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The first fair
Was in England and travelled around like a circus. These featured freak shows, acrobats, menageries, competitions, etc... -
London Pleasure Gardens
These London Pleasure Gardens were first popluarised in the late 1800's. They featured live music, hot air balloon ascents and acrobatics. -
The first amusement park
Chicago's Columbian Exposition was the worlds first amusement park. It was created with the technological advances that allowed people to build Ferris wheels and carousels. These were too big to be moved around and this birthed permanent parks. -
Coney Island-Sea Lion Park
Sea Lion Park was Coney Island's first permanent amusement park, it was enclosed and was very similar to Luna Park. -
Luna Park
Luna Park is Sydney's iconic theme park on the harbour that was founded in 1935. It is similar to Coney Island. It is a rare survivor of its time period. -
DisneyLand
The original amusement park by Walt Disney. It is still functioning and popular. It is in Anaheim, California. It was the first of an intercontinental amusement park empire that Walt DIsney started after visiting fair and amusement parks with his daughters for many years. -
Disney world
Disney world was Disney's second permanent theme park, Walt Disney purchased a much larger land plot in Florida because he felt that he didn't give himself enough room to expand in Disney Land. -
Disney Magic Kingdom
The Disney Magic Kingdom is the biggest theme park in the world to this day. -
The Epcot Centre
The Epcot Centre is Disney's world of tomorrow created by Walt Disney but sadly he passed before it's completion. -
Tokyo DisneySea resort
Tokyo DisneySea resort was the copy of Disney Animal Kingdom, but the resort was built by the sea.