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The Cost of Having Fun - Amusement Park Expenditures

Americans have always enjoyed such amusement parks and attractions as Busch Gardens, Disneyland, and Six Flags. Big amusement parks and theme parks featuring children's rides, roller coasters, and water slides have existed in the United States since the early years of the twentieth century. According to the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions, in 2003 the approximately six hundred parks and attractions in the United States had 322 million visitors and took in revenues of $10.3 billion, up from 317 million visitors and $9.6 billion in revenues in 2000.

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