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	Learn more about Amusement park in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Amusement park is the more generic term for a collection of amusement rides and other entertainment attractions assembled for the purpose of entertaining a fairly large group of people.
		The original amusement parks were the historical precursors to the modern theme parks as well as the more traditional midway arcades and rides at county and state fairs (in the United States).
		During the peak of the "golden age" of amusement parks from roughly the turn of the 20th century through the late 1920s, Coney Island at one point had three distinct amusement parks: Steeplechase Park, Luna Park (opened in 1903), and Dreamland (opened in 1904).
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /a/am/amusement_park_1.html (696 words)

	Amusement park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Amusement park (also called theme park) is the generic term for a collection of rides and other entertainment attractions assembled for the purpose of entertaining a fairly large group of people.
		Amusement parks evolved in Europe from Pleasure Gardens which used to exist for the recreation of the people, while charging a fee.
		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).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Amusement_park (2072 words)

	amusement park - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		AMUSEMENT PARK [amusement park] a commercially operated park offering various forms of entertainment, such as arcade games, carousels, roller coasters, and performers, as well as food, drink, and souvenirs.
		Amusement parks differ from circuses, carnivals, and world's fairs (see exposition) in that parks are permanently located entertainment complexes, open either all year or seasonally every year.
		Theme parks usually charge a substantial admission fee, whereas traditional amusement parks, such as those at Coney Island, do not charge entrance to the midway; theme-park admission, however, typically includes the cost of the rides, which are paid for individually in a traditional amusement park.
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	Amusement park at Efari United Kingdom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The first American amusement park, in the modern sense, was at the 1893 World Columbian Exposition, held in was the first to have a Ferris wheel and an arcade game midway, as well as various concessions.
		This conglomeration of attractions was the template used for amusement parks for the next half-century, including those known as trolley parks.
		In 1955, Disneyland in revived the amusement industry with its themed lands and matching attractions instead of using the older formula with traditional rides in one area and a midway, concessions, and sideshow attractions in another.
	www.efari.co.uk /games-and-amusements/amusements/amusement-park.html (1902 words)

	~ Indoor Amusement Park ~ Guide to Amusement, Theme And Water Park Rides ~ Indoor Amusement Park ~ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		While for the children there is the nearby Woodlands award-winning indoor amusement park.
		Part shopping center, part amusement park, it covers 48 city blocks, has more than 800 stores, and includes (among other attractions) an indoor amusement park with a triple-loop roller coaster, a...
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