairs featured livestock exhibits, baking and cooking competitions. [2] Vauxhall Gardens, c. 1751.Amusement parks also grew out of the pleasure gardens that became especially popular at the beginning of the Industrial revolution as an area where one could escape from the grim urban environment . The world's oldest intact still-surviving amusement park of the world (opened 1583) is Bakken ("The Hill") at Klampenborg, north of Copenhagen, Denmark. The most well known of the parks in London, was Vauxhall Gardens founded in 1661 and closed in 1859. [1] Another long-standing park is Prater in Vienna, Austria, which open! ed in 1766. This park was conceived as a place where the common person ! could enjoy a respite in a pastoral setting and participate in the musical culture of the city. Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen is another example of a European park, dating from 1843, which still exists. These parks consisted of booths, entertainment, fireworks displays and some “rides” such as introduction to the modern railroad. The parks grew to accommodate the expectations of their customers -- who were increasingly familiar with the mechanical wonders of industrialization. Rides became a required part of the pleasure garden and by 1896 there were 65 such pleasure parks in London.[1] First Ferris wheel, World's Columbian Exposition, 1893Another type of fair is the exposition or world’s fair. World's fairs began in 1851 with the construction of the landmark Crystal Palace in London, England. The purpose of the exposition was to celebrate the industrial achievement of the nations of the world (of which Britain just so happened to be the leader).[3] America cities and bu! siness saw the world’s fair as a way of demonstrating economic and industrial success. [3] People particul...Show more

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