Matric no: A09A092
Faculty, University: Faculty of Entrepreneurship and Businesses, University Malaysia Kelantan
DOB: 04/09/1989
POB: Kuantan,Pahang
Area of Study: Bachelor of Entrepreneurship(Wellness)
Ambition: Successful entrepreneur
Evaluation of this Assignment: This assignment give knowledge about travel destination around the world. I learn the basic on how to write blog.
Yusuf Masran
I LOVE TRAVEL
Thursday, 31 May 2012
King’s Island (USA)
Kings
Island is a 364-acre amusement park located 24 miles northeast of Cincinnati in
Mason, Ohio. Opened in 1972 by Taft Broadcasting Company and now owned by Cedar
Fair Entertainment Company, Kings Island is the most visited seasonal amusement
park in the U.S. with an estimated 3.1 million visitors in 2010.
Originally
part of a 1,600-acre purchase, Kings Island currently owns 773 acres of land.
It offers over 80 rides, shows, and attractions including 14 roller coasters
and a 15-acre water park. Kings Island has won Amusement Today's Golden Ticket
Award for having the "Best Kids' Area" in the world for eleven
consecutive years (2001–2011).
The
central attraction at Kings Island is International Street featuring the Royal
Fountain, a 600,000-US-gallon pool capable of shooting 10,000 US gallons of
water into the air each minute, and the signature Eiffel Tower, a 1/3 scale
replica of the original which offers a view of the entire park to its guests.
Also located here is the Grand Carousel, Kings Island Theater, and a variety of
restaurants and souvenir shops.
Another
original attraction is The Racer, a wooden roller coaster consisting of two
trains that race each other side-by-side on identical tracks. Designed by
legendary designer John C. Allen, The Racer is recognized as being an integral
part of the roller coaster renaissance of the 1970s. On June 18, 2007 American
Coaster Enthusiasts (ACE) awarded it the Roller Coaster Landmark plaque.
Other
roller coasters present at the opening in 1972 were the Bavarian Beetle, a
small steel coaster brought over from Coney Island, and a new junior wooden
coaster in the Happy Land of Hanna-Barbera originally named Scooby-Doo.
Additional
attractions present on opening day were Haley's Comet, Kings Mill Log Flume,
Les Taxis, Grand Carousel, Der Spinning Keggers, Sky Ride, Enchanted Voyage,
Marathon Turnpike, Scrambler, Flying Scooters, Winnie Witch's Spinning
Cauldrons, Kings Island and Miami Valley Railroad, Monster, and The Rotor.
Kings
Island is an enormously popular theme park. Coasters are king here, and the
legendary The Beast, the world's longest wood coaster, is thrill machine
royalty. Diamondback, introduced in 2009, is a world-class hypercoaster and
among the best steel coasters in North America.
The
Peanuts characters, such as Charlie Brown and Linus, come to life in Planet
Snoopy and provide inspiration for some of the rides, including Sally's Sea
Plane, The Great Pumpkin Coaster, and Woodstock Express. The park offers shows
as well, including musicals and fireworks.
Soak
City water park is included with admission and offers tons of slides, two wave
pools, an interactive water play station, and an action river. Among the
features is a funnel ride and a FlowRider surfing attraction.
The
official website is http://www.visitkingsisland.com/
Circus Circus-Adventuredome (USA)
Adventuredome
is a 5-acre indoor amusement park (formerly known as Grand Slam Canyon) located
at Circus Circus in Winchester, Nevada on the Las Vegas Strip. The park offers
25 rides and attractions and is connected to the hotel via The Promenade. The
Adventuredome opened in 1993 in the west parking lot of the hotel. It sits on a
reinforced 18" thick deck elevated 18 feet above ground. The dome itself
consists of over 350,000 sq ft. of pink tinted, insulated glass over a
teal green space frame. Each pane of glass weighs approximately 300 lb.
Great
for kids and the kids-at-heart, the Adverturedome inside Circus Circus proves
you can go crazy in Vegas without the wild nightlife scene. The
five-and-a-half-acre Adventuredome is America's largest indoor theme park and
features thrill rides, traditional carnival rides, laser tag, miniature golf,
bumper cars, midway booths, an arcade, clown shows and so much more. The
natural lighting, high ceilings and canyon fixtures throughout the property
gives you the feel of the outdoors, so you don't feel claustrophobic in the
least bit.
Adventuredome
offers enough thrill rides to keep you busy all afternoon. The Sling Shot
shoots up like a rocket launch at a shocking 4 G force, while the Canyon
Blaster takes you on a dashing 55-mile-per-hour roller coaster ride complete
with a double-loop and double-corkscrew track.
If
you're ready to take a "spin" on the fun side, adventure seekers and
music lovers alike can enjoy the excitement of Disk 'O, which moves at an
astounding 14 rotations per minute on its 100-foot roller coaster track. You'll
find yourself spinning and twirling in different directions the entire time.
The
Inverter flips you at a full 360 degrees and leaves you hanging upside down,
while Chaos spins you upside-down, backward and counterclockwise. Once you're
ready to cool down from all the rides, the refreshing Rim Runner gives you the
splash of your life. Even if you're not bringing the kids, the 4-D
Special FX Theatre features bubbles, water squirts and special effects
that will have you giggling in your chair like a 4-year-old.
The
Drifter Ferris wheel is a romantic ride if you're bringing a date, but seats up
to four people if you're with friends or family. There is a merry-go-round right
next to it.
But
the Adventuredome isn't just about the rides: The prizes at the midway booths
have gone up a notch since we were kids. Sure, you can still win the typical
oversized teddy bear or plush banana, but other prizes include Hello Kitty and
Angry Bird dolls, as well as other popular icons. Come prepared with plenty of
one dollar bills.
One
thing you must do before leaving is the Adventuredome's Lazer Tag. Put your
"Call of Duty" skills to the test, strap on your vest and let the fun
begin. There are plenty of dark corners and hallways to hide in and get your
opponents. See your score just outside the exit.
Vendor
booths offer personal designed T-shirts, caricature drawings ($5 a person) and
all sorts of novelty items. There are also photo booths scattered around the
attraction. There's even a trampoline jump for the kids, too.
And
of course, the attraction comes complete with all your favorite foods like
funnel cake, soft pretzels, nachos and lemonade. The Adventuredome also offers
a cocktail stand for adults.
Every
Halloween, Adventuredome transforms into Frightdome, a scarefest which lasts
through the month of October. Experience a handful of haunted houses and watch
out for all the scary ghosts and goblins lurking throughout the area.
You
can easily spend the whole day here. Whether you bring the kids or you're going
on a date (you can cling on to each other after all the scary rides!), there's
really no age limit here. And since you're indoors, it's guaranteed fun -- rain
or shine. The official website is http://www.adventuredome.com/
Seagaia Ocean Dome (Japan)
The
Seagaia Ocean Dome was the world's largest indoor waterpark, located in Miyazaki,
Japan. The Ocean Dome, which was a part of the Sheraton Seagaia Resort,
measured 300 metres in length and 100 metres in width, and was listed on the Guinness
World Records. It opened in 1993, and visitor numbers peaked in 1995 at 1.25
million a year. Entrance cost was ¥2600 per adult and ¥1600 for children
(roughly 30 and 20 USD in 1995 respectively) Japanese yen, depending on the
season. The roof of the structure was retractable in four sections.
The
Ocean Dome sported a fake flame-spitting volcano, artificial sand and the
world's largest retractable roof, which provided a permanently blue sky even on
a rainy day. The air temperature was always held at around 30 degrees Celsius
(86 degrees Fahrenheit) and the water at around 28 (82 degrees Fahrenheit).
There
are quite a few differences between the Ocean Dome and the ocean, among them
the heated indoor pool, the kids’ pool, the floating pool, and the three fast
and thrilling water slides. Everyone feels like a child when playing in the
water.
Within
the dome, there are shops where you can rent the latest in swimsuit fashions or
whet your appetite with drinks, fast food, light snacks, or full-scale
restaurants that serve up the best in local Miyazaki cuisine.
The
Ocean Dome is only one part of the Sheraton Seagaia Resort, which except for
the obvious hotel (Sheraton Grande Ocean Resort), also has tennis courts as
well as golf courses on the premises, and there is even a zoo nearby. The zoo
does keep an impressive collection of animals, ranging from ring-tailed lemurs
to indian wood storks.
Miyazaki
is only a breath away by plane, 1 hour 30 minutes from Tokyo’s Haneda Airport
and 1 hour 5 minutes from Kansai International Airport. Buses to Seagaia leave
from Miyazaki Airport as well as from the JR Miyazaki station, and take less
than 30 minutes. The company official website is http://www.seagaia.co.jp/english/activity/index.html
Legoland California (USA)
Legoland California is a theme park located in Carlsbad, California,
focused on Lego bricks. It opened on March 20, 1999. It is the third Legoland
park to open, and the first Legoland outside of Europe. The park is split into
nine major sections which are: The Beginning, Dino Island, Duplo, Village
Green, Fun Town, Castle Hill, Miniland USA, Pirate Shores, Imagination Zone,
and Land of Adventure. The theme park features a water park and is the only
Legoland to feature a water park.
In Dino Island, a mini steel roller coaster called the
"Coastersaurus" curves and dips around giant models of Lego
dinosaurs. Visitors can dig for imitation dinosaur bones in the "Dig Those
Dinos" attraction.
Duplo includes the "Water Works" attraction, which has
dozens of interactive water activities and is directly beside "Musical
Fountain" where visitors hop up and down to make music play and water
blow. A water ride called "Fairy Tale Brook" lets visitors ride a
boat down a river lined with Lego models based on fairy tales. Playtown is a
play area complete with Lego buildings, slides, and activities. There is a
playground, pizza parlor, and a ride called "Safari Trek" which
allows the rider to see many life sized Lego models of animals. There are two
attractions on the top of a hill. First is the "Kid Power Towers", in
which a pair of people pulls themselves to the top of a rotating tower to enjoy
the slow ride down. Guests can go up and down as many or as few times as per
their whim before the ride ends. When visitors board another attraction- the
"Sky Cruiser"- two people pedal in tandem around a track to see a
large portion of the park.
Fun Town features two "driving schools" where children
can learn to drive electric Lego cars on a closed course. There are two
courses; one is a simple circuit - 3 to 5 year olds can enjoy there. The other
one can allow from 6 to 13 year old children, features working traffic lights.
Visitors can also take a tour of a Lego factory to learn how Lego bricks are
made. At the "Fire Academy", families battle other families in a race
down a street to douse a small "fire" and drive back in the fire
truck- all using hand pumps. Guests who board "Flight Squadron" are
raised into the air by Lego airplanes and those who visit "Sky
Patrol" will experience the same feeling as "Flight Squadron"
with the exception of being in a Lego helicopter, as they are moved up and down
to see the extensive view of Legoland. Fun Town also has a "Skipper
School" where parents and kids can pilot Lego boats.
Castle Hill is a medieval castle-themed area. Its main attraction
is the "Dragon", a roller coaster that slowly tours a castle, until a
lego wizard casts a spell to open the doors to the outside, at which point the
coaster speeds up and the ride functions as a regular coaster. Another ride is
the "Knights' Tournament", in which guests ride around on a very
large robotic arm, selecting levels from one to five - one and two do not go
upside down, and five rarely has guests right side-up. The
"Hideaways" is designed for younger children, and is a large
multi-level wooden play structure with slides, rope ladders, and bridges. Small
horses at the "Royal Joust" take guests ages 4–12 through a mock
medieval joust. Recently added was a miniature golf course that replaced the
popular "rock band" or "singing rock garden". The rock's
original recording can still be heard on holes 12-18 on the course. Llamas are
featured on the hill.
Miniland USA includes miniature dioramas of seven areas of the
United States, altogether built with over 40 million LEGO bricks in 1:20 scale
and took 3 years to finish. The major cities are viewable from various areas in
the park. From the Coast Cruise ride, one can see some mini models otherwise
hidden from view, such as the Taj Mahal and Eiffel Tower. Miniland is also home
to the Model Shop, the main design and builds office for LEGOLAND California's
two Master Model Builders. A large viewing window at the front allows guests to
watch the builders at work, usually on new models for the park.
In the Imagination Zone, visitors can ride a Wild Mouse-style
roller coaster called the "Technic Coaster-Test Track"(formally
Project X), choose from three different "4-D" movies called "Bob
the Builder", "Spellbreaker", and "Clutch Powers".
Kids can also race Lego cars that they build themselves in Build 'n Test, play
the "Maniac Challenge" in which guests play LEGO PC games, and
program robots in "Mindstorms". Guests can also ride on
"Bionicle Blaster", which is a version of the teacup ride, or the
"Aquazone Wave Racers", the first ever duel water carousel. In that
you get use a steering wheel to control a rudder that makes you either come in
closer to the center or fly out through the waves, all the while being squirted
with water by the bystanders.
Pirate Shores has 6 rides and attractions. "Splash
Battle" is a ride where guests enter their very own pirate ships to do
battle with other guests on the ride and on land also while trying to avoid
on-ride blasts of water. "Soak 'N Sail" is an interactive two-story
water playground. Children and adults play with water pouring down all around
them, for example, there are two buckets filled with 500 gallons of water that
pour water on unsuspecting people. "Treasure Falls"; the mini-log
flume, is a great training ride for little riders that aren't quite ready for
the bigger log rides at other parks. "Swabbie's Deck" is the little
kids water area, for little kids from infant all the way up to 7 or 8 to get
their feet wet, before attempting Soak and Sail. "Captain Cranky's
Challenge" is the newest ride for Pirate Shores that opened on May 24,
2007.
Land of Adventure is the newest section of the theme park, which is
designed to replicate the 1920s in Egypt. "Pharaoh's Revenge"
involves guests firing foam balls at targets and at each other. On "Beetle
Bounce" guests bounce nearly 15 feet to nearly touch the enormous beetles
above. "Cargo Ace", lets guests board one of eight planes to fly six
feet into the air. "Lost Kingdom Adventure" is Legoland California's
most recent attraction. Guests board and ride a roadster to recover stolen
treasure by blasting targets with laser guns along their journey. Another
recently opened attraction is "Dune Raiders", which is a slide.
Legoland Water Park is opened on May 28, 2010. It is located next
to the buildings in Fun Town. It is the only Legoland which features a
waterpark. It is not possible to buy a separate admission ticket solely for the
water park. The official website is http://california.legoland.com/
Wednesday, 30 May 2012
Canada Wonderland (Canada)
Canada's Wonderland is a 330-acre (130 ha) amusement park
located in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada, a suburb directly north of Toronto. The
park is open seasonally from May to October and contains more than 200
attractions (including side stall and redemption games and video arcades) in
eight differently themed areas. It opened in 1981 and was Canada's first major
theme park and is still today the largest and most popular theme park in
Canada. Under the ownership of Paramount Parks from 1994 to 2006, it was known
as Paramount Canada's Wonderland. When sold to Cedar Fair in 2007, the park reverted
to its original name.
The park has been the most attended seasonal theme park in North
America for several years in the 2000s. With 16 roller coasters, Wonderland
also has more roller coasters in a park anywhere outside of the United States,
and tied with Cedar Point for the second most roller coasters in the world. Today,
Canada's Wonderland has over 200 attractions, with over 60 thrill rides. The
park encompasses eight themed areas on 330 acres of land, with an artificial
mountain as the central feature. In the southwestern quadrant, a 20 acres
waterpark called Splash Works has over 2 million US gallons of heated water,
Canada's largest outdoor wave pool, measuring 36,000 square feet , a lazy
river, and 16 water slides.
The park has several themed areas. The four original sections are:
International Street, Medieval Faire, Grande World Exposition of 1890 (now
Action Zone), and the Happyland of Hanna-Barbera (divided into 2 kids areas
now). The current areas include the original sections and White Water Canyon
(1984), Splash Works (1992), and children's areas including Kidzville (1998),
Zoom Zone (2001) and Planet Snoopy (2010).
International Street is the park's entry area, similar to the Main
Street, U.S.A. sections of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. Using a format
borrowed from Kings Island and Kings Dominion, both sides of the street are
lined with shops, including souvenir shops, clothing stores, restaurants, and
candy stores. Wonder Mountain, the park's centrepiece, appears at the end of
the street. In early decades, stores sold high-quality imported goods, themed
to the buildings, and restaurants sold unlikely foods for a theme park, such as
shrimp, paella, and smoked sausage. The buildings are named the Latin,
Scandinavian, Mediterranean, and Alpine Buildings. International Festival is
located in the northeast section of the park and is home to fourteen games and
six rides. International Festival is most notable for its midway games.
Action Zone was originally The Grande World Exposition of 1890 and
is one of the original four themed areas at Wonderland. It was made to resemble
an old world's fair, with expositions from different countries, focusing on
African and Asian themes. The restaurants and bathrooms were formerly true to
the exposition theme. One of the restaurants was called Ginza Gardens (now The
Backlot Cafe) and had a Japanese theme and a Japanese façade. There is also an
arcade area within this section of the park. The Mighty Canadian Minebuster,
one of the original four roller coasters, is on the outskirts of the Action
Zone and was intended to be the centrepiece of the never-built Frontier Canada.
In 2002, Action Zone was created as a new themed area within the Grande World
Exposition of 1890. However, the entire area was later renamed Action Zone.
The Medieval Faire section of the park has a medieval European
theme in both the setting and the rides.The stores and restaurants follow the
medieval theme, as does the castle theatre (Wonderland Theatre, originally Canterbury
Theatre) and a pirate show in the middle of the lake. Wonderland Theatre hosted
ice shows from 2006 to 2011, and will host Cirque Ambiente.
Currently, KidZville and Planet Snoopy are the only children's
areas. The official website is http://www.canadaswonderland.com/
Cedar Point (USA)
Cedar Point is a 364-acre amusement park located on a Lake Erie
peninsula in Sandusky, Ohio, United States. Opened in 1870, it is the second
oldest operating amusement park in the United States behind Lake Compounce. The
park is owned and operated by Cedar Fair Entertainment Company and features a
world record 74 rides including 16 roller coasters. Known as "America's
Roller Coast", Cedar Point is currently tied with Canada's Wonderland for
the second most roller coasters in a park.Cedar Point's normal operating season
runs daily from mid-May until Labor Day and then on weekends through the end of
October.
Today it is home to some of the tallest, fastest rides in the world
including Top Thrill Dragster and Millenium Force which are considered by many
to be the best feeling in the world. All
up it contains more than 75 rides. The park has reached several milestones such
as becoming the only amusement park in the world with four roller coasters
taller than 200 feet (61 m) - Magnum XL-200, Millennium Force, Wicked
Twister, and Top Thrill Dragster - as well as being the only park with roller
coasters in all four height classifications. Cedar Point has also received the Golden
Ticket Award for "Best Amusement Park in the World" from Amusement
Today for the past fourteen years.
Although its primary attraction is the assortment of coasters, the
park has rides and other attractions, including kiddie rides, water rides, a
traditional arcade, award-winning musical shows, and a PEANUTS-themed ice
skating show, etc. The park also offers access to the lovely beach on Lake Erie
-- something which has been attracting visitors since its inception.
Two separate attractions are part of Cedar Point but not included
in the general admission. Soak City is an outdoor water park; Castaway Bay is
an elaborate indoor waterpark. Challenge Park features four attractions:
'Ripcord,' 'Skyscraper,' 'Challenge Racing' go kart tracks, and 'Challenge
Golf', a fantasy miniature golf course.
Cedar Point owns and operates six resorts located either on park
grounds or less than a mile away. All facilities are non-smoking and all Cedar
Point Resort guests are able to take advantage of the early entry to the park.
Guests may arrive one hour early to the park to enjoy the park before the
general public each morning.
Inside this Ohio amusement park location there are great live shows
for all ages. The Palace Theater in Frontiertown and The Red Garter Saloon on
Frontier Trail are both live entertainment venues as is the Centennial Theater
near the main entryway.
For the majority of the time during the summer it's open from
10:00am to 10:00pm from the end of May toward the end of August. When to go
would be during the summer months from May through to October. The best time
for the waterparks is June, July and August. Entry rates vary as well with many
packages available. Check ticket prices but the best rate is the 4-ticket value
pack for $130.00. Soak City, Challenge Park and Castaway Bay are additional and
ticket options and rates vary. The official website is http://www.cedarpoint.com/
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