Do you have any idea of what an amusement park is?
Amusement park and theme park are terms for a group of entertainment attractions and rides and other events in a location for the enjoyment of large numbers 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.
Amusement parks evolved in Europe from fairs and pleasure gardens which were created for people’s recreation. The oldest amusement park in 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.
Despite the long history of amusement parks, where many parks have traditionally incorporated themes into the evolving design and operation of the park, qualifying a park as a theme park, the first park built with the original intension of promoting a specific (or exclusive set of) theme(s), Santa Claus Land (currently known as Holiday World & Splashin' Safari) located in Santa Claus, Indiana, did not open until 1946. Disneyland, located in Anaheim, California, built around the concept of encapsulating multiple theme parks into a single amusement park is often mistakenly noted as the first themed amusement park.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org
AMUSEMENT PARK RIDES
Below, some of the most common amusement rides:
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Drop tower - Hopi Hari (SP Brazil) |
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Ferris Wheel - Hopi Hari (SP Brazil) |
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Swing - Hopi Hari (SP Brazil) |
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Teacups - Somewhere round the world |
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Top Spin - Hopi Hari (SP Brazil) |
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Water Ride - Hopi Hari (SP Brazil) |
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Roller Coaster - Hopi Hari (SP Brazil) |
Great, isn't it? Well, these are surely my favorite ones. I do like emotion and adrenalin.
REMINDER: Vacation is over, but there's always time to have fun and enjoy whenever we want!
Pretty cool!
ResponderExcluirEven though I am sooooo afraid of the radical rides, I love this parks!
Nice post! I really enjoy "Hora do Horror". I'll be there next week (Saturday). ;-)
ResponderExcluirEduardo Rios
Pedro,
ResponderExcluirVery Good..
Marli Yázigi
Pedro, here I am again! Good post, very informative. Just two comments: watch the spelling on the first "should" (an L is missing). The teacups is in Disneyland, California. I myself had a ride on them. Got out so dizzy that I promised to never go back! rss...
ResponderExcluirKeep doing your best. I will keep coming!
Teacher Karina de Cillo
Y-Americana
Just a correction.... I should have said: The teacups ARE.... rss....
ResponderExcluirTeacher Karina de Cillo
Y-Americana
Oh Karina, thanks for the observation....yeah, I do wanna try the teacups...rs...it might be very "crazy"....Thanks for participating...
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