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7	Amusement parks are popular locations for confrontations, probably because there's so much neat stuff to play around with:
8	* The roller coaster gives our hero a chance to show off their reflexes.
9	* The Ferris wheel. Not for acrophobics, [[FerrisWheelDateMoment great for romantics]].
10	* The haunted house. Forget the plastic spiders and fake ghosts, there's an actual scary villain in there somewhere!
11	* Creepy HostileAnimatronics, whether actually haunted or merely remotely controlled by said villain.
12	* Carnival games to show off the heroes' skill (or lack thereof) with guns or throwing.
13	* And, of course, the HallOfMirrors, which is a trope of its own.
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15	The amusement park is often abandoned or just closed for the night, which is an easy way of making things creepier, but it may also be open for business with the villain hiding in the crowd.
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17	If it's abandoned or haunted, see CircusOfFear.
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19	If the villain has booby-trapped the park (or has actually ''built'' the park for nefarious purposes), it's an AmusementParkOfDoom.
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21	See also SouvenirLand for the common stereotypical and less-exciting version and ThemeParks for when it becomes more of a medium. Compare PinballZone.
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24	!!Examples:
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27	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
28	* The events of the first episode of ''Manga/CaseClosed'' take place in an amusement park, which is also used for the climax of the fourth movie.
29	* The ''Manga/YuGiOh'' manga has, in addition to [[AmusementParkOfDoom Kaibaland]], a regular amusement park that Yugi and Anzu go to during summer break. Too bad a MadBomber has rigged the Ferris Wheel to explode.
30	* The ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' episode "[[Recap/CowboyBebopSession20PierrotLeFou Pierrot le Fou]]" has the climax take place in an abandoned amusement park, as the crazed assassin Tongpu tries to kill Spike.
31	-->'''Spike:''' I hate theme parks!
32	* ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'':
33	** ''AudioPlay/StrikersSoundStageX'' has the Marine Garden, a newly built amusement park by the sea which incidentally, uncovered some UnderwaterRuins [[spoiler:[[KingInTheMountain that contained the sleeping]] [[ShroudedInMyth Dark King Ixpellia]]]] during its construction. Needless to say, the park doesn't make it to the end of the story intact.
34	** In Episode 10 of ''[[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers StrikerS]]'', Caro recounts Fate and Arf taking her to an amusement park, and her being sad when they have to go home.
35	** A good chunk of ''[[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaReflection Reflection]]'' takes part in an amusement park/aquarium that is owned by Arisa's father.
36	* Clovisland in Anime/CodeGeass, an amusement park Clovis built before his death that features a carousel and other attractions. C.C. goes there to meet with Mao.
37	* In ''Manga/FairyTail'', King Faust of Edolas has one of these inside his already titanic castle. This is where three of his henchmen are fought.
38	* In ''Lotte no Omocha'', Naoya took Lotte there, as suggested by Judit. Asuha and Elíka follow them along and spy on them, as well.
39	* Hinata, Cerberus and Chiaki go to one to get the latter to have fun in chapter 5 of ''Manga/TodaysCerberus''.
40	* Japari Park from ''Anime/KemonoFriends'' is mostly a zoo[=/=]wildlife preserve, but there's also an amusement park component that shows up in the final episode [[spoiler:after the united Friends defeat the Black Cerulean. Of course, the rides are in a state of disrepair just like the rest of the park; while Kaban and Serval ride the Ferris wheel, one of the other cars falls off and crashes to the ground below.]]
41	* Kobayashi, Tohru, and Kanna went to an amusement park in chapter 50 of ''Manga/MissKobayashisDragonMaid'' (Ilulu choses to stay home and sleep instead, though she does come along in the anime version).
42	* The plot for the {{Hentai}} manga ''Oideyo! Mizuryu Kei Land'' is centered around the titular highly IdealizedSex-themed park, which was eventually adapted into an OVA anime and Visual Novel.
43	* Three episodes of ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' are set within the theme park called "Dreamland" in the first season of the show.
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46	[[folder:Asian Animation]]
47	* ''Animation/PleasantGoatFunClass: The Earth Carnival'' has an amusement park with fun attractions, games, and rides that the characters get involved with.
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50	[[folder:Audio Plays]]
51	* Creator/TheFiresignTheatre's ''AudioPlay/IThinkWereAllBozosOnThisBus'' takes place in a Disneyland-style amusement park called The Future Fair, with rides like "The Wall of Science" and "A Visit to the President" (the latter being a reference to Disneyland's own Abraham Lincoln animatronic puppet show). Curiously, the clown-like Bozos mentioned in the title are all visitors, rather than participants.
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54	[[folder:Comic Books]]
55	* ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'':
56	** This is the standard hideout for the Joker. Sometimes it's an AmusementParkOfDoom, sometimes it's an ordinary park. Given how often the Joker needs to resettle, Gotham City must have an awful lot of these.
57	** One story in ''Streets of Gotham'', featuring villain realtor the Broker, explained that at the dawn of the 20th century, two rival amusement park owners created more and bigger attractions, until finally the bottom dropped out of it, leaving them all abandoned. It's not just the Joker who gets to take advantage of this; this is also the origin of abandoned aquariums for Killer Croc, ''Alice'' themed attractions for the Mad Hatter, etc.
58	* ''ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}'': In issue #161, Bullseye kidnaps the Comicbook/BlackWidow and holds her in an amusement park.
59	* ''ComicBook/MegaRoboBros'': There's Robo World in Book 1.
60	* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'': In ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderMan1963'' #280, Spider-Man and ComicBook/SilverSable once got ambushed by the Sinister Syndicate at Coney Island amusement park. Luckily, former villain Sandman showed up to save them.
61	* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'': In ''ComicBook/WonderWoman2006'', Diana and Tom are assigned to protect HeroicWannabe Maxi Man while he's giving out signatures at a Hero-Themed Park. While they're there a section of the roller-coaster track falls away and Diana has to change into Wonder Woman to rescue the riders while Tom evacuates the people on the ground.
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64	[[folder:Fan Works]]
65	* ''FanFic/AGrowingAffection'' has Naruto and company go to an amusement park to try to convince anyone spying on them that they are on vacation. Naruto's first ride on a roller coaster with Hinata is [[InnocentInnuendo deliberately written to sound like something else.]]
66	* ''Life is a Roller Coaster,'' the eighth installment of ''Fanfic/SkyholdAcademyYearbook'', opens with the kids and staff of Skyhold Academy spending a day at Lady Shayna's Valley, an amusement park which [[Franchise/DragonAge Varric]] has rented for them.
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69	[[folder:Films -- Animated]]
70	* ''WesternAnimation/DinosaurTrainAdventureIsland'': Adventure Island, built by Mr. Conductor's enemy Thurston Troodon, is a theme park filled with robotic dinosaurs powered by steam.
71	* The afterlife in ''Animation/EvenMiceBelongInHeaven'' has an amusement park that the protagonists spend time at. They're given special cards that signify an attraction they must complete in order to get a movie ticket.
72	* The DVD of ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles1'' includes ''Mr. Incredible and Pals'', a fictional PilotEpisode of an unbroadcast cartoon series about Mr. Incredible and Frozone. Most of the action takes place in an abandoned amusement park.
73	* Retroland in ''WesternAnimation/JimmyNeutronBoyGenius''.
74	* In ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolfTheTigerProwess'', a tiger man named Lord Japper places an amusement park over Goat Village and forces the inhabitants to work in it.
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77	[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
78	* Coney Island in New York City, and specifically Luna Park, built in 1903 and arguably one of the world's first amusement parks[[note]]Blackpool Pleasure Beach in the UK predates it by 8 years[[/note]], was a popular setting for filmmakers in the 1920s and 1930s. Films that feature excursions to Coney Island include:
79	** ''Film/{{Speedy}}'' features a long sequence where Creator/HaroldLloyd takes his girl to Coney Island, with many comic hijinks as Harold bumbles his way around while trying to impress a girl.
80	** ''Film/ConeyIsland'', a 1917 short co-starring Creator/FattyArbuckle and Creator/BusterKeaton, is set entirely at the park, and involves Fatty and Buster fighting over a girl.
81	** The rather humdrum, unremarkable lives of John and Mary Sims in ''Film/TheCrowd'' are underlined by their visit to, yes, Coney Island.
82	** The film adaptation of ''Theatre/AnnaChristie'' includes a scene where Creator/GretaGarbo and her man go to Coney Island--he's a sailor and she's an ex-hooker, but Coney Island was cheap.
83	** In ''Film/{{Lonesome}}'', a young man and young woman go to Coney Island separately, only to meet there and fall in love.
84	* Featured as a backdrop for a spy meeting in the [[Film/JamesBond Bond]] flick ''Film/TheLivingDaylights''.
85	* In ''Film/TheWiz'', in which Oz is a fantasy version of New York City, the Tin Man is an abandoned animatronic at a long-closed amusement park (represented by Coney Island's Cyclone roller coaster). "Hurry, hurry, step right up and save a life..."
86	* The Ferris wheel at Vienna's Wurstelprater amusement park is where Creator/OrsonWelles gives his famous "cuckoo clock" speech in ''Film/TheThirdMan''.
87	* Jeff and Ann get stuck on a scary-looking ride in ''Film/{{Mr and Mrs Smith\|1941}}''.
88	* Pacific Playland, the fictional site of the climax in ''Film/ZombieLand''.
89	* Climax of ''Film/SuddenImpact'' takes place in a closed amusement park.
90	* Wonder World in ''Film/BeverlyHillsCopIII''.
91	* Wally World in ''Film/NationalLampoonsVacation''.
92	* The Delos resort in ''Film/{{Westworld}}'' and ''Futureworld''.
93	* The 1977 disaster/suspense film ''Film/{{Rollercoaster}}'' involves a terrorist bombing various amusement parks around the U.S.
94	* An early example can be found in the 1927 silent movie ''Film/{{Sunrise}}''.
95	* The titular street gang in ''Film/TheWarriors'' is headquartered in a Coney Island amusement park and spends the film trying to get there.
96	* Used with frightening results in ''Film/WomanOnTheRun''.
97	* The home movie ''Film/DisneylandDream'', a record of the Barstow family of Weathersfield, Connecticut and their visit to a then-new Disneyland in 1956, was inducted into the UsefulNotes/NationalFilmRegistry.
98	* In ''Sea of Monsters'', the second ''Film/{{Percy Jackson and the Olympians}}'' movie, the climax happens in "Circe Land," filmed in the abandoned Six Flags New Orleans Park. This was not in the book.
99	* Coney Island features in ''Film/UptownGirls'', with one ride in particular being important to the main characters.
100	* In ''Film/{{Brooklyn}}'', Tony takes Eilis to Coney Island to celebrate her graduation from accounting school.
101	* In the Creator/PamGrier movie ''Film/ShebaBaby'', the protagonist is chased by the bad guys into a Louisville amusement park. She uses the various attractions to separate the gansters and take them out, or let them be arrested by the police, one-by-one.
102	* In ''Film/KeepTheChange2017'', David and Sarah go to one. Sarah wants to go on the most intense rides, while David tries to talk her into something gentler. Even the merry-go-round turns out to be enough to make David queasy.
103	* In ''Film/Mario2018'', Mario and Leon visit one before they begin their relationship. They kick soccer balls at a machine that measures their speed. Afterwards, Mario plays a game and wins an orca keychain, which he gives to Leon, who has a poster of an orca in his bedroom.
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106	[[folder:Literature]]
107	* The plot for ''Literature/AmagiBrilliantPark'' is centered around accumulating 250,000 visitors to the titular Amagi Brilliant Park in three months, since the workers are actually [[OurFairiesAreDifferent fairies]] and they need people's happiness to stay alive.
108	%%* ''Literature/TheShadow'' novel ''The Freak Show Murders''.
109	%%* ''Literature/DocSavage'' story "World's Fair Goblin."
110	* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}''
111	** The town of Big Cabbage on the Sto Plains in ''Literature/MakingMoney'' is home to the Brassica World amusement park. This gets described in more detail in ''Mrs. Bradshaw's Guide to the Ankh-Morpork and Sto Plains Hygienic Railway'', which has a postcard of smiling children eating cabbages on sticks, with the GoofySuit characters of Billy Broccoli and Cauliflower the Clown, and in the background a roller coaster with cars shaped like caterpillars.
112	** According to ''The Compleat Discworld Atlas'', the people of the Neverlands, once ruthless pirates, have discovered a much more efficient way of robbing travellers in the form of Pirate Percy's Cutlass Cove "a swashbuckling day out for all the family!!!"
113	* In ''Literature/OlliesOdyssey'', Zozo makes his base in [[AbandonedArea the abandoned ruins]] of one.
114	* Creator/MichaelCrichton's novel ''Literature/{{Next\|2006}}'' mentions real-life amusement parks Cedar Point and Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Not by name, but by alluding to them strongly enough that any coaster enthusiast should instantly recognise them.
115	* In ''Literature/BeautifulMusicForUglyChildren'', Gabe goes to an amusement park with Paige even though he doesn't like amusement parks because he needs a distraction from his problems. They go on a drop tower and a roller coaster, after which Gabe feels too sick to eat lunch. He also spends half an hour watching a live DJ to learn how to act in front of a crowd.
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118	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
119	* ''Series/{{Monk}}'':
120	** The episode "[[Recap/MonkS1E4MrMonkGoesToTheCarnival Mr. Monk Goes to the Carnival]]" has Monk (who's afraid of heights, among many other things) eventually corner Leonard Stokes on the Ferris wheel, which also happens to be where the murder was committed.
121	** "[[Recap/MonkS6E5MrMonkAndTheBirdsAndTheBees Mr. Monk and the Birds and the Bees]]" has a foot chase between Monk and Rob Sherman at a boardwalk amusement park (actually the Santa Monica Pier).
122	* ''Series/{{Highlander}}: The Series'' had at least one battle/quickening in an amusement park.
123	* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' episode "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S5E1InPraiseOfPip In Praise of Pip]]".
124	* In ''Series/ThePrisoner1967'' spoof episode "[[Recap/ThePrisonerE13DoNotForsakeMeOhMyDarling Do Not Forsake Me Oh my Darling]]", Number 6 follows "Death", a.k.a. Sonia, to a fairground, where he first has to endure a boxing match, then a potentially deadly ride on the Tunnel of Love, and finally a comic chase through the fair (actually the Kursaal in Southend-on-Sea).
125	* The Japanese GameShow ''Series/TokyoFriendPark2'' is designed around an amusement park motif, complete with its own foam-rubber mascot, with the individual games referred to as "attractions". Additionally, the usual bonus prize for a [[FlawlessVictory perfect run]] in the main game is an international trip to a Disneyland (either California or Paris).
126	* An abandoned amusement park was the site of the final convergence and showdown in ''Series/TheFugitive''.
127	* The ''Series/{{JAG}}'' episode "Boomerang, Part I" in which an American sailor kills an Australian sailor on the dock outside Ride/LunaParkSydney during UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar.
128	* ''Series/TheBradyBunch'' episode "The Cincinnati Kids" has the family accompanying Mike on a business trip to King's Island in Ohio.
129	* The ''Series/MrBean'' episode "Mind the Baby, Mr. Bean'' takes place at an amusement park. After a mix-up Mr. Bean finds a baby that has stowed away with him, and he is left to take care of the baby and find its mother while at the same time not being distracted from a day of fun at the carnival.
130	* In the ''Series/FutureCop'' episode "Cops and Robin," Haven, Cleaver, and the five-year-old girl they're protecting go to Knott's Berry Hill, leading to a lengthy montage of the characters going on different rides. The roller coaster throws off Haven's sense of balance and causes him to magnetize and demagnetize at random. Later he accidentally magnetizes, attaches to the outside of a ride that lifts him dozens of feet in the air, then demagnetizes, falls, and is badly damaged.
131	* ''Series/ThePartridgeFamily'': "I Left My Heart in Cincinnati" has the family going to King's Island Amusement Park, where Keith and Danny both develop crushes on the same 30-year-old PR agent. Keith is scared of heights and prone to motion sickness, so Danny drags him onto all the rides to make him vomit in front of the agent.
132	* ''Series/TheSandman2022'': Referenced in "[[Recap/TheSandman2022S01E09Collectors Collectors]]". The Fun Land SerialKiller describes how amusement parks are the perfect place to find, isolate, and murder his victims of choice, young children.
133	-->'''Fun Land:''' And if you can't find any kids to play with... you can always go on the rides!
134	* The ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' episode "[[Recap/StarTrekS1E15ShoreLeave Shore Leave]]" has an entire ''planet'' that's one big amusement park. Built by an unknown, advanced race, the planet allows the people there to play out fantasies and alternate realities with no lasting outcomes. As Captain Kirk muses, the more advanced the mind, the greater the need for the simplicity of play.
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137	[[folder:Pinball]]
138	* Creator/WilliamsElectronics' ''Pinball/FunHouse1990'' takes place in one.
139	* As does the "Party Land" pinball table in ''VideoGame/PinballFantasies''.
140	* ''[[VideoGame/ThreeDUltraPinballThrillRide 3-D Ultra Pinball: Thrill Ride]]'' is set in a sprawling theme park, representing the RealLife Hershey Park in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
141	* [[Creator/WilliamsElectronics Williams']] trilogy of "rollercoaster" pinballs (''Pinball/{{Comet}}, Pinball/{{Cyclone}},'' and ''Pinball/{{Hurricane}}'') all take place in Amusement Parks. ''Comet'' was inspired by Chicago's Riverview Park.
142	* The "Psycho" table of ''VideoGame/PsychoPinball'' takes place in an amusement park, complete with thrill rides, clowns, and attraction tents (that lead to the other tables).
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145	[[folder:Theater]]
146	* ''Theatre/RideTheCyclone'' opens with six teenage choir members [[AmusementParkOfDoom dying in a tragic roller coaster accident]] (caused by [[CrappyCarnival poorly maintained equipment]]) at the Wonderville Traveling Fairground . The rest of the show takes place in a kind of limbo with set design reminiscent of the amusement park where they died. Broken roller coaster tracks ring the stage, carnival tent stripes abound, and concession stand marquees decorate the space.
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150	[[folder:Video Games]]
151	* Some games are set entirely at an amusement park:
152	** The Namco arcade game ''VideoGame/MarvelLand''.
153	** Creator/{{Capcom}}'s ''VideoGame/AdventuresInTheMagicKingdom'' for the [[Platform/NintendoEntertainmentSystem NES]].
154	** ''VideoGame/TinyToonAdventures2TroubleInWackyland'' for the NES.
155	** ''VideoGame/RocketRobotOnWheels'' for the Platform/{{Nintendo 64}}.
156	** ''VideoGame/NintendoLand'' for the Platform/WiiU.
157	** Music/TheResidents' ''VideoGame/BadDayOnTheMidway'' is set in the eponymous Midway.
158	** ''VideoGame/KnucklesChaotix'' for the [[Platform/SegaGenesis Sega 32X]].
159	* ''Series/AceLightning'' has the "Carnival of Doom" in the video game - and it's not-quite-so-creepy-but-often-equally-dangerous equivalent in the Real World.
160	* Specter Land in ''VideoGame/ApeEscape''.
161	* Witchyworld in ''VideoGame/BanjoTooie''.
162	* A very twisted amusement park is featured in a level of ''VideoGame/Blood1997''. It also has a merry-go-round of gargoyles, and several shooting games with prizes...
163	* In ''VideoGame/TheCurseOfMonkeyIsland,'' the villain has built his own evil amusement park.
164	* The fifth chapter of ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea 4\| A Promise Unforgotten}}'' is set in a themed amusement park, with the stalls, benches, and rides looking like various monsters in the series (Mostly Prinnies).
165	* Krazy Kremland in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry2DiddysKongQuest''.
166	* ''VideoGame/DrawnToLife: WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants Edition'' has an amusement park world.
167	* ''VideoGame/EpicMickey'' takes place in the Cartoon Wasteland, a modified replica of Ride/{{Disney\|ThemeParks}}land.
168	* Le-MU in ''VisualNovel/{{Ever17}}'' may seem more like an AmusementParkOfDoom, but [[spoiler: the first incident with the real Takeshi Kuranari was an actual accident, which was later replicated with Kid/Kaburaki in place of Takeshi, Sara in place of Coco and You'aki in place of You'haru, making it an AmusementParkOfDoom.]]
169	* ''VideoGame/{{Fahrenheit}}'' has a confrontation with the villainous Shaman on top of the roller coaster in a closed-down amusement-park, in the dead of winter.
170	* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'':
171	** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' featured the famous Gold Saucer, which had, among a wide variety of more or less annoying mini games, a Ferris Wheel where you could date one of your female companions ([[GayOption or one of your male ones]]).
172	** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'' has Nautilus Park, which is known for the popular Pompa Sancta parade, as well as the chocobos and sheep in the petting zoos. It gets a passing mention in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII2'' in which Serah tells Noel about it and he asks her "What's a theme park?", having grown up in the future as one of the last survivors at the end of days.
173	* One is present in the second level of ''VideoGame/GoatSimulator''.
174	* ''VideoGame/HitmanBloodMoney'' has a tutorial level which takes place in a (mostly) abandoned amusement park, in which Agent 47 has to assassinate the washed-up owner.
175	* Sora's version of the Prankster's Paradise world in ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance'', which mostly takes place on Pleasure Island from ''WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}''. The first area is massive and features roller coaster tracks you can slide on. There's also a circus tent (featuring a giant creepy clown statue). After that, Pinocchio leaves to find Gepetto, and the remainder of the world [[UnderTheSea has an underwater theme instead]]. Riku completely averts this trope and instead ends up [[WombLevel inside Monstro]].
176	* ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheForgottenLand'': The entirety of Wondaria Remains, or Level 3. The various stages of the level include a roller coaster, ferris wheel, a haunted house and more. One stage even takes place during a parade in the middle of the night. However, it also crosses over with AmusementParkOfDoom since the game takes place on an [[AfterTheEnd abandoned world]], meaning most of the attractions are malfunctioning and/or infested with enemies.
177	* ''VideoGame/LEGOBatman'' has a couple of levels set in an abandoned Amusement Park (once through for the good guys and once through as the Joker)
178	* ''Advertising/MAndMs Blast'': The Amusement Park board takes place in a theme park with [[{{Prehistoria}} dinosaur]], [[SlippySlideyIceWorld ice]], [[PalmtreePanic beach]], and [[SpaceZone space]]-themed rides and attractions.
179	* ''Franchise/MegaMan'':
180	** Clown Man's stage in ''VideoGame/MegaMan8''.
181	** Magic Man's stage in ''VideoGame/MegaManAndBass''.
182	** Blast Man's stage in ''VideoGame/MegaMan11''; it also has some elements of {{Studiopolis}} due to the numerous movie sets scattered throughout the stage.
183	* One of the maps included in the DLC for ''VideoGame/ModernWarfare2'' takes place in an abandoned Amusement Park.
184	* ''VisualNovel/{{Nameless}}'' has the amusement park be an important place to protagonist Eri. Each of the boys' route contains at least one trip to the amusement park and the final scene always takes place at the park on Christmas. The merry-go-round is the most important attraction in the place, because Eri has fond memories of it. [[spoiler:The amusement park also is a place where Eri took the titular Nameless to during her past.]]
185	* ''VideoGame/NappleTaleArsiaInDaydream'' includes a winter-themed amusement park level, Fjordland. It's full of dancing snowflakes and mercifully devoid of {{Slippy Slidey Ice\| World}}.
186	* ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' now has Blizzard World, with references to [[VideoGame/{{Warcraft}} every]] [[VideoGame/{{Starcraft}} single]] [[VideoGame/{{Diablo}} Blizzard]] [[VideoGame/{{Hearthstone}} property]] [[VideoGame/HeroesOfTheStorm ever]] [[VideoGame/TheLostVikings made]]!
187	* In the ''VideoGame/{{Pinocchio}}'' LicensedGame, the fourth level takes place on Pleasure Island. In the first part, Pinocchio [[{{Balloonacy}} has to hang onto some balloons so that he can fly]] to the upper-left corner of the screen, while dodging attacks from Lampwick and his friends. Then, he rides a [[MinecartMadness roller coaster]] and has to time when to jump into and out of the cars, as well as duck under low beams and ring bells. When Pinocchio reaches the end of the roller coaster, he must dodge the fireworks that Lampwick lights.
188	* ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'' has one of these. You ride the Ferris wheel with N, then battle him, then go into the gym where you ride roller coasters to get to the leader. You can ride the Ferris wheel again later. The amusement park returns in [[VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2 their sequels]].
189	* ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheMiracleMask'' has Pumpkin Park (or Tingly Town, depending on if you're playing the PAL version), where the gang has to solve puzzles based on amusement park rides in order to find where the Masked Gentleman's next "Dark Miracle" will take place.
190	* ''VideoGame/{{Richman}}'' has Softstar Amusement Park in ''Richman 8'', and Amusement Park Island in the mobile spinoff ''4 Fun''.
191	* The ''VideoGame/RollerCoasterTycoon'' series are {{Simulation Game}}s revolving around the construction and maintenance of Amusement Parks, as are the games ''VideoGame/ThemePark'' and its spiritual successor ''VideoGame/ThemeParkWorld''.
192	* Played with ''VideoGame/ScoobyDooUnmasked'''s Second Area -- it's a Guitar Ghoul theme park. The reason it's play with as the following two reasons:) 1. The Haunted House is a roller coaster ride! & 2) The bad guy's home base is the Hall of the Mirrors!
193	* ''Franchise/SilentHill'': The Amusement Park is the seat of several cherished memories for the protagonists of the [[VideoGame/SilentHill1 first]] and [[VideoGame/SilentHill3 third]] games, as well as ''[[VideoGame/SilentHillShatteredMemories Shattered Memories]]'', as well as the origin point for blood-spattered creepy series mascot Robbie the Rabbit, ''and'' it's home to some of the creepiest fights in the entire series, particularly in ''3''.
194	* ''The Slayground'': Other criminals once cornered Parker in an amusement park.
195	* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'': Some games feature plenty of these:
196	** Casino Night Zone in ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2''.
197	** Carnival Night Zone in ''[[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]'', and Balloon Park in the 2-Player mode.
198	** Stardust Speedway (Good Future) in ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehogCD''.
199	** Spring Stadium Zone in ''[[VideoGame/Sonic3DFlickiesIsland Sonic 3D Blast]]''.
200	** Twinkle Park in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure''.
201	** Sky Park Zone in ''VideoGame/SonicRivals''.
202	** White Park Zone in ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog4 Episode II'' (also contains parts of SlippySlideyIceWorld).
203	** ''VideoGame/SonicColors'' features multiple small ''planets'' roped into one massive theme park via tractor beams by [[BigBad Dr. Eggman]].
204	* ''Franchise/{{Splatoon}}'': The page image is of the map Wahoo World (introduced in ''VideoGame/Splatoon2''), which is set in an amusement park of the same name and centered around a rocket-themed merry-go-round.
205	* ''Franchise/SpiderMan'': The fourth level in of the 1994 game for the [=SNES=] was set in Coney Island. The boss of the level was the Green Goblin.
206	* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'':
207	** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine'': Pinna Park, located in a small island next to the bigger Delfino Island, is a big amusement park that serves as the fourth world of the game. Attractions include a carousel, swinging wooden ships, a fast-paced rollercoaster, and a ferris wheel. It becomes an AmusementParkOfDoom due to Shadow Mario sabotaging the attractions (and also hiding a HumongousMecha called Mecha-Bowser); even the coastal perimeter is dangerous due to Monty Mole and the Snooza Koopas).
208	** The map of World Bowser in ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld'' is a rainbow-colored amusement park, as are some of its levels (The Bowser Express, The Great Tower of Bowser Land, and the two battle arenas where Motley Bossblob and Queen Hisstocrat are fought). Other levels in the game mix this setting with CircusOfFear.
209	** Baby Park from ''VideoGame/MarioKartDoubleDash'' and the games where it's present as a retro course. It consists of a compact racetrack surrounded by several other attractions. Due to its short length, drivers have to accumulate seven laps to win. It makes a return in ''VideoGame/MarioKartDS'', ''VideoGame/MarioKartTour'' and (as DLC) ''VideoGame/MarioKart8''; in the former two, it's only necessary to run five laps.
210	** Yoshi Park in ''VideoGame/MarioSuperSluggers'' features a roller coaster and a train in the background. The train is a gimmick of the ballpark that can knock out the outfielders temporarily, possibly ruining an attempt to steal a home run.
211	** ''VideoGame/MarioParty4'': Toad's Midway Madness. It was built by Toad (its host) because he loves amusement parks and wants to share that love with his friends as well as visitors. There's an orange-colored coaster track that passes through the middle parts of the board's layout; at first it looks like mere decoration but, when a player steps on one of its Event Spaces, a rocket kart will begin moving through the track and chase all players across that part of the board. However, it's also possible to voluntarily ride the kart (which gives them the chance to gather coins). Another feature is the spinning tea cup rides that take a player to a specific path indicated by an arrow at their central top (the arrow's direction changes every time a character uses the rides or lands onto a nearby Event Space).
212	** ''VideoGame/MarioParty10'': The first board is Mushroom Park, a carnival with various rides that Team Mario can access through board events, such as a swinging ship modeled after Bowser's airship, Blooper-themed spinning cups that give players a chance to grab items, a spinning Bullet Bill ride, and a Wiggler roller coaster. Other rides appear in the background, including a Ferris wheel with cars shaped like Warp Boxes, a pair of Boo-shaped structures, and a carousel featuring the background from World 1-1 of Super Mario Bros., with 8-bit Goomba and Koopa sprites instead of horses.
213	** ''VideoGame/WarioWareSnapped'': Wario builds and opens up a new park for his microgames, and is run by him and some of his hired acquaintances. The attractions are roller coasters with microgames which consist of performing actions with one's body.
214	* The ''VideoGame/TrailsSeries'' has Mishelam Wonderland from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsFromZeroAndTrailsToAzure'' and later ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel IV''. This is amusement park themed after Mishy, the mascot of the game's creator, Nihon Falcom. It also features his relations, such as sister Mishette and Mecha Mishy. In ''Cold Steel IV'', an entire segment is spent on it when your team rents it out for an evening.
215	* Wondersplenk in ''VideoGame/{{Wuppo}}''. Complete with souvenirs, lineups, and a questionably valid FortuneTeller!
216	* ''VideoGame/YoshisCraftedWorld'' has Cardstock Carnival. This stage includes ferris wheels, roller coasters, carousels, and Bullet Bills (fireworks, perhaps).
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220	* ''Podcast/PretendingToBePeople'' features Splashylvania, a vampire-themed water park.
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224	* Towards the end of Season 2 of ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'', Beast Boy takes on Slade in an amusement park one-on-one - complete with a duel on top of the Ferris Wheel, and a chase through the confusing corridors of the HallOfMirrors.
225	* Similarly, Coney Island played the role of battleground in the ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'' episode "The Reckoning".
226	* Coney Island shows up again in ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan.'' Spider-Man and Doctor Octopus duke it out, causing chaos amongst the fairgoers and practically destroying every ride in their way. Doctor Octopus pulls a HostageForMacGuffin by leaving a DamselInDistress hanging precariously from a roller coaster to [[FlawExploitation goad]] Spider-Man into forking over some AppliedPhlebotinum. When Octopus is defeated, he lands in the middle of the carnival's octopus ride.
227	* The ''WesternAnimation/ChipNDaleRescueRangers'' episode "Seer No Evil" takes the heroes to a full-blown fairground (which is sort of a mobile amusement park).
228	* In the world of ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}},'' there is a late 1970s-themed amusement park named Funkytown. Among other things, it features the world's fastest Ferris wheel.
229	* An interesting coincidence: ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'' and ''WesternAnimation/FilmationsGhostbusters'' have one episode apiece that not only take place in an Amusement Park, but also share the episode title "Rollerghoster"! That's about where the similarities end, though.
230	* The WesternAnimation/{{Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles\|2003}}' second fight against {{Nano\|machines}} took place in Coney Island. Eventually, its roller coaster proves instrumental in its defeat.
231	* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo'':
232	** The final level of the game on ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndTheCyberChase'' takes place at an abandoned amusement park.
233	** One of the 70's Scooby-Doo Mystery Movies find InkSuitActor Creator/DickVanDyke trying to reopen an abandoned amusement park.
234	* On ''WesternAnimation/Ben10'', Zombozo lives in one. Ben and Kevin lampshade how silly the whole thing is at various points. But the real star is Gwen, who [[spoiler:{{Mind Rape}}s Zombozo something terrible]].
235	* ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce'' has The Pier from "Pier Pressure" which is a more benevolent version that Ben takes his LoveInterest Julie to for a date. Unfortunately it keeps getting interrupted by a mini-version of Upgrade who is looking for help.
236	* ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'' has Dinoland where a few episodes take place.
237	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' has episodes set in Duff Gardens and Itchy & Scratchy Land.
238	* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': Peter Griffin went to school with the owner of Bob's Funland, and goes there for his birthday.
239	* In ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', Beach City Funland is a recurring location.
240	* In ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarepants'', a few episodes, including "Fiery Fist O'Pain" and "Glove World R.I.P." feature Bikini Bottom's local amusement park, Glove World.
241	* ''WesternAnimation/MiloMurphysLaw'': characters will occasionally visit Lard World. Yes, "lard" as in the greasy white pig fat. See [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ-BJDyYRCM the song]] for details.
242	** In the season one finale and season two premiere, [[spoiler:it's been converted into an AmusementParkOfDoom by the [[PlantPeople Pistachions]]]].
243	* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Tutenstein}}'' the characters visit an Elvis-themed amusement park known as King Land in Memphis, Tenessee. Tut, confusing Memphis, Tenesee with Memphis in Ancient Egypt, thinks the park is dedicated to him.
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