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edit   An amusement park is a collection of rides and other entertainment attractions assembled for the purpose of entertaining a fairly large group of people. An amusement park is more elaborate than a simple city park or playground and caters for all ages. Amusement parks evolved in Europe from pleasure gardens, which existed for the recreation of the people, while charging a fee. In the United States, expositions were another influence on the amusement park. Amusement parks were the historical precursors to modern theme parks as well as the more traditional midway arcades and rides at county and state fairs (in the United States). Today, amusement parks have largely been replaced by theme parks, and the two terms are often used interchangeably. The oldest amusement park in the world is Bakken, at Klampenborg, north of Copenhagen, Denmark, which opened in 1583. Amusement parks collect much of their revenue from admission fees paid by guests attending the park. Other revenue sources include parking fees, food and beverage sales and souvenirs. Some parks charge an entry fee which allows unlimited access to all attractions, whereas others offer free admission but charge guests for each attraction. Read more... Show new selections below (purge) edit   Selected article A pleasure garden is usually a garden that is opened to the public for recreation. They are differentiated from other public gardens by containing entertainments in addition to the planting; for example, concert halls or bandstands, rides, zoos or menageries. Public pleasure gardens have existed for many centuries. In Ancient Rome, the landscaped Gardens of Sallust (Horti Sallustiani) were developed as a private garden by the historian Sallust. The gardens were acquired by the Roman Emperor Tiberius for public use. Containing many pavilions, a temple to Venus, and monumental sculptures, the gardens were open to the public for centuries. ...Archive/Nominations Read more... edit   Selected picture Credit: Stefan Scheer A log flume is an amusement ride consisting of a water flume and artificial hollow logs. Passengers sit inside the logs, which are propelled along the flume by the flow of water. The ride usually culminates with a rapid descent and splashdown into a body of water. ...Archive/Nominations Read more... edit   Main topics Amusement parks • Funfairs • Marine mammal parks • Miniature parks • Pleasure gardens • Waterparks Amusement rides • Carousels • Drop towers • Ferris wheels • Log flumes • Observation towers • River rafting rides • Roller coasters • Water slides Adventure Parks Group • Busch Entertainment Corporation • Cedar Fair Entertainment Company • Compagnie des Alpes • Daytona Lagoon • Merlin Entertainments • PARC Management • Six Flags • Themeparks LLC • Universal Studios Theme Parks • Walibi • Walt Disney Parks and Resorts edit   Selected amusement park Luna Park Sydney is located on the northern shore of Sydney Harbour, Australia. The heritage-listed park first opened in 1935, and is currently[update] open for business. Over its 70-year history, the park has experienced multiple closures, changes of ownership, legal battles, and community action in both support of and opposition to Luna Park's operation. The location of Luna Park was formerly occupied by a series of workshops, cranes, and railway sidings used to provide for the construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. When the Harbour Bridge was completed in 1932, North Sydney Council opened applications for tenders to develop the site. ...Archive/Nominations Read more... edit   Did you know... ...that early roller coaster inversions were capable of breaking riders' necks? ... that El Toro is the first wooden roller coaster to use a cable lift rather than a traditional chain? ... that in 2012 Six Flags Magic Mountain plans to open Lex Luthor: Drop of Doom, the world's tallest vertical drop ride? ...Archive/Nominations Read more... edit   Recent news January 8: Overall Six Flags attendance up 4% during 2007 season. (Fox Business) December 19: Shares in the Cedar Fair Entertainment Company fall to a five-year low. (Sandusky Register) December 17: Led Zeppelin - The Ride begins testing at the new Hard Rock Park in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. (Charlotte Observer) ...Archive Read more... edit   Categories [+] Amusement parks [+] Roller coasters edit   Things you can do From the Roller Coaster WikiProject: Collaboration: Arrow Dynamics • Kingda Ka Clear backlog: Category:Roller coaster articles without coordinates (coordinates can be taken from RCDB) Cleanup: Arkansas Twister • Cascabel (roller coaster) • Futuroscope • Harry Traver • Montaña Infinitum • Olympia Looping • Sarajevo Bobsled • The Bat (Kings Island) • The Jester (roller coaster) • The Space Diver • Ultimate Ride Expand: Hanna-Barbera theme parks • Batman: La Fuga • Blue Streak (Cedar Point) • Cascabel (roller coaster) • Cedar Creek Mine Ride • Cobra (La Ronde) • Corkscrew (Michigan's Adventure) • Crystal Wings • Cyclone (Six Flags New England) • Dania Beach Hurricane • Diavlo • Diving Machine G5 • Euro-Mir (de) • Formule X • Gemini (roller coaster) • Goliath (Six Flags Fiesta Texas) • Goudurix (fr) • Insane Speed • Jaguar! 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