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Many aspire, very few do...what about you?
You might think of amusement parks as being noisy places with overpriced food where your kids want to drag you off to every year--and you'd be right. As any parent knows, enduring amusement parks is as much a part of raising children as braces and funny haircuts. The only thing you can do is suck it up and hope that at least there's a decent golf course nearby.
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Water parks, amusement parks, fairs, pleasure gardens. Whatever name you use, theme parks form the bedrock of a huge hunk of the global tourist trade. After all, for mindless thrills, what else offers such pure escape and childlike awe as a roller coaster, a carousel, a Ferris wheel, a water slide, a log flume or a gigantic mouse?
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For a number of reasons, vacations in which you get plastered in Las Vegas or eat your way through Paris are on the outs.
We don't have time to come back and recover before hitting the bricks again.
The alternative? A happy vacation that brings you back beaming, more than when you left.
Here is a lsit of popular destination where fun and thrill can include part of the travel agenda.
We don't have time to come back and recover before hitting the bricks again.
The alternative? A happy vacation that brings you back beaming, more than when you left.
Here is a lsit of popular destination where fun and thrill can include part of the travel agenda.
Sentosa, Singapore
Visited by some 5 million people yearly. Attractions include a 2km long sheltered beach, Fort Siloso, golf courses, 5-star hotels, and the Resorts World Sentosa, featuring the theme park Universal Studios Singapore. Take a walk down memory lane with Images of Singapore, an award-winning attraction in Sentosa which brings you through Singapore's vivid history. Must visit, Universal Studios a 49 acrep ark with 24+ attractions. |
Adventuredome, Las Vegas
The theme park Screams For Your Attention With 5 Acres Of Indoor Fun! Hang upside down in midair. Scream for your life. Amazing indoor theme park is the epicenter of Las Vegas entertainment, bursting at the seams with thrilling rides for kids and adults, as well as great games and other Circus Circus-exclusive attractions such as Free clown shows. Be adventurous, release your inner wild child. There's always plenty to do in Vegas, day or night! |
Ferrari World, Abu Dhabi
World’s first Ferrari theme,largest attraction of its kind. Tells Ferrari story through more than 20 exhilarating and educational rides and attractions, interactive shopping and authentic Italian dining experiences. Beneath its huge, iconic red roof, attractions include: Formula Rossa, the world’s fastest roller coaster, reaching speeds of 240 kmph; Galleria Ferrari, the world’s largest Ferrari gallery outside Maranello with an interactive display of cars from 1947 to present. |
Disney World, Florida
This is the original Disneyland, created by legend and entrepreneurial mastermind Walt Disney himself. Visitors both young and older can immerse themselves in the world's top theme parks right here in Orlando. From the classic Magic Kingdom® Park at Walt Disney World® Resort to the magical Wizarding World of Harry Potter at the Universal Orlando® Resort, there's a world for everyone to escape into! Experience a wonderland of ocean animals at SeaWorld®. |
Luna Park, Melbourne
Luna Park is the ultimate destination for fun in Melbourne! Bursting with amazing rides, attractions, parties and activities to fill your weekends and school holidays with scream-worthy fun! Luna Park has retained its colourful exterior of a huge clown face with a mouth for the entrance maintaining a carnival seaside charm to it. First opening in 1912, Luna Park is Australia’s oldest theme park. The Luna Freeze is an addition to Luna Park’s winter lineup. |
Everland, South Korea
Everland is one of the world's most successful theme parks.The park has a nice setting in between forest-covered mountains and contains all theme park features like roller coasters, water rides, themed villages, flower shows and animals, a Samsung-owned venture it deserve its outstanding success. A safari bus tour through lion and bear territory, where real bears walked upright next to the bus like next-generation Disney animatronics. |
DreamWorld, Brisbane, Australia
The Big 6 Thrill Rides including the new Mick Doohan Motocoaster. Nickelodeon Central, Wiggles World, Tiger Island, The Australian Wildlife Experience, and FlowRider. WhiteWater World! Just a hop, skip and a splash from Dreamworld. Queensland is pretty much tropical country and is probably best known for the Great Barrier Reef running more than 2000 kilometres along its coastal waters, and for the Gold and Sunshine Coasts. |
Ocean Park, Hong Kong
This is a marine mammal oceanarium, theme park. It is separated by a large mountain into two areas covering 8,70,000 sqm. The theme park currently has 19 rides, i2 rollercoasters, 11 animal exhibits, giant panda habitat, a 4 storey aquarium displaying more than 2,000 fish. Grab seats early to The Dolphin Show. Also visit Disneyland Consists of 5 themed areas: Main Street, U.S.A., Fantasy, Adventureland, Tomorrowland and Toy Story Land. |
DisneySea, Tokyo
It has three main entertainment sections: Disneyland (115 acre), DisneySea (176 acre) & Ikspiari (a shopping, dining, and entertainment complex), Like the other Disney resorts, the Tokyo Disney Resort has 3 Disney-branded hotels. There are fun rides, entertainment shows, restaurants, and shops in each area. All facilities are linked by Disney Resort Line monorail. To avoid waiting in long lines at attractions, take advantage of the FASTPASS system. |
Tivoli, Copenhagen
One of the most visited and the world's 2nd oldest theme parks, featuring an assortment of restaurants, theaters, dance halls located near City Hall. Full of rides and adventures, but can also offer a calm and relaxed atmosphere. Here you will find green areas, lakes, fountains and beautiful flowers. Experience the Tivoli Gardens parade through the park or watch a performance in Pantomime theatre. Petzi walks around the garden every day to greet children. |
Phantasia, Cologne, Germany
Phantasialand theme park in Brühl near Cologne has six themed areas offering a wonderful combination of high-speed thrills and lovingly staged rides, gripping attractions and fantastic shows especially for children. The park also has a wonderful selection of themed hotels to suit every taste. Crowd pleasers such as the Black Mamba rollercoaster, the Talocan top spin and Mystery Castle. Cologne is also well known for its cathedral, cultural diversity, carnival and kölsch beer. |
Efteling, Netherlands
A Fairytale Forest twice size of Disneyland (CA) also predates it by 3yrs. Inspired by fairy tale themes such as Sinbad the Sailor or Fata Morgana. Find the Sleeping Beauty sleeping in her castle, the scary Dragon watching over his treasure, Snow White in her coffin made of glass, Hansel & Gretel's candy house, singing mushrooms and more. A visit to the Efteling may take a day, but if you want to spend more days you can stay the night in the Efteling Hotel, where the experience goes on with theme rooms. |
Genting, Malaysia
The cool mountain air makes it an exhilarating experience to enjoy the many rides at the Outdoor Theme Park. Lleisure drives in the Antique car or Space Shot. A magical adventure of fun and excitement for the whole family! Features numerous rides typical of an amusement park, mostly suitable for children. Added to shopping centre, indoor theme park, cineplex, a Watersplash Pool, Genting Sky Venture, Casino, bowling center and Pavilion, Haunted Adventure Entertainment. |
Aqualand, Costa del Sol, Spain
The biggest water park on the Costa del Sol, with dozens of thrilling rides, slides, flumes plus pools. The Torremolinos Aquapark, is the largest water park on the Costa del Sol! With great attractions such as the kamikaze, twister and boomerang,. Enjoy 14 attractions including 19 water slides for adults, 15 children's slides and a Mini golf 18 holes. Waves over a meter high in a pool of 1440 square meters alongwith 325 days of sunshine a year. |
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