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Viewing The Top 10 Holiday Amusement Parks from Around the WorldThe Top 10 Holiday Amusement Parks from Around the World
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With activity holidays growing in popularity, more of us want thrills and spills on holiday. Use this guide to find out about the top 10 theme parks in the most popular holiday destinations in the world, from Florida to Paris to Samos to Dubai. By Jez Rourke With activity holidays growing in popularity, more of us want thrills and spills on holiday. Use this guide to find out about the top 10 theme parks in the most popular holiday destinations in the world. 1. Disney and Universal Resort (Florida) - In addition to the 4 main theme parks, the Disney World Resort contains 2 water parks, 6 golf courses, a sports complex, a race track, 20 hotels, and numerous shopping, dining, and entertainment offerings. 2. Port Aventura (Costa Dorada) - Port Aventura is a theme park in the holiday resort of Salou, Spain, on the Costa Dorada. Based 1 hour from Barcelona, it has 2 airports within 30 minutes. It is one of the largest theme parks in Europe within the largest resort in southern Europe. 3. Disneyland (Paris) - Ideal for a city break, Disneyland Resort Paris is a holiday and recreation resort in Marne-la-Vallee, a new town in the eastern suburbs of Paris. The complex is located 20 miles from the centre of Paris and features 2 theme parks, an entertainment district, and 7 Disney-owned hotels. 4. Dubailand (Dubai) - Dubailand is the world's most ambitious leisure, tourism, and entertainment destination with over 3 billion square feet of world-class theme parks, culture, sports, shopping, hospitality, and entertainment. This up-and-coming theme park is set to include a Disney World Resort, and is currently under development in Dubai. 5. Aquacity (Majorca) - The largest water park in the Balearic Islands, Aquacity is located near the El Arenal Beach in the south of the island of Mallorca. Attractions include the Banzai, the Grand Canyon, and the Devil's Tail. Also, there are 3 great areas for children: the Mini Park, Dragoland, and Polynesia. 6. Aqualand (Corfu) - Corfu has some of the best beaches in the world for a relaxing holiday, but also offers thrill-seekers a fantastic water park within a water oasis of 75,000 square meters. Aqualand is one of the most amazing and adventurous water parks in Europe, for children and all those young at heart. Attractions include giant slides, the Black Hole, the Four Twisters, the Kamikazes, the Hydra-Tube, the Crazy River, 2 new 'free-fall' slides, the big size Jacuzzi, and the Big Deep Pool. 7. Gardaland (Lake Garda) - Located on the banks of Lake Garda, Veneto, Gardaland is the largest theme park in Italy with more than 40 exhilarating attractions. The park has expanded steadily in both size and attendance since its opening in 1975, a landmark 3.1 million visitors had attended by 2004. 8. Aqualand (Gran Canaria) - Aqualand Maspalomas is the largest water park in the Canary Islands, located at a tropical oasis in the south of the island, not far from Maspalomas. The park is open year round due to the constant sunny climate of the island, and within an area of 90,000 m2. The park includes 13 attractions and 33 water slides, with the star attraction being the Tornado. 9. The Waterpark (Faliraki) - 'The Waterpark' is the largest in Europe, and the first to open on the island of Rhodes. Located within the Island's most popular resort, Faliraki, the Water Park is easily accessible from all surrounding areas, and offers spectacular rides, unique splash pools, and water slides. 10. Adaland (Kusadasi) - With close links to the Island of Samos and situated on the Aegean Coast, Adaland is the coolest hotspot of Kusadasi, featuring drenching water adventure rides for a full splash fun day. This world of unlimited fun, thrills, excitement and lush greenery is only 80 km. away from Izmir. About the Author: Directline-holidays.co.uk provides you with the latest holiday offers, essential information, and reviews on destinations worldwide. Search over 12 million holidays online from all the major tour operators. Book online or over the phone. ABTA and ATOL protected. Directline-holidays.co.uk provides holidays to resorts within close distance to all of the featured theme parks. For Disney and Universal resort holidays, plus many more, visit directline-holidays.co.uk. Article source: 111 Travel Directory: Triple1.com (triple one dot com) |
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