I rode a ride for the first time. I was at Kennywood and it was the Jackrabbit. I remember the adrenaline coursing through my veins, I rode it with my dad and he told me he was scared I was going to fall out! Roller coasters are only one of my favorite activities, my others are traveling and going on small trips which I will talk about in my next paragraphs. My favorite of all activities to do is to go to amusement parks. I have been to Kennywood, Cedar Point, Hershey Park, and Six Flags. The
a high volume of visitors, “Coney Island inspired the creation of similar amusement parks around the country-about 1,500 of them by 1919-among them Olympic Park in Irvington, New Jersey; Riverview Park in Chicago; Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio; Kennywood, near Pittsburgh; and Columbia Gardens in Butte,
Idlewild & Soakzone Idlewild & Soakzone is the oldest amusement park in Pennsylvania. Today, Amusement Today recognizes Idlewild & Soakzone as the Best Children’s Park. (About Idewild, n.d.). The park has a rich history “Idlewild Park came into existence when William Darlington, owner of the property, gave "the right and privilege to occupy his land for picnic purposes or pleasure grounds" to Judge Thomas Mellon, owner of the Ligonier Valley Railroad. The date was May 1, 1878,” (About Idlewild,
“What poppet’s that, sir?” Is a quote said fearfully by Mary Warren, a character in the Crucible, in front of John and Elizabeth Proctor, Marshal Herrick and Reverend Hale when they ask her about the poppet. Mary was one of the girls who followed Abigail by pretending to be bewitched. She is also the servant of Elizabeth and John Proctor and then a court executive to “testify” against those accused of witchcraft with the other girls, including Abigail. Also when she went with John Proctor to testify
of American identity. Coney Island helped inspire “the creation of similar amusement parks around the country-about 1,500 of them by 1919-among them Olympic Park in Irvington, New Jersey; Riverview Park in Chicago; Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio; Kennywood, near Pittsburgh; and Columbia Gardens in Butte, Montana” (Rydell and Kroes, 77). The rapidly increasing number of parks demonstrated that they appealed to a large portion of the American public and the regional expansion helped promote a national
Whether he was inspiring people with his words of wisdom or his astonishing animation creations, Walter Elias Disney is, and will always be admired by all. Walt Disney made a huge impact on the world in many ways. One of his many countless impacts was his timeless animated film. The restrictions to the usage of video and film making in the 1920’s defiantly did not stop him from advancing in the film industry. He was able to progress on to making longer more excelling videos for his viewers. Walt