Park and ride

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 mostly used for…

The Invention of the Roller Coaster Roller coasters are the most popular thrill rides in the world. With thousands of roller coasters all across the county, the height, the speed, the acceleration, the loops, the drops, and ultimately the thrills, all vary (Sandy). About 290 million people ride roller coasters a year (Bullock).The first roller coaster was a Russian ice slide. The first roller coaster was during the 17th century (Sandy). The first actual roller coaster was made of wood. The…

ear. When I arrived the amusement park was voluminous like the inside of an mansion. Entering the amusement park I decided which roller coaster to ride. Love is a roller coaster because of the unbalance emotion you go through during the events. Checking my height I was skyscraper. My head was spinning because of all the captivating rides, and one of the rides were Iron laced worked magnificent and most recognised structure in the world. Deciding to chose a ride…

Tick! Tick! Tick! The metal monster slowed to a stop. I could see the entire park all the way to the horizon. Admiration flowed through me while looking at the view. I heard a click when WHOOSH, the roller coaster zoomed down the track. I’m in the second row. The unbelievable force as the roller coaster accelerates down the drop made my eyes bulge. The extreme amount of pressure made my heart fly to my head, and for all I know, my kidney may now be in my arm. I found myself smiling the whole…

at New York's famous Coney Island. LaMarcus A. Thompson constructed the first roller coaster, the primitive Gravity Switchback Railway. The ride was an instant success, drawing long lines of eager riders and yielding returns at an astounding $600 a day. The idea of the gravity ride spread quickly, leading to great diversity in early roller coaster design. Rides similar to Thompson’s,…

"Roller Coasters." Roller Coasters. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Nov. 2015. This source discusses the history of roller coasters, the progression of them through the years as well as analyzes the aspects that come along with the rides. One specific aspect are the people that get in line to ride these coasters. The authors argue that these people can be grouped into 3 categories: people that love roller coasters, people that like them and then people that cannot stomach them. The authors go on to say that…

Sometimes in life, one has to take chances. I was not sure of that until I strapped myself down in the scariest rollercoaster at Six Flags Fiesta amusement park. My heart was running a marathon as the ride climbed to the peak. My sweaty palms were glued on the back of a passenger’s headrest. My life was depending on it. My friend, Odina, was laughing beside me the whole time; she did not know how worried and anxious I was about this devastating rollercoaster. It is called the Iron Rattler, and…

Break is coming, you want to do some entertainment with lots of fun and good souvenirs. Besides, you do not want to return home in a hurry just for cooking dinner. Then you come up with the amusement park, which can fulfill all of the requests. Next problem is coming. There are so many amusement parks, which one is better? After excluding some options by factors such as distance, there are only two left, Universal Studio and Disneyland. However, you are under a dilemma now. Which one do…

The Montgomery Bus Boycott started in December 1955. This brought much attention to Miss Rosa Parks. Very intriguingly, all African American citizens refused to ride the bus, due to Parks being arrested for refusing to give up her seat. This was a big deal. It upset many blacks and they refused to ride the bus any longer. Since black Americans refused to ride the bus, it caused serious financial problems for the bus company. They had to desegregate the buses. The Montgomery bus company faced…

only a child of eleven years can truly feel when she sees all of the rides that she can possibly imagine just waiting for her to enjoy, and feel the wind rushing on her face. Skylar and I chose to go on one of our favorite rides first, which had a name that sends adrenaline coursing through one’s veins: the Fireball. It was a ride that travelled in a single loop, but it was a terrific ride nonetheless.…