Posts Tagged 'amusement park'
Rounding The Corner On A Zip Line [video]
Published May 29, 2019 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: amusement park, mechanical engineering, New Zealand, OSHA, safety, Tom Scott, video, zip line
There Is An Amusement Park In A Salt Mine In Romania [video]
Published September 2, 2015 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: amusement park, carnival, carny, Romania, Salina Turda, Salt Mine, Six Flags, tourism, travel, underground, video
Pakistan’s Makeshift Amusement Parks Are Pure Happiness On Earth
Published May 15, 2015 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: amusement park, Disneyland, enjoyment, Islamabad, Muhammed Muheisen, Pakistan, photographer, photography, pic, picture, playtime, Rawalpindi, refugee, Six Flags
Photo essay from photographer, Muhammed Muheisen, tells the story of –
On the outskirts of the Pakistani twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi, several makeshift amusement parks have arisen as places where children are free to laugh, play, and enjoy their youth with their friends and family. The neighborhoods that these parks are built in house thousands of refugees who have fled homes from regional conflict. But for less than 5 cents per ride, these children are free to do what they do best — be kids.
Photos of New Orleans’ Abandoned Amusement Park
Published August 22, 2012 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: 6 flags, Abandoned, amusement park, Bush legacy, dystopia, Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana, New Orleans, pic, picture, Six Flags, urban decay
In 2005, New Orleans’ Six Flags amusement park closed for Hurricane Katrina and has never re-opened.
Naked Roller Coaster Record Smashed
Published August 9, 2010 Uncategorized 1 CommentTags: amusement park, Breast Cancer, England, Green Scream, naked, roller coaster, rollercoaster, UK
A new record for riding a roller coaster naked has been set in England. The Telegraph article includes a SFW video.
The 102 enthusiasts bared all to take their seats on the Green Scream rollercoaster at Southend-on-Sea, Essex. They smasked the previous record by 70 people after 32 attempted the same feat in 2004 at Alton Towers, in Staffordshire.