A story about an amusement park. Roller coaster in English - learning with fear. Lotte World Amusement Park in Seoul, South Korea
Bright, iridescent shades. Amusement parks are designed to bring joy and happiness to people. Delicious cotton candy, bright flashing lights, carefree time with your family. This is all created so that smiles flash on our faces, at least occasionally. Forget at least for a moment the gray, meager everyday life, and plunge into the world of fun. As harmless and safe as it seemed at first.
Jimmy, stop! - The sound of heels drowns out the usual noise. A tired-looking woman runs after her restless son. Her eyes have long been filled with redness, and a fair amount of lack of sleep can be seen in them. As always, she didn’t get enough sleep, for the umpteenth time. Sleepless nights and eternal chronic fatigue have now become her way of life. New life.
She lost sight of her little boy. The amusement park is so big, it could be anywhere? And where should I look for him now?
Let's read the small sign. It explains what and where it is. Looking around, there is a certain suspicion that there are no people anywhere. It’s somehow deserted here, and the park itself looks somehow abandoned or something, or has been closed for a long time. You need to go a little further and see what's there.
Jimmy, come here! - Stepping onto the escalator, the mother will shout out not very loudly.
- I'm here, mom! - It comes from somewhere far away, as if it were an echo.
She will be looking for him for an hour. She will enter some dark tunnel when everything in her eyes becomes extremely dark. Her subconscious will turn off for a moment, her heavy eyelids will gradually begin to close. Her mind will plunge into the abyss of some unconscious darkness; everything around her will simply go dark for a moment without any meaning. This silence will fill her soul, she will simply switch off... And end up in another world. Into the world of your own fears and illusions.
She probably could have prevented a lot of things if only she had wanted to. Perhaps this very child was unwanted for him, and she did not want him at all. Once upon a time, she took her son to this very park. They rode on carousels, laughed, shared their secrets. Then Jimmy smiled more than once, for such a long time, even laughed sometimes. These were Good times, but they are frozen somewhere in the past. Perhaps forever.
Nowadays, the attractions, dilapidated from time to time, evoke nothing but a sad grin. No emotions except the sadness lingering in my chest. The hope that once lived inside her to reveal this secret lump of her own fears and nightmares. But she has already committed one of the most terrible nightmares in her life.
This is the loss of a child. Two years ago, Lina still lost her own child. Two years ago, how much time has already passed. One thing to understand is that he is no longer around. One thing to understand is that he is alive only in her subconscious. Sometimes, she feels his presence nearby. Sometimes she quietly cries into her pillow on sad, worthless evenings. And even though this child was once unwanted, she still loved him.
Something stopped her from having an abortion. Jimmy was a healthy, absolutely normal boy. The same as all other children. Perhaps, deep down, she still harbors hope and believes that for her he is still alive. Somewhere deep inside, for her, he is still the same restless boy with a stupid smile on his face. Stupid, but so sincere for her.
But now no one will call her anymore, ask unnecessary questions: “Why did you kill me?”, “For what?”, “Why?”...
After all, she is not to blame for anything. It just happened that way. The park called "Atlantic Island" has been closed for a long time. It is abandoned and no one needs it anymore. It is unlikely that you can still hear someone’s children’s laughter here. But she hears him when she comes here. Yes, she comes here almost every day. She hears him laugh. The laughter of your dead son. He hovers before her like a ghost. She still believes that for her he seems to be alive. She cannot come to terms with the fact that he is no longer alive, which is why she punishes herself.
Falling into depression, sleepless nights, reddened eyes... Loss of reason, hallucinations that always haunt her. It's time to take another ride on his favorite ride. It has long been night outside. Only a faded light is visible, only a lonely moon is visible in the sky. The sunbeam had long since left Lina's subconscious. Everything grew dark and became extremely familiar. Night always falls in her subconscious. So today she came to this ill-fated amusement park to ride the carousel again. She doesn’t even remember exactly why Jimmy died, and is it really her fault that it really happened?
Who knows, maybe the answer lies in her own subconscious?
All over the world, amusement parks are very popular among tourists. Accordingly, the more lovers active rest prefer this or that park, the higher its popularity. Our article presents the first part of a review of the 25 most visited theme parks in the world, which are worth visiting during your long-awaited vacation.
The Hakkeijima Sea Paradise theme water park was built in largest city Japan in 1999. The structure of this luxurious entertainment complex includes: a museum-aquarium, which presents 100 thousand of the most different fish, polar bears, penguins, sea lions and other sea inhabitants; an aquatic theater where colorful performances by dolphins and other sea animals take place; the Dolphin Fantasy exhibition pavilion (opened in 2004) with a glass tunnel and cylindrical aquarium, as well as the new popular Lagoon area (opened in 2007), which includes outdoor swimming pools. Hakkeijima Sea Paradise is considered one of the most popular entertainment complexes in Japan.
Attendance - 4,149,000 people per year.
The Efteling amusement park, which opened in the small Dutch town of Kaatsheuvel in 1952, bears the title of the oldest among those currently existing. It is worth noting that even a few days are not enough to explore such a huge park (area - 72 hectares). “Efteling” is a real wonderland where you can meet “living” characters from fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen, the Brothers Grimm and Charles Perrault. The territory of the park is divided into seven kingdoms: 4 are located directly in the park, and 3 are outside it. The atmosphere of each of the seven kingdoms of the park is unique and completely different from the others. Efteling is the most popular amusement park in Holland.
Attendance - 4,150,000 people per year.
One of the oldest amusement parks in Europe, the famous Tivoli Gardens complex was founded by Danish officer Georg Carstensen on August 15, 1843. In a Copenhagen park you can find incredibly beautiful masterpieces of oriental architecture - the pantomime theater in chinese style, hotel-restaurant "Nimbus" in Moorish, etc. In the squares and lawns of the Danish park, surrounded by greenery and flowers, the spirit of romanticism emanates. Among the attractions at Tivoli Gardens, it is worth highlighting the world's tallest carousel, the Star Flyer (80 meters), as well as the Dæmonen ("demon") track, which is 564 meters long. Of great interest to tourists is the attraction “Andersen's Fairy Tale Land” located in the cave and the numerous unusual-looking shopping pavilions.
Attendance - 4,200,000 people per year.
Theme park « Sea World" in San Diego was founded in 1964. Interestingly, the founders of the future entertainment complex initially opened a small seafood restaurant, not counting on its further expansion. However, they soon took out a loan to buy land and some sea animals and rare fish and opened amusement park, which was already visited by more than 400 thousand guests in the first year. The main building in the park can be considered observation tower 98 meters high, on top of which there is a glass cabin, rising at a speed of 46 m/min and at the same time slowly rotating around its axis. Also in the park there are several areas with swimming pools, where performances with killer whales take place several times a day.
Modern park complex"Walt Disney Studios" in French capital is located next to the famous Disneyland. This park does not have many extreme attractions, but it is not famous for them, but primarily for its unusual sites where visitors can try their hand at drawing, as well as watch how the most famous films and television programs are filmed. Also in the Disney Studios in Paris you can get up close and personal with amazing special effects and see shows by professional stuntmen.
Attendance - 4,470,000 people per year.
The largest amusement park in Germany and the second most visited in the Old World, Europa-Park, was opened in the small town of Rust in southwestern Germany in 1975. "Europe-Park" is located on an area of 90 hectares, divided into 16 thematic sections, in which 13 European countries are represented. The structure of the complex includes about 100 thematic attractions and various shows and theatrical performances. There are a total of 12 roller coasters in the park, the largest of which, Silver Star (73 m high), is the largest in Europe. The unusual attraction “Eurosat”, made in the shape of a huge ball, which is simply impossible not to notice, deserves special mention.
Attendance - 4,900,000 people per year.
The Sea World amusement park and zoo-aquarium, with an area of 81 hectares, was opened in Orlando, USA in 1973. This is a huge theme park dedicated to the entire world's oceans and its inhabitants, with various attractions and entertaining show programs. After visiting this amazing place For most guests, their understanding of the sea and underwater life will radically change. Particularly popular attractions are the Kraken (a very tall roller coaster with many loops) and the Journey to Atlantis, which is a boat ride through a palace in Atlantis with a fall from a steep waterfall.
Attendance - 5,090,000 people per year.
The main amusement park in Japan's Mie Prefecture, Nagashima Spa Land, features several slides, a huge Ferris wheel with a diameter of 83 meters and the country's largest water park. Many structures on the territory of this park are real masterpieces of engineering art. Nagashima Spa Land is extremely popular among local residents, and among tourists who specifically come to Kagawa to have a fun time.
Attendance - 5,840,000 people per year.
The Universal Studios Hollywood amusement park in Los Angeles is entirely dedicated to the oldest existing Hollywood film studio, which recently celebrated its centenary. The theme park occupies a gigantic area near Hollywood. It is divided into sections dedicated to specific films. The park contains numerous attractions and figures of famous characters from films and cartoons filmed at Universal Studios. Among the most popular attractions is "Earthquake", where daredevils experience real shocks with a force of more than 8 points, " water world" (crazy racing on jet skis) and "Jurassic Park" (water trip along the river, along the banks of which dinosaurs walk).
Attendance - 6,148,000 people per year.
The Universal Studios Florida themed entertainment center opened in the American attractions capital of Orlando on June 7, 1990. The park is divided into 6 thematic zones: Hollywood, Central American, New York, California, international and children's, named after Woody Woodpecker from the famous cartoon of the same name. Among the main attractions we can highlight - an attraction dedicated to the cult film “Terminator”; the Jaws disaster attraction, based on the plot of the famous horror film, as well as attractions based on the famous films: Men in Black and Back to the Future.
Everland Amusement Park, located in the suburbs of Seoul, is one of the largest entertainment complexes in South Korea. The park features the country's largest roller coaster attraction, the T Express, which stretches 1.7 km. Along with numerous attractions, the park also features a zoo and a water park. Everland is considered one of the most representative amusement parks in the world and brings joy and relaxation to visitors of all ages.
Attendance - 7,303,000 people per year.
14. Lotte World Amusement Park in Seoul, South Korea
Amusement park "Lotte's World"
Amusement park "Lotte's World"
Another complex in Seoul, Lotte World is one of the largest amusement parks not only in Asia, but throughout the world, the capsule shape of which with giant letters of the name “Lotte World” on the roof is visible even to space satellites. The entertainment complex includes more than 40 high-speed and high-altitude twisters and spinners, including the most extreme ones - “Giant Loop”, “Crazy Journey through Egyptian Museum" and "The ship of the Spanish conquistadors", rising on the "wave" to the very "dome" of the park.
Hong Kong Disneyland opened on September 12, 2005. It is curious that Hong Kong Disneyland, with an area of 27.4 hectares, is the most “compact” of all existing ones. The park is divided into thematic areas, well isolated from each other, so that visitors, moving from one area to another, can fully experience the atmosphere and theme of each and cannot see or hear what is happening next door.
Attendance - 7,400,000 people per year.
Today, theme parks are becoming increasingly popular. One of the most modern parks can be found in our recent material:. It is extremely interesting when someone creates a park virtually alone, without government help. We reported just such a unique case in our material.
Working days are over, you need to unwind from the work routine. Where to go? And we went to amuzement park (amusement park), we had been planning to go there for a long time. Let's repeat it at the same time English language.
What to do when you are sad or bored? When everything seems gray and faceless, the day smoothly flows into the next day and it seems that you are already drowning in these identical days. And nothing evokes emotions... What to do?
That's right, we need to remember our childhood and shout loudly! And this can be done painlessly for neighbors in an amusement park with rides - Amusement park! At the same time, we will repeat the English language, we will call all the attractions in English.
Now there are many theme parks with attractions dedicated to one theme - theme parks(eg Disneyland).
Entertainment parks have been known since ancient times, the first amusement park appeared in Europe in the 16th century!
But it was more like a circus - circus. And now in some parks it is, and you can watch it performance(performance) with participation clowns(clowns) acrobats(acrobats), tightrope walkers(equilibrists).
Clowns attack people
By the 19th century, many amusement parks had merry-go-round, or carousels(carousels), and later other attractions and slides appeared steep drops(steep falls)!
Let's start with the famous and probably the most exciting - roller coaster.
Roller coaster. In our country they are called roller coasters, which is logical, since they were first built there, and in America and Europe they are often called Russian coasters. And all because ours gave them the idea ice slides -ice slides, known since the 17th century!
Roller Coaster - Roller coaster
Besides roller coaster there are many more different attractions - rides:
You can just enjoy the beautiful view from Ferris Wheel(which, by the way, are increasingly appearing outside the amusement park.
For example, everyone knows London Eye. 🙂
London Eye - London Eye Ferris Wheel
Besides the rides, there are other ways to shake up your nerves. For example, haunted house(House with the ghosts).
Haunted house - Haunted house
Well, so many emotions in one day - to defend a huge queue for the ticket office(queue at the ticket office), go on rides, scream, get a storm of emotions - after this you can get pretty hungry! Don't worry, you won't be left hungry here - there's sure to be some... cafeteria / snack bar(cafeteria snack bar).
I don’t know about you, but my first association is this cotton candy / candy floss(cotton candy).
And for the little ones there will also be entertainment here - petting zoo(interactive, tactile zoo for children), puppet show(puppet theater), and, of course, inflatable / bouncy castle(inflatable castle-trampoline).
Now let's practice. Try to translate the dialogue yourself without looking at the translation.
— Why don’t we go on that ride? (Why don't we go on that ride?)
— Roller coaster? No way! It's too scary! (Roller coaster? No way! It's too scary!)
- You are not going to chicken out, are you? (You're not going to chicken out, are you?)
- I don’t know... I always feel frightened, dizzy and sick, you know... (I don’t know... I’m always so scared, and dizzy, and sick, well, you know...)
- Come on! It's such a fun! It's so thrilling and exciting! Let's go and try! (Come on! This is so much fun! This is so exciting and exciting! Let's go try it!)
- You'd better go alone. I’ll wait for you here, take some photos, eat some candy floss... or I might go to bumper cars. (You better go alone. I'll wait here for you, take some photos, eat cotton candy... or maybe go to the typewriters.)
-You can't be serious! Let's go! (You're not serious! Let's go!)
- So, don’t you regret? (Well, don't you regret it?)
- Oh, my gosh!!! (Oh my God!)
— Does it mean “yes” or “no”? Are you dizzy, sick… or disappointed? Does this mean yes or no? Do you feel dizzy, nauseous or frustrated?
- Oh, my gosh! Let's go there again! (Oh God! Let's go again!)
To cheer you up a little, here is a short video of our trip to Chimelong Amuzement Park.
Some of the rides were really scary. Don't believe me? Watch the video!
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