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Theme park
is the more nonspecific term for an anthology of rides
and other pursuit attractions assembled for the purpose
of entertaining a fairly large group of people.
A theme
park is more complex than a simple city park or playground,
as an amusement park is meant to cater to adults, teenagers,
and kids.
An amusement park may be lasting or fleeting,
usually episodic, such as a few days or weeks per year.
The impermanent (often yearly) amusement
park with mobile rides etc. is called a funfair or
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Amusement parks emerged in Europe from Pleasure
Gardens which used to survive for the pastime of the people,
while charging a fee.
In the United States, expositions exerted
another influence on the themed amusement park. Amusement
parks were the historical precursors to modern theme parks
as well as the more conventional midway arcades and rides
at county and state fairs (in the United States).
Today, amusement
parks have largely been substituted by theme parks, and the
two terms are often used interchangeably. The oldest enjoyment
park of the world (opened 1583) is Bakken, at Klampenborg,
north of Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Another old
park is Prater in Vienna, Austria, which started in
1766.
For a notable
instance of a European park, dating from 1843 and still
accessible, see Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen.
Even well
grown up is the Oktoberfest which is not merely a beer
fete but also provides a lot of amusement park features,
dating back to 1810, when the first event was held
in Munich, Germany.
The theme park is the modern amusement
park, either based on a central theme or, divided into
several particularly themed areas, or "spaces" as
is often used.
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Large resorts, such as Walt Disney World in
Florida (United States), in veracity house several dissimilar
theme parks within their boundaries.
In the 1920s, Walter Knott and his family used
to sell berries from a roadside stand. In 1934, Knott's wife
Cordelia started to serve fried chicken dinners, and within
a couple of years, lines outside the restaurant were often
several hours long. To keep amused the waiting crowds, Walter
built a Ghost
Town in 1940, using buildings relocated from
real old west towns such as the Calico, California ghost
town and Prescott, Arizona. In 1968, the Knott family fenced
the farm, charged admission for the first time, and Knott's
Berry Farm officially became a hilarity park. Because of
its long history, Knott's Berry Farm at present claims to
be "America's
First Theme Park."
Walt Disney, however, is usually credited with
having propagated the concept of the themed amusement park.
Disneyland was based to some extent on Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen,
Children's Fairyland in Oakland, California, and various World's
Fairs.
Disney took these influences and melded them
with the popular Disney lively typescript and his unique
vision, and
"Disneyland" was born. Disneyland officially started
in Anaheim, California in 1955 and gave a new dimension to
the amusement industry forever.
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