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- 02 Apr
Tudi in Travel Planning | NO COMMENTSFive Great All-family Theme Parks
April might be the cruelest month (unless T.S. Eliot was just in a bad mood when he wrote this, and immediately regretted it), but it is also the month when theme parks all over the country open their gates, letting all the adrenaline addicts come in. Millions of visitors, most of which are families with children, rush in and line up in queues, anxious to get a ride on the highest roller coaster, most scary ghost house or the fastest carousel. Names like Legoland, Disneyland or Universal are part of each child’s vacation repertoire.
The addition of new, exciting facilities each season and the fact that they are situated in warmer climate zones (like Florida and California) help these world-renowned parks to attract a constant number of visitors all year round. However, there are lots of other parks around the nation that can be not only easier to reach, but also less crowded and more family friendly. Today I will present you five of them:
Sea World San Diego
What started as a small enterprise in the early ’60s later became one of the most popular amusement parks in the United States. The 8 tamed orcas with exotic names represent the park’s biggest attraction, although numerous other sea mammals can be observed here, including dolphins, penguins and whales. Other famous attractions are represented by the ‘Ride to Atlantis’, state of the art simulators and 3D projections focused on the underwater world.
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Florida
Just like it’s sister-park Sea World, Busch Gardens is not only about giggles and thrills, as lots of its attractions are, to a significant degree, quite educative. From exotic botanical gardens, concerts and shows to an exclusive kiddie area, Busch Gardens theme park encompass a wide range of attractions – no wonder that it receives around 4 million visitors a year.
Knoebles Park, Pennsylvania
Knoebles Park in Pennsylvania is where fun meets history: the park has been entertaining people for over 84 years now. Featuring 2 new and exciting roller coasters for 2010, the park includes all sort of facilities (most of them suitable for the whole family), including water slides, bumper cars, mini golf courses and also a number of interesting museums, like the Mining Museum or carousel Museum.
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Even compared to Knoebles, Lake Compounce, Connecticut seems unbelievably old: this ancient theme park was inaugurated in 1846. With appealing roller coaster names like Zoomerang, Boulder Dash (rated as one of the world’s best), Thunder’n’Lightning or the Wild Cat (one of th oldest in the country) and lots of shows and events, Lake Compounce is just like a nice-memories building machine – a very sturdy one, since it is over than 150 year old.
Mt Olympus Water and Theme Park, Wisconsin
Wisconsin might not sound like the best place to take a January swim – however, Mt. Olympus Water and Theme Park awaits its visitors all year round. Here in Zeus’s Playground you will find some of the best rides, including an unforgeable race through the world’s longest underwater tunnel. During the cold winter days, visitors of all ages can indulge themselves with all the hot tubs, jacuzzis, and lazy rivers that are part of Medusa’s Indoor Water Park.
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