amusement park

noun

plural amusement parks
: a commercially operated park having various devices for entertainment (such as a merry-go-round and roller coaster) and usually booths for the sale of food and drink

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From a historic theme park with neon signs in Denver to a mountaintop amusement park in a hot springs town, here’s 10 amusement parks to explore in Colorado this summer for some thrills after the snow has melted and the chairlifts have stopped running. Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025 Tivoli Gardens, the second oldest amusement park in the world and the inspiration for Walt Disney’s Disneyland theme park in California, is another fun stop filled with antique rides. Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 29 Apr. 2025 For decades, his mummified corpse was passed around and sold into traveling carnivals, wax museums and exploitation movies, ultimately landing at an amusement park in Long Beach, California, where McCurdy’s body was painted flaming red and strung up in a haunted house. Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025 Spend The Day At Pier Park Imagine a mall crossed with an amusement park and a restaurant district, and then place this massive complex right off the beach. Staff Author, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for amusement park

Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of amusement park was in 1890

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“Amusement park.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amusement%20park. Accessed 6 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

amusement park

noun
: a park with many rides (as a roller coaster or merry-go-round) and games for entertainment
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