The Rise of Theme Parks

By T!me Master

  • First Theme Park opened

    Bakken, at Klampenburg, near Copenhagen, opens.

  • Prater opens

    Opened in Vienna, Austria

  • First Oktoberfest

    First held in Munich, Germany, and still going strong

  • Trivoli Gardens in Copenhagen opens

    Still exists to this day

  • Walter Knott makes a Ghost Town

    Claimed to be America's first Amusement Park

  • Disneyland Opens

    Opened in Anaheim, California by Walt Disney, this forever changed the amusement industry

  • First roller coaster opens

    Magic Mountain opens in California

  • First Competition in the Amusement Industry

    Six Flags over Texas is opened in Arlington, Texas by Angus Wynne Jnr.

  • Walt Disney World Opens

    Largets theme park and resort complex in the world