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Wonderland Amusement Park (other)
Wonderland Amusement Park (usually simply named Wonderland) may refer to: * Canada's Wonderland, Vaughan, Canada * Dutch Wonderland, Lancaster, Pennsylvania *Wonderland Amusement Park (Beijing) (), an unfinished park in China *Wonderland Amusement Park (Indianapolis) *Wonderland Amusement Park (Kansas), former park (1905–1918) in Wichita *Wonderland Amusement Park (Massachusetts), park that is the current site of Wonderland Greyhound Park * Wonderland Amusement Park (Minneapolis) * Wonderland Amusement Park (San Diego), former park (1913–1916) in the Ocean Beach neighborhood of San Diego *Wonderland Park (Texas) Wonderland Park is an amusement park located in Thompson Memorial Park, Amarillo, Texas, United States. Park history The park was founded in 1951 by Paul and Alathea Roads. In 1969, several new rides were added that appealed to people of all ..., Amarillo, Texas * Wonderland City, Sydney, Australia * Wonderland Sydney, Sydney, Australia {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada's Wonderland
Canada's Wonderland, formerly known as Paramount Canada's Wonderland, is a amusement park located in Vaughan, Ontario, a municipality within the Greater Toronto Area. Opened in 1981 by the Taft Broadcasting Company and the Great-West Life Assurance Company, it was the first major theme park in Canada and remains the country's largest. Cedar Fair purchased the park from Paramount Parks in 2006, and in 2019, it was the most-visited, seasonal amusement park in North America with an estimated 3.9 million guests. Canada's Wonderland normally operates from May to Labour Day, and then on weekends until late October or early November. Special events are held throughout the season, including Halloween Haunt and various festivals such as Celebration Canada, a month-long Canada Day festival. Beginning in 2019, the park also hosts WinterFest, a holiday-themed event that extends the park's operating season to late December or early January. With seventeen roller coasters, Canada's Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch Wonderland
Dutch Wonderland is a theme park just east of Lancaster, Pennsylvania in East Lampeter Township, appealing primarily to families with small children. The park's theme is a "Kingdom for Kids." The entrance to the park has a stone imitation castle façade, which was built by Earl Clark, a potato farmer, before he opened the park in 1963. The Clark family sold Dutch Wonderland in 2001 to Hershey Entertainment and Resorts Company. They also operate Wonderland Mini-Golf (Former Wonderland Cinema; Demolished in 2015), and Old Mill Stream Campground at the same location and the Gift Shop at Kitchen Kettle Village, in nearby Intercourse, Pennsylvania. On November 12, 2010, Hershey Entertainment announced that they sold Dutch Wonderland to Palace Entertainment. The park has 32 rides, plus a tropical-themed interactive water play area called ''Duke's Lagoon''. The park also has an extended season, open for "Happy Hauntings" and "Dutch Winter Wonderland" events for Halloween and Christmas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wonderland Amusement Park (Beijing)
Wonderland was an unfinished amusement park project located in Chenzhuang Village (), Nankou Town (), Changping District, Beijing, China. Originally proposed by the Thailand-based property developer Reignwood Group, and designed to be the largest amusement park in Asia (to have covered ), construction stopped in 1998 following financial problems with local officials, while a 2008 attempt to start construction again also failed. The site featured a number of abandoned structures, including the framework of a castle-like building and medieval-themed outer buildings. Land was reclaimed by local farmers to grow their various crops while the site was abandoned. People have reported when visiting the site that, sometimes, there would still be parking attendants in the site's parking lot, presumably to tend to onlookers and curious sightseers that came to visit. The abandonment of such a massive construction project raised concerns about the existence of a property bubble in China. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wonderland Amusement Park (Indianapolis)
Wonderland Amusement Park (usually simply called Wonderland) was a trolley park that operated on the east side of Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, from 1906 to 1911. The park, near the intersection of East Washington Street and Gray Street, surrounded a lake and featured a Shoot-the-Chutes ride, a scenic railway ride, the signature -tall Electric Tower, a ride that simulated the Johnstown Flood, a dirigible ("Kann's War Air-Ship"),W. C. Madden, ''Indianapolis in Vintage Postcards'' (Arcadia Publishing 2003) a funhouse, a dance pavilion, and other exhibits and games in its 24 buildings.David J. Bodenhamer and Robert Graham Barrows, ''The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis'' (Indiana University Press 1994) In addition to the standing attractions, the park also offered live exhibits and performances from bands, acrobats, animal acts, vaudeville acts, and members of a "Filipino tribe", the " Igorrote." Throughout its existence, Wonderland competed against the nearby Riverside Amuse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wonderland Amusement Park (Kansas)
Ackerman Island was a sandbar island located in the Arkansas River in downtown Wichita, Kansas, United States. It was located on the north side of the Douglas Street Bridge. History The sandbar started to form in the 1870s, supposedly due to a drop in the water level of the Arkansas River. Joseph Ackerman, a local businessman, acquired the island in 1890. In 1905, he sold the island, then the Wonderland Park (aka Wonderland Amusement Park) was built and remained open until 1918. In 1912, the Island Park baseball stadium was built on the island. Baseball was played at that stadium from 1912 until it was torn down in 1933. In 1925, at this stadium, a Ku Klux Klan team played baseball against an all-black team named ''Wichita Monrovians''. The Monrovians won 10–8. Proceeds were donated to charity. By the early 1930s, flooding concerns led the Works Progress Administration to organise the removal of the sandbar. The east side of the island was used to fill the west channel of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wonderland Amusement Park (Massachusetts)
The Wonderland Amusement Park operated from 1906 to 1910 in Revere, Massachusetts. Wonderland featured various state-of-the-art rides, attractions, and performers. Although some features remained constant through the life of the Park, most of the attractions changed from year to year. The park was served by the Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad, known as the "Narrow Gauge". Today, the rail stop is named Wonderland, and is the northern terminus of the MBTA's Blue Line. The title of the 1998 film ''Next Stop Wonderland'' refers to this station. Bankruptcy Largely because of the nationwide economic downturn known as the Panic of 1907, Wonderland was bankrupt at the end of the 1908 season. They were able to re-open the next season, but they had to follow an austere regimen, and many attractions were closed down. The Park managed to continue operating until the end of the 1910 season, then closed for good. The Wonderland Greyhound Park Wonderland may refer to: Places Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wonderland Amusement Park (Minneapolis)
Wonderland was an amusement park that operated in the Longfellow neighborhood of Minneapolis from 1905 through 1911. The ten-acre site was located between Lake Street and 32nd Street and 31st and 33rd Avenues.''The neighborhood by the falls: a look back at life in Longfellow'' by Eric Hart, (Minneapolis: Longfellow Community Council, 2009), pp. 69–72. Attractions A 120-foot tower, lit by thousands of electric lights, was Wonderland's focal point and could be seen from a distance of five miles. Among the other attractions were a scenic railway (roller coaster), old mill, carousel and house of nonsense. After the park's demise, some of its rides ended up at Excelsior Amusement Park on Lake Minnetonka.Karal Ann Marling, "Thrills and nostalgia: the amusement parks of Hennepin County" ''Hennepin History'' (Fall 1990). Vol. 49, No. 4, pp. 13–22. The aerial swing, however, was purchased by Marion Savage for use at Antlers Park in Lakeville.''Picturing the past: events that shaped D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wonderland Amusement Park (San Diego)
Wonderland was a beachfront amusement park in the Ocean Beach neighborhood of San Diego, California from 1913 to 1916. It was the first amusement park in San Diego. The amusement park was built on or near the Pacific Ocean beach by the Ocean Bay Beach Amusement Center, owned by Herbert P. Snow and managed by Bert Snow. It opened on July 4, 1913 to a crowd of more than 20,000. It featured the largest roller coaster on the West Coast, called the Blue Streak Racer, as well as a carousel, water slide, and carnival games. A menagerie featured "lions, bears, leopards, wolves, mountain lions, a hyena, and 56 varieties of monkeys". Additional amusements were a dance hall, bowling alley, roller skating rink, and salt-water bathing plunge. Patrons were dazzled by the 22,000 tungsten lights which illuminated the park and by the entrance gate with its towering minarets. The amusement park helped to put the community of Ocean Beach on the map for San Diegans. The formerly -hour trip to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wonderland Park (Texas)
Wonderland Park is an amusement park located in Thompson Memorial Park, Amarillo, Texas, United States. Park history The park was founded in 1951 by Paul and Alathea Roads. In 1969, several new rides were added that appealed to people of all ages, including a bumper car ride. The park is still run by the Roads family. The COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif ... shut down the 2020 season from mid-March to mid-June. Attractions * Amusement Park Rides * Miniature Golf * Arcade/Games * The Food Booth * Drink Booth * Cotton Candy Booth Roller coasters Major rides Water rides Children’s rides References External links * {{Amarillo, Texas Culture of Amarillo, Texas Economy of Amarillo, Texas Amusement parks in Texas Tourist attractio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wonderland City
Wonderland City was an amusement park located at Tamarama Tamarama is a beachside suburb, eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Tamarama is 6 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Waverley Council. Tamarama has a small ..., on Wonderland Avenue near the point at which it joins Fletcher Street, in Sydney, Australia. It opened on Saturday, 1 December 1906 and closed in 1911. At the time it was the largest open air amusement park in the southern hemisphere. The amusement park was operated by theatrical entrepreneur William Anderson. During its operation the colossal playground had a balloon could go up to about 3,800 feet (1158.24 meters) high. An enormous switchback railway and around the clifftop, a steam-driven miniature railway operated over about two miles (3.218688 km) of track. A large wooden bridge build over an artificial lake, the Alpine Slide would take you to "Rivers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
