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Bessemer, Alabama

Alabama Adventure: Celebration Street, Magic City, Marvel City, Splash City Waterpark, The Rampage Roller Coaster

Phoenix, Arizona

Enchanted Island: Amusement Park for Kids  

Anaheim, California

Adventure City: A small park for young children. In Disneyland's shadows, it caters more to the locals. Has the Freeway Coaster
  
Disneyland Resort: Where it all began. Now features two theme parks, three hotels, Downtown Disney, and more. Disneyland Park, California Adventure Park, Downtown Disney District, Disneyland Hotels

Buena Park, California

Knott's Theme Park: What was once an actual berry farm is now 160 acres of world class rides, unique family shows and one of a kind attractions. Experience GhostRider, Supreme Scream, 30-stories up, 3 seconds down and the high-octane thrill of Xcelerator, rated the world's best launch coaster, sending riders 0-80 in 2.3 seconds.

Carlsbad, California

Legoland California: A land of surprise around every colorful corner, with both whimsical and astonishingly accurate LEGO^® brick models transformed into enchanting attractions.

Concord, California

Pixieland Amusement Park: Small park for young children.

El Cajon, California

Boomers!: Boomers! is perfect for birthday celebrations and company outings, or just hangin’ out, Boomers is a blast. Our staff can assist with everything from planning to invitations to catering.

Fountain Valley, California

Boomers!: Boomers! is perfect for birthday celebrations and company outings, or just hangin’ out, Boomers is a blast. Our staff can assist with everything from planning to invitations to catering.

Fresno, California

Black Beard's Family Fun Center: Cyber Coaster

Boomers!: Boomers! is perfect for birthday celebrations and company outings, or just hangin’ out, Boomers is a blast. Our staff can assist with everything from planning to invitations to catering.

Rotary Storyland and Playland: Fairy tale-themed park for young children.

Gilroy, California

Gilroy Gardens: Acres of trees, plants, water and rocks combine with 19 rides, 21 attractions, picnic grounds and spectacular gardens. This $100 million state-of-the-art theme park highlighting trees -- integrated with rides, amusements, entertainment, food and merchandise -- creates a family attraction like no other, 3050 Hecker Pass Hwy, Gilroy CA (near San Jose).  Quicksilver Express Mine Coaster.

Irvine, California

Boomers!: Boomers! is perfect for birthday celebrations and company outings, or just hangin’ out, Boomers is a blast. Our staff can assist with everything from planning to invitations to catering.

Lake Tahoe, California

Tahoe Amusement Park: An old-fashioned family amusement park for children of all ages from 2-92! This park, the only amusement park in all of Lake Tahoe, has been showing locals and tourists a good time for 31 years. Open from May to October.

Livermore, California

Boomers!: Boomers! is perfect for birthday celebrations and company outings, or just hangin’ out, Boomers is a blast. Our staff can assist with everything from planning to invitations to catering.

Modesto, California

Boomers!: Boomers! is perfect for birthday celebrations and company outings, or just hangin’ out, Boomers is a blast. Our staff can assist with everything from planning to invitations to catering.

Oakland, California

Children's Fairyland: Small lakeside storybook park

Palm Springs, California

Boomers!: Boomers! is perfect for birthday celebrations and company outings, or just hangin’ out, Boomers is a blast. Our staff can assist with everything from planning to invitations to catering.

Redlands, California

Pharaoh's Lost Kingdom: Theme park and waterpark plus min-golf and go-karts. 1101 N. California St, Redlands CA 92374, (909) 335-7275 voice

Riverside, California

Castle Park: Huge family entertainment center with an arcade, four 18 hole miniature golf courses and ride park (30 rides).

Sacramento, California

Funderland: Small park for young children.

San Diego, California

Belmont Park: A seaside amusement park. Home to the great Giant Dipper Wooden Roller Coaster.

Boomers!: Boomers! is perfect for birthday celebrations and company outings, or just hangin’ out, Boomers is a blast. Our staff can assist with everything from planning to invitations to catering.

San Diego Zoo:

San Diego Wild Animal Park:

SeaWorld San Diego: Shamu's West Coast digs. Offers a few rides along with the marine life shows and exhibits.

San Jose, California

Winchester Mystery House: This 160 room Victorian home (really a mansion) is considered bizarre, it includes random staircases that lead to the ceiling and a floor plan that, rumor has it, was intended to confuse ghosts.

Santa Clara, California

Paramount's Great America: Discover why Paramount's Great America is Northern California's best choice for family fun and adventure.

Santa Cruz, California

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk: Classic seaside amusement park with three coasters, including the vintage 1924 Giant Dipper.

Santa Maria, California

Boomers!: Boomers! is perfect for birthday celebrations and company outings, or just hangin’ out, Boomers is a blast. Our staff can assist with everything from planning to invitations to catering.

Santa Monica, California

Pacific Park: Classic-style seaside pier park, built in 1996. Santa Monica CA, (310) 260-8744 voice

Universal City, California

Universal Studios Hollywood: An actual working Hollywood studio, UH rings truer than its Florida counterpart. The California park has upped the wow factor however, by adding some of Orlando's big-bucks attractions.

Upland, California

Boomers!: Boomers! is perfect for birthday celebrations and company outings, or just hangin’ out, Boomers is a blast. Our staff can assist with everything from planning to invitations to catering.

Valencia, California

Six Flags Magic Mountain: A cutting-edge thrill ride park with an incredible arsenal of roller coasters. Take the Magic Mountain Pkwy exit off Interstate 5 in Valencia.

Vallejo, California

Six Flags Marine World: Once a relatively sleepy sea life park, the marine life took a back seat to the thrill rides when Six Flags acquired the park in the late 90's.

Vista

Boomers!: Boomers! is perfect for birthday celebrations and company outings, or just hangin’ out, Boomers is a blast. Our staff can assist with everything from planning to invitations to catering.

Denver, Colorado

Six Flags Elitch Gardens: Theme Park

Bristol, Connecticut

Lake Compounce: Theme Park, "New England's Family Theme Park"

New Castle, Delaware

BlueDiamond Park: Blue Thunder roller coaster.

Boca Raton, Florida

Boomers!: Boomers! is perfect for birthday celebrations and company outings, or just hangin’ out, Boomers is a blast. Our staff can assist with everything from planning to invitations to catering.

Dania, Florida

Boomers!: Acres of Fun, So Close to Home! Show your friends who’s boss as you Race wheel-wheel into a hairpin turn. Spend some time relaxing on one of our miniature golf courses. Rediscover your playful side in our state-of-the-art arcade.

Jacksonville Beach, Florida

Adventure Landing: ShipWreck Island WaterPark

Lake Buena Vista, Florida

Walt Disney World: Disney World Parks (Disney's Animal Kingdom® Park, Disney-MGM Studios, Epcot®, Magic Kingdom®, Water Park -Blizzard Beach, Water Park -Typhoon Lagoon)

Walt Disney World: More Magic (Downtown Disney® Area, Disney's Boardwalk, Cirque du Soleil® La Nouba™)
  
Walt Disney World: Recreation Destinations (Disney's Wide World of Sports® Complex, Golf Courses, Spas

Walt Disney World: Resorts (All Resorts [deluxe, moderate and value], Disney Vacation Clubs, Cabins and Campgrounds)
  

Orlando, Florida

Universal's Isands of Adventure: Theme Park

Universal Studios:

Tampa Bay, Florida

Busch Gardens: Theme park

Atlanta, Georgia

Six Flags Over Georgia: Theme Park

Chicago, Illinois

Six Flags Great America: Theme Park

Arnold's Park, Iowa

Arnold's Park: Over 30 rides. The "Legend" wooden roller coaster

Bowling Green, Kentucky

Beech Bend Park: Amusement Park, Splash Lagoon, Raceway Park, Kentucky Rumbler roller coaster

Louisville, Kentucky

Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom: Theme Park

Largo, Maryland

Six Flags America: Theme Park

West Ocean City, Maryland

Baja: Go-Karts, miniature golf, kiddie rides, arcade

St. Louis, Missouri

Six Flags St. Louis: Theme Park

Las Vegas, Nevada

AdventureDome

Jackson, New Jersey

Six Flags Great Adventure: Theme Park

Six Flags Wild Safari: Theme Park

Brooklyn, New York

Astroland: The Cyclone roller coaster.

Buffalo, New York

Six Flags Darien Lake: Theme Park

Farmingdale, Long Island, New York

Adventureland: Adventureland is Long Island's home of Family Fun since 1962. Ladybug Coaster, Hurricane Coaster.

Medford, New York

Boomers!: Boomers! is perfect for birthday celebrations and company outings, or just hangin’ out, Boomers is a blast. Our staff can assist with everything from planning to invitations to catering.

Sylvan Beach, New York

The Sylvan Beach Amusement Park: Amusement Park

Sandusky, Ohio

Cedar Point Amusement Park: Theme Park, "The Roller Coaster Capital of the World"

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Bells Amusement Park: ZINGO, Oklahoma's largest wooden roller coaster.

Easton, Pennsylvania

Bushkill Park: Amusement Park

Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania

Conneaut Lake Park: Amusement Park

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Dutch Wonderland: Amusement Park

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Hershey Park: Amusement Park

Ligoier, Pennsylvania

Idlewild Park: Amusement Park

Elysburg, Pennsylvania

Knoebels Amusement Resort: Amusement Park

Altoona, Pennsylvania

Lakemont Park - Joyrides: Amusement Park

Langhorn, Pennsylvania

Sesame Place: Adventure Park

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

ZooAmerica: Animal Park, an 11-acre walk-through zoo home to animals and living plants native to five regions of North America.

Houston, Texas

Six Flags Astroworld: Theme Park

San Antonio, Texas

Six Flags Fiesta Texas: Theme Park

Dallas/Ft Worth, Texas

Six Flags Over Texas: Theme Park

Williamsburg, Virginia

Busch Gardens: Theme Park

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International Theme / Amusement Parks

Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia, Canada

Atlantic Playland:

Great Britain

Alice in Wonderland Family Park
Seven acres of themed parkland near Bournemouth Airport

Alton Towers
A most famous theme park in Britain. It includes attractions such as Nemesis and Oblivion

The American Adventure
A Derbyshire theme park

Blackgang Chine
An enchanting theme park located on a landslip

Camelot Theme Park
A small theme park

Chessington World of Adventures
Formerly a zoo

Crealy
 small theme park near Exeter

Drayton Manor Park
An independent, family-owned, Tamworth-based park. A zoo is also on the premises.

Flambards Village
Located in Helston, Cornwall, this theme park Inclues themed museum attractions

Flamingo Land
Located at Malton in North Yorkshire. has a large collection of exciting rides

Funland
England, Portsmouth, Hayling Island -theme park

Gullivers Theme Parks
A chain of theme parks, comprised of three parks. Gulliver's Land, at Milton Keynes. Gulliver's World, at Warrington. Gulliver's Kingdom, at Matlock Bath in Derbyshire.

Legoland
Legoland is a great great experience for children. Legoland is also in other countries.

Lightwater Valley
Reportedly the world's longest roller coaster in central North Yorkshire near Ripon

Loudoun Castle
A small Scottish theme park

M&D's
M&D's is known as "Scotland's Theme Park"

The New Metroland
Claimed to be the biggest indoor theme park in Europe. It's part of the MetroCentre shopping complex at Gateshead.

Oakwood
Located in South West Wales

Pleasure Island
Located at Cleethorpes

New Pleasurewood Hills,

Robin Hill

Sundown Adventureland
A kid's theme park near Rampton

Thorpe Park

Watermouth Castle and Family Theme Park
Located near Ilfracombe

Wonderland
Located in Telford
 

Europe

European Amusement Parks

France

Paris
Disneyland, Multi-lingual choose your language

Japan

Tokyo
Disneyland, English
  

Theme Park Extras

Amusement Rides
Accident reports and news

Carlson's Disney Resort (and parks) Picture Site...
Now with over 1850 photos of Walt Disney World. Macromedia Flash Required

Disneyland Paris Independent Guide
We incorporate feedback from the emails we receive on a daily basis and update our reviews and recommendations accordingly.

Disney World Live
A live look at the Magic Kingdom Park, the most Magical Place on Earth

Forgotten Disney
The Lost Legacy, all of the old rides that are now only memories, plus projects that never made it off the drawing board

Hidden Mickey's of Disney
Hidden Mickeys, park secrets, and stories about Walt Disney World, Disneyland, EuroDisney and Tokyo Disneyland

Joyland Books
The home of amusement park books. They have an excellent review of Theme/Amusement parks in Great Britain.

Joyrides
A photo gallery celebrating the joy and beauty of amusement park rides, especially roller coasters

Terra Server Pictures
Theme park pictures pulled from Microsofts TerraServer

The Best of Disney Web Sites
As a devoted Disney fan and a frequent visitor to Walt Disney World since its opening in 1971, I am constantly on the lookout for good sources of information on Disney parks, resorts, movies, television, and merchandise.

Theme Park Adventure
If you're a theme park/attraction enthusiast, then summer time is a good time.  If you happen to be a Theme Park Adventure reader, then this is a great time

Theme Park Source
Theme Park Source is dedicated to the theme parks and thrills in Southern California, including guides, photos, updates, and information on Disneyland Park, Disney's California Adventure, and Six Flags Magic Mountain.

Theme Park Vision
ThemeParkVision tells you all about theme parks in Europe and provides in-depth information about theme parks in Europe

Coaster Clubs

Roller Coaster Club of Great Britain
A club for thrill seekers. Membership includes, amongst other things, discounts to amusement parks, discounts on club trips and a quarterly magazine called Airtime.

European Coaster Club
Another club for white knuckle addicts, and an off-shoot of the Roller Coaster Club of Great Britain. Offers a very similar package but the magazine, First Drop, offers more in-depth coverage with articles and news. Joyland Books is not able to recommend one club over another; we would suggest you visit the Web sites and take your pick.