7 List of figures 2012 TheMe INDeX Worldwide 1 Top 10 theme park groups worldwide 2 Top 25 amusement/theme parks worldwide 3 Top 20 water parks worldwide Americas 4 Top 20 amusement/theme parks in North America 5 Top 10 amusement/theme parks in Latin America 6 Top 20 water parks in North America Asia-Pacific 7 Top 20 amusement/theme parks in Asia-pacific 8 Top 15 water parks in Asia-pacific Europe 9 Top 20 amusement/theme parks in europe 2012 MuSeuM INDeX 10 11 12 13 Top 20 museums worldwide
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American culture had a slow steady start‚ and for a while it seemed as though it would remain that way. This was until an island on the coast of New York changed American culture and society. This island was called Coney Island. What was Coney Island and what did it bring to the Americans? It was an island that fulfilled the changing wants of American’s. This island influenced American’s wants from labor‚ and high society to leisure. Though the island didn’t remain on its all-time-high forever
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Sandusky Bay‚ Cedar Point has become one of the prize possessions of Ohio. With a history dating back to the 1870‚ the classic amusement park on the shore of Lake Erie has seen its share of rides‚ roller coaster‚ people and history. From a deserted peninsula to a vacation resort to the Roller Coaster Capital of the World‚ Cedar Point has transformed into the best amusement park in the world. Before the peninsula in which Cedar Point is located was ever well known‚ the strip of land off of the Sandusky
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Mr H Sheh Subject: Marketing Assignment No 1 Fun Spot –Case study Submitted by: Abdul Hameed Malik NUML 2009 Fun Spot Amusement Park Case study Requirement 1: Summary of the Case 1. Mr. Ron Hart and his wife Gail started a small business (Fun Spot Amusement Park) in 1985‚ for the weekenders coming to the lakes in the rural area with a very meagre resources and facilities. 2. The business later developed so well that‚ today large crowds of people (families‚ children
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Point‚ the park which they provide service for‚ is rumored to not renew their contract next summer because they have established specialty food stands for three years now. For the last three years‚ The amusement park has established foods stands serving specialty foods. It does not interfere with Eastern International’s contract because of the type of food being served. EI employees believed they were going to be laid off because the company will not return to work the amusement park anymore. This
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hundred years‚ the idea of Coney Island and other types of amusement was both new and exciting for citizens. This excitement led to the success and positive reputation of Coney Island that would continue on for many years to come. The idea of amusement parks and Coney Island came about by bringing together two concepts that were already present in the new America. The idea of parks and a place of relaxation could be found in places like Central Park in New York City and the World’s Columbian Exposition
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at Digger Land Amusement park in West Belin‚ New Jersey. Ms. Ryder had volunteered to chaperone‚ she accompanied Dustin Lucas‚ and his two friends around the park. The accident occurred on a ride called “the ground shuttle”‚ a handler that carries riders off the ground and moves them in all directions. It weighs 26‚587 pounds and boasts a 109 horsepower. Dustin Lucas‚ along with his two friends‚ were waiting in line to board the ride which is located at the north east side of the park. During this
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Cedar Point is a 364-acre (1.47 km²) amusement park located in Sandusky‚ Ohio‚ United States on a narrow peninsula jutting into Lake Erie. It currently holds the world record for most roller coasters (17)‚ one of which‚ Top Thrill Dragster‚ is the world’s second tallest and second fastest roller coaster‚[1] reaching speeds of 120 mph (190 km/h) and a height of 420 feet (130 m). Cedar Point is also the only amusement park with four roller coasters that are taller than 200 feet (61 m). As of 2008[update]
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“hybrid boysenberry? How did it come to the agreement of using Rudolph Boysen and him creating the Berry? And why did you want to set up a theme park? Walter Marvin Knott was a farmer who open Knott’s Berry Farm amusement park in California and made jelly. He grew up in Pomona‚ California. The Knott family sold berries‚ preserves and pies from a Buena Park out by a roadside stand In 1934. Knott’s wife Cordelia began serving fried chicken dinners and to entertain the crowds‚ Walter built a Ghost Town
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of the moment I went to an amusement park. My friends asked me to ride a roller coaster with them and I did not because of fear. I know fear held me back at that time‚ since I did not enjoy spending time with my friends‚ I had to be the one holding everyone’s bag‚ as well as wasting my money on a place that had nothing else to offer but roller coasters. Sometimes as a child‚ people can have sad or frightful experiences riding roller coasters‚ or being at an amusement park‚ which may develop a phobia
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