The original plans for the park showed indecision over what the park's purpose was to be: some Imagineers wanted it to represent the cutting edge of technology, while others wanted it to showcase international cultures and customs.

The original Bladensburg homestead, which was probably transported to the site some time in the 1910s, houses the park's visitor information centre today.

Today visitors can walk along new sidewalks lit at night by new versions of the park's original lampposts.

In November, the original entrance road to the theme park's parking lot on Dollywood Lane is permanently closed to the public.

Fans refer to the ballpark as The Jake, based on the park's original name, and since the renaming, people have infrequently called it " The Pro " or " The Prog ".

Most of the water used in the original section of the park, Schlitterbahn West, is pumped from the Comal River that flows along the park's southern boundary.

The ride replaced the Corkscrew ; the park's original rollercoaster.

The main attraction of the district is Grizzly River Run, a fast-paced Gold Rush-esque river rapids ride around the summit of Grizzly Peak, the park's original icon.

The park's original plan was the work of the landscape architect Charles H. Miller, chief gardener of Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and designer of the American Centennial Exposition grounds.

The original Olmsted plans were consulted for the park's " rebirth " ( as it was called at the time ), with 2, 500 trees and 4, 600 shrubs planted in the restoration effort.

Howard also hit the last home run in the park's original tenure, on September 30, 1971.

The park's original concept was history-based and the layout was arranged in the shape of a large map of the contiguous United States with guests entering at the approximate location of Washington, D. C. Baychester Avenue at the park's western edge ( roughly ) represented the border with Canada.

) The park's original Imax film " To Fly " was once again shown in the Pictorium.

Very few of the original Bonanza episodes were shot at the theme park's Virginia City site, although the town was prominently featured in three Bonanza television movies.

Some notable rides at the park's opening were the original Carousel and Sidewinder roller coaster, relocated from the old park ; and a new version of the Mister Twister, the Twister II.

But budget cuts in the park's original development planning forced the ride's projected cost to be spent on smaller, original and less expensive attractions.

The original idea to rebuild the Shooting Star was back-burnered in favor of a terrain coaster utilizing the park's natural wooded hills.

* CNY Heritage Digital Library, featuring photographs taken by Arvin H. Almquist, the original superintendent of Green Lakes State Park, during the park's development ( 1929 – 1948 ).

The name " Carowinds " was derived from the park's original theme of the history and culture of the Carolinas, and is a portmanteau of " Carolina " and " winds ", representing the winds that have blown across the two states.

Most of the park's area lies in the original Garrison Creek ravine and this creek, now a buried city storm sewer, still flows beneath the park from the northwest to the southeast corners.

Besides the historical displays of town life, the park's museum also has a reproduction of the original convention hall with audio-animated life-sized recreations of some of the delegates.

On the morning of July 5, 2007, Epcot Vice President Jim MacPhee announced that Spaceship Earth would be restored to its original appearance and that the " magic wand " structure would be removed in time for the park's 25th anniversary on October 1, 2007.

The resort and its park's name are subsequently changed to Disneyland Paris.

The new park's name is a temporary one until naming rights are purchased.

The resort and its park's name were subsequently changed to Disneyland Paris.

In 1994, the " Center " was dropped from the park's name, and by 1996, the park was simply named Epcot.

The second half of the park's name is derived from Antipolis, the ancient Greek name of Antibes.

In early 1964, the New York City Council added " Corona " to the park's name, now " Flushing Meadows-Corona Park " in preparation for the World's Fair.

The park's name was changed to Holiday World in 1984.

Named Constitution Park when first created in 1832, it wasn't until 1857 that the elm trees arrived and with it the park's new name.

Although the park's name was taken from the area where the 19th century benefactors who created it lived, Finsbury Park had earlier been part of an area that bore the name as part of the Finsbury division of the Ossultone Hundred.

The name " Chapultepec " means " at the grasshopper hill " in Nahuatl and refers to a large rock formation that is the center of the current park's " first section ".

Tierco acquired the financially troubled Wild World in Largo, Maryland, in 1992 and later changed that park's name to Adventure World.

Fairy Tales was the name of a shop that opened with the park in one of the park's over-sized bazaar tents.

Galaxyland was originally known as Fantasyland ; however, during a court battle with Disney, West Edmonton Mall changed the park's name to Galaxyland in July 1995 after completing some minor renovations.

The park's new licensing deal and name, " Nickelodeon Universe ", was announced on July 25, 2007.

Before the 2002 season it was known as Old Kent Park ; the name was changed when the park's title sponsor, Old Kent Bank, was purchased by Fifth Third Bank.

The Towers ruins are the source of the park's name.

Despite the patriotic tone of the name, the park's name comes from the Great American Insurance Group, which purchased the park's naming rights.

It was also the first of the two ballparks to bear Wrigley's name, as the Chicago park was named for Wrigley over a year after the L. A. park's opening.

The park's name means first forest or ancient forest, in accordance with a Javanese legend that says the earth first emerged from the ocean here.