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many other activities while on theme park trips.
For example, many theme park trips also include
shopping (40 percent), visits to historical places or
museums (20 percent), and visits to the beach
(20 percent).
Theme parks are popular all over the world.
New parks and expanded parks are appearing in
the United States, Latin America, Europe, Middle
East, and Asia. For example, Asia is one of the
amusement industry
is prime markets, as it is
home to 9 of the 20 most visited theme parks
in the world. Dubai is constructing a $20 billion
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America's
rst theme park,
Knott's Berry Farm, has
150 acres of rides, live
shows, and family
adventures celebrating the
lure and lore of the West.
Snoopy is part of the magic
at Knott's. Camp Snoopy is
the of
cial six-acre home of
the Peanuts gang.
Photo
courtesyofKnott'sBerryFarm.
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theme park. The mixed-use theme
park spread over 3 billion square feet is located
10 minutes from Dubai International Airport and
60 minutes from Abu Dhabi. The development
will include 45 mega projects having seven
themes: (1) theme parks, (2) culture and art, (3)
science and planetariums, (4) sports and sports
academies, (5) well-being and health, (6) shop-
ping, and (7) resorts and hotels. It is touted as the
world
Dubailand
''
s most ambitious tourism, leisure, and
entertainment project, designed to catalyze the position of Dubai as an international hub of family
tourism.
Theme parks have found that in order to grow attendance and revenue, they have to add new
attractions on a regular basis. The industry is constantly making annual improvements that range from
fresh paint, to multimillion-dollar rides, to entire new parks.
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Sea World of San Antonio permits children to have a close, personal encounter with the park's dolphins.
PhotocourtesyoftheSanAntonioConvention&VisitorBureau(SACVB)/SeaWorldSanAntonio.
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