Amusement Parks - Something for Everyone :: Expository Essays

Amusement Parks - Something for Everyvirtuoso People of all ages, shapes, sizes, pecuniary statuses, and interests pour, in vast numbers each year into such merriment parks as Disney World and Six Flags. Why the fascination with these places, crimson to the point of repetitive visits? Each individual has his own reason, and there be a hardly a(prenominal) common to all. Here in a make-believe world screwing be found something for everyone. On stepping from a sometimes harsh, ugly world through the gates of a dissembling kingdom, one can do for a short while anything he desires. Vicarious living, with all the thrills and dangers of adventure in faraway places or venturesome escapades un addressable in everyday life, is here for the price of a ticket. in that respect ar wild rides twisting, dipping, now fast, then slow, breath-taking, almost dangerous. For a few minutes one can live on the edge of danger, but incessantly with the knowledge that safety is only inche s and seconds away. Tamer rides are available for the children of all ages who prefer their thrills in more sedate doses. There are beautiful, clean, and true-to-life (better than life?) amusements here also here everything is pretty, always works, and ends sooner boredom sets in. There are rides that take one through otherwise countries, fantasy worlds, even into a mildly threatening outer space, and always with the surety of a safe return Threatening animals become friends, and are totally predictable, clean, and nicer than the real thing. One can even return to the past, beh onetime(a)ing of course only nostalgic beauty in the good old days, and handily passing over any unpleasant memories. The future can be attained in seconds, showing the wonders in store for one as a result of the marvelous technilogical advances of mankind. Of lesser importance, but til now a valid reason for amusement park popularity, is the availability of pabulum of many different types. Cuisine o f exotic foreign countries is presented in a fairly reasonable form for a decent price. Where else could be tasted a bean-paste sweet typical of Japan, a delicate, flaky Napoleon of France, or a foaming cold beer served in a bier haus of Germany?