

Universal Studios Japan has a Sesame Street section in their Universal Wonderland themed area. In Salou, Spain, the PortAventura Park has a Sesame Street themed area called SésamoAventura. According to TEA's Global Attractions Attendance Report, Parque Plaza Sésamo is one of Latin America's highest ranking theme parks by attendance, with 1.2 million visitors per year. In 1994, a Sesame Street themed amusement park called Parque Plaza Sesamo ( Plaza Sésamo) was opened in Monterrey, Mexico.

In 2019, it was announced that Aquatica San Diego near San Diego, California would be replaced by a new Sesame Place theme park by spring 2021. In 2017, a fourth location was announced, to open "no later than" mid-2021. A third park in Tokyo, Japan was open from 1990 until December 31, 2006. The Texas park never reopened after the fall season ended in October 1984 and was shut down permanently in January 1985 due to unprofitability and declining attendance. The $10 million Texas park was located on 30.3 acres (12.26 ha) near State Highway 183, and differed from the Pennsylvania location in that most attractions were indoors. In 20, under the new ownership, kiddie areas in Busch Gardens and Sea World parks were converted to Sesame themes.Ī second Sesame Place park opened in Irving, Texas in June 1982. In 2008, Anheuser-Busch was purchased by InBev, and The Blackstone Group purchased the combined company's theme parks in 2009 and formed SeaWorld Entertainment to operate them. Anheuser-Busch purchased the park in 1987 and subsequently operated it under the company's Busch Entertainment subsidiary. Sesame Workshop was the park's original owner. Others include SeaWorld Orlando, SeaWorld San Diego, SeaWorld San Antonio, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Discovery Cove, Aquatica Florida, Adventure Island and Water Country USA. Sesame Place is one of 12 parks operated by SeaWorld Entertainment. In 2007, it became the first theme park in Pennsylvania to become completely smoke-free. Certified Autism Centers " businesses better serve guests and clients with cognitive disorders, including autism". The theme park is described as having implemented features to make it accessible to children with autism, and on World Autism Awareness Day in 2018 was announced to be the first theme park that is a Certified Autism Center. The expansions included the construction of Cookie's Monster Land in 2014 - the park's largest renovation to date. Since then, it has expanded to 14 acres (5.7 ha) with rides and water attractions. The original park was 3 acres (1.2 ha) and featured play areas and large computer labs where kids could color their favorite Sesame Street characters. The park is open from early May through Halloween for The Count's Halloween Spooktacular, and mid-November through December for A Very Furry Christmas. It was designed by Eric McMillan, a Canadian designer, Sandra Hanna of Lambertville, New Jersey and several other designers. Sesame Place first opened in 1980 near the Oxford Valley Mall and initiated the expansion of the commercial complex in the vicinity.

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Sesame Place is one of the 12 theme parks owned and operated by SeaWorld Entertainment, which operates the park under an exclusive license from Sesame Workshop, the non-profit owner of Sesame Street. It is also the first theme park in the world to become a certified autism center. It is the only theme park in the United States based entirely on the award-winning children's educational television program Sesame Street and includes a variety of rides, shows and water attractions suited to young children. Sesame Place is a children's theme park and water park, located on the outskirts of Philadelphia in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. SeaWorld Entertainment (under a license from Sesame Workshop)
