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unusual facts about theme parks



Brent Community Transport

They also provide an excursions service tailored to suit and meet our local community demands and have now included long-distance journeys by doing regular trips to theme parks, museums, castles and shopping centres like Lakeside and Bluewater.


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Ardent

Ardent Leisure, an Australian operator of theme parks and other leisure venues

Arrow Dynamics

At the time, Penn Central owned Six Flags and Rio Grande had plans to build several theme parks of their own, in addition to owning a coaster-building company.

CityWalk

Universal CityWalk, entertainment and retail districts located adjacent to the theme parks of Universal Parks & Resorts, United States

Disney dollar

Similar in size, shape and design to the paper currency of the United States most bills bear the image of Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, Pluto or a drawing of one of the landmarks of the Disneyland Resort or the Walt Disney World Resort and are accepted at the company's theme parks, the Disney cruise ships, the Disney Store and at certain parts of Castaway Cay, Disney's private island in the Caribbean.

From Time to Time

The Timekeeper or From Time to Time, a 1992 Circle-Vision 360° film shown at Disney theme parks

Ghost estate

Projects such as new neighbourhoods (such as the Chenggong District), shopping malls, and even theme parks are empty and/or incomplete because of the economic slowdown.

Hula Girls

Starring Yū Aoi, Yasuko Matsuyuki, Etsushi Toyokawa, Shizuyo Yamazaki, Ittoku Kishibe, Eri Tokunaga, Yoko Ikezu and Sumiko Fuji, it is based on the real-life event of how a group of enthusiastic girls take on hula dancing to save their small mining village, Iwaki, helping the formation of Joban Hawaiian Center (now known as Spa Resort Hawaiians), which was later to become one of Japan's most popular theme parks.

Jostens

Jostens also produced photobook products for Disney's PhotoPass photography service offered at Disney theme parks and resorts.

Laurence Wright

Wright's early work with theme parks included his composing the music for several of the attractions featured at the General Motors' World of Motion pavilion, one of the original attractions to open in 1982 at the Orlando, Florida Walt Disney World EPCOT theme park.

Marriott International

Marriott also developed three and ultimately opened two theme parks entitled Marriott's Great America from 1976 until 1984.

Opryland USA

The nearest theme parks comparable to Opryland were four to six hours away, in places such as Cincinnati (Kings Island), St. Louis (Six Flags over Mid-America), and Atlanta (Six Flags Over Georgia).

Orange County Health Department

Orange County has an estimated 55 million visitors per year including the major theme parks of Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando, and SeaWorld.

Panda3D

Over time, Panda3D was used for additional VR rides at Disney theme parks, and was eventually used in the creation of Toontown Online, an online game set in a cartoon world, and later for the second MMORPG, Pirates of the Caribbean Online.

Reino Aventura

In March 1999, Premier Parks, the holding company for all the Six Flags theme parks, announced the purchase of Reino Aventura for an estimated $59 million.

The Extremist

"War" was used by Disney to promote products for the Power Rangers franchise at their theme parks, while "Rubina's Blue Sky Happiness" is dedicated to Satriani's wife, Rubina, and is the second track named after her.

Tower of Terror

The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, an accelerated freefall ride located in many Disney theme parks

Walt Disney Entertainment

Walt Disney Entertainment is a former wing of the Walt Disney Company that produced all shows and parades for Disney worldwide, including everything from the Disney-created Super Bowl Half-time shows to theme parks.