The amusement park has been themed on gold rush at the Witwatersrand. All the staffs working in this amusement park wear costumes resembling the attires of people of late 19th century. The park buildings on the other hand have been designed based on the construction types and architecture of that era. The Gold Reef City houses a museum showcasing items related to gold mining; here, you will get the opportunity of witnessing gold ores and the procedure of pouring of pure gold into barrels. Gold Reef City is home to a range of attractions and the most prominent ones among them are the park’s roller coasters and water rides. The visitors will also get to experience live performances in the park’s auditorium.

Let us now get acquainted with some of the most exciting rides housed by the Gold Reef Park.

• The most fascinating and popular ride of this amusement park is the Anaconda. It is basically an inverted roller coaster. Anaconda is a one of its kind ride; you will not come across a similar ride to this one in any corner of the globe. Anaconda was designed by Giovanola, the famous roller coaster designing firm.
• The next most interesting ride of the Gold Reef Park is the Jozi Express. This one a roller coaster known for its extremely high speed. The manufacturer of this ride is Zierer, the well known German ride manufacturer.

• Next, you should move towards the Tower of Terror. Some natives also refer to this ride as Shaft of Terror. The design of Tower of Terror was drafted by Ronald Bussink, a Swiss designer. However, the manufacturing work was done by some local companies. As the name of the ride is suggesting, this roller coaster is of vertical drop pattern. The riders will get to enjoy drops of 47 m on this roller coaster. The Tower of Terror has been designated as the fastest and tallest roller coaster of Africa till date.

Amazon Adventure:
It is a Tropical River running through the park; the length of the river is ¼ of a mile and it is 0.91 m or 3 ft deep. The riders will have to sit on rafts and the river current will pull them across the entire route of the river.

Dark Hole:
This ride include 2 tunnels made up of fiberglass; the tunnels cover a distance of 52 ft. The riders will have to sit in rafts that accommodate two individuals and the rafts will run across the tunnels. The speed of the rafts will be 26miles/hour.

DropOut:
This one is a water slide having 7 storeys in it. It is rated among tallest slides of America. The riders will have to plunge into the water at a speed of around 40miles/hour.

High Extreme:
It is the biggest raft ride of America that allows two people to take part in it. It is a 10-storey ride and allows the riders to pass through 600ft fumes at a speed of as high as 35miles/hour.

Ragin Racer:
While exploring this ride, the riders need to race down towards the 8-lane slide. The riders have to place them in toboggan mats. The maximum speed attained by this ride is 34miles/hour.

Dragon’s Den:
The Dragon’s Den was inaugurated in the year 2004. It is a tube ride accommodating 2 riders. While on this ride, you will be sent downwards through a steep tunnel having length of 42ft. This will be following by circling the 35 ft bowl. This ride will continue until the riders reach the secret tunnel located right at the bowl’s bottom.

Wave Cove:
It is not only the oldest ride of Raging Waters, but also has the highest rank as far as popularity is concerned. It is basically a pool having 1 million gallon of water; the pool has fan blades placed at its deep end. These fan blades generate waves having height of as much as 3 ft. The riders may or may not use inner tubes while in this pool.

Neptune’s Fury:
It is basically a tube ride, in which one end of the tube stays closed. 3 to 4 people can enjoy this ride at a time. The inside of the tube is kept dark to make the ride more thrilling by causing disorientation. The tube is 600ft long and has a diameter of 108 inches. The ride will make you move at a speed of 30miles/hour.

1. The first thing you’ll need to do is getting the tickets; you can avail the tickets both online from the official website of Silver Springs and directly from the ticket room of the park. If you buy the tickets online, you will be eligible for lucrative discounts. Discounts on ticket prices are also offered to the travel club members, both online and direct purchases.



2. The most exciting offering of the Silver Springs is its changing, but ongoing featured exhibit. Here, you will get to see exhibits related to extinct creatures. The most popular of these exhibits are dinosaurs. These exhibits are changed yearly; this means something new will be surely waiting for you at the Silver Springs even if you visit it every year.
3. You can opt for taking a trip on one of the 3 boats at the Silver Springs. For enjoying finest views, you should book a ride on a ‘glass bottom boat’. Such a boat ride will give you the opportunity of seeing the underwater life. If you are a history buff, the ideal option for you would be the Fort King Cruises. These cruises will offer you information on the history of Silver Springs. On the other hand, if you are interested in visiting the unexplored and untouched river banks, get into cruise named as Lost Rive Voyages. This final option is a ride meant for the nature and wildlife enthusiasts.

Europa Park is primarily famous for the exciting rides like ‘Silver Star’, ‘Eurostat’ and several other thrilling roller coasters. You may belong to any age group this German amusement park has rides suiting your ability and likings. Here, you will get the chance of experiencing Scandinavian rafting, breathtaking Greek Poseidon rides and many such others. Some other wild rides housed by Europa Park are: ‘Euro-Mir’, ‘Alpine Coaster’ and ‘Crazy Taxi’.

Being one of the largest amusement parks of the world, the Europa Park has several hundreds of rides scattered all through its landscape. The park covers a total area of 160 acres and has segments dedicated to all the major European countries for instance France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Russia, Switzerland, Portugal and Scandinavia. Each of these segments boasts shows and rides designed based on the history, culture and landmarks of the country to which it has been dedicated.

Similar to its international theme followed when it comes to its shows and rides, the dining options available at the Europa Park is also of international standards. You can plan taking meal at Bamboo Baai, a restaurant serving noodles, rice and vegetables cooked in Asian style. The restaurant called Antica Roma, on the other hand serves authentic Italian dishes. If you want to have a sip of beer along with lip smacking snacks like roasted chicken, the ideal place to visit is Europa Park’s Bavarian Beer Garden.

This German theme park owns a train called Europa Park Express; this train takes visitors to different corners of the park. Majority of the attractions housed by this park have train stations of their own; so, commuting to different parts of Europa Park becomes absolutely easy.

The Blue Tornado:

This ride is basically an inverted coaster made up of steel. Blue Tornado is located around the park’s entrance and you can see the head of the rise even from outside of the park. The Blue Tornado was inaugurated in the year 1998. It has a height of 109.4 ft or 33.32 m and its track covers a total distance of 2,510 ft or 770m. A single ride on the Blue Tornado lasts for several minutes. The factors that make this ride so exciting are the double line twists, the rollovers and the sidewinders.

The Magic Mountain:

It is a sit-down coaster and is also made up of steel. The Magic Mountain is located at Gardaland’s lower level. This ride is in operation since the year 1985. This makes the Magic Mountain the park’s oldest coaster. The Magic Mountain is 98.5ft or 30m tall and its track runs a total distance of 2,296ft or 700m. The most notable features of this Gardaland ride are the rising helix, the double loop and the double corkscrew. In the year 2009, the original Arrow Dynamic trains of this ride got replaced by a contemporary Vekoma model.

The Sequoia Adventure:

This ride can be described as a wild-mouse coaster. This ride is located within the Magic Mountain’s track. The Magic Mountain’s second corkscrew misses the station only by a petite distance. The Sequoia Adventure was opened for public use in the year 2005; it has a height of 98.5ft or 30m (which makes it as tall as the Magic Mountain). A large share of the time on this ride will keep the riders inverted.

Global Fair:

The area of the park named Global Fair is mainly an eating zone. Other than that, the region also houses shops selling pictures and souvenirs. Global Fair in located just adjacent to the park’s entrance. Here, you can also hire services like lockers and stroller rentals.

Zoo-Topia:

This portion of the Everland Resort is constructed based on animal theme. Zoo-Topia is home to the parks petting zoo. During your visit to this part of the park, you will get the opportunity of witnessing animal shows and taking park in pony rides. The small zoo housed by Zoo-Topia has animal species like sea lions, polar bears, tigers, bears, primates and penguins. The petting zoo, on the other hand, has animals like sheep and goats for petting.

European Adventure:

This part of the theme park is famous for being home to a number of European style restaurants. The architecture of each of these restaurants imitates ancient European styles. European Adventure is also home to the theme park’s flower garden, which is surrounded by games, arcades and a train. One of the most popular attractions of this region is Mystery Mansion; here, you will get the opportunity of shooting at ghosts.

Magic Land:

Majority of the exciting rides of Everland Resort is present in the Magic Land. The most celebrated rides of Magic land are: the futuristic flying ride, the robot ride and the log ride. Besides these, this segment also has several stands and restaurants.

American Adventure:

This portion of Everland Resort is created based on the themes related to American history.

Wacky Worm:

This ride is basically a roller coaster offering several exciting dips, twists and turns. This can be enjoyed by every member of your family including the little ones. The maximum height touch by the Wacky Worm is 107 cm or 42 inches.

Mega Bounce:

If you want to know how it feels to jump 24 ft up in the air, take a ride of the Mega Bounce. It will allow you to roll around and jump high without any being afraid of falling. This ride runs on a system containing a number of bungees, harnesses and pulleys, which will allow you to jump at a height much beyond your normal ability. Mega Bounce comes without any height restriction; however, to enjoy this ride, you must have a body weight between 20 and 180 pounds or 9 and 82 Kg.

Arcade:

The arcade at the Ontario Place has more than 40 interactive ticket redemption and arcade games. There are a number of racing games, skee-ball games and basketball games. Each of the games played in the arcade section of the theme park is token-operated.

Mini Greens:

The Mini Greens has two 9-hole golf courses amidst the magnificent landscape of the Ontario Place. Both these courses open at 10 am every morning; you will be able to know the closing time only after arriving at the Ontario Place.

Atom Blaster:

If you want to keep your kids busy as you travel around the Ontario Place, you must take them to the Atom Blaster. This one is an absolutely free ride. Different activities using the soft and multi-colored foam balls will excite every child and sometimes even the grownups.

1. Matterhorn: It is a circular ride; riders boarding this ride swings as the Matterhorn moves clockwise in the downward direction.



2. maXair: This Frisbee like ride can accommodate up to 50 riders. The riders will swing in a back and forth motion forming an arc with the maximum motion range of 120 degrees. The maximum height reached by maXair is 43 meter or 140 ft.



3. Ocean Motion: It a giant pirate ship that moves in a swinging motion.



4. Power Tower: It is basically a dropping tower ride; it possesses both Turbo Drop and Space Shot facilities. There is no other dropping tower ride on earth that has 4 towers like this one. Two towers are dedicated to Turbo Drop and the other two to Space Shot. Each of these 4 towers is 73 m or 240 ft in height.



5. WindSeeker: This ride was inaugurated on the 14th of June, 2011. It will take you up to a height of 92 meters or 301 ft. The WindSeeker is named so because of its wind-like speed. It can run at a speed of 25 to 30 m/hour.



6. Thunder Canyon: It is one of the most exciting water rides housed by Cedar Point. It was opened long back in the year 1986. However, this ride stay closed during the initial weeks of September; during this time, this part of Cedar Point is transformed into a similarly thrilling Halloween attraction.

Freak out:

This is basically a fairground ride based on a pendulum. This ride has chairs positioned around the pendulum’s bob; riders need to sit facing one another on these chairs. When in motion, the pendulum rises at a maximum height of 72 feet or 22 meters. As the pendulum swings, the chairs start rotating along the pendulum’s axis.

Big apple:

This ride is a roller coaster meant for the little ones in your family. The carts of this roller coaster are designed in a way so that they look like caterpillars. The ride is named so because it takes riders through a ‘big apple’; as the path covered by this ride is pretty short, kids get to enjoy two rotations every time they get into the ‘Big Apple’ roller coaster.

Barry’s express:

This kid’s ride was opened in the year 2008. The ride includes a train having 3 carriages, which runs along the theme park’s circular railway track. As the train runs, the carriages sway and famous musical tracks are played.

Ghost train:

Ghost train is a train ride that will take you slowly through a dark tunnel laden with scary items like ghosts, skeletons and witches. All through the ride, a ‘spooky’ music is played and every encounter with the scary items is made more realistic with creepy sound effects.

The Adventure Land can be traveled on a monorail. You can also opt check your driving skills by taking part in the Go-Karting competition along with your friends and family members. There’s another section in the Dream Land, particularly popular among the little ones known as the Snow Land. The Snow Land boasts of a huge snow field; you will get to enjoy rides on a sleigh, understand the specialties of an igloo and make snowman on your own while spending time in the snow field. Every day the theme park organizes a parade for the kids; the parade allows the little ones to meet their most loved cartoon characters.

You must be amazed by the wide range of fun options available in this theme park. The park stays open from 10am to 5 pm every day; and on holidays the gates of the park stay open till 7pm in the evening. The entry cost per head is THB (the currency of Thailand) 1,000.