Spatial and temporal enclaves remote from everyday life, amusement parks are among the favorite recreational places of Americans, who imported the concept from Europe, developed it into a major artifact of American popular culture and have successfully...

Bobbejaanland, Belgium Amusement park is the generic term for a collection of rides and other entertainment attractions assembled for the purpose of entertaining a large group of people. An amusement park is more elaborate than a simple city park or...

The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 05-08-2003 AMUSEMENT PARKS Date: 05-08-2003, Thursday Section: GET SET! Edtion: All Editions.=.Two Star B. Two Star P. One Star B Feel the need to go upside down on a roller coaster or take a leisurely carousel...

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Can't get the family to an Orlando theme-park this year?That's OK. TripAdvisor has come up with a list of the 10 best parks outside Orlando, based on popularity among TripAdvisor.com users and the Web site's editors.The parks are:-HersheyPark, Hershey, Pa., celebrating its centennial this year....

A 13-year-old girl hit her head while on a spinning ride at an amusement park, putting her in intensive care.Natashia West was injured Thursday on the Magic Teacup ride at Boomers, just south of Fort Lauderdale. She remained sedated Monday with head injuries."All I want...