The Sleepy History of Amusement Parks

Get Sleepy: Sleep meditation and stories

Slumber Studios

Alternative Health, Kids & Family, Fiction, Health & Fitness, Stories For Kids, Drama

4.6 • 10.6K Ratings

🗓️ 29 July 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Laila Weir ✍️ Sound design: amusement park ambience, excitable screams 🎠☀️ Includes mentions of: History, US History, Americana, Circus, Carnival. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we take a deep dive into the origin of one of the world’s favourite forms of outdoor entertainment – amusement parks. We’ll look into how they got started and how they’ve developed over the years. 😴 Watch, listen, and comment on this episode on the Get Sleepy YouTube channel. Hit subscribe while you're there! Enjoy various playlists of our stories and meditations on our Slumber Studios Spotify profile. Support our Sponsors Check out the great products and deals from Get Sleepy sponsors: getsleepy.com/sponsors/ Support Us Get Sleepy’s Premium Feed: getsleepy.com/support/ Get Sleepy Merchandise: getsleepy.com/store Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/get-sleepy/id1487513861 Connect Stay up to date on all our news and even vote on upcoming episodes! Website: getsleepy.com/ Facebook: facebook.com/getsleepypod/ Instagram: instagram.com/getsleepypod/ Twitter: twitter.com/getsleepypod Our Apps Redeem exclusive unlimited access to Premium content for 1 month FREE in our mobile apps built by the Get Sleepy and Slumber Studios team: Deep Sleep Sounds: deepsleepsounds.com/getsleepy/ Slumber: slumber.fm/getsleepy/ FAQs Have a query for us or need help with something? You might find your answer here: Get Sleepy FAQs About Get Sleepy Get Sleepy is the #1 story-telling podcast designed to help you get a great night’s rest. By combining sleep meditations with a relaxing bedtime story, each episode will guide you gently towards sleep. Get Sleepy Premium Get instant access to ad-free episodes and Thursday night bonus episodes by subscribing to our premium feed. It's easy! Sign up in two taps! Get Sleepy Premium feed includes: Monday and Wednesday night episodes (with zero ads). An exclusive Thursday night bonus episode. Access to the entire back catalog (also ad-free). Extra-long episodes. Exclusive sleep meditation episodes. Discounts on merchandise. We’ll love you forever. Get your 7-day free trial: getsleepy.com/support. Thank you so much for listening! Feedback? Let us know your thoughts! getsleepy.com/contact-us/. Get Sleepy is a production of Slumber Studios. Check out our podcasts, apps, and more at slumberstudios.com. That’s all for now. Sweet dreams ❤️ 😴 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Tonight's episode is sponsored by our friends at Better Help.
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1:17.0	Welcome to Get Sleep sleepy, where we listen, we relax and we get sleepy.
1:30.0	As always, I'm your host, Thomas.
1:36.2	Thanks for tuning in.
1:39.7	Tonight's story is a deep dive into the origin of one of the world's favorite forms of outdoor entertainment, amusement parks.
1:50.0	We'll look into how they got started and how they've developed over the years.
1:57.6	It was written by Leila and I'll be reading it for you. We absolutely love doing these sleepy history episodes,
2:07.0	particularly when we focus on quirky themes like tonight's that might not
2:12.2	usually be spoken about in a historical sense.
2:16.2	And there's definitely a few facts I've learned from them that have come in handy
2:21.3	at a few pub quizzes I've attended recently.
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