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Top 10 Amusement Parks in America
The Golden
Ticket Awards is an annual set of awards given out by Amusement Today, a
newspaper published for the amusement industry. Each year, the magazine gives
out awards based on a survey given out to park enthusiasts both in the US and
overseas.
1.
Cedar Point
- Sandusky, Ohio
2.
Knoebels Amusement Resort
- Elysburg, Pa.
3.
Islands of Adventure
- Orlando, Fla.
4.
Holiday World - Santa
Claus, Ind.
5.
Disneyland - Anaheim,
Calif. (Tie)
5.
Pleasure Beach Blackpool
- Blackpool, England (Tie)
7.
Kennywood - West
Mifflin, Pa.
8.
Busch Gardens
- Williamsburg, Va.
9.
Europa Park Rust
- Germany
10.
Magic Kingdom
- Orlando, Fla. (Tie)
10.
Tokyo Disney - Sea
Tokyo, Japan (Tie)
Amusements Parks - Top Ten by Attendance in the United States
1. Disneyland, California
Disneyland is a theme park in Anaheim, California, USA. It is owned and
operated by The Walt Disney Company. More than 515 million guests, among
them presidents, royalty, and other heads of state, have traveled to this
American landmark from around the world since the park first opened to
guests on July 17, 1955. The park consists of different lands: Main
Street, U.S.A. , Adventureland, Frontierland, Fantasyland, Tomorrowland,
Critter Country and Mickey's Toontown.
2. Magic Kingdom, Disney World, Florida
The
Magic Kingdom is a theme park within the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake
Buena Vista, Florida, near Orlando. It is owned and operated by The Walt
Disney Company through its Walt Disney Parks and Resorts unit. Opened on
October 1, 1971, it is the most famous Florida theme park. The park's layout
and attractions are similar to Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California, which
opened in 1955.
3. EPCOT, Disney World, Florida
Epcot is the second theme park built at the Walt Disney World Resort near
Orlando, Florida. It was dedicated to international culture and
technological innovation. The park opened on October 1, 1982, and was named
EPCOT Center from 1982 to 1993. Based on square footage, it was the largest
Disney theme park in the world until 1998, when Disney's Animal Kingdom
opened.
4. Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park, FL
MGM's streets are the home for some great movie-themed attractions. With the
addition of the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror and the Rock 'n' Roller
Coaster, the park is now home to Disney World's most thrill-packed rides.
5. Universal Studios, Florida
Go
behind the scenes, beyond the screen and jump right into the action of your
favorite movies at Unversal Studios, the number one based movie and TV theme
park in the world.
6. Universal Studios, California
SeaWorld is a chain of marine mammal parks in the United States, with
operations in Orlando, Florida, San Diego, California, San Antonio, Texas,
and previously Cleveland, Ohio. The parks feature killer whale, sea lion,
and dolphin shows and zoological displays featuring various other marine
animals. The parks' icon is Shamu, the killer whale. SeaWorld parks also
feature a variety of thrill rides, including roller coasters like Kraken at
SeaWorld Orlando and Steel Eel and The Great White at SeaWorld San Antonio.
Journey to Atlantis, a combination roller coaster and splashdown ride, can
be found at both SeaWorld Orlando, SeaWorld San Diego and in 2007 at
SeaWorld San Antonio.
8. Busch Gardens, Florida
Busch Gardens opened on March 31, 1959, and has an African theme. The theme
park is one of America's largest zoological institutions, with more than
2,700 animals. Attractions include: Rhino Rally, Montu, Kumba, Scorpion,
Gwazi, Edge of Africa, and SheiKra, a vertical dive coaster which opened in
2005. The theme park is near Tampa, FL, bordering the town limits of Temple
Terrace.
9. Great Adventure, New Jersey
Enormous Six Flags complex with a drive-through Wild Safari park, a separate
admission Hurricane Harbor waterpark, and one of the country's biggest and
most popular seasonal ride parks.
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