ment ▁for ▁the ▁masses , ▁where ▁the ▁public ▁could ▁view ▁fre ak ▁shows , ▁ac ro bat ics , ▁conj uring ▁and ▁jug g ling , ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁compet itions ▁and ▁walk ▁through ▁men ager ies . ▁ ▁A ▁wave ▁of ▁innov ation ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 8 7 0 s ▁created ▁mechanical ▁r ides , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁steam - power ed ▁car ousel ▁( built ▁by ▁Thomas ▁Brad sh aw , ▁at ▁the ▁A yl sh am ▁Fair ), ▁and ▁its ▁derivatives , ▁not ably ▁from ▁Frederick ▁Sav age ▁of ▁King ' s ▁Lyn n , ▁Nor folk ▁whose ▁fair ground ▁mach in ery ▁was ▁export ed ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁world ; ▁his ▁" gal lop ing ▁horses " ▁innov ation ▁is ▁seen ▁in ▁car ous els ▁today . ▁This ▁inaugur ated ▁the ▁era ▁of ▁the ▁modern ▁fun f air ▁ride , ▁as ▁the ▁working ▁classes ▁were ▁increasing ly ▁able ▁to ▁spend ▁their ▁sur plus ▁w ages ▁on ▁entertain ment . ▁ ▁The ▁second ▁influence ▁was ▁the ▁pleasure ▁garden . ▁An ▁example ▁of ▁this ▁is ▁the ▁world ' s ▁oldest ▁am usement ▁park , ▁Bak ken ▁(" The ▁Hill "), ▁opened ▁in ▁main land ▁Europe ▁in ▁ 1 5 8 3 . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁north ▁of ▁C open hagen ▁in ▁Kl amp en borg , ▁Den mark . ▁ ▁Another ▁early ▁garden ▁was ▁the ▁V aux hall ▁Gard ens , ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 1 ▁in ▁London . ▁By ▁the