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| Werner\'s Unofficial Disney Park Links Werner\'s Unofficial Disney Links to the Future Werner\'s Unofficial Other Disney Links News about Disney Easy Disney Search If you choose any of the following links, you will exit from Yesterland. These links will take you to pages over which I have no control. Theme Park and Amusement Park History National Amusement Park Historical Association (NAPHA) Learn about this amusement park enthusiasts\' organization, and read about the history of amusement parks and theme parks. Carousel! Read about and view historic carousels. Discover that many carousels are more than just rides -- they\'re works of art. Palisades Amusement Park Historical Society Palisades Amusement Park, located atop the New Jersey Palisades cliffs, closed forever in 1971. Read the history of the park, see photos, and shop for souvenirs at this Web site. Venice History Site The California beach communities of Venice and Ocean Park were home to various amusement piers over many decades, including Pacific Ocean Park (1958-1967). Jeffrey Stanton has created an outstanding, entertaining Web site with carefully researched articles, vintage photos, and clickable maps. Coney Island History Site Coney Island was the world\'s greatest amusement area during the first half of the 20th Century. Jeffrey Stanton has created another wonderful Web site, similar to his Venice History Site. Freedomland, U.S.A. It\'s 1960. Now, New York has a its own major theme park. (Too bad it only lasted five years.) Rob Friedman invites you to take a fun virtual tour. Florida\'s Lost Tourist Attractions Let Robert H. Brown take you on a tour of roadside attractions that welcomed tourists in the Florida of yesterday. Here\'s your chance to visit Tommy Bartlett\'s Deer Ranch, Treasureland, Weapons of the World, and many others. a visit to The World of Sid & Marty KROFFT Here\'s your chance to see the defunct indoor theme park in Atlanta, Georgia. A feature of "Steven Wilson: rides, towers, and more." Destiny of the Forgotten Realms Anthony Tomassi explains the story behind Boardwalk and Baseball, a defunct Central Florida theme park. There\'s also information on other failed or forgotten theme park efforts. Defunct Amusement Parks New! Lots of amusement parks have gone out of business over the years. Joel Styer has gathered information about many of them. Knott\'s Berry Farm Knotts.com -- Knott\'s Berry Farm Knott\'s Berry Farm, the other great theme park in Orange County, California, now has an official Web site. Bear-yTales.com New! Here\'s a great unofficial guide to Knott\'s Berry Farm. Plan a visit. Read about the park\'s old and new attractions. Find out about the park\'s long history. And catch the news about the latest thrills. Official Knott\'s Camp Snoopy Home Page The massive Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, contains an indoor theme park! Six Flags Six Flags Theme Parks This Web site provides access to the whole Six Flags family of theme parks -- 25 parks from coast to coast. The emphasis is on thrills and Bugs Bunny. Six Flags Over Texas The first Six Flags theme park, Six Flags Over Texas, opened in 1961 in Arlington, Texas. Universal Studios Escape, Florida Universal Studios Escape For about ten years, Universal\'s Florida presence consisted of a single theme park, Universal Studios Florida. But in 1999, Universal added a second theme park, Islands of Adventure. For dining, entertainment, and shopping, Universal now offers CityWalk. And soon there will even be on-site resorts. The official Web sites are very well executed. Unofficial Guide to Universal Studios Florida Visit this site before you visit the park lots of hints, opinions, and useful information. By the way, this site is not affiliated with the official "The Unofficial Guide" books. Universal Studios Islands of Adventure, Unofficial Guide Marc "Mebweb" Babcock takes you to Universal\'s new theme park. Enjoy virtual tours of this richly detailed park at this richly detailed Web site. Universal Studios Escape Information and Expansion Guide See early photos of Islands of Adventure. Pete Werner\'s Unofficial Universal Information Station The Webmaster of the popular Unofficial Disney Information Station now offers a similar site dealing with Universal, including trip planning information, discussion boards, and commercial content. Universal Studios Hollywood Welcome to Universal Studios Hollywood Visit the original Universal Studios theme park in your choice of text, intensive graphics, or limited graphics versions. Universal Studios Hollywood has attractions that you won\'t find at its Florida counterpart. DinoWatch: The Unofficial Jurassic Park -- The Ride Page Universal City Hollywood\'s 1996 attraction is one of the greatest rides ever, in any theme park -- as long as you like getting really wet. Bruce Wright fills you in on the details. A Day at Jurassic Park On June 15, 1996, David Brady attended the special premiere of Universal Studios Hollywood\'s new Jurassic Park -- The Ride. He shot a bunch of pictures and wrote a complete description of what he saw. Warning: This Web site contains "spoilers." Paramount Paramount\'s Great America In the mid-1970\'s, Marriott Corporation built two essentially identical Great America theme parks -- one in Santa Clara, California, and one in Gurnee, Illinois. Now they\'re Paramount and Six Flags parks, respectively, and they\'re certainly no longer identical. This is an official Web site for the Santa Clara park. Paramount\'s Kings Island It\'s the official, Java-powered Web site for this theme park in Kings Mill, Ohio, near Cincinnati. Paramount\'s Kings Dominion It\'s the official Web site for this park twenty miles north of Richmond, Virginia. Available in your choice of text only, graphically intense, or Shocked. Paramount\'s Carowinds It\'s the official Web site for this theme park that wants to be in both South Carolina and North Carolina. Paramount Parks Auditions This Web site is looking for singers, dancers, actors, variety performers, instrumentalists, and technicians to provide entertainment at the five Paramount theme parks. Paramount Canada\'s Wonderland Official Site It\'s the official Web site for this 300-acre theme park near Toronto, Ontario, in Canada. Anheuser-Busch Theme Parks Busch Gardens and Sea World Present 4Adventure.com Visit Adventure Island, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Sesame Place, Sea World California, Sea World Florida, Sea World Ohio, Sea World Texas, and Water Country USA. |