amusement and theme parks
1theme parks — A theme park integrates exhibits, performance and commerce into a built environment. Theme parks have become a significant cultural industry in the Chinese economy. Since the establishment of the first modern theme park, Splendid China, in 1989,… …
2Village Roadshow Theme Parks — Industry Amusement parks and attractions Headquarters Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Operating income A$101.1 million (2009) …
3Amusement park — Theme 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 playground, usually… …
4Amusement park accidents — often result in serious injury or death to somebody visiting or working at an amusement park. Most amusement park accidents are required to be reported to regulatory authorities. They usually fall into one of the following categories: *Caused by… …
5Theatrical smoke and fog — Theatrical smoke and fog, also known as special effect smoke, fog or haze, is a category of atmospheric effects used in the entertainment industry. The use of fog can be found throughout motion picture and television productions, live theatre,… …
6theme park — noun an amusement park that is organized around some theme (as the world of tomorrow) • Hypernyms: ↑amusement park, ↑funfair, ↑pleasure ground * * * noun : an amusement park in which the structures and settings are based on a central theme * * *… …
7Amusement ride — Rides redirects here. For the album by Reef, see Rides (album), and for the BBC television series, see Rides (TV series).An amusement ride is one of any number of devices found at carnivals, fairs/funfairs, or amusement parks meant to appeal to… …
8Parks and Recreation — This article is about the television series. For a list of parks and recreation departments, see Department of Parks and Recreation. Parks and Recreation Parks and Recreation title card Genre Sitcom …
9Theme Park (video game) — Infobox VG title = Theme Park developer = Bullfrog Productions publisher = Electronic Arts author = Peter Molyneux released = 1994 genre = Construction and management sim modes = Single player ratings = ESRB: E ELSPA: 3+ OFLC: G platforms =3DO,… …
10theme park — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms theme park : singular theme park plural theme parks a large park where people pay to play games and have fun and where all the entertainment is designed according to one theme See: amusement park …
