1. BONBON LAND
BonBon Land is an amusement park in Denmark based around a famous
Danish candy company. Sounds sweet, right? Well keep in mind that
BonBon's most famous candy is called "Dog Fart." Most
of the rides are, ahem, toilet-themed, including one ride that takes
you through a giant pile of dog poo. I'm sure you'll want to learn
more here: www.bonbonland.dk
2. THE HOLY LAND EXPERIENCE
If watching The Passion of the Christ just isn't enough for you
anymore, go to the Holy Land Experience theme park in Orlando,
Florida where you can watch a dramatic reenactment of the crucifixion
of Jesus live. Other lighter attractions include: a Jerusalem
street market, replicas of many Biblical artifacts, and an interactive
Last Supper. Go while you can... the park's been plagued by financial
woes in recent years. Visit www.holylandexperience.com
to learn how you can go back in time.
3. WORLD CHOCOLATE WONDERLAND
Love chocolate? Then head to Beijing to visit World Chocolate
Wonderland, where everything is made of chocolate. There's a chocolate
model of the Great Wall of China, a replica of the Terracotta
Army made up of 500 chocolate life-size figures, and several cars
made out of chocolate. Over all, there are 176,000 pounds of chocolate
at the park. The temperature is controlled to prevent melting.
Here's hoping World Peanut Butter Land opens up nearby. Get a
taste of World Chocolate Wonderland here: www.chocolatewonderland.com.cn
4. DICKENS WORLD
If child labor, orphans, and poverty are your ideas of a vacation,
then Dickens World is for you! Located in Chatham Dockyard in
England, the theme park is based on the life of Charles Dickens
(who lived in Chatham as a child). Attractions include a Victorian
style school room, the Haunted House of Ebenezer Scrooge, and
actors playing characters from Dickens' beloved novels. It sounds
kind of depressing, but if you are a Dickens fan it will leave
you saying "Please, sir, I want some more." www.dickensworld.co.uk/contact.php
5. CROCOSAURUS COVE
This theme park in Australia lets you swim with crocodiles! If
you dare, you can climb into a cage that's lowered into a tank
full of crocodiles, turtles, snakes and other wildlife. Visitors
have reported that it's a pretty terrifying experience. Um...
duh. Learn about taking the plunge here: www.crocosauruscove.com
6. DIGGERLAND
Located throughout the UK, Diggerland theme parks are full of
real construction machines--dump trucks, cranes, and excavators--that
visitors can operate. Don't worry, the machines have been specially
adapted so that even the youngest visitors can operate them easily
and safely. Want to learn more? Put on your hard hat and visit
www.diggerland.com
7. MUKLUK LAND
Located about 300 miles outside Anchorage, Mukluk Land is the
theme park named after the boots worn by Native Alaskans. Attractions
include a giant cabbage, the world's largest mukluk, the world's
largest mosquito, and other oddities (like Sarah Palin... just
kidding.) Check out their website: www.muklukland.net.
8. NINTENDO AMUSEMENT PARK
Miss old school Nintendo? Well at the Nintendo Amusement Park
you can run and jump (with the aid of a harness) around a course
modeled after the classic video game. It's still in the beginning
stages, but if you are in the New York City area, stop by. They
are currently looking for testers. www.nintendoamusementpark.com.
9. LOVE LAND
f you were just thinking that all these theme parks are fine except
there's just not enough sex involved, then you should head to
Love Land, the erotic theme park in South Korea. It's full of
pornographic statues, memorabilia and films. And a display called
"most big penis." Yowsers.
10. SUOI TIEN THEME PARK
Next time you are in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, check out Suoi
Tien Theme Park. The theme behind this theme park? Buddhism. It's
got your normal attractions--rides and games--all with a Buddhist
spin on them. The park features its own version of Heaven Palace--the
place you go in the afterlife if you manage to avoid 12 torments
of hell. For those of you not ready to wrestle with the idea of
your afterlife, don't worry! There are also fountains, race cars,
and the “bat cave with innumerable bats.” www.vietnamhost.com/suoitien_park/main.html
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