The excitement is growing! The world's most poetic theme park is set to open on July 1st! |
The premiere theme park in the world based on the work of a poet is scheduled to open in Washerst this summer: DickinsonLand! Be sure to plan a visit this summer, and you will say, "'I never saw a more' fantastic place!"
This June, the Emmett Lee Dickinson Museum (above the coin-op Laundromat on Dickinson Boulevard) will provide information on this website about the shows, services, and attractions at DickinsonLand. New information will be added daily! |
Because I Could Not Stop For Death Roller CoasterA highlight of the park will be the premier roller coaster in the United States, the "Because I Could Not Stop for Death" Roller Coaster! If you get your kicks from dangerous speeds and hazardous descents on rickety tracks – you'll love this ride. The carriage will carry just yourself – and irrationality!
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Shadows will hold their breath – and so will you – as "There's A Certain Tilt of Whirl" oppresses like the heft of a carnival tune on a circus calliope! At the end of the ride, you're sure to be "heavenly hurt," and you'll emerge with a gaze like the distance on the look of Death!
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I Love A Look Of Agony Haunted HouseOne need not be a chamber to be haunted – but it sure helps if you enter one as scary as the "I Love a Look of Agony" Haunted House! Your look of agony will be true! No way will you be able to feign a glazed look, a convulsion, or beads of sweat on your forehead! Enter at your own risk!
NOTE: Not recommended for children under 13, senior citizens over 60, pregnant women, individuals who have seizures, neck or back disorders, heart conditions, motion sickness, dizziness, prescription medication or other physical ailments which may be aggravated by strobelights or motion, or visitors with prior orthopedic surgery, high blood pressure, broken limbs, acrophobia, arachnophobia, biliousness, sluggish livers, or swollen body parts. |
Set sail in one of the boats in the "Adrift! A Little Boat Adrift!" ride to see if your dinghy will give up its strife and gurgle down and down – or if will it retrim its masts, redeck its sails, and shoot exultant on!
Note: Automated coin-operated life insurance dispensing machines are available near the Adrift! ticket kiosk. |
This coaster won't dazzle gradually. Instead, the success of the "Yell it Slant" circuit lies in the superb surprise that lies before each terrifying drop and around every startling twist and turn. And when your friends ask if you were filled with fear throughout the entire ride, yell the truth – and "Yell It Slant"!
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Blue Uncertain Stumbling Buzz 3D Virtual RideHoused in a magnificent pavilion with state-of-the-art technology, DickinsonLand's "Blue Uncertain Stumbling Buzz" 3D virtual ride will be like no other! The stillness round the room will be like the stillness in the air between the heaves of storm. Then, just before the onset of the ride, there will interpose a blue, uncertain stumbling buzz between the light and you. The windows will fail, and you will not see to see.
Be sure to will your keepsakes and sign away what portion of you assignable! Then take a final breath – and FLY! |
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The Soul Selects Its Own Sobriety Bar & Grill
After taking in all of the sights and sounds of DickinsonLand and you're ready to "take a load off" so you can "take a load in," mosey on into "The Soul Selects Its Own Sobriety Bar & Grill." Shut the door, and try one the divine majority libations – but drink responsibly so that you don't end up kneeling upon the bathroom mat (don't worry if you do, though; our ready & friendly staff will clean up the mess).
There's an ample selection of hearty meals to pick from! Choose one – and hopefully it won't close the valves of your digestion – like stone! Enjoy! |
Forever Is Composed of Nows Photo ShopFrom this – experienced here at DickinsonLand – you'll want to let past months dissolve and exhale the years, and without debeate or pause, live for the moment in this magnificent park. Your time at DickinsonLand is certain to be a celebrated day – totally different from all other days – so be sure to take pictures, lots of pictures! If you use a digital camera, stop by to make prints! If you use a traditional camera, stop by to have prints developed within an hour. Then explore the park some more – and take more pictures – becuase "Forever is Composed of Nows."
Of course, once you depart DickinsonLand, your pictures and happy memories will allow you to relive day -- because Forever is also complosed of Thens. |
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I Taste A Liquor Never Brewed Night ClubAfter reeling through endless summer days at DickinsonLand, step into the "I Taste A Liquor Never Brewed" Night Club and down a cold one from a tankard scooped in Pearl. And don't worry – the club's open all night – so the Landlords won't turn the drunken out the door! Instead, order up additional drams and drink the more! In the morning, to the windows run, step outside to lean against the sun – and then spend another fun-filled day inthe park!
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You'll never have to stand before the doors of the "I Never Lost As Much But Twice Casino" like a beggar – not as long as you have a valid major credit card! Our cashiers will gladly descend like bankers to reimburse your store. Even if you leave poor once more, you'll always feel like a winner!
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You shall not live in vain when you fall over 500 feet from the "If I Can Stop One Heart From Beating" Bungee Jump tower! Yes, before you get into the bungee jump harness again, you might have to ease a bit of aching or cool one pain – but the thrill of the fall will make it all worth it! You shall not live in vain.
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As If The Checks Were Given Check Cashing ServiceWhen you visit DickinsonLand, you are sure to exclaim "'I never saw a more' fantastic place!" However, such levels of wonder and anstonishment carry a hefty price tag. Therefore, the park will include numerous "As If The Checks Were Given" check cashing offices. If you never spoke with one of our credit managers nor visited our agency, stop in – and before you leave, you'll know how a fortune looks, and what upfront money be.
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After a day in the park, a formal feeling comes. Your feet mechanical go round. So before you reach that point of stupor – when your nerves sit ceremonious like tombs – stop by the "A Quartz Contentment" jewelry and gift kiosk! Purchase a memento of quartz, wood or lead – a keepsake certainly to be remembered, and possibly outlived!
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First Chill ~ Then Sno Cones Shaved Ice TruckWhen the sun and humidity have you melting in DickinsonLand, stop by the "First Chill ~ Then Sno Cones" shaved ice truck! As opposed to freezing persons who recollect the snow, you'll delight in the high number of refreshing fruit flavors available. Get your hands on one, and you won't want to let go!
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The DickinsonLand ferris wheel has such a certain slant that it will send you of the air like some imperial affliction! When it goes, the landscape lists – and you'll hold your breath with internal despair. The top – will any reach it? When the ride finally ends, you'll alight with an expression like the distance on the look of death!
Have fun! |
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Dwell In Possibility House of Mirrors Ready for a fun occupation? Step inside the "Dwell in Possibility House of Mirrors" – definitely a scarier house than most – and certainly more numerous of mirrors and windows and inferior for doors! The chambers lead on forever – impregnable of eye – and the everlasting roof is like the gambrels of the sky! The corridors spread in wide and narrow bands to gain escape. Will you end up in Purgatory or Paradise? The possibilities are endless!
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After spending a day at DickinsonLand, be sure to stop by the "Purchase In The Soul" Gift Shop -- especially if there's something you "Hope" for! Something with feathers? A music box that never stops at all?
Make your final gift purchases, then head out to our acres of parking lots -- and "Hope" you remember where you parked your car! |
For information on other sights in Washerst, click HERE and HERE.
All things Emmett Lee Dickinson (poetry, museum stuff, Washerst facts and figures, etc.) © 2013, 2014, and 2015 by Jim Asher