Amusement

Flags is the largest amusement park company in the world, boasting more than 800 attractions and 120 roller coasters across 18 parks in North America. The Company’s more than 50-year history began in Texas in 1961 with their first park and continued with the building of two more unique parks. In 1977, they began acquiring other amusement parks, starting in New Jersey, and eventually coming to California (1979 and 1997), Massachusetts (1997), Canada (2001) and Mexico (1999). Though they had to…

rollercoaster or how many people have died on a malfunctioning rollercoaster. According to A Pelletier, "Approximately four deaths annually in the United States are associated with roller coaster." For my twentieth birthday, I decided to go to Lagoon Amusement Park with my boyfriend, my best friend, and my best friend's boyfriend. I was extremely excited as it was my first time to Lagoon and I have been wanting to go for years. We had been planning the trip for months now and it was only a few…

Nicole Ray Mrs. Collins Travel Destinations/hospitality May 7th,1015 Cedar Point amusement park Cedar Point amusement park is located in Sandusky, Ohio. This amusement park is known as one of the top roller coaster parks in the world. Cedar Park is also the second oldest amusement park in North America. This classic amusement park is located on Lake Erie Shore With Cedar Point’s history going back all the way to 1870. This park has a lot of history to it. In 1870 Cedar Point Peninsula was…

The Lost-and-Found Kid I always thought being in an amusement park all by myself would be fun. Especially the really big ones like Disneyland, Legoland, and Seaworld. I liked the idea of being independent, and get to choose my own rides. But not long after, I realized that I was so wrong. It was a partly cloudy day during the spring break of fourth grade and we were at Seaworld, San Diego, California. My really big family, consisting of my mom, dad, brother, aunt, uncle, grandma,…

Gayle Kamei Introduction Cedar Fair, LP is one of the largest amusement park operators in the world. The partnership “owns eleven amusement parks, three outdoor water parks, one indoor water park, and five hotels” (Cedar Fair). In 1997, the company bought Knott’s Berry Farm, located in Buena Park, California. This is the only amusement park owned by Cedar Fair that is open year-round. In the 1930s, Walter and Cordelia Knott began selling home-made jams and baked goods, then fried chicken…

At a young age, I didn’t pay attention to my surroundings just the big entertainments like the castle, Mickey Mouse and his friends that are roaming around the theme park. Now, as we are older, we are more aware of the people surrounding us. The amusement park is packed with people in big groups which consists of tourists, people with year around passes, or kids in school field trips. These are the people that are constantly visiting Disneyland. There are multiple precautions to go over with…

Why Do People Enjoy Roller Coasters Over the past several decades, roller coasters have become more popular and frightening. Most or all amusement parks have multiple rides, and these rides are what attract park goers. So why is it that people are attracted to roller coasters? The answer isn’t clear, but it could be that there is a certain amount of risk involved, the adrenaline rush is like no other, it brings families together and they are incredibly safe. When roller coasters were…

people that cannot stomach them. The authors go on to say that roller coasters have the capability to provide the riders with “an experience that nature never intended humans to have.” This really explains what roller coaster’s jobs are besides amusement— to thrill. The authors provide…

Coney Island, now often unnoticed by the public, was not only created for amusement but to make a major social change that had recently occurred easier. The famous amusement parks heyday coincided with a critical period in American History, when the nation came of age as an urban-industrial society. This new age came with major cultural, economic, and social changes that its citizens were having a hard time adjusting. Genteel reformers decided to attempt to control the growing population to…

The roller coaster traces its origins to Russia, where wood-framed ice slides sent sledders down 70-foot high slopes as early as the 16th century. These Russian Mountains also became popular summertime attractions when wheeled carts rolled riders down large, undulating wooden ramps. What is considered the first successful commercial roller coaster made its debut in 1884 at New York's famous Coney Island. LaMarcus A. Thompson constructed the first roller coaster, the primitive Gravity Switchback…