The Amusement Parks of the 20th century can trace their origins back to the great international exhibitions.

The semi permanent fairs that were incorporated into the great international exhibitions of the late 1800’s and early 1900’s were models for 20th century Amusement Parks which grew up all over Europe. The Lunapark, which took its name from one of the areas of Coney Island in America, became the common name for these amusement parks in Europe. In Italy between 1920 and 1945 the Lunapark became very popular. Many Tivoli’s and Lunaparks were founded in the German Ruhr-area. Modern variations of permanent fairgrounds are attraction parks like The Efteling (The Netherlands), Disneyworld (France) and Port Aventura (Spain).