Have you been to an amusement park lately?
About 300 million people visit the roughly 400 amusement parks in the US each year.
What makes an amusement park so fun?
First and foremost, it’s all those exciting rides.
Whether it’s whooshing down a water ride or barreling along the gravity-defying track of a roller coaster, amusements parks specialize in creating ephemeral (see definition and hear pronunciation below) thrills.
So, the next time you’re looking for a short-lived adventure, you might check out an amusement park!
Cool word vocabulary question of the day: What ephemeral summer adventures have you enjoyed?
Ephemeral: Lasting for a very short time; short-lived.
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