Executive Summary. Amusement parks are entertaining leisure areas devoted to recreational enjoyment. Some have rides, excursions, animal attractions, theme parks, and music. Walt Disney was the first to create an amusement park in 1955, the adored Disneyland in California. After the success of this first amusement park, Disney decided to build other parks in the US and abroad. Australia has many amusement parks. Most are located in the Gold Coast region, which is north of the …showed first 75 words of 2528 total…

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