As a kid, I had the privilege to visit many amusement parks, the most common being Lagoon and Disneyland. While they are both amusement parks, they are similar in ways and quite different in many ways as well.…
Experience excitement and fun for the whole family when you visit Carowinds, Charlotte's very own amusement park. Whether you want to ride the world-class roller coasters, cool down at Boomerang Bay, or watch live entertainment, Carowinds has everything you need for a day of adventure and fun. Sheraton Charlotte Airport Hotel is a short 15 minute drive from…
In 1991 Cedar Point creates a wooden monster called Mean Streak. In 1993 Snake River Falls opens. Another record breaking roller coaster is built in 1994. Cedar Point will help make you fly with Raptor. Cedar Point will take you high up in the air with a drop tower. In 1998 Cedar Point builds Power Tower. In 1999 Cedar Point has another big year. “Lucy, Linus, Charlie Brown and everyone’s favorite beagle, Snoopy, help Cedar Point open Camp Snoopy, a family playland that features seven rides, including the Woodstock Express roller coaster. The Aquatic Stadium, a 1,600 seat capacity complex featuring Splash!, an innovative and daring high diving demonstration opens (originally opened as Oceana dolphin stadium in 1980. Breakers Tower is added to Hotel Breakers. "Extreme" is shown in the Cedar Point Cinema.(Park…
There are two vacation spots I frequently visited in my youth that hold special memories for me. The two places are Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and Gatlinburg, Tennessee. When I was very young and lived in South Florida, my family would make our yearly two-week vacation to our home in Boone, NC. Each year, this trip included a visit to Gatlinburg. I hold very special memories of these trips and still love to visit the Gatlinburg area. When I moved to North Carolina in my late teens, Myrtle Beach was the vacation and summer break spot. Even on my first visit to Myrtle Beach, although very different, it instantly reminded me of my trips to Gatlinburg as a child. Although both places are very different, in many ways they are very much the same. After going from the vacationing child, to the paying adult, I realized more and more how both places appeal to the same vacationer. I also realized that forms of entertainment were either the same or comparable. Myrtle Beach and Gatlinburg compliment and differ in many ways, and a few of those examples are stage entertainment, restaurants, and scenic vacation experiences. Both vacation spots have tons of entertainment. Sometimes the problem with family vacation spots is not what are we going to do, but how are we going to do it all In Myrtle Beach, some of my favorite entertainment activities are Big Laughs Theatre Wild 4 Hypnosis Comedy Show. Located in Surfside Beach, SC, this show is a belly-laughing good time. This show consists of audience members being hypnotized and doing funny things they do not remember. The show is great for all ages, which makes it a family favorite. Another fun entertaining place in Myrtle Beach is The Carolina Opry. The Carolina Opry is the only show named, Top Attraction in Myrtle Beach by CNN, New York Times, and USA Today, just to name a few. Shows at this location would include, Light, a laser light show to music such as The Beatles, Pink Floyd, and Led Zeppelin, Good…
Have you ever heard of the famous Great Wolf Lodge indoor water park? Last September, Tommy and I took the kids there for the weekend and had an amazing time. We had a great time because the whole place was very family-friendly. There was more than enough activities to keep the whole family excited and busy the entire weekend. The most exciting and enjoyable place that I have ever visited was the Great Wolf Lodge in Charlotte, North Carolina. There was a huge indoor water park with great food, arcades, bowling alleys and lots of other activities for us to enjoy.…
The Mauch Chunk Switchback railway in eastern Pennsylvania, made the roller coasters not for entertainment in the 1820’s, but for coal mining (Source A). The first passengers were mules (Source A). The mules and the coal were coasted from the top of Mount Pisgah down to a canal (Source A). By 1844. A track to return stuff had been laid and the system was dubbed the Switchback , which was one the first american coasters (Source A). But, as the mines were expanding throughout the neighboring mountains, the switchback became useless (Source A). In 1870, the Yankee shrewdness made the railway from a miner’s helper to a renowned tourist attraction throughout America (Source A). Soon, they created a railway called the Scenic Railway, which made passengers get a ride up and down a mountain for a good one dollar (Source A). Then the roller coasters began to evolve and became the number one entertainment in the 19th century (Source C). Coney Island, an entertainment destination, created the a 30- foot high circular loop constructed in 1900 called the Flip-Flop and it was closed due to health concerns, but people paid to watch it work in action (Source A). Over the next 30 years, the rides continued to thrive and were joined by wooden roller coasters (Source C). These were the main entertainment for the people back then so amusement parks were super famous. The roller…
We can go on Millennium Force later” I replied. We all agreed to go on Millennium Force later and decided to go to Magnum. We waited in line again for an hour or so before it was our turn. The Magnum did not scare me because it was meant to be a fast coaster rather than a tall one, which i enjoyed. It was a metal coaster that zoomed through on its red tracks. We rode the Magnum and decided to move onto Wicked Twister. Wicked Twister was one of my favorite rides because although it was really simple, it gave us a great view of Lake Erie. The ride had a U-shaped curve, the coaster went from one end to another with twists on each end. Once we rode the Wicked Twister a couple of times we decided it was time to find our parents for a small lunch break. We searched for around 10 minutes when we finally spotted them sitting down. We all had a quick lunch of pizza and a small drink before we resumed our conquest to ride the roller coasters. We walked around for a half hour so that we could digest our food before we made our way to the line for the Raptor. The Raptor was another classic Cedar Point ride that had crazy twists and turns accompanied with great speed. The special thing about the raptor was that there was no seat, but we were standing up and harnessed in. Going upside down was not my favorite but since we went at such a fast pace I usually did not feel it. As always, the line for the raptor was…
Finding space and equipment for the amusement park (in Cluj-Napoca according to results of the research) to begin the steps necessary to achieve the objective.…
Another very popular vacation destination is theme parks. Places like Disney World, Dollywood, Six Flags, Universal Studios and Sea World offer big doses of high energy family fun. Theme parks are most popular amongst families with small children. There are plenty of activities geared directly toward holding children’s interests. There is also something magical about theme parks that draws in adults. The sights, the sounds, but mostly the way they make them feel. They remind them of simpler times, like when they were children and didn’t have a care in the world. The benefit to these vacations is that they require very little planning. The only thing you have to plan is how to get there. Once you arrive at the theme…
At thirteen years old, I was the kid that no one wanted to drag to an amusement park with because I strictly stuck to the merry go round and swings. My parents were always eagerly trying to persuade me to at least try a roller coaster but I refused. Deep inside I wanted to be fearless and be able to jump on the attraction like there was no problem, but I was too nervous. All of my friends, including my family were adrenaline junkies, always wanting to get on the roughest and worst rides of them all. This naturally caused me to become even more frustrated when attending Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri, which was very often. It wasn’t till one day when visiting the park that I decided I was not just going to take a risk, but I was determined to overcome my first roller coaster.…
In Adventureland, going to the Pirates of the Caribbean fascination will bring you vis-à-vis with a band of merciless privateers as they assume control over a seaport town. As you go to Frontierland you will experience two of the recreation center's three mountains - Splash Mountain and Big Thunder Mountain. Both attractions offer huge rushes for the whole gang. In Fantasyland, each tyke will get to encounter one most loved fascination in the following. From offering an endeavor to Winnie-the-Pooh, to flying over London with Peter Pan, the area is brimming with family most loved attractions. Tomorrowland brings you into the future as you launch in Space Mountain, or battle the Evil Emperor Zurg with Buzz Lightyear.…
There is the individual that knows every minute fact about every roller coaster ever made. Then, there are small children that have to stay in kiddy land. Finally, there are the fanatic families that are there for just a day. These three categories are the roller coaster guru, the under sixty-two-inch club, and the non-stop ride until you drop family crew.…
I was always the first in line at the entrance. Soon as everybody enters the amusement park, we always split up and agree on a time to meet and where. I always walk all through the park to eat at the best concession stand. I’ll always order the biggest burger with an extra large fries also, with a bottle of fanta. After experiencing all the various foods, now it’s time for me to explore all the rides. The Drop Zone is always my first choice. The ride stands 315 feet up and goes 60 miles per hour. The Drop Zone takes you way up in the atmosphere and suddenly drops. The vortex is very similar to the drop zone. Vortex takes you up, down, sideways, upside down, backwards and also captures the funny faces.…
| Probably not because there isn’t really anything special there that sets them apart from other amusement parks…
Wait. Walt Disney World? That’s about as Lonely Planet as a trip to Branson, Missouri (no offense, Branson). Don’t knock it till you’ve tried it! Sure, there will be lines a mile long, and sure, you’ll spend more money than you intended on a Mickey Mouse sweatshirt that you would never have dreamed of buying before you came. But no matter how much of a hard-core traveler you claim to be, there’s something here that will soften you – something that will spark your inspiration and imagination. Maybe it’s the children’s awestruck faces illuminated by the fireworks above Cinderella’s Castle. Maybe it’s a particular turn in a particular ride. Maybe it’s the corny (but endearing) joke told by the guy who drives the horse-drawn carriage down Main Street. Whatever it is, once you’re there, you’ll admit it. Walt Disney World’s got you.…