SW visits three fun parks
By Itsarin Tisantia, photos courtesy of Bangkok Post and Post Today
During the school break, children are always looking for fun places to spend their free time. SW would like to suggest three recently-opened amusement parks — Dinosaur Planet near Prom Prong BTS station, Pororo Aquapark at Central Bangna and Cartoon Network Amazone in Chon Buri.
For this week’s Freeze Frame, SW takes a look at fun activities at the three parks.
Above: At Pororo Aquapark, kids wade through the water inside a replica of a character from the movie Pororo: The Little Penguin.
Above: A souvenir shop at Pororo Aquapark offers a variety of penguin dolls which are loveable characters from the Pororo film.
Above: Kids can enjoy a long slide at Pororo Aquapark while getting a scenic view of Bangkok and Samut Prakan.
Above: Cartoon Network Amazone is the world’s only Cartoon Network-themed waterpark. Kids can see many of their favourite characters from Cartoon Network series here, including Ultimate Humungousaur from Ben 10.
Above: Highlights at Cartoon Network Amazone include a collection of thrilling slides in the Omniverse Zone.
Above: At Dinosaur Planet, kids will enjoy meeting more than 200 dinosaurs. Visitors are allowed to touch, ride and take photos with them.
Above: The Stars of Dino Zone at Dinosaur Planet exhibits dinosaurs from three eras — Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous. The dinosaurs in this zone can move and make realistic sounds.
Exercises
Read the story and fill in the blanks with the correct words.
1. Dinosaur Planet exhibits more than _______ dinosaurs.
2. Cartoon Network Amazone is located in _____________.
3. Pororo Aquapark is based on the movie_______________________.
4. Ultimate _______________________ is a character from Ben 10.
Answers
1. 200
2. Chon Buri
3. Pororo: The Little Penguin.
4. Humungousaur
slide (n); a structure with a steep slope that children use for sliding down
thrilling (adj): exciting and enjoyable
