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T hemos ti mpor t a ntf a c t orf ort hes uc c es soft hea mus ementpa r k ;i st he c ar ni vals pi r i ta ndga i et ys pi r i t .Per f or mer s , l i ght ,mus i c ,da nc e ,s t a ge , s howsma k ec r ea t ess pi r i t . Peopl es houl dl a ughwhent heya r ei nt he a mus ement pa r k . Al s o, t her ei si mpor t a nt r ol e ofa ni ma l s ,c a mel s , el epha nt s , l i onsma k eupt hi ss oul . E v eni fa na mus ementpa r ki sv er y gr a ndi os e ,i tc a nnotbes uc c es s f ulwi t houtt hej oya ndc a r ni v a ls pi r i t . A s hor ts howa t t r a c t smor ea udi enc ea t t ent i ont ha nal ongs how, whi l ea s hor t erbuti nt er a c t i v es how c a n be mor e enga gi ng t ha n as hor t s how. E v en i fa na mus ementpa r ki sv er y gr a ndi os e ,i tc a nnotbe s uc c es s f ul i f t her ei snoga i et ya ndc a r ni v a l s pi r i t . Ma nya mus ementpa r k s a r ec l os ed bec a us et heydonotha v egood s hows ,per f or mer s ,a nd c a nnotma k epeopl el a ughorent er t a i n. S peedi sa not herf a c t ort ha t c r ea t est hec a r ni v a ls pi r i t .Peopl ea l r ea dyus er ol l erc oa s t era ndhi gh s peedt r a i nsbec a us eoft hei rpa s s i onf ors peed.
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