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country? Click here to fine out more about the theme parks
you want to go to. In 1998, theme park attendance was more than 165.3 million.
Adventure Island 800-4-Adventure. Water park in Tampa, Florida.
Busch Gardens 800-4-Adventure. Has theme parks in
several parts of the country, including Tampa, Florida (800-372-1797, 4.2 million visitors per year) and Williamsburg, Virginia.
Coney Island The grand-daddy of American amusement parks.
Cypress Gardens Winter Haven FL; 941-324-2111.
Walt Disney World Features Epcot
Center (10.6 million visitors per year), Magic Kingdom Park (15.6 million
visitors per year), MGM Studios (9.5 million visitors per year), and
Animal Kingdom (6.0 million visitors per year) theme parks as well as Blizzard
Beach, River Country, and Typhoon Lagoon water parks.
Disney World Online Guide Information on parks, resorts, and restaurants.
Disneyland 800-523-9000. Anaheim, California. 13.7 million visitors per year.
Gatorland 800-393-JAWS. Alligator Capital of the World.
Hersheypark Chocolate world in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
Idlewild Park P O Box C,
Route 30 W, Ligonier PA 15658-1603; 724-238-3666; 800-4-DAYFUN.
Called the most beautiful park in America by the Amusement Park Guidebook.
Knoebels P O Box
317, Elysburg PA 17824; 570-672-2572. Pennsylvania's home town park with Skooter Bumper Cars rated the best in America.
MGM Grand Hotel and Casino 800-929-1112. While not exactly a theme park, this
Las Vegas hotel has all the makings of one.
Nickelodeon Studios Tour the studios located at Universal Studios.
San Diego Wild Animal Park 800-628-3066. Also features Heart of Africa where you
can go on a walking safari close to many wild animals.
Seaworld 800-4-Adventure. Marine adventures in Orlando, Florida (800-327-2424,
4.9 million visitors per year); San Antonio, Texas; San Diego, California (3.7 million visitors per year), and Cleveland, Ohio.
Sesame Place 800-4-Adventure. Built around the Sesame Street theme in Langhorne, Pennsylvania.
Shell World 888-974-3557. Check out their Seashell Museum.
Silver Springs
800-234-7458. Cruise the Silver River on world-famous glass-bottom boats.
Six Flags 800-385-FUN6. Theme parks in various parts of the country, featuring
some of the tallest and wildest roller coasters in the world. Parks in Six Flags Over Georgia; Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia,
California; and Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey, among others.
Splendid China 800-244-6226. This Chinese-themed attraction features
more than 60 detailed replicas of famous Chinese landmarks. Also the Mysterious Kingdom of the Orient show and more.
Universal Studios Movie studios and theme parks in Los Angeles,
California (5.1 million visitors per year; 818-622-3801), and
Orlando, Florida (8.9 million visitors per year; 407-363-8000).
Wet 'N Wild Water parks in Orlando, Florida (800-992-9452) and other locations.
General Links
The American Midway Features a searchable directory to attraction
reviews, park sites, and weather forecasts.
Amusement Park Physics Learns the physics behind the rides.
Defunct Amusement Parks Search for closed parks.
Roller Coast Net Features a database of 475 roller coaster rides in North America.
Theme Parks Links provided by About.com.
World Waterpark Association Searchable database of water parks around the world.
