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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Looking at some of the other theme amusement parks like Universal, Disney and Six Flags, there seems to be a trend occurring.

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