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a fenced-off patch of land where physics becomes a form of entertainment.
means a commercially run venue of rides, games, and attractions built to extract screams and cash in equal measure.
from grew out of 19th-century pleasure gardens in europe, then exploded at coney island in the 1890s, where luna park and dreamland turned electric light and centrifugal force into an industry.
first true oneconey island sea lion park, opened 1895.
safety mathyou are safer on a coaster than driving there.
world's biggestdisney world orlando spans 27,000 acres, roughly the size of san francisco.
g-force kingtop thrill 2 hits 120 mph in under two seconds.
for instance
coney island — brooklyn, 1897, birthplace of the modern amusement park.
cedar point — ohio park with 17 roller coasters, more than any place on earth.
tivoli gardens — copenhagen, opened 1843, inspired walt disney's disneyland.
disneyland anaheim — opened 1955, first park built around a single narrative universe.