▁China ▁had ▁a ▁re venue ▁of ▁, ▁with ▁China ▁expected ▁to ▁over take ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁by ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁ ▁Other ▁types ▁of ▁am usement ▁park ▁ ▁Edu c ational ▁theme ▁par ks ▁ ▁Some ▁par ks ▁use ▁r ides ▁and ▁attra ctions ▁for ▁educational ▁purposes . ▁Disney ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁successfully ▁open ▁a ▁large - scale ▁theme ▁park ▁built ▁around ▁education . ▁N amed ▁E pc ot , ▁it ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁as ▁the ▁second ▁park ▁in ▁the ▁W alt ▁Disney ▁World ▁Res ort . ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁Holy ▁Land ▁USA ▁and ▁the ▁Holy ▁Land ▁Exper ience , ▁which ▁are ▁theme ▁par ks ▁built ▁to ▁insp ire ▁Christian ▁p iety . ▁Din osa ur ▁World ▁ent ert ains ▁families ▁with ▁din osa urs ▁in ▁natural ▁settings , ▁while ▁the ▁Sea World ▁and ▁Bus ch ▁Gard ens ▁par ks ▁also ▁offer ▁educational ▁experiences , ▁with ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁par ks ▁housing ▁several ▁thousand ▁animals , ▁fish ▁and ▁other ▁sea ▁life ▁in ▁do z ens ▁of ▁attra ctions ▁and ▁exhib its ▁foc using ▁on ▁animal ▁education . ▁ ▁Cre ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁the ▁P uy ▁du ▁Fou ▁is ▁a ▁much ▁celebrated ▁theme ▁park ▁in ▁V end ée , ▁France . ▁It ▁is ▁centered ▁around ▁European , ▁French ▁and ▁local ▁history . ▁It ▁received ▁several ▁international ▁pri zes . ▁ ▁Family - owned ▁theme ▁par ks ▁ ▁Some ▁theme ▁par ks ▁did ▁evol ve ▁from ▁more ▁traditional ▁am usement ▁park ▁enter