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The article provides the author's insights about the trends in the amusement park industry. He mentioned that the amusement park industry was embracing the science of demographics with a variety of activities that are usually encountered among political-campaigns and advertising events. He also noted the transformation of amusement park business into a theme park business with the addition of roller coasters and other amusement rides with new concepts.

The author shares his insights and experiences while visiting the Walt Disney World in Florida with his wife and their three-year-old daughter. He comments on the park's attractions, employees and customers, and reflects on the proper attitude that customers should have to enjoy Walt Disney World. He offers his views on the concerns raised by his wife about Mickey Mouse's flattened face, the hiring policy of Disney, and the quality of the park's services and products.

The article features the Environment, a place where people can attain serenity and peace designed by Aleksandra Kasuba, in New York City. Kasuba has taken white nylon netting and stretched it between plywood frameworks to form convex and concave walls to create the place. The renovated area is a complex of seven space-shelters each designed for a special activity. On walking into the place, one had a sense of lightness and whiteness and serenity.

This article describes the Great Adventure amusement and safari park in Pennsylvania created and designed by Warner LeRoy. Radio station executives inaugurated a water flume amusement ride. A baseball clinic was conducted by player Walt Williams. A traffic jam of people going to the park began two miles away in the Interstate 195.

The article offers ideas on how to hold a nautical-inspired wedding. It suggests the use of an old rowboat outfitted with oars and sailor caps, instead of a photo booth. Rolling wedding and reception programs into scrolls and placing them inside a small glass container is recommended. Using seashells with printed guests names and table numbers as seating cards is also recommended.

The article recommends a trip to Rapunzel's tower at the storybook-themed Children's Fairyland in Oakland, California. It reminds families that old-school attractions in the U.S. that were built in the 1950s and 1960s are still around. It advises parents to check out a national directory of old-school attractions at cookiemag.com/go/themeparks.

Presents information on the outcome of the MAGIC trade show at High 5 Campground in Las Vegas, Nevada. Description of the place; Background on Platform, a themed space created by High 5 Campground's designer Daryl Forkell of Design Tonic to showcase premium denim and high-end designer contemporary brands; Reaction of MAGIC organizers to the failure of Platform to draw consumers.