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With warm weather returning, you’re going to want to get back out and start doing things, especially if you hail from a household with kids and a soon-to-end school year on the horizon. Those living in Frederick County know no shortage of exciting outdoor activities, endeavors, and day-trip excursions, from zip lines to ball games, … Continue reading Family-Friendly Follies with Frederick FUN Pass
The Halloween season is a time when many well-known amusement parks across the country get into the act of running themed promotional events and special offers. But there is at least one creepy contender that has no trouble standing on its own, sans elaborate advertising and fanfare, where spookiness is concerned. In fact, the rides … Continue reading The Haunted History Behind Now-Abandoned Lake Shawnee Amusement Park
Did you know that August 16 is officially known as National Roller Coaster Day? Honoring those arguably favorite attractions in so many amusement parks, this date was chosen specifically to pay tribute to when the very first roller coaster was patented, on August 16, 1898. National Roller Coaster Day has been celebrated annually for more … Continue reading Delmarva Amusement Parks of Summers Past
Today, August 16, happens to be National Roller Coaster Day. As the story goes, it was on this date back in 1898 that the first vertical loop roller coaster was patented by Edwin Prescott. On a more localized side note of interest, let it be known that the actual first patent for what was at … Continue reading The Oldest Roller Coasters in the Mid-Atlantic