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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Ocean Beach Park in New London, rated one of the country’s best beaches by National Geographic, has a sandy beach, boardwalk, amusement park rides, arcade, an Olympic-size pool, water slide and spray park, and miniature golf.
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Ashley Craig, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2025
Spokespeople for the Bowie, Md., amusement park confirmed to PEOPLE that its annual Fright Fest will not be returning for the park’s final season.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 31 July 2025
Residents of Venice, whose population has shrunk from about 175,000 in the 1970s to below 50,000 last year, said that the entrance fee turned their city into an amusement park and will not do much to discourage tourists.
—Emily Steinberger, Fortune, 20 July 2025
Six Flags has not announced any plans to close its two amusement parks in Ohio.
—Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 July 2025
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Ashley Craig, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2025
Spokespeople for the Bowie, Md., amusement park confirmed to PEOPLE that its annual Fright Fest will not be returning for the park’s final season.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 31 July 2025
Residents of Venice, whose population has shrunk from about 175,000 in the 1970s to below 50,000 last year, said that the entrance fee turned their city into an amusement park and will not do much to discourage tourists.
—Emily Steinberger, Fortune, 20 July 2025
Six Flags has not announced any plans to close its two amusement parks in Ohio.
—Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 July 2025
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“Amusement park.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amusement%20park. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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