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International Street is a themed area at Canada's Wonderland theme park in Vaughan, Ontario. Similar to the Main Street, U.S.A. sections of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, it acts as an entrance way to the park. The street ends at Wonder Mountain, a visual landmark for navigating through much of the park. A similar format is used in Kings Island and Kings Dominion theme parks. In each instance, the International Street section was created while the park was owned by Kings Entertainment Company, then transferred to Paramount Parks, and finally to the current owners, Cedar Fair Entertainment Company. The street features buildings with themes of alpine, Scandinavian, Latin American, and Mediterranean cultures. A long fountain stretches the full length of the street, leading to a man-made mountain that features dive shows called; Victoria Falls High Divers. An amphitheatre (International Showplace) features regular shows with local casts and occasional guest performers. In early promotions, International Street was billed as "a feast of cultures, rich and satisfying", featuring foods not often found in theme parks, like shrimp, paella, and smoked sausage. Over the years, retail outlets have moved to more generic kinds of merchandise and well-known Canadian fast food formats. ==Features== One of the first sights seen on entering the park is a large flowerbed representing the Canadian flag. The bed is empty during the park's first weeks of being open and is replaced with a faux graveyard during the autumn. Approximately 11,000 begonias are planted in the bed, which is by in size. Behind it is a large fountain area, with a variety of water patterns all day and lighting effects at night. A pathway structure, modeled to look like an arch bridge, contained (as of 1982) a computer that controlled the fountain's 93 pneumatic valves and nozzles and its 504 red, white, and turquoise lights.〔 In 1982, the lighting patterns would change roughly every 30 seconds, with a 30-minute rotation.〔 In 2011, the lights were upgraded to offer a range of 16 million colours. Before the park opened, the by foot water basin was referred to as Royal Fountain. When it opened, the park featured the "world's largest expanse of interlocking paving stones". One source stated that this expanse cost $4 million,〔 another that it consisted of 4 million stones. The stones make walking cooler, are more attractive than asphalt, and make underground sewers and other services more accessible.〔 For the opening, 1100 fully-grown trees were planted,〔 having been purchased from a provincially run nursery in Pickering, Ontario.〔 During the park's first season, it was noticed that crowds tended to go to the right side of International Street, towards Medieval Faire. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「International Street」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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