As of May 2024, the oldest amusement park operating in the same location worldwide was Bakken, located in Klampenborg, Denmark, which opened in 1583. Meanwhile, the world's second oldest amusement park, Prater, opened in 1766 in Vienna, Austria.
Oldest amusement parks worldwide as of May 2024, by year of first operation
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National Amusement Park Historical Association. (May 21, 2024). Oldest amusement parks worldwide as of May 2024, by year of first operation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1368635/oldest-amusement-parks-worldwide/
National Amusement Park Historical Association. "Oldest amusement parks worldwide as of May 2024, by year of first operation." Chart. May 21, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1368635/oldest-amusement-parks-worldwide/
National Amusement Park Historical Association. (2024). Oldest amusement parks worldwide as of May 2024, by year of first operation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1368635/oldest-amusement-parks-worldwide/
National Amusement Park Historical Association. "Oldest Amusement Parks Worldwide as of May 2024, by Year of First Operation." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1368635/oldest-amusement-parks-worldwide/
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