Gallery: Top Wired-Reader Amusement-Park Photos

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    The Big Wheel

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    Wild Ride

    __Wild Ride__ by Amber Buck "Carousel Horse, Boston, Massachusetts. ISO 200, F5.6, 1/13 second."
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    Spin

    __Spin__ by Richard "Ferris Wheel spinning through the night at the Volks Fest in Heilbronn, Germany."
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    Parachute Jump

    __Parachute Jump__ by Sam Horine "The legendary Coney Island Parachute Jump in Brooklyn, New York. Shot with Polaroid SX-70 film during the summer of 2005."
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    Kiddieland

    __Kiddieland__ by Rich Carroll "Unfortunately, Kiddieland is no more."
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    Scary Fun

    __Scary Fun__ by Zach "A dark view of a fun event."
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    Castle Lights

    __Castle Lights__ by D.M. Rosner "Cinderella's Castle, decked out for the holidays. Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World, Florida, 2008."
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    Flying

    __Flying__ by Jennifer Hattam "Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton, California. Photo taken with a Holga plastic camera."
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    Endless Ride

    __Endless Ride__ by Amber Buck "Carousel located in Boston, Massachusetts. 10-second shutter speed, ISO 200, F22."
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    Fun Slide

    __Fun Slide__ by K Maziarz "Colorful and bright."
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    City Coaster

    __City Coaster__ by Henry Burrows "The rollercoaster at the Tokyo Dome amusement park in Japan."
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    Sky Flyers - Luna Park Coney Island

    __Sky Flyers - Luna Park Coney Island__ by Jeff Rosen "A beautiful Saturday at Coney Island."
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    Colossos

    __Colossos__ by Karsten "Colossos, the steepest wooden roller coaster worldwide. It was taken just when a car was released on the first slope, which would be the time of the loudest screams and hands in the air, a weird ritual every visitor would witness about every two minutes while waiting in line."
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    Porter Gifford
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    Tom Never's Head

    __Tom Never's Head__ by P. Gifford "Seven years old and flying!"
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