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The History of Amusement Parks and Examples of Todays Popular Rides Amusement Parks Slide 2 Bartholomew Fair in England Began in 1543 and was a center of amusement with entertainment, food, games, and attractions for every social class. Slide 3 Oldest Amusement Park Bakken in Denmark began as a place for healing water in 1583 and developed into an amusement park when people sold food and had games. Slide 4 Bakken in 2010 Slide 5 Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark Walt Disney visited it while he was building Disney world and got some ideas. Slide 6 The first Ferris Wheel at the Columbia Exposition in Chicago in 1893 264 feel high with 36 cars, each holding 60 people Round trip ride took 20 minutes Cost $300,000 to build--Designed by George Ferris Slide 7 The Midway at the Columbia Exposition had rides, food, shooting galleries and penny arcades. Slide 8 Amusement Parks were built near resorts Atlantic City, New Jersey Slide 9 Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York Slide 10 The Golden Age of amusement parks was from the 1890s through the late 1920s. Coney Island Luna Park 1920 Slide 11 Trolley Parks were build at the end of trolley lines. Slide 12 The first roller coasters in 1884 used gravity and were made out of wood. Slide 13 People sat sideways to enjoy the view. Slide 14 Scenic Railway Big Dipper Slide 15 Several things caused amusement parks to become less popular. Great Depression World War II People moved away from cities to the suburbs Television became a popular source of entertainment Slide 16 Walt Disney opened Disneyland in 1955 in Anaheim, California. Slide 17 Early rides at Disneyland Slide 18 Modern Amusement Parks can be Theme Parks Slide 19 Roller coasters are driven almost entirely by basic inertia, gravity and centripetal forces. Millenium Force at Cedar Point in Ohio Slide 20 Slide 21 Slide 22 Wonderland in Canada Slide 23 Survivor The Ride at Californias Great America Slide 24 Thunderhawk at Michigans Adventure Park Slide 25 Raptor at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio Slide 26 Mean Streak, Cedar Point This is a wooden roller coaster. Slide 27 50 riders strap in with their feet dangling below as the giant ring they're seated in starts to spin. Then, the ring is set into a pendulum motion, reaching a height of 140 feet! Fly back and forth during this 2-minute, 30-second ride. Slide 28 Pendulum-type ride Two giant arms with 20 riders each, swing opposite of each other, reaching a height of 125 feet! Powered with pneumatics, Skyhawk swings smoothly and comfortably at speeds of 60 mph in both directions. Slide 29 Windseeker at Cedar Point NEW in 2011 - Soar high above the Cedar Point Beach on WindSeeker, a 301-foot-tall, nothing-below-your- chair-but-air thrill ride experience! Slide 30 Suggested questions about rides Do you have others? How does a roller coaster stay on its track? How do bumper cars move? What keeps a Ferris wheel from toppling over? Why don't you get flung out of certain rides? How do some rides get you from 0-60 mph in less then two seconds? How safe are rides? Slide 31 http://kathika.com/rollercoasters/