Hundreds of millions visit amusement parks Nearly 335 million people visit amusement parks in the US each year, according to the International Association for Amusement Parks.
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Inconsistent regulation of amusement parks The Consumer Product Safety Commission oversees the regulation of mobile amusement parks.
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However, the International Association for Amusement Parks only collects safety data on fixed-site amusement parks -- locations where the rides are permanent fixtures -- and not on amusement parks that move from location to location.
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Estimated annual number of guests: 335 million for amusement parks.
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But not every state took up regulation of amusement parks.
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Amusement parks that draw people from all over the world?
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That includes casinos, amusement parks, live performances and movie theaters.
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Together, they go to Durham Bulls games and amusement parks.
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Disney has over 200,000 employees and operates 133 amusement parks.
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Or amusement parks are replacements for nature or natural monuments.
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"I like to see these amusement parks when they're empty," he says.
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We usually only associate funnel cake with state fairs and amusement parks.
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Argentinian director Fernando Livschitz is known for transforming cities into amusement parks.
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Despite the literal definition, amusement parks are not all fun and games.
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In Asia, there are Hello Kitty amusement parks, restaurants and hotel suites.
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And running through both amusement parks in the dark is quite beautiful.
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Sammi and her brother, sister and parents have visited several amusement parks.
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Two amusement parks at the same time could be a bit much.
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The behind-the-scenes world of Disney amusement parks is notoriously mysterious.
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But they also show everyday life: people dancing, celebrating birthdays, enjoying amusement parks.
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Amusement parks around the US have special ways of celebrating the Halloween season.
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Here's how 11 amusement parks around the country celebrate the scariest of seasons.
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It would also allow guns inside casinos, amusement parks, government meetings and hospitals.
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Behind their whimsical facades, amusement parks are a big and sometimes risky business.
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We went to museums and art stores instead of amusement parks and toy stores.
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All right, Kate L. Facebook question, what is your favorite ride at amusement parks?
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Now, she's taking her business savvy nature into a whole new arena — amusement parks.
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There were six shelters here in Orange County, where major amusement parks were closed.
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He wrote about his personal fascinations, from architecture to video games to amusement parks.
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My favorite kind of old footage is of amusement parks that no longer exist.
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Read More: 11 amusement parks around the US that go all-out for Halloween
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There are amusement parks next to us and lots of fun things to do.
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In Walz's list were also amusement parks, bowling alleys, skating rinks and country clubs.
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Wouldn't a world filled with sweet treats, amusement parks, and unlimited breadsticks be wonderful?
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On Western entertainment: Saudi Arabia has eased restrictions for concerts, movies and amusement parks.
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Stores and amusement parks had also closed, and some Tokyo stores remained closed Sunday.
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Trips to amusement parks and zoos were the least common activities on the list.
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There are several amusement parks, lakeside resorts and yacht clubs within 17-kilometer zone.
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Amusement parks are still a popular destination for children and adults seeking a distraction.
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Martin says that "America needs to wake up" and realize that amusement parks aren't safe.
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Those mobile amusement parks include carnival and state fairs, such as the one in Ohio.
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Big budget sci-fi films now double as amusement parks for the powerful and wealthy.
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"Theaters have become amusement parks," Scorsese said during BAFTA's annual David Lean lecture on Saturday.
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Many incredible exhibits, museums, and amusement parks have opened their doors within the past decade.
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The area is also full of amusement parks, including Busch Gardens and Water Country USA.
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Now amusement parks and hotel resorts are shutting down as the coronavirus keeps people indoors.
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It's almost like amusement parks competing to have the largest and most outlandish roller coasters.
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There are several amusement parks, lakeside resorts and yacht clubs within the 17-kilometer zone.
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"Residents are not allowed to go to libraries, to concerts, to amusement parks," he said.
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But early sales will go to partners wanting to operate fleets, such as amusement parks.
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Economic downturns caused some newly constructed airports and amusement parks to close in the 2000s.
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Many channels have made popular videos about "scary" things like abandoned asylums or amusement parks.
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And it seems like this stuff is going to show up in amusement parks fairly soon.
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Our list has a lot — it includes everything from museums to amusement parks to music festivals.
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Wanda is selling off large portions of its empire of malls, hotels and amusement parks. nyti.
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For example, low gas prices might allow more people to visit amusement parks such as Disneyland.
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Plastic straw bans were quickly instituted by fast-food chains, amusement parks, and even entire cities.
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Estimated number of jobs: Theme and amusement parks employ 100,33 people year-round and 500,000 seasonally.
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He says that there is no consistent standard of regulation in any state for amusement parks.
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Now, he hires employees with experience building immersive attractions at amusement parks to do the work.
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Martin says that there is no set standard of regulation in any state for amusement parks.
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We've found 10 tourist attractions opening in 2020, from museums and Olympic stadiums to amusement parks.
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It's not just jobs at airlines, hotels, amusement parks and sporting events that are at risk.
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"I definitely gained a great respect for engineers who build these for amusement parks," he said.
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"Metaphorically speaking, you too god damn old for amusement parks," Haqq McCray said of the situation.
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It does not provide data on amusement parks that move from one location to the other.
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He's a big fan of amusement parks, and apparently has a pretty great roller coaster face.
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But it's also surely frowned upon to scatter human remains in very public places, especially amusement parks.
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It would also work well in malls, amusement parks, and for helping people find where they are.
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What began as a cartoon studio is now a media powerhouse, complete with amusement parks and properties.
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They say you can pick kudzu from old amusement parks, just covered in them like rolling hills.
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"It's a truly irreplaceable medium," said Kevin Perjurer, a filmmaker in Orlando who specializes in amusement parks.
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Beyond the resort are all the amusement parks that are initially the draw to Walt Disney World.
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Major airports are closed, amusement parks are shutting down early and some Florida counties are already evacuating.
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We're told there are 2 reasons: -- It promotes a huge brand within the Disney company -- amusement parks.
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They walk the Brooklyn Bridge together, go to amusement parks and hang out at Ms. Veal's house.
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Since then, the amusement parks are doing better than ever with nine straight years of record revenue.
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From air travel to amusement parks and even schools, everyday activities and environments have evolved drastically throughout history.
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"Amusement parks are designed to be full, so when you see something completely different, it can be nightmarish."
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The amusement parks operator reported earnings of $2.11 per share, well below the estimated $2.31, according to Refinitiv.
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Caveat: The NSC estimated the numbers based on a survey of 137 amusement parks that provided ridership data.
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That includes grocery stores, restaurants, parks, public pools, airports, amusement parks (Disney included!) and many, many more spaces.
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The group stumbles through mundane suburban life, unwittingly creating fiascoes at amusement parks, nursing homes and trailer parks.
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Mr. Rodriguez was flown around the world as a promotion for amusement parks, and attained ever-longer records.
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Viewer key chains were popular at amusement parks, resorts and national parks from the 1950s through the 1990s.
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At that point, Triple Five expected to spend another $1.7 billion adding the indoor water and amusement parks.
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The staff is making sure not to go to heavily populated public spaces like concerts or amusement parks.
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He jumps right into bits on his three children, his second marriage and why he despises amusement parks.
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Unsurprisingly, the top 22012 amusement parks all surpassed the top 20 museums in terms of attendance last year.
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Inexplicably, Freund closed by suggesting that it could be fun to use Rekognition on people at amusement parks.
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But could there be more amusement parks out there mimicking reality and allowing humanity to act out their fantasies?
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He prowls amusement parks in the wee hours, when still rides, vacant playgrounds, and forgotten machinery are their spookiest.
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Why it matters: Amusement parks and resorts consume a great amount of energy during the day during peak hours.
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Built in 1985 in Sydney's west, it was a good enough local substitute for those fancy amusement parks overseas.
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They're known for targeting soft targets -- churches, amusement parks, and now we see a hospital where lawyers were killed.
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With an average age of 21, the summer workers often take jobs in food service, hospitality and amusement parks.
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Leisure and hospitality payrolls increased 9,000, a third of February's job gains, as employment at amusement parks fell 6,900.
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The fun fairs are amusement parks with many rides for North Koreans to go on and games to play.
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But as these practices spread among the working classes, saloons and amusement parks sprang up to earn their business.
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A New Jersey town known for its boardwalk, amusement parks, and family-friendly attractions also offers quiet beach getaways.
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At traditional amusement parks, many people with special needs must sit at a picnic table, watching others have fun.
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I live for these moments of chaos and disorder and noise: concerts, convention centers, parades, amusement parks, live performances.
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Over the decades, there have been serious injuries and deaths at other amusement parks in the New York area.
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Brookdale residents tested a body dryer, which is widely used at amusement parks to dry people after a ride.
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Cavernous factories, warehouses, outdoor restaurants, and amusement parks will be growing markets for coolers, Mishra said, especially as temperatures rise.
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And you can go to most of these chain amusement parks, and they have some kind of VR implementation. Right.
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The only places I had ever seen were the amusement parks in Florida and California, when I was a child.
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Basic stats Number of amusement parks and attractions in the United States: 405 (includes water parks, zoos, aquariums, science centers).
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Starbreeze, for its part, is making its play on a high-end headset, destined for amusement parks and IMAX theaters.
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There are some places where the new law won't apply -- including schools, prisons, hospitals, amusement parks or places of worship.
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According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, amusement parks and arcades employ workers in a variety of occupations.
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Amusement parks aren't just a summer destination — lots of theme parks in the US celebrate fall with spooky Halloween programming.
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Ruffles told me that, from a young age, Slat acted like a grownup and preferred D.I.Y. fairs to amusement parks.
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This past weekend, Rolling Loud took over Miami and essentially made the city a rap fan's own personal amusement parks.
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Another afternoon, we drove to City Park, a 1,300-acre public park with fields and lakes, museums and amusement parks.
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The company has said the technology has also been used to find lost children at amusement parks and other purposes.
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It was the Spook-a-Rama, one of the "dark rides" then popular at Coney Island and other amusement parks.
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Federal oversight is limited The federal Consumer Product Safety Commission once regulated both fixed-site amusement parks and mobile carnivals.
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In its heyday, Coney featured three distinct amusement parks: Luna Park (which was revitalized in 2010), Dreamland, and Steeplechase Park.
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Spicer has tweeted four times about the ice cream, which gained popularity in malls and amusement parks in the late 1990s.
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Amusement parks are far and few between in Australia — so when one disappears, it leaves a big hole in people's hearts.
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In the future, it wouldn't merely sell tickets to its savage amusement parks, its product list would come to include immortality.
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Some of those activities, the study's participants shared, could involve camping, going to the zoo or going to an amusement parks.
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Intimate without being exploitive, the sepia-toned memories give a glimpse into his formative years: trampolines, amusement parks and family hugs.
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From cruise ship operators and casinos to amusement parks and airlines, the rise of the 1 percent spells opportunity and profit.
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From late September to early November, the Busch-Gardens amusement parks in Florida and Virginia go dark for Howl-O-Scream.
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They could also place an age and/or height requirement on certain seats — just as amusement parks do with risky rides.
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In the early 1980s, park operators successfully lobbied to shield amusement parks from federal oversight by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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They are a $2200 billion-a-year business, according to the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions, a trade group.
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Cerberus has investments in a wide range of brands and industries from guns and waste management to cosmetics and amusement parks.
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I understand the general worry, but my love for Marvel movies and amusement parks doesn't mean I can't love other things.
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Whether the Brooklyn Bridge or the lights of amusement parks, everything in his work seemed to be viewed through a kaleidoscope.
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He is in talks to sell the machines to "major amusement parks" and is hoping to expand into sporting venues as well.
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When I say Westworld will be bigger than its amusement park namesake, I don't just mean there will be more amusement parks.
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They are reminiscent of "Candy Land" and Coney Island, perhaps because only board games and amusement parks are so fun and bright.
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Let's be honest: the corn dog is guilty pleasure food, meant for amusement parks days and rambles through the annual state fair.
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Around the world, massive structures that likely cost millions to build, including amusement parks, airports, resorts, and Olympic arenas, now sit abandoned.
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More than 22,26 children are injured each year at amusement parks and carnivals in the U.S., according to the Mott Poll report.
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Job growth was boosted by hiring at construction sites, retailers and business services as well as at restaurants, hotels and amusement parks.
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Thailand's Ministry of Public Health has announced new measures, which include the closure of dine-in restaurants, shopping malls and amusement parks.
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The carnival is a fading industry, eclipsed by amusement parks and elaborately produced circuses, struggling against maintenance costs and sparse booking schedules.
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The visas provide legal status for immigrants in temporary nonfarm jobs with landscaping companies, restaurants, hotels and amusement parks, among other industries.
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According to the organization, in 2016, approximately 372 million people safely enjoyed 1.7 billion rides at 400 amusement parks in the country.
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The order closed additional retail businesses, including malls, gyms barbershops, nail salons, spas, theaters, amusement parks, and other recreational and entertainment venues.
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They took them to the zoo, museums, amusement parks and the library, where they instilled in them a love of reading books.
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This seems like the perfect execution of AR for Disney's amusement parks, but so far it's just an experiment and proof of concept.
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Amusement Parks and cruise ships are increasingly incorporating connected wearables in order to streamline the fun and keep track of their guests' activities.
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More than 70% of the problems occurred during the summer months, when amusement parks are open and state fairs are often being held.
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Estimated national economic impact: In 2011, theme parks, amusement parks and water parks generated a total direct economic impact of approximately $55.4 billion.
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The six without state oversight are Alabama, Mississippi, Nevada, South Dakota, Wyoming (which has no amusement parks) and Utah, according to the IAAPA.
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This detail is exciting for amusement park nerds; we can tour new amusement parks from our laptops right when they open — or before.
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The remainder of PBS programming approaches self-parody: examples such as Golf's Grand Design, Great Old Amusement Parks and Andre Rieu: Waltzing Forever.
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For fixed-site amusement parks, there is not one body nationally that oversees regulation -- instead that is left to state and local governments.
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Dubai Parks and Resorts , which is due to open its amusement parks next month, added 0.6 percent and Emaar Properties rose 1.4 percent.
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Milstein enjoys photographing inherently interesting places like amusement parks, airports, and cities but also relishes the chance to capture less obviously enthralling scenes.
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It's described as a water park, but it's nothing like the commercial water or amusement parks with paved pathways here in the states.
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This beachside town peppered with amusement parks has a 10% rental occupancy rate in the winter to thank for its big seasonal difference.
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Segway-Ninebot is also unveiling the S-Pod seated scooter concept that self-balances in controlled environments like airports, amusement parks, and malls.
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Over the course of 10 years, they made a series of misguided product decisions that transformed them from online amusement parks into hellscapes.
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"I used to take pictures of Japanese rooftop amusement parks in the past, but in Japan, the city changes quickly," Fujio told Hyperallergic.
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The most popular videos in this genre tend to delve into the locations of dreams and nightmares, like abandoned asylums and amusement parks.
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The statement said some agencies have used the program to find abducted people, and amusement parks have used it to find lost children.
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Lack of data on park injuries and deaths In a statement sent to CNN, the International Association for Amusement Parks said that while approximately 335 million people visit amusement parks in the United States each year, the likelihood of sustaining a serious injury at an amusement park that would lead to an overnight stay at a hospital is one in 16 million.
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It started out as just two mechanical horse rides on a department store rooftop but went on to pioneer game arcades and amusement parks.
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Perjurer's engaging style feels like a combination of the world's most interesting history lecture and a love letter to the storytelling of amusement parks.
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The biggest losers were concerts/theater (84 percent), amusement parks (64 percent), sporting events (59 percent), museums/parks (58 percent) and cruises (57 percent).
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Not only are churros absolutely delicious, but they remind us of the good old days when we bought the oversized ones at amusement parks.
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These chairs are similar to what you see at amusement parks and they can move your body left or right and back and forth.
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"Scorsese compared movie theaters to "amusement parks" over the weekend and said they need to "step up and show films that are narrative films.
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A household name in South Korea, Lotte operates department stores, duty-free shops, shopping malls, hotels, amusement parks, multiplexes, burger joints and coffee shops.
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In New Jersey, Governor Phil Murphy closed amusement parks and indoor shopping malls as a record number of unemployment applications crashed state computer systems.
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Lucy the Elephant's memory of the Jersey Shore dates back to the late 19th century, long before the proliferation of boardwalks and amusement parks.
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At many amusement parks, visitors can spend an extra $100 to cut the line and spare themselves the wait for the most popular rides.
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In North America, Publicis will take charge of media strategy for the Disney Plus streaming service as well as Disney resorts and amusement parks.
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A coordinated federal effort to collect data is needed to ensure safety at amusement parks, said Tracy Mehan of Nationwide Children's Hospital in Ohio.
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While you're grabbing airfare and lodging deals, be on the lookout for discounts on attractions and amusement parks in cities you plan to visit.
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But he said his clients faced a shortage of local labor year after year to fill jobs in construction, lodging, landscaping and amusement parks.
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The new prices still reflect the amusement parks' ticketing policies that reflect popular visiting hours, with value-priced tickets, regular tickets and peak-priced tickets.
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Still, there are a number of ways you can save money on your Disney trips, including planning your vacation around the amusement parks' value days.
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Click here to view original GIFGIF: YouTubeEvery summer, amusement parks across the country compete to lure visitors with bigger, faster, and more terrifying thrill rides.
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At the time, the company said the financing it had received would be used to build a portfolio of micro-amusement parks around the world.
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Attendance and spending have grown every year since the financial crisis, according to the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions, an industry trade group.
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Vartorella and his team of four inspectors are responsible for reviewing the more than 4,000 rides at fairs, carnivals, and amusement parks around the state.
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More and more questions are being raised about safety on this ride and at amusement parks nationwide, which are not regulated by the federal government.
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Instead, the boats rise to meet them, so guests with disabilities can avoid the trouble that often accompanies those with special needs at amusement parks.
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Either way, you won't be dodging people taking pictures with MateBooks at any amusement parks or outdoor concerts this summer, so perhaps it's a blessing.
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By 1990, some national wildlife refuges were being treated more like amusement parks and stockyards than places to conserve habitat, protect wildlife and experience nature.
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There are an average of 4,423 injuries in US amusement parks each year, according a 2013 study by the Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.
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He is, they point out, fond of basketball, ski resorts, amusement parks, duty-free shops, stylish professionally-dressed women, and new housing for the elite.
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Situated at the foot of the Ozark Mountains, the small town of Branson, Mo. packs big fun into its numerous amusement parks and shopping centers.
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Lotte is an inescapable presence in South Korea, overseeing hotels, shopping malls, amusement parks, movie theaters, duty-free stores, coffee shops and fast-food restaurants.
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Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE, also shut down its amusement parks and museums through the end of the month, including Louvre Abu Dhabi.
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Workers are renovating the unfinished multistory building erected by two previous developers and pouring the foundations and concrete structures for the water and amusement parks.
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Haunted houses, creepy mazes and coaster-riding ghouls can be found at amusement parks big and small across the United States this time of year.
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"[Bezos] wants to build space hotels, amusement parks, yachts and colonies for two or three million people orbiting around the earth," the Herald's article says.
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The company expanded into other businesses, including a chain of food-themed amusement parks in Japan, most of which have closed or been sold off.
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The US Chamber of Commerce has repeatedly told Congress that there aren't enough Americans willing to take temporary jobs at amusement parks, ski resorts, and hotels.
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The images come from Never Never Land 2, a larger photography and video series by Al Neami that uses Saudi Arabian amusement parks as a backdrop.
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While I've been handed them at museums, amusement parks, or while traveling abroad, I haven't depended on one for my day-to-day guidance in years.
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Amusement injuries in recent years Every year, theme parks in North America attract 375 million guests, according to the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions.
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"We have been hearing stories for years from people who went on vacation, gone to amusement parks, and ended up passing a kidney stone," he said.
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Disney may be known for its magical amusement parks, but the brand also has a few collections of home decor, many of which are available online.
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For decades, the tourists who did come to the area were only permitted to observe the abandoned schoolyards, amusement parks, and classrooms outside the nuclear plant.
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According to that report, the amusement parks and arcades industry employed about 206,820 people in May 2018, the most recent period for which data is available.
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Travis Scott's 2019 Netflix movie "Look Mom I Can Fly" offers snippets of the rapper's Houston roots, love of amusement parks, and love of the craft.
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For "Once Upon a Time in Shanghai" (Daylight Books, $45, 144 pp.), the photographer Mark Parascandola roamed movie sets and cinema-themed amusement parks in China.
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If you're in New York, there's a company called The Void that does what they call VR amusement parks, and they have an implementation at Madame Tussaud's.
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Six Flags, for example, has added virtual reality at a dozen of its amusement parks nationwide, overlaying interactive adventures atop existing rides using Samsung Gear VR headsets.
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People who stayed behind stocked up on supplies and boarded up windows, as there were numerous reports of county governments, schools, cruise lines and amusement parks closing.
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The lack of similar out-of-home spaces led to IMAX deciding to set up their own experiences — and other movie theaters and amusement parks following suit.
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Thankfully he brought a camera along for the ride, which looks even scarier than the most twisted roller coasters amusement parks try to sell as being fun.
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And while they probably get to cut all the lines, they're theme park dress code is surprisingly similar to the non-famous people who hit amusement parks.
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Tracy Mehan, translational research manager at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Ohio, believes a coordinated federal effort to collect data is needed to ensure safety at amusement parks.
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But in the 10 years between Burnout Paradise and now, publishers and especially Electronic Arts, have shifted from building playgrounds, to amusement parks, to themed casino complexes.
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In coming months, they plan on hitting amusement parks in the Middle East and Vietnam, not to mention the Halloween festivities at Great Adventure in New Jersey.
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The summer of 241 was a big amusement park year for my family, we had gone Hershey Park, Doney Park, and the amusement parks along the shore.
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Mr. Bruno, who had previously worked for Anheuser-Busch's amusement parks, said he had found that better training led to higher employee satisfaction and higher visitor ratings.
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This definitely seems like a good direction for Disney to be looking in as it explores the role that virtual reality experiences could have in their amusement parks.
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He believes that in a few years, the technology will evolve enough to be showcased at amusement parks or even used in the privacy of your own home.
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It's an interesting choice in location too -- Kim and the rest of the Kardashians usually hit up Disneyland with the kids when they're doing amusement parks in public.
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The number of ride-related injuries has been above 211,211 every year since 29, when the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions began sponsoring the NSC survey.
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Photo: Playland's Castaway CoveStories about amusement parks are typically dominated by two topics: either the opening of a new attraction or the catastrophic failure of an old one.
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French start-up Immersit wants to give your home movie viewings and gaming sessions the same physical intensity that's typically reserved for pricey theater seats and amusement parks.
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Reinarman says that if you really took the idea seriously that consciousness alteration is bad, you'd have to ban meditation, music, art, dancing, sex, sports, and amusement parks.
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For Benjamin, Spielraum referred to such varied activities as aimless peregrination, window shopping, street fairs, and amusement parks, all of which contributed to the quintessential experience of modernity.
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The conglomerate has been trying to develop its entertainment division, seeking deals in Hollywood and opening amusement parks in China that Mr. Wang claimed would rival Disney venues.
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Think of, say, a Trump international hotel, or amusement parks like Disney World, or any American university that bolsters its finances with foreign enrollment at full-price tuition.
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It is not enough for these films to be good, they have to inspire fans to buy the merchandise, attend the amusement parks and see the movies multiple times.
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So he decided to fuse amusement parks and arcades into a new type of family-friendly gaming venue that wouldn't compete with businesses that were already buying Atari products.
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According to the Roller Coaster Data Base, the Sand Blaster was built in 1975 and had been at several amusement parks before it opened in Daytona Beach in 2013.
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Under Kansas law, the state Department of Labor has jurisdiction over amusement parks, which must inspect their rides every 12 months with state officials authorized to conduct random inspections.
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As the summer season starts with increased travel via airports plus attendance at amusement parks and summer camps, public health officials are concerned that this outbreak will continue spreading.
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The ambitious blueprint includes — but is certainly not limited to — healthy fast food, schools (private, public, and charter), amusement parks, nuclear power, holograms, banks, "luxury search engines," and steamboats.
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The few remaining Coney Island amusement parks also suffered from the rise of the automobile, which took many would-be visitors to farther destinations, along new roads and highways.
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It looked at each city's recreation, food and entertainment as well as relaxation across 40 key metrics, including the number of restaurants, amusement parks, hiking trails and public beaches.
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College campuses, retirement communities, amusement parks, industrial campuses, and large office complexes in some cases are places where this stuff can get rolled out in a top-down way.
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High school buddies Greg and Steve's fun-filled summer vacation involves driving around in a van, girls, amusement parks, the beach and culminates in a hotly contested pinball competition.
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Business groups, like the US Chamber of Commerce, have repeatedly told Congress that there aren't enough Americans willing to take temporary jobs at amusement parks, ski resorts, and hotels.
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Business groups like the US Chamber of Commerce have repeatedly told Congress that there aren't enough Americans willing to take temporary jobs at amusement parks, ski resorts, and hotels.
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At the same time, they're putting out fires at their own companies hit by the coronavirus, as amusement parks, cruise lines, restaurants, and bars all take a huge hit.
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"It seeks to address a problem that does not exist," the head of the industry's main lobbying group, the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions, said in 2008.
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She said amusement parks had used it to find lost children, and Sky News, the British broadcaster, used it last weekend to automatically identify guests attending the royal wedding.
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Headquartered in Sandusky, Ohio, Cedar Fair owns and operates 11 amusement parks, four outdoor water parks and an indoor water park in several U.S. states and in Toronto, Ontario.
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"You never know who you might meet in a Star Wars Cantina," says Ken Whiting, a member of the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions board of directors.
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The whole game takes place on Isle Delfino, with beaches, amusement parks, villages and piers replacing the more typical ice world, volcano world, pipe world theme of previous games.
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"I couldn't wear shorts and short sleeves or go to amusement parks or watch TV, much less say 'I'm gay'," Reubendale told the Thomson Reuters Foundation from his Denver home.
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But business groups like the US Chamber of Commerce have repeatedly told Congress that there aren't enough Americans willing to take temporary jobs at amusement parks, ski resorts, and hotels.
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Set in a 1950s fairground closely modeled on the amusement parks of Coney Island's golden era, it has all the spectacle, showmanship, and carney camp of a three-ring circus.
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For now, TechCrunch reports that Snapchat is focusing on concerts, but it wouldn't be surprising if the feature rolls out to sporting events and maybe even visits to amusement parks.
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That city is San Diego and it's home to beaches, amusement parks, a military base, and world-famous zoo, with easy access to activities like whale watching, kayaking, and biking.
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Fosun Group, China's largest private conglomerate, recently said it had a few French consumer goods companies on its radar including ski resorts and amusement parks operator Compagnie des Alpes (CDAF.PA).
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Other big amusement parks are no different — so unless you want to personally reenact the Harry Potter ride 10-hour line debacle, there are other ways to beat the system.
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Total employed in the US: 1,020What they do, according to O*NET: Actors in amusement parks dress up as various characters and do impersonations, usually for the amusement of children.
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It was on this day in 1843 that the Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, one of the oldest amusement parks in the world, opened while revolutions were convulsing much of Europe.
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When children board rides at amusement parks or carnivals, 183 percent of parents said it was the responsibility of both parents and ride operators to make sure kids are safe.
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If the only goal of government is to minimize deaths, then the first step would be to prohibit people from driving cars and abolish swimming pools, amusement parks, and bacon.
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Legoland said on Friday that it would join other amusement parks in shutting down its theme and water parks through the end of the month to ride out the coronavirus.
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Major US amusement parks at Disneyland, Disney World, Universal Studios Hollywood, and Universal Orlando Resort announced that their doors would be closing to visitors until the end of the month.
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The company's wheelchairs and personal transporters are battery powered, and have a tight turning radius, which makes them appealing for use in crowded settings like amusement parks and grocery stores.
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Industry professionals worry that the drop-off is picking up speed this year, affecting not just airlines, hotels and restaurants, but also retailers and attractions like amusement parks and casinos.
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Since 2015, the Dark Ride Project has captured 360-degree video footage from six amusement parks, stretching from Australia to Alabama, with the aim of capturing eight more by summer 2017.
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"With the construction of hotels, amusement parks, skyscrapers, massive numbers of residential apartments, and a monorail, it is easy to see why this city climbed our ranking so quickly," it said.
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Vladimir Putin loves many things—judo, Steven Seagal, exercising in lakes, amusement parks where children can play with grenade launchers—but nothing touches his Kremlin heart quite like cuddly puppy dogs.
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission estimated that in 2017, the latest year for which it has data, there were about 29,400 emergency room visits nationwide for injuries suffered at amusement parks.
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Since his disappearance, Wanda, which has sometimes turned to Mr. Xiao's business network in the past, has begun selling off large portions of its empire of malls, hotels and amusement parks.
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Last year, Americans visited the library more than they went to the movies, live sporting events, museums, concerts, amusement parks and casinos, among other activities, according to a Gallup poll released.
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Roller-coaster manufacturer Mack Rides, in contrast, builds every ride in the tiny southern town of Waldkirch in the Black Forest region before shipping them to amusement parks around the world.
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I mean if you look at the industries that are going to be disrupted, movie theaters, amusement parks, the point at which you have full-body haptics and you can experience a roller coaster just by sitting in a small space and putting on a headset, and it feels exactly the same to you, then there's not a lot of incentive for amusement parks to build super-expensive, high-risk … How far are we from that?
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Independent amusement parks are closing down regularly, and more "dark rides"—classic rides that take riders on a guided journey filled with sound, lights, and sometimes animation—are shut down each year.
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Amusement park accidents It's been a tough week at the nation's amusement parks, which saw its fourth accident in five days yesterday when a boy fell off a roller coaster in Pennsylvania.
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Roberts moved on to the next portion of the class, detailing the 17 kinds of public and private spaces—including bars, stadiums, college campuses, and amusement parks—where guns are not allowed.
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You know those warnings that thrill rides at amusement parks are required to put up that tell people who get dizzy easily or have heart problems to not get on the ride?
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Singapore and Hong Kong are often compared as travel destinations because tourist attractions in both countries are man-made, and they rely heavily on experiences such as shopping, amusement parks and restaurants.
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"Many parents either assume that the rides at amusement parks are safe and that they're being inspected, or they don't even stop to think about how safe they might be," said Mehan.
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But for some lucky workers, perks can go way beyond check-ups and time off — benefits range from catered meals to generous paid parental leave and free passes to amusement parks (really).
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Any big chain — from grocery stores to movie theaters, amusement parks to vending machines, and restaurants — will have to show how many calories come with their sandwiches, popcorn, cocktails, and French fries.
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With movie theaters, sports teams, amusement parks, schools, and restaurants suspending operations to follow social distancing measures, it was only a matter of time before cosmetics retailers followed suit — including Ulta Beauty.
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When he is not making public-art pranks, Mr. Reginella is a sculptor who creates props and statues for movie and television shoots as well as for department stores and amusement parks.
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Disney's BoardWalk Resort harkens back to classic American boardwalks found in places such as Coney Island and Atlantic City with whimsical touches and elegant nods to old-timey circuses and amusement parks.
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According to Italian wire service ANSA, it has even been proposed by the governor of the area to monitor visitors' cell phones in the area "like in amusement parks" to combat overtourism.
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Through his initiative, the Melbourne-based Zika is traveling the world to record surviving ghost trains, also called dark rides or haunted house rides, as these midcentury thrills vanish from amusement parks.
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Later, this obsession would become a professional pursuit, as I started to study the history of amusement parks and the role that ghost trains and other haunted "dark rides" played in these spaces.
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Instead they are drawn by the museums, Hollywood, amusement parks such as Disneyland in nearby Orange County and upscale shopping centers, spending more than most tourists and tending to stay in town longer.
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The teenagers who were hooked on Pac-Man in the arcades and amusement parks of the early 250s are getting ready for retirement, but many of them have never stopped playing video games.
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PARIS (Reuters) - Luxury goods giant LVMH is to lead a 60 million euros ($72 million) plan to turn the capital's 157 year-old Jardin d'Acclimatation into one of France's top three amusement parks.
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Jobs in the industry tend to be lower-paying than average: The median annual wage in the amusement parks and arcades industry was $23,640, far below the median across all industries of $38,640.
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And just as a virtual velvet rope has risen between the wealthiest Americans and everyone else on airplanes, cruise ships and amusement parks, widening inequality is also transforming how health care is delivered.
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Ride inspections vary by state Amusement parks are so loosely regulated in some states, Six Flags was in charge of its own investigation in the 2013 death of a woman in its facility.
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After the closure was announced people for the ethical treatment of the animals declared victory while admitting its war against other wild animal exhibitors including marine amusement parks like SeaWorld is far from over.
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Long popular with Russians, Sochi finally got a long-awaited spike in foreign visitors this summer as fans from Brazil, Australia and beyond are packing onto its shoreline cafes or visiting its amusement parks.
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As people across the country flock to their favorite annual fairs and amusement parks, officials are shuttering a popular attraction after a ride in Ohio broke apart, killing a teenager and injuring seven others.
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While it first arose as an elite Victorian escape, it soon exploded into a favourite destination for the labouring classes, its bathhouses and amusement parks increasingly teeming with a microcosm of the growing metropolis.
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Here are all the occupations with at least 1,000 employees in the amusement parks and arcades industry, ranked from lowest to highest median annual wage, along with the number of people employed in each.
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To stand here is to be at ground zero of Asia's adoption of Halloween, but it also provides a glimpse at how Asian amusement parks are leveraging technology to upgrade the haunted house experience.
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"You worked on Flight of Passage?" said a star-struck Mr. Lewison, who explained that he had ridden it during an event held by the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions trade association.
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Any big chain — from grocery stores to movie theaters, amusement parks to vending machines to restaurants — will have to show how many calories come with their sandwiches, popcorn, cocktails, beer, wine, and french fries.
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The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions notes that the chance of being seriously injured on a fixed-site ride at an amusement park in the United States is one in 17 million.
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Rockwell, headquartered in Milwaukee, provides products that help companies in nearly every industry — from pharmaceutical giants to automakers and even amusement parks — to streamline their operations by integrating control and information across their systems.
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"Many parents either assume that the rides at amusement parks are safe and that they're being inspected, or they don't even stop to think about how safe they might be," Mehan said last year.
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"Based on the number of people that go to amusement parks each year, the relative number of injuries is, fortunately, small," Dr. Gary Smith, president of the Child Injury Prevention Alliance, said last year.
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While other children went to amusement parks, our school trips were to replicas of coffin ships, so named because of the death rate onboard as they transported people to America during the Irish famine.
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A few years later, once I was tall enough, she and I started going on rides at carnivals and amusement parks—she just couldn't wait to have someone to finally share these rides with.
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On Wednesday evening, the prince is expected to attend a reception hosted by the British Ambassador to Denmark at the famous Tivoli Gardens — one of the world's oldest amusement parks, which first opened in 1843.
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Eileen Lynch, a passenger and emergency room nurse who helped injured people aboard the flight, likened the experience to sitting in the "Tower of Terror," a popular, albeit frightening, ride at several Disney amusement parks.
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The Disney Parks Magicband (Disney)"Collecting information about how guests use Disney amusement parks could improve the company's ability to target advertisements at its guests, including children," Massachusetts Congressman Ed Markey wrote at the time.
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At this point, after watching the formation of a roller coaster from scratch and building my own rides with the world's worst queue lines, I was already planning my future amusement parks in my head.
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Ken Martin, a Virginia-based consultant who has worked on amusement park safety for more than 20 years, previously told PEOPLE that there is no consistent standard of regulation in any state for amusement parks.
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CMC, formerly CMC Holdings which stretches from sports to amusement parks, said the A-round fundraising was led by the two tech firms along with new investors such as property developer China Vanke Co Ltd.
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If the virus reaches the American mainland this summer the recommendation could impose a major burden on industries such as construction, agriculture, transportation, amusement parks and cafes, which employ hundreds of thousands of outdoor workers.
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Even so, makeup tends to be minimal or nonexistent and people generally dress conservatively, even at amusement parks and dolphin shows; there was no sign of bluejeans, thought to be a sign of Western decadence.
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A brush fire raging along a Southern California riverbed prompted the evacuation of two nearby amusement parks on Sunday, but no homes were threatened and no serious injuries were reported, authorities said.
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Half a year after Mr. Xiao's disappearance, Wanda is selling off large portions of its empire of malls, hotels and amusement parks, as big Chinese companies are under increasing pressure from regulators to shed debt.
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Finally, tell us more about what you think: Besides amusement parks, what other places could be modified, expanded or made more comfortable so they become more inclusive of the disabled or those with special needs?
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That means any big chain — from grocery stores to movie theaters, amusement parks to vending machines to restaurants — will have to show how many calories come with their sandwiches, popcorn, cocktails, and french fries. Upfront.
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This summer&aposs job market is expected to be a good one, Challenger says, but teens are most likely to find positions in businesses that experience seasonal surges: movie theaters, amusement parks, hotels, construction and landscaping.
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Washington (CNN)Veterans Affairs Secretary Bob McDonald apologized Tuesday for comparing long waits at VA hospitals to the lines at Disney amusement parks, amid calls from top Republicans for him to resign because of the remark.
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There are an average 4,423 injuries in amusement parks each year and 20 injuries daily from May through September, the parks' busiest time, according to data from a study by Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.
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The movement for inclusiveness is spreading among amusement parks, as Aquatica Orlando in Florida has joined Sesame Place in becoming a certified autism center — making it the first water park in the world to do so.
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The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions has several tips for a safe trip to the water park, including that all instructions by staff and signage at the park should be read and listened to.
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After continual success with both amusement parks and arcade machines in the early '90s, following the video game crash of 1983, Namco merged with Bandai in 2005, becoming the company we know today as Bandai Namco.
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While most amusement parks are built with little kids in mind, The New York Times reports that investors in Brazil are planning to fund a new theme park that promises to be anything but kid-friendly.
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The $171 billion Disney late last week slammed the doors shut on its amusement parks in California, Florida and Paris and suspended its cruises after making similar moves with its resorts in Shanghai and Hong Kong.
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Inside the List SLAM DUNK: "I believe that books are like amusement parks and sometimes kids ought to be able to choose the ride that's going to thrill them," the children's book author Kwame Alexander says.
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There are references to Earth-like amusement parks and radiation poisoning, hints of a full world with history and conflict — but the offhanded way in which everything is handled undercuts any attempt to inspire audience curiosity.
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You may have also seen J.D. in front of the camera as the host of All-American Amusement Parks on Great American Country or heard him on his brothers' radio show Off Topic With The Scott Brothers.
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"Right now it is hard to get a clear picture of what is happening because there is a patchwork system of regulation and enforcement," said Mehan, who conducted a 2013 study on child injuries at amusement parks.
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It was a rare, special experience — and one that bore no resemblance to crowded but affordable amusement parks where Americans of all classes waited in line together, as I remember them from my childhood in the 1980s.
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Popular places such as amusement parks and cinemas are closing down in some places, while the city of Wuhan, the epicentre of the outbreak, is under virtual lockdown with severe restrictions on movement in several other cities.
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Popular places such as amusement parks and cinemas are closing down in some places, while the city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak, is under virtual lockdown with severe restrictions on movement in several other cities.
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He's one of the eight children of famed Atari (and Chuck E. Cheese) creator Nolan Bushnell, and has spent his life literally growing up around games, gaming, and the wild world of amusement parks, carnies, hucksters and showmen.
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We've always known Roastery locations are more like coffee amusement parks than typical outposts of the chain, where a slew of fancier drinks and menu items are available, but the latest offerings are on a whole new level.
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It is how you can sit in Hyesan watching propaganda videos showing productive factories, supermarkets stocked with food, and well-dressed people in amusement parks and believe you are living on the same planet as your government leaders.
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Trained guards should be positioned at all public buildings, places of worship, hospitals, campaign rallies, sporting events, restaurants, amusement parks and major hotels It would save time to employ unemployed vets with combat experience in the Middle East.
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Total employed in the US: 8,020What they do, according to O*NET: Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers make sure people are safe in amusement parks, whether they're in the pool or on the slopes.
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Six Flags sent a survey to its theme park customers this weekend asking how concerned they were about the coronavirus outbreak and what actions the company should take to make them "feel good about visiting" its amusement parks.
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Qualified active duty personnel can also be restricted, when off-duty, in certain venues, such as: U.S. federal facilities (to include post office buildings), national parks, gun-free school zones, bars, private clubs, amusement parks, and sports arenas.
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These gigantic musical amusement parks closed for a number of reasons—some buildings were straight up unauthorized, others violated tax codes, safety standards, illegal drug use, or simply couldn't keep up with the changing mentality of the public.
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Elsewhere in China, cities are building gargantuan sports stadiums, far bigger than they need; hundreds of amusement parks, many of which do not have the attractions to compete against rivals in neighboring towns; and innovation centers without enough entrepreneurs.
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They were cheap to run, could be built on the run-down parts of a park, and required hardly any staff to operate, which gave amusement parks a chance to attract more people without much of a monetary investment.
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The dedicated attraction is a partnership between the Chaplin family, the Swiss government and a French leisure group involved with several amusement parks in France (including Parc Asterix) as well as wax museums in Paris, Montreal, Prague and Seoul.
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"Based on the number of people that go to amusement parks each year, the relative number of injuries is, fortunately, small," said Dr. Gary Smith, the 2013 study's senior author and the president of the Child Injury Prevention Alliance.
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Sotakoun, who is half Laotian and half white, went through an intensive crash course for each of the characters she played in Disney's "entertainment" division, which refers to the iconic costume characters that cheerfully reside in the amusement parks.
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Since he came to power four years ago, Mr. Kim has begun a series of what outside analysts call window-dressing projects: amusement parks, ski resorts, high-rise apartment buildings in Pyongyang — still suffering from electricity shortages despite being the capital.
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The changes are also intended to capture up to a quarter of the $20 billion currently spent overseas by Saudis, who are accustomed to traveling abroad to see shows and visit amusement parks in nearby tourist hub Dubai or further afield.
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The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) also offers the following best practices for kids and adults: The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) also recommends all swimmers be vigilant in following three basic guidelines to prevent disease transmission:
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The changes are also intended to capture up to a quarter of the $19323 billion currently spent overseas by Saudis, who are accustomed to travelling abroad to see shows and visit amusement parks in nearby tourist hub Dubai or further afield.
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Disney is an incredibly well-distributed and well-diversified media product that I think has a bit of freedom, because even if their television profits come under siege, they still have eight of the Top 22 amusement parks in the world.
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The changes are also intended to capture up to a quarter of the $20 billion currently spent overseas by Saudis, who are accustomed to travelling abroad to see shows and visit amusement parks in nearby tourist hub Dubai or further afield.
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Vision 2030 reforms are intended to capture up to a quarter of the $20 billion currently spent overseas by Saudis, who are accustomed to traveling abroad to see shows and visit amusement parks in nearby tourist hub Dubai or further afield.
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Analysts say most companies in the lodging, gambling or leisure industries, including cruise ship lines and amusement parks, know they will take a near-term hit to revenues, but have little idea of what will happen in the summer or beyond.
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Advertise on Hyperallergic with Nectar Ads Dreamland was one of three Coney Island amusement parks where early-2150th-century audiences could experience the "technology of the fantastic," as architect Rem Koolhaas defines it, in his 2200 book Delirious New York.
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Across the bay in Panama City Beach, a resort city on the Gulf of Mexico known for its white-sand beach and amusement parks, winds of about 100 mph furiously whipped the trees in the early afternoon and pulled apart homes.
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In this exclusive sneak peek at Tuesday's episode of the Jane Lynch-hosted competition, This Is Us stars Sterling K. Brown, Justin Hartley and Chrissy Metz do their best to act out words associated with amusement parks in a game of charades.
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I have been a fully fledged theme park enthusiast—a person practicing and exhibiting particular enthusiasm for the world of theme parks, also including amusement parks, funfairs, the London Dungeons, but in my case, not mini golf—for nearly twenty five years.
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Read More: A Growing List of Accidents Is Putting Safety at Amusement Parks Under the Spotlight Video captured by a bystander appears to show the ride swinging back and forth before a row of seats breaks off, throwing riders to the ground.
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CMC Inc, one half of the CMC media empire that spans from sports to amusement parks, said the A-round fundraising was led by the two Chinese tech firms along with new investors such as property developer China Vanke Co Ltd (000002.SZ).
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Their study, published in the May 22013 issue of the journal Clinical Pediatrics, looked at fixed-site rides, such as those at major amusement parks, as well as mobile rides, which included rides at local carnivals, state fairs and shopping mall arcades.
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As you read The Year 200, you can't help rooting for the Federation: It's a peaceful place, where engineers labor to turn popular films into amusement parks, and everyone lives more or less in accord with the designs of the computerized Central Archive.
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"Now, speaking of our kids, I do want to take this opportunity in front of a bunch of people to ask you, why do you keep traumatizing our son at amusement parks?" the former Saturday Night Live cast member jokingly asked Wilde.
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The beaches that remain would be amusement parks maintained at great expense, in cities like Miami Beach, Myrtle Beach, or Virginia Beach, perpetually rebuilt with sand from farther and farther out on the continental shelf, or inland from a once and future coast.
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The legal team zeros in first on highly intelligent species like whales, elephants and apes, and then set out to find a venue, settling on New York, where several chimpanzees live in small rural zoos, run-down amusement parks and university research laboratories.
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Mr. Maurer, having rebelled against a religious upbringing where so much was on that list, isn't keen on making it too long (though he and his wife gladly ban in-app purchases and carnival games at amusement parks that require additional money).
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Read more:THEN AND NOW: What 8 abandoned amusement parks looked like before they became ruins30 photos of abandoned summer camps that will give you the creeps8 abandoned former prisons in the US that you can visitThe eeriest abandoned place in every state
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Below were the cutting-edge (if often uninhabited) skyscrapers, the amusement parks and spotless, wide boulevards his government had created out of what, only 35 years before, had been rubble, a demolished city in which, North Koreans claim, only two buildings remained upright.
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Best for transferable points: Citi Premier℠ CardStreaming service earning: This mid-range Citi card earns 2x ThankYou Rewards points on a broad range of entertainment purchases that includes sporting events, movie tickets, and amusement parks, but also on-demand internet streaming media.
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Workers in jobs that last only part of the year — during the holiday season, say, or over the summer — at amusement parks, ice cream shops, summer camps and other attractions make up the bulk of this group, which tends to skew younger.
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For the privileged majority, basic survival through a Winnipeg winter isn't that difficult, but for the city's entire population, it's actually living through one—going dancing, turning snowdrifts into amusement parks, not stopping to nap in a snowbank forever—that requires incredible emotional stamina.
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But as a recent trip to Hersheypark to reclaim some lost childhood joy confirmed, amusement parks, and theme parks in particular, can still be fulfilling, especially if you can shed the shame that often accompanies those of us who prefer both feet on the ground.
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The combination, set next to the Coney Island boardwalk, could actually live up to the patriotic dreamland the band described on LPs like "Summer Days (and Summer Nights)," which even included the roller coaster road-trip itinerary "Amusement Parks U.S.A." Fireworks follow the show.
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While in North Korea, tourists are ferried to amusement parks built under Kim Jong Un—a roller coaster aficionado who has launched a push to construct new leisure facilities, from the country's first ski resort to a shiny new water park in east Pyongyang.
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The analysis of the calls also identified two dozen other segments, some of which included health and beauty (spas, hair and nail salons), recreation (golf courses, swimming pools and amusement parks), landscaping (public and private grounds and gardens), restaurants and food service, and carnivals.
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A ten-year-old kid in Cleveland apparently got tired of building amusement parks on Minecraft or whatever ten-year-olds do and decided to kick things up a notch by stealing the family car and taking police on a high-speed chase, the Washington Post reports.
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THOMAS STRUTH: NATURE AND POLITICS Best known for his portraits of people and buildings — and particularly people looking at art in museums — Thomas Struth's photographs of postindustrial systems like space centers, amusement parks and medical operating rooms may be his best work yet. Oct. 185393-Jan.
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Years after a magical solo trip through Germany's Black Forest, our Book Review editor returned to Germany with her three children to recreate the fairy tale, journeying to castles and barefoot parks and violin-making towns — not to mention a spa and a couple of amusement parks.
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Instead, he sermonizes about simple pleasures like Popsicles and amusement parks, particularly Disney World, which he visits multiple times a year with his employees and sees as a metaphor for what America (and his business) should be: futuristic, easy, open to all races, ages and religions.
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The best chance for a poor, low-skilled Central American immigrant to work in the US is through one of two guest worker programs: The H2A program for agricultural workers and the H2000B program for seasonal work, which includes jobs at hotels, amusement parks, and landscaping firms.
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President Donald Trump's top aides are racing to design a wide-ranging government rescue of major sectors of the economy — such as airlines, hospitality and other service industries — amid a collapsing stock market and cascading shutdowns of major sports events, Broadway shows, museums and amusement parks.
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Maggie Warner Wisniewski, a spokeswoman for Morey's Piers, which operates several hotels and amusement parks, said it had become clear after rooms in the company's Starlux hotel sold out that the 52-room Blue Palm, which is normally closed in winter, would have to be pressed into service.
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" While there have certainly been enough communist art publications to fill a small library, from Fuel's recent book on Soviet anti-alcohol posters, to photographer Stefano Cerio's monograph of off-season Chinese amusement parks, Ginsberg states that this is the "first survey across the history and diversity of communist poster art.
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Where to watch: NetflixTravis Scott might be one of the most well-known figures in hip-hop right now, but "Look Mom I Can Fly" takes pains to emphasize that he's just a kid from Houston who loves his family, his then-girlfriend Kylie Jenner, their daughter Stormi, and... amusement parks.
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Amanda Alic trekked to amusement parks and resorts for her Off Season project, documenting relics of summers past, and Sean Hemmerle has one of the most striking images — a spiraling staircase in a Beirut building that seems to defy gravity — contrasting with his Rust Belt series on America's own ghostly places.
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Read more: 11 amusement parks around the US that go all-out for HalloweenParticipants in California faced different challenges, with more roller coasters, quiz games, and spicy foodsThe California park's lineup included some food-focused challenges, like seeing how many boneless hot wings contestants could eat in five minutes without using their hands.
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South Benfleet is a suburban and largely working-class town in the Castle Point district of Essex, full of people who have made it out of London's tough East End to a kind of English paradise with lots of single-family homes, lawns, beaches, seaside amusement parks and fish-and-chip shops.
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Read more:Take a look inside a 49-story abandoned skyscraper known as 'Ghost Tower' in the middle of BangkokWe kayaked to an abandoned fort in Portland, Maine, that's only accessible by private boat, and it's now completely overrun by natureTHEN AND NOW: What 8 abandoned amusement parks looked like before they became ruins
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Instead of a new era of auteurs, of unique voices and stories, the entertainment industry has had enormous success doing the complete opposite: doubling down on sequels, and expanding brands and franchises into massive worlds of corporate-licensed, committee-written, producer-driven branded entertainment, often spanning movies, television, books, video games, and amusement parks.
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Fechter openly admits to Popular Mechanics in 2016 that he had ripped the concept from a group of Japanese inventors at the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) by the request of a client, but in making the game developed the same pneumatic tubing system that would make his animatronics so successful.
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It's edifying and fun, an ideal excuse, if you should need one, to grab the kids and head for the beach — and it also happens to illustrate the difference architecture makes, in this case to residents in one of the city's most underserved communities and to a neighborhood of honky-tonk amusement parks and oceanfront.
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After all, there's already an established market where consumers are willing to pay for high-quality photos – like those taken at amusement parks or tourist destinations, or those taken while they participated in an event, like a race or competition; as well as those snapped by a roaming photographer at an outdoor festival or concert, and elsewhere.
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One story I heard was that very early on in Kim's reign, the couple went to the grand opening of one of the amusement parks that Kim had ordered to be developed in the country as part of his strategy to appeal to his generation — the generation who could potentially support him for 30 or 40 years.
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"Most of these haunts have been around for 20-plus years and they're just getting better," Kirchner tells CNBC Make It. Kirchner, also the owner of Halloween Productions, has worked with hundreds of amusement parks to help stage attractions and currently owns some of St. Louis' most famous haunted attractions such as The Darkness, House of the Occult at Lemp Brewery and Creepyworld.
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One could say Deller has a sentimental approach, one that values intangible things like history and mimetic engagement with the past, which he's demonstrated in older projects like Battle of Orgreave (2001), in which he staged a massive reenactment of a famous confrontation between striking miners and police in South Yorkshire, and Sacrilege (2014), a life-size inflatable Stonehenge modeled after the kind found in popular amusement parks, pointing to the cheapening of our collective memories and cultural histories by reducing such monuments to objects of amusement.
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