page_title: Amusement park
section_title: Pay-one-price
hierarchical_section_title: Amusement park / Admission prices and admission policies / Pay-one-price
caption_attribution_description: English: Orbital rides are common attractions, often seen at amusement parks and fairs Français&#160;: Les manèges orbitaux sont des attractions courantes, souvent vues dans les parcs d'attractions et les foires Español: Los paseos orbitales son atracciones comunes, a menudo vistas en parques de atracciones y ferias हिन्दी: ऑर्बिटल राइड्स आम आकर्षण हैं, जिन्हें अक्सर मनोरंजन पार्क और मेलों में देखा जाता है العربية: تعتبر الرحلات المدارية من عوامل الجذب الشائعة ، وغالبًا ما تُرى في المتنزهات والمعارض Русский: Орбитальные аттракционы - это обычные достопримечательности, которые часто можно увидеть в парках развлечений и на ярмарках.
context_page_description: An amusement park is a park that features various attractions, such as rides and games, as well as other events for entertainment purposes. A theme park is a type of amusement park that bases its structures and attractions around a central theme, often featuring multiple areas with different themes. Unlike temporary and mobile funfairs and carnivals, amusement parks are stationary and built for long-lasting operation. They are more elaborate than city parks and playgrounds, usually providing attractions that cater to a variety of age groups. While amusement parks often contain themed areas, theme parks place a heavier focus with more intricately-designed themes that revolve around a particular subject or group of subjects.
  Amusement parks evolved from European fairs, pleasure gardens and large picnic areas, which were created for people's recreation. World's fairs and other types of international expositions also influenced the emergence of the amusement park industry. Lake Compounce opened in 1846 and is considered the oldest, continuously-operating amusement park in North America.
context_section_description: An amusement park using the pay-one-price scheme will charge guests a single admission fee.  The guest is then entitled to use most of the attractions (usually including flagship roller coasters) in the park as often as they wish during their visit. A daily admission pass (daypass) is the most basic fare on sale, also sold are season tickets which offer holders admission for the entire operating year (plus special privileges for the newest attractions), and express passes which gives holders priority in bypassing lineup queues for popular attractions.
  Pay-one-price format parks also have attractions that are not included in the admission charge; these are called "up-charge attractions" and can include Skycoasters or go-kart tracks, or games of skill where prizes are won.
  When Angus Wynne, founder of Six Flags Over Texas, first visited Disneyland upon its opening in 1955, he noted that park's pay-as-you-go format as a reason to make his park pay-one-price.  He thought that a family would be more likely to visit his park if they knew, up front, how much it would cost to attend.
caption: Orbital rides are common attractions, often seen at amusement parks and fairs
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