www.Summer-Vacation-4-Kids.com
www.SV4Kids.com
Amusement Parks, Water Parks, Family Fun Centers, Mini-Golf,
Go-Karts,
Summer Camps, Day Camps, Campgrounds, Dude
Ranches,
Castles, Ski Areas, Golf Courses, Resorts,
Zoos, Aquariums, Children's Museums and
more...
History and Purpose of this Website:
In 1999 I started a hobby called Summer Vacation 4
Kids. I took a digital camcorder to just
a few great parks and uploaded the videos and screen captures to my SV4Kids
website. I am now retired, and the new
goal of SV4Kids is to create a photo and video gallery for every fun
park in the entire world, with helpful photos and advice from people who have
visited the parks.
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Browsing the Website:
The navigation of my website begins with a table
of fun on the 1st page. The
numbers in the table are a count of how many websites we have (so far) for that
state. Each column in the table can be
sorted, or you can find a country like Italy by using the browser Find
function. Just click on the number in
the column that interests you. This will
take you to a webpage for that state, like Fun Parks in California.
Now you will see a page of all the websites for
that state, like all the fun parks in
Now comes the fun part. As of New Years Day (Jan 1st
2008), I have links to over 450 photo galleries, hosted on Webshots
and other services! Oh yea. And out of the 4278 Fun parks listed in
SV4Kids, over 2000 are Amusement Parks and/or Water Parks. For example, on the Dorney
Park PA USA web page you will find a link to the official website, a link to
the Webshots Photo Gallery, a link to the Google
Sat/Photo Map, a link to a Google Earth file that has all the nearby
attractions, a link to the local weather, and finally a set of links to the
Nearby Attractions tables. And (last but
not least, and new for 2008), you will find
Microsoft’s Virtual Earth Birds-eye-View where
available. For example, check out:
Cedar
Point Amusement Park and Soak City Waterpark,
Sandusky Ohio
Madrid
Zoo and Aquarium, Spain
Air
& Space Museum, Tucson Arizona
Intrepid
Sea-Air-Space Museum, Manhattan New York
Space
Needle, Seattle Washington
Alcazaba Castle, Almeria Spain
Each entry in the tables for Dorney
Park has the distance in miles and kilometers, with a compass bearing for all
you Boy/Girl Scouts! You will also find
a link to Google Maps giving you route directions (RD) to each nearby
attraction, like your hotel or favorite restaurant. So if Dorney Park
looks too crowded, then you can try out Terry Hill Waterpark
or Camelbeach Waterpark. And as a service to you, I am building a
massive list of hotels (free – no commissions), airports, restaurants, golf
courses, summer camps and campgrounds.
Oh yea, it don’t get any better than this!
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Using Google Maps:
Since 1999 I have used many mapping services to
locate all the fun the world has to offer.
The problem was that I had to use far too many resources to cover the world,
and copyright violation became a real issue when using private maps. But once Google got into the map business it
was easy to decide to just use Google Maps, with some help from MSN maps. The reason is that Google always provides a
minimum service to the entire planet. So even if a street map is not available, and
even if the Sat-Photo is low-resolution, I always provide you with a map of the
location. When a high resolution photo
is available, Google Maps lets you see roller coasters and water slides from
space! Oh yea, check it out! And best of all, I am making extensive use of
Google Maps to help travelers locate hotels and restaurants near each
attraction.
So, have fun looking at the Earth from Space,
watch out for UFOs, eat your vegetables, and stay off the candy!
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Add a Link, Video, Photos, Trip Report etc:
If you would like to add anything to my
website, just send me an e-mail.
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FAQ (Frequently Asked
Questions not covered by the above topics.):
Q: Is that girl in your videos married. What a babe!
A: She was 12 to 14yo during the hobby phase of this website, but she
is now in college and married. Sorry
boys!
Q: When I click on a map, it is high up off the
earth, or I just get a street map, and I don’t see the amusement park.
A: These are the rare cases where we have not
been able to find the park, or a high resolution photo from space is not yet
available. For some reason,
Q: I have a question, but I’m afraid you’ll
publish it, ‘cause it’s kind of silly.
A: Don’t worry, we only publish general
questions asked by lots of people.
Or you can talk to me via:
Google Groups -
Summer Vacation
© 1999-2008 Brother Jon – Owner/Webmaster - www.SV4Kids.com – Summer Vacation 4 Kids