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before she was disassembled for scrap in 1932, USS Holland , the first submarine commissioned by the U.S. Navy , spent many years as an attraction in Starlight amusement park in New York City ?
the roller coaster Jumbo Jet (pictured) has operated in at least four different amusement parks , in at least three countries, and on two continents?
the Flying Super Saturator was the world's first roller coaster allowing riders to dump payloads of water on other amusement park attendees?
the Intimidator roller coaster on the South Carolina side of the Carowinds amusement park takes its name from the nickname of former NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt ?
"POP" is a nickname for Pacific Ocean Park , a 28 acre amusement park built on a pier at Santa Monica, California ?
Playland , often called Rye Playland, is America's only government owned and operated amusement park ?
Arsenal Park Transilvania , one of Europe 's few military-themed amusement parks , has villas named after Douglas MacArthur , Julius Caesar , and Eremia Grigorescu ?
Euclid Beach Park , an amusement park in Cleveland, Ohio that was modelled after Coney Island , was home to a race riot in 1946 ?
New World , the first and largest family-oriented amusement park in Singapore , was known for its striptease , cabaret girls, and wrestling matches during its heyday?
Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park in California was initially built and run in the 1970s by the Newhall Land and Farming Company ?
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Question 3 : By 1985, the modern era of the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park began with the "________ " ride and, in 1990, Universal Studios Florida in Orlando opened.
Question 4 : Since the late 19th century, amusement parks have featured ________ .
Question 5 : The small village eventually became the theme park, ________ .
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Question 9 : To entertain the waiting crowds, Walter Knott built a Ghost Town in 1940, using buildings relocated from real old west towns such as the Calico, California ghost town and ________ .