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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The technology will still live on at Amazon Go convenience stores and dozens of other smaller shops at airports, arenas, amusement parks and hospitals.
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Alina Selyukh, NPR, 3 Apr. 2024
Electric Park: 1900-1934 Local distillery J. Rieger & Co.’s Electric Park garden bar was inspired by an amusement park of the same name.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
But through an effort spearheaded by a group of artists and backed by a major hip-hop star, an interactive amusement park filled with unique pieces has been brought back into action for today's audience.
—Melissa Adan, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2024
Chapek, who used to run Disney’s amusement parks division, suffered a number of missteps during his tenure, most notably being unable to gel with the Hollywood creative community.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
What this means is that formerly slow hours and days for restaurants, movie theaters, amusement parks, and countless other entertainment options not yet formed will gradually be erased by prosperous people in possession of both time and money at varying times, but seven days per week.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
One of the most incredible intrigues of Luna Luna is how some of the most notorious names within the art community banded together to create the world’s first and (still) only art amusement park.
—Anthony Bryant, Essence, 28 Mar. 2024
Every year, theme parks and amusement parks around the country try to one-up each other with new roller coasters claiming to be the tallest, steepest, longest or first to feature a new kind of thrill.
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024
Santa Monica Pier’s Pacific Park, the amusement park on stilts that has been featured in films like Forrest Gump and Iron Man and in the opening titles of Three’s Company, has sold to SC Holdings.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2024
Alina Selyukh, NPR, 3 Apr. 2024
Electric Park: 1900-1934 Local distillery J. Rieger & Co.’s Electric Park garden bar was inspired by an amusement park of the same name.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
But through an effort spearheaded by a group of artists and backed by a major hip-hop star, an interactive amusement park filled with unique pieces has been brought back into action for today's audience.
—Melissa Adan, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2024
Chapek, who used to run Disney’s amusement parks division, suffered a number of missteps during his tenure, most notably being unable to gel with the Hollywood creative community.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
What this means is that formerly slow hours and days for restaurants, movie theaters, amusement parks, and countless other entertainment options not yet formed will gradually be erased by prosperous people in possession of both time and money at varying times, but seven days per week.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
One of the most incredible intrigues of Luna Luna is how some of the most notorious names within the art community banded together to create the world’s first and (still) only art amusement park.
—Anthony Bryant, Essence, 28 Mar. 2024
Every year, theme parks and amusement parks around the country try to one-up each other with new roller coasters claiming to be the tallest, steepest, longest or first to feature a new kind of thrill.
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024
Santa Monica Pier’s Pacific Park, the amusement park on stilts that has been featured in films like Forrest Gump and Iron Man and in the opening titles of Three’s Company, has sold to SC Holdings.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2024
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“Amusement park.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amusement%20park. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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