Theme park facts for kids

A theme park is a place with attractions made up of rides, such as roller coasters and water rides. They usually contain a selection of different types of rides, along with shops, restaurants and other entertainment outlets. Theme parks can be enjoyed by adults, teenagers and children.

A ferris wheel

Many are themed to a particular area; there are water parks, parks modeled after toys, parks modeled after movies or types of movies, usually adventure or action.

Famous parks

Some famous theme parks:

• Disneyland Park, Anaheim, California, USA
• Walt Disney World Resort theme parks, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA
• Universal Studios Florida, Florida, USA
• Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, California, USA
• Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia, California, USA
• Legoland, Denmark, UK, USA and Germany
• Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Blackpool, Lancashire, England
• Alton Towers, Alton, Staffordshire, England
• Phantasialand, Brühl, Germany
• Gardaland, Castelnuovo del Garda, Italy
• Disneyland Park, Paris, France
• Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio, USA
• Fuji-Q Highland, Yamanashi, Japan
• Kings Island, Mason, Ohio, USA
• Dreampark and Wonderland, Egypt
• Efteling, Netherlands
• Warner Bros. World, Abu Dhabi, UAE
• The window of the World, Shenzhen, China
• Adlabas imagica , Maharashtra, India

Images for kids

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  Legoland Billund, Denmark

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  Gold Reef City, Johannesburg, South Africa

See also

In Spanish: Parque de atracciones para niños