Advantages: Good Value for Money
Disadvantages: Below average

...This theme park and zoo has more than 100 rides - the well know white knuckle rides are The Terroriser, The Bullet, The Wild Mouse and Magnum Force (Triple looping rollercoaster) The rides are fun, but not scary. Family Rides are Go Gator and Traditional Carousel. Kiddies Rides are Junior Driving School and Clown Ride. New rides for this year are 55 meter cliffhanger and kids frog hopper. Little Monsters' Den of Mischief, is a fun attraction for all the family. You habe Sky Rail and Train to move around the Park. The zoo is home to 1,000 animals and you can take in one of the family shows which are Sea-lion, Monster Music, Blombergs Tombs of Terror, Cabaret Night ! and The Parrot show. This theme park is ideal for families. Drayton Manor Park is similar but if you live in the North of England and have families then this is ideal... Read review

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Advantages: shopping without an end, a lot of sights
Disadvantages: The subway system is a little bit difficult.

...I thought to write about a tour that I took I started on the Central Park Zoo. This Zoo isn't really big but worth to see. There is something for everybody. For example, you can visit the Rain Forrest, Central Garden, Polar Circle and they have a children's zoo. The prices there are alright and the location is very good. Around the zoo, you can find rocks. You have to go for a picture on it. Behind of you there should be the huge buildings of New York City. When you love New York City, that is really amazing. When you saw enough from that, what difficult is because it is so great, you should go to the south exit on Fifth Avenue. This street you have to see, with all the noble stores. Accordingly are the prices there. Not long on this way you will pass the Trump Tower. This Donald Trump building is worth to see with the waterfall... Read review

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Advantages: great family entertainment
Disadvantages: none

...Directors: Eric Darnell and Tom McGarth Producers: Mireille Soria and Teresa Cheng Writers: Mark Burton, Eric Frolick, Tom McGarth and Eric Darnell. Stars: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Andy Richter and Cedric the entertainer. Released in 2005 the animation masterpiece centres around the lives of some pampered wild animals in New York's Central park Zoo. **CHARACTORS** *Alex the lion, (voiced by Ben Stiller) is the star attraction at the zoo, loving his pampered up bringing, he is a show off when appearing for the visitors to the zoo. Unfortunately, he has no idea about living in the wild and is confused when his natural instincts sometimes kick in. *Marty the Zebra, (voiced by Chris Rock) is not entirely happy living in the zoo and is always dreaming about a life outside the zoo... Read review

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Advantages: Great variety with much to explore
Disadvantages: Many industrial areas

...walk’ of South New Jersey. Full od small amusements, excellent restaurants, a great fun fair and a very good Aquarium, Point Pleasant has enough to keep all the family happy. You do have to pay to go on to the beaches but this is only a minor flaw in a refreshing and friendly family resort. Point Pleasant can be reached from many major cities including New York, Philadelphia and Atlantic City (All of these boast International airports.) Popcorn Zoo Kids all over the world love to visit zoos. Popcorn zoo is one of many zoos in New Jersey. However, Popcorn zoo is unique in that all of its animals have been ‘saved’. For example, one of its first animals was a lion that was used to guard drugs traffickers. The animals arrive at the zoo in poor condition and are nursed back to health by the friendly staff. The zoo has... Read review

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Advantages: Well produced, good 'cast'
Disadvantages: Missing a 'certain something'

...Madagascar is one of those films that I meant to catch at the cinema but never quite made it. So when it came out on DVD a few weeks ago I rushed off to the local hire shop as this seemed to be just up my street, being animated, produced by Dreamworks, (the company who produced Shrek and Shrek 2) and had a famous set of actors providing the character voices. The four has five central characters - Alex the Lion whose voice is provided by Ben Stiller, Gloria the Hippopotamus (played by Jada Pinkeet Smith), Marty the Zebra (Chris Rock), and Melman the giraffe (played by David Schwimmer's). All of the characters have a great life in New York Central Zoo, especially Alex, the star attraction, who several times a day gets to give the tourist a great show by leaping up on a pedestal to roar, puff out his chest and show off his fabulous mane... Read review

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Advantages: Vast, peaceful
Disadvantages: Can be dangerous at night

...What with the speed and excitement of New York, it's hard to imagine how the residents cling on to the tiniest shred of sanity, but the answer is quite simple - Central Park. A vast area of green makes up the Park which dominates much of the central area of Manhatten - so it is very near to a large number of locations - and those nearest tend to be expensive and much sought after. This is the only place where the rock that makes up New York's solid foundations is visible, breaching the ground in impressive formations. A park like no other, Central Park has everything from a Zoo to a chess area, and people head for the park for far more than a simple stroll. Definitely a haven for year-round residents, the Park is also well worth a look for tourists even if they aren't their long enough to really need a means of escape - if only to fill... Read review

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Advantages: Funny animated film for all ages
Disadvantages: A bit short

...I like a good animated movie and wasn't disappointed when i sat down one night and watched the new release Madagascar. Madagascar is a story about four animals living in a New York Zoo:- Alex -A Lion which is the zoo's main attraction who loves being the centre of attention (Ben Stiller) Marty - A depressed zebra who dreams of a better life outside the zoo. (Chris Rock) Melman - A hypochondriac giraffe (David Schwimmer) Gloria - A straight talking, down to earth Hippo (Jada Pinkett-Smith). The Plot Marty's dreams and desire to be free get the better of him on his birthday and he decides to break free from zoo to seek his freedom in the wild where he believes he belongs but his 3 friends get worried about his disappearance and decide to go out to find there lost friend. After finding Marty in the city train station the 4 animals... Read review

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Advantages: Many places of Interest
Disadvantages: none

.... The Adirondack Mountains have many lakes, riverboat cruises down the lake, many play type places for the children. I guess you might call them amusement parks. Howe Caverns is a place where you can take a river boat ride underground and view all the stalagmites and stalagtights. (spelling may be off please forgive me) The basketball Hall of fame is located near there also. There are the Finger Lakes which is a group of 5 lakes shaped like fingers and this is wine growing country. Also the home of Corning Glass wares. Saratoga boasts hot mineral spas and lots of horse racing. The only actual part of New York City I have been to is the Bronx. Here you can take a carraige ride around Central Park, see many vendors selling on the streets, visit the world famous and mammoth zoo and the beautiful botanical gardens. There are many points of interest... Read review

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Advantages: A diverse culture and people with lots to see
Disadvantages: Can be a little daunting for newcomers

..., to Irish taverns, to Spanish restaurants, to Mexican joints, to German sausage sellers; you name it you can find it in New York. One of the fun parts of New York is finding all the little restaurants. Central Park - perhaps one of the most famous (and infamous) parks in the world; containing a very good zoo, the place where John Lennon was killed, a speaker's corner and many other interesting features this park is well worth a visit. Macy's - the home of the biggest Macy's in the world (and perhaps the largest store?) This Macy's is the 'flagship' store. Many people will marvel at the content of this store and many have compared it to London's Harrods. The People of New York are diverse. There are literally hundreds of different communities and races intermingling in the streets of New York. New Yorkers are a hardy bunch... Read review

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Advantages: fun, educational, animals
Disadvantages: Lots of walking

...The Zoo is set in 30 acres of grounds in Phoenix Park with over 700 animals and tropical birds. It is Dublins most popular attraction. It was founded in in 1830 it is the fourth oldest scientific zoo in the world, after Tiergarten Schönbrunn in Vienna, London Zoo, and the Jardin des Plantes in Paris I Visited the New World of Primates and saw the monkey islands. Polar bears, snowy owls and arctic foxes. I also took a train ride around the Zoo which i found fun and amazing. The is for all people of all ages and children will love it. Also the Zoo is educational for children. The zoo is massive and takes a good four hours to walk around. Each wild animal enjoys most spacious accomodation with great viewing panels in every cage and enclosure.... Read review

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