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- AB
Online: Amusement Business News
- Late News from recent issues
- Amusement
History - Researching the history of fun! Books and historical
details.
- Animal
Parks: Howletts and Port Lympne's Wild Web - Two excitingly
different wild animal parks, created by John Aspinall and dedicated
to the preservation of rare and endangered animals. Come here on Safari
or watch the animals through our webcams.
- The
Big Five - an Alton Towers Site - A dedicated site bringing
you all the information on Britain's most magical experience! Alton
Towers.
- Destiny
of the Forgotten Realms - Info on Boardwalk and Baseball,
as well as other failed projects of Busch Gardens, Sea World, and
Six Flags.
- Disney
MGM photo coverage - Steve and Cassie bring you exciting photos
from MGM Studios. Orlando FL.
- Double
D Ranch Dallas - Parties, Picnics, Hayrides, Dallas, Dude
Ranch, meetings, reunions, Tx, Texas, corporate meetings, BBQ, Bar
B Que,
- Fantasy
Farm Amusement Park Memorial. - Dedicated to the memory of
this park, once located in Middletown Ohio.
- Heights
of Abraham Country Park & Caverns - Country park and caverns
set in 60 acres of woodland and reached by cable car over deep limetsone
gorge
- IAAPA
online - IAAPA is the world's largest amusement industry trade
association created to serve family fun centers, amusement parks,
waterparks and attractions.
- Infosystem
Freizeitparks - Newsgroup
- Jazzland
Theme Park - Details of park hours, location map, themed areas,
and ticket information are provided. Located in New Orleans, Lousiana.
- Jungle
Adventures - Wildlife santuary features many native Florida
animals. See gators, panthers, bears, and more.
- Kentucky
Down Under - in Horse Cave, Kentucky. An Australian themed
animal park. Visitors are invited to participate in various activities
including hands on contact with Australian animals.
- Lake
Compounce - America's oldest amusement park, Lake Compounce,
is located in Bristol, Connecticut. Now with three new major attractions:
a spooky interactive ride, an old-fashioned paddle wheel boat, and
children's bumper cars.
- The
Lift Hill Megasite - rollercoasters, thrill rides, theme parks,
Disney rides and more!
- MarianLand
- A Catholic Theme Park [in planning stages]
- Moominworld
- Home of moominworld (requires javascript & shockwave)
- Pacific
Ocean Park - Pacific Ocean Park (1958-1967)
- Pumpkin
Patch - Pumkin Patch for the kids. Schools and other groups
welcome. Also see our other activities.
- Rainbow
Valley - Waterslides, boating, carnival rides, and amusement
park. Prince Edward Island, Canada.
- ScreamScape
- Your Ultimate Guide to Theme Park News & Rumors
- SpeedZone
- Head to head racing, high tech video games, and a full service
bar. Los Angeles, Dallas, and Atlanta.
- Spooky
World - Massachusetts horror theme park.
- Storybook
Land - in Egg Harbor Township, NJ (just outside of Atlantic
City). Keeping the spirit of childhood alive in an entertaining
and educational atmosphere for over 40 years.
- This
is Lincoln Park - History, pics, virtual museum, and small
"filmic"-video of this defunct Massachusetts theme park.
- Thunder
Island - Family entertainment complex with water slides, go-carts,
bumper boats, mini-golf, in Fulton, NY (between Syracuse and Oswego)
- Veega
Holidays and Parks Ltd - Located in Pallikkara, South India,
this amusement park offers water fun, giant wheel, roller coaster,
wave pool, water slides, water splash boat, musical fountain, vintage
castle, caterpillar village
- Venice
California History Web Site - Educational site for the history
of Venice - California's amusement piers & canals. Illustrated
articles, click-on maps, timelines, lists of roller coasters, rides
and attractions.
- Wild
Island Family Adventure Park - Mini golf, arcade, waterpark,
mini-indy and sprint car racing with carribian theme in Reno/Sparks
Nevada. See the ride named Scorpion. Its a wet tube-ride down a half-pipe.
- WindyCity
Amusements - Three carnival units involve over 98 rides, games
and attractions. Largest family owned and operated traveling amusement
park in Illinois.
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- Aloud
- The definitive guide to the
UK live music scene, with reviews of pubs, clubs and the newest bands
around.
- Beamish
- Beamish is a living, working experience of life as it was in the
North of England in the early 1800s and 1900s.12 miles north west
of historic Durham City and 8 miles south west of Newcastle upon Tyne.
- Birmingham
Pages - To discover great days out with
kids, in and around Birmingham.
- Cornwall
- Cyder Farm - A real working cider farm and take a guided
tour to learn about where we produce country wines, Scrumpy, preserves
and ciders. Scrumptious!
- Cornwall
- Flambards Village - Life-size Victorian village with over
50 shops, dwellings, traders, carriages and fashions. 'Britain in
the Blitz' life-size wartime street, with the atmosphere of air-raids
and blackout.Plus amusement rides.
- Cornwall
- Jamaica Inn Potters Museums
- Potters Museum of Curiosity and Daphne Du Maurier's Smugglers at
Jamaica Inn - Two fascinating museums containing curiosities from
around the world and the history of smuggling
- Cornwal
- Minack Theatre - World
famous theatre under the stars.
- Cornwall
- Tamar Otter Sanctuary - The only place in the West Country
breeding the British otter regularly in captivity and re-introducing
young otters into the wild.
- City
of York - Find out
what's
going on in the medieval city of York. There's lots of tourist information
and an events guide provided by the Yorkshire Evening Post newspaper
- Days
Out - Brings you news of exciting family
days out around the UK with every County listed.
- Eden
Camp - Travel back to wartime Britain. Experience the
Blitz and the Blackout.
- Edinburgh
International Festival -
August and Edinburgh means it must be time for the Edinburgh Festival.
There's a full programme of events to help you get your schedule planned
early.
- English
Heritage - Discover the secrets
behind centuries of war and peace. Enter the world of Kings and Queens.
This is the first with the latest news on what's happening and where.
- Gaurdian
Family Favourites - Stuck in town with
the kids for half-term or bringing the brood in tow? Louise Nicholson,
author of a new children's guide to London, recommends 12 tried and
tested capital days out.
- Jorvik
Viking City Travel back to the 10th Century and experience
Viking life.
- Kids
Travel - Where ever you are planning
to go in England, we have loads of ideas for all the family whatever
the weather, So choose an area and have a look.
- Kids
Week At The Theatre - In the West End of London, kids are
actively encouraged to join 'behind the scenes' workshops.Meeting
the stars of the show, dressing up in costumes and purchase special
discount tickets to watch the performers in the shows. Fame, Lion
King, The King and I, My Fair Lady, Phantom Of The Opera etc.
- Lightwater
Valley - Theme park located nr. Ripon in the Yorkshire Dales.
Caters for families, individual and school groups, with a selection
of rides, shopping & food outlets in a countryside setting.
- Minature
World - An exciting and unique venture
situated at East Layton, 3 miles west of Scotch Corner just off the
A66. The animals here are 'miniature' which enables all children to
relate to them a lot easier.
- Newquay
- Blue Reef Aquarium - With an underwater walk-through tunnel
see more than 30 living displays.
- Newquay
- Lappa Valley Steam Railway - 2-mile steam train journey.
Leisure park, paddle boats, canoes, 2 miniature railways, crazy golf,
maze.
- Scotlands
Guide To Days Out - Permits searches by location, event type,
time or date for things to do with children young or old.
- Sheffield
on the Internet - "Guide
and information source to Sheffield and district, for tourists, visitors,
business and expats".
- The
Deep - Discover the story of the world's oceans, see
sharks and stingrays in Europes deepest tank, and travel in the Worlds
only underwater lift.
- The
Complete Guide To Sheffield - The Full Monty guide to the
Capital of South Yorkshire with news, sport and a Sheffield webcam.
There's also an import guide to the city's best pubs and clubs, one
of the best night scenes around.
- The
World Of James Herriot A unique visitor attraction
devoted to the life of the Yorkshire vet.
- This
is London - If you're looking for ideas on how to spend a
day out in London then this is the place. With specific areas of kid-friendly
activities and if you decide to stay over why not book your hotel
here online.
- Timothy
Hackwoth Victorian and Railway Museum - Lets
you experience first hand and with actual exhibits from the time,
the revolution of transport dating from the early 1800's and the part
that Hackworth and the people of Shildon played in it.
- Virgin
Days Out Guide - Use the Virgin Days Out Finder to plan you
family outing. Just give a location and date and it comes up with
a list of events. Alternatively why not visit the ten of the best
days out area.
- Visit
Britain 2000 - British Tourist Authority official site. Pick
a date and see what's happening around the UK, with prices, opening
times and directions to each event.
- Yorkshire
Tourist Board -
Information on a variety of accommodation,events and attractions.
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