▁Sand us ky , ▁Ohio , ▁did ▁so ▁in ▁spite ▁of ▁the ▁odd s . ▁ ▁Am usement ▁and ▁theme ▁par ks ▁today ▁ ▁The ▁am usement ▁park ▁industry ' s ▁offer ings ▁range ▁from ▁large ▁type ▁theme ▁par ks ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁W alt ▁Disney ▁World ▁Res ort ▁and ▁Universal ▁Or lando ▁Res ort ▁to ▁smaller ▁and ▁medium - s ized ▁theme ▁par ks ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Six ▁Fl ags ▁par ks ▁and ▁C ed ar ▁Fair ▁par ks . ▁Count less ▁smaller ▁vent ures ▁exist ▁across ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁Sim pler ▁theme ▁par ks ▁directly ▁aim ed ▁at ▁smaller ▁children ▁have ▁also ▁emer ged , ▁such ▁as ▁Leg ol and . ▁ ▁Ex amples ▁of ▁am usement ▁par ks ▁in ▁sho pping ▁m alls ▁exist ▁in ▁West ▁Ed mont on ▁Mall , ▁Pier ▁ 3 9 ▁and ▁Mall ▁of ▁America . ▁ ▁Family ▁fun ▁par ks ▁starting ▁as ▁mini ature ▁golf ▁courses ▁have ▁begun ▁to ▁grow ▁to ▁include ▁batt ing ▁c ages , ▁go - k arts , ▁b um per ▁cars , ▁b um per ▁boats ▁and ▁water ▁sl ides . ▁Some ▁of ▁these ▁par ks ▁have ▁grown ▁to ▁include ▁even ▁roll er ▁co aster s , ▁and ▁traditional ▁am usement ▁par ks ▁now ▁also ▁have ▁these ▁competition ▁areas ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁their ▁thr ill ▁r ides . ▁▁ <0x09> ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁theme ▁par ks ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁had ▁a ▁re venue ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁theme ▁par ks ▁in