Zip line attractions, for example, are beginning to emerge in theme parks throughout the world, said David Mandt, spokesman for the trade association the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions.

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According to the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions in Virginia, America now has over 600 theme parks, and half of all Americans are thought to have visited at least one of them.

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