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Dig This a playground for grownups: If you ever dreamed on operating a bulldozer or an excavator search no longer! A giant sandbox is available for you at Dig This Heavy Equipment Playground in Las Vegas, and it comes fully equipped with the huge equipment you see on construction sites.

Living with the Land — a ride for the entire family Located in the Land Pavilion at Epcot, Living with the Land is a slow-moving boat tour ride chronicling the past, present, and future of farming and agriculture in the United States. The first part of the ride illustrates how the forces of nature that appear destructive to us form and shape

The Bellagio is inspired by a village overlooking Lake Como in the sub-Alpine northern region of Italy. The facade of the Bellagio will remind you somewhat of the themed architecture Steve Wynn employed at Treasure Island (TI), only this time it’s provincial Italian instead of Caribbean. The Bellagio village is arrayed along the west and north sides of a man-made

The Holy Land Experience — An entirely different kind of theme park The Holy Land Experience is a re-creation of biblical-era Israel by way of evangelical Christianity. Don’t expect a Jehovah Coaster or Red Sea Flume, though—this park is only for thrills of the spiritual kind. The Holy Land Experience has more in common with passive attractions like Gatorland than with

Diagon Alley — A Dream Come True for every Harry Potter Fan When Universal Studios Florida (USF) opened The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Islands of Adventure (IOA), it created a paradigm shift in the Disney–Universal theme park rivalry. Not only did Universal trot out some groundbreaking ride technology, but it also demonstrated that it could trump Disney’s most distinctive competence: the creation of