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 structures for the sale of food and drink
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California’s Great America will open a milestone season Saturday, marking the Santa Clara amusement park’s 50th anniversary.
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Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
Phoenix had tried, and lost, an amusement park before.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 25 Mar. 2026
In the photographs, people are rarely interacting with one another, and an empty playground and amusement park seem even emptier because of their bright colors.
—Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2026
Kings Island fans can own pieces of one of the amusement park's most nostalgic rides, Boo Blasters on Boo Hill, as spooky props from the attraction go on sale in a special auction beginning March 18.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Mar. 2026
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Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
Phoenix had tried, and lost, an amusement park before.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 25 Mar. 2026
In the photographs, people are rarely interacting with one another, and an empty playground and amusement park seem even emptier because of their bright colors.
—Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2026
Kings Island fans can own pieces of one of the amusement park's most nostalgic rides, Boo Blasters on Boo Hill, as spooky props from the attraction go on sale in a special auction beginning March 18.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Mar. 2026
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“Amusement park.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amusement%20park. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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