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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 Today, amusement parks have largely been replaced by theme parks, and the two terms are often used interchangeably.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. View 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. edit   Selected picture 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. 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 • Herschend Family Entertainment • Merlin Entertainments • PARC Management • Six Flags • Themeparks LLC • Universal Studios Theme Parks • Walibi • Walt Disney Parks and Resorts edit   Selected amusement park Tokyo Disneyland is a 115 acre (466,535 m²) theme park at the Tokyo Disney Resort located in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, near Tokyo. It was the first Disney park to be built outside of the United States and was opened on April 15, 1983. The park was constructed by Walt Disney Imagineering in the same style as Disneyland in California and the Magic Kingdom in Florida. It is owned by The Oriental Land Company, which licenses the theme from The Walt Disney Company. It, along with its companion park, Tokyo DisneySea, are the only Disney parks not owned by The Walt Disney Company. edit   Did you know... ...that Thorpe Park was officially opened by the late Lord Mountbatten? ...that the first ever Ferris wheel opened in 1893 and could carry up to 2,160 passengers? ... that Mammoth at Holiday World & Splashin' Safari is the world's longest water coaster, taking the title from the park's Wildebeest water coaster? edit   Recent news edit   Categories ► Amusement parks ► Roller coasters edit   Things you can do From the Roller Coaster WikiProject: Clear backlog: Category:Wikipedia infobox 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) • Goudurix (fr) • Insane Speed • Jaguar! • Kentucky Rumbler • Klondike Gold Mine (roller coaster) • Mack Rides (de)(fr) • Mad Mouse (Valleyfair) • Mine Train roller coaster (de)(fr) • Led Zeppelin - The Ride • Lightning (roller coaster) • Olympia Looping • Phaethon (roller coaster) • Premier Rides • Pyrenees (roller coaster) • Racecoaster • Roar (Six Flags America) • Shivering Timbers (roller coaster) • Steel Hawg • Steel Venom (Valleyfair) • Superman: La Atracción de Acero • Tonnerre de Zeus • Villain (roller coaster) • WildCat (Cedar Point) • Winjas (de) • Woodstock Express • Vertical Coaster Merge/Split: Requests: Alpenexpress Enzian • Big Loop • Eurosat • Fürsten Forest Stubs: Bobsled roller coaster • Pipeline roller coaster • Wild Mouse roller coaster • more... 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