Cowboyland, the Glossary
Cowboyland is a Western-themed amusement park in a Voghera, Lombardy, in the northern Italy.[1]
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- Amusement parks in Italy
- Amusement parks opened in 2001
- Voghera
All-terrain vehicle
An all-terrain vehicle (ATV), also known as a light utility vehicle (LUV), a quad bike or quad (if it has four wheels), as defined by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), is a vehicle that travels on low-pressure tires, has a seat that is straddled by the operator, and has handlebars.
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American frontier
The American frontier, also known as the Old West, and popularly known as the Wild West, encompasses the geography, history, folklore, and culture associated with the forward wave of American expansion in mainland North America that began with European colonial settlements in the early 17th century and ended with the admission of the last few contiguous western territories as states in 1912.
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Amusement park
An amusement park is a park that features various attractions, such as rides and games, as well as other events for entertainment purposes.
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Bison
A bison (bison) is a large bovine in the genus Bison (Greek: "wild ox" (bison)) within the tribe Bovini.
Canoe
A canoe is a lightweight narrow water vessel, typically pointed at both ends and open on top, propelled by one or more seated or kneeling paddlers facing the direction of travel and using paddles.
Cattle
Cattle (Bos taurus) are large, domesticated, bovid ungulates widely kept as livestock. They are prominent modern members of the subfamily Bovinae and the most widespread species of the genus Bos. Mature female cattle are called cows and mature male cattle are bulls. Young female cattle are called heifers, young male cattle are oxen or bullocks, and castrated male cattle are known as steers.
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Cheyenne is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming, as well as the county seat of Laramie County, with 65,132 residents, per the 2020 census.
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Cutting (sport)
Cutting is a western-style equestrian competition in which a horse and rider work together before a judge or panel of judges to demonstrate the horse's athleticism and ability to handle cattle.
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Fallow deer
Fallow deer is the common name for species of deer in the genus Dama of subfamily Cervinae.
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Gardaland
Gardaland Resort is an amusement park resort located in northeastern Italy. Cowboyland and Gardaland are amusement parks in Italy and Operating amusement parks.
Goat
The goat or domestic goat (Capra hircus) is a species of domesticated goat-antelope that is mostly kept as livestock.
Horse
The horse (Equus ferus caballus) is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal.
Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe.
Lasso
A lasso or lazo, also called in Mexico reata and la reata, and in the United States riata or lariat (from Mexican Spanish, lasso for roping cattle), is a loop of rope designed as a restraint to be thrown around a target and tightened when pulled.
Line dance
A line dance is a choreographed dance in which a group of people dance along to a repeating sequence of steps while arranged in one or more lines or rows.
Lombardy
Lombardy (Lombardia; Lombardia) is an administrative region of Italy that covers; it is located in northern Italy and has a population of about 10 million people, constituting more than one-sixth of Italy's population.
Mirabilandia (Italy)
Mirabilandia is a 210-acre theme park, located in Savio, Italy, a frazione of Ravenna, which is located in Emilia-Romagna. Cowboyland and Mirabilandia (Italy) are amusement parks in Italy.
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Oltrepò Pavese
The Oltrepò Pavese (Ultrepò Paves) is a historical region making up the southern portion of the province of Pavia, in the northwest Italian region of Lombardy.
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Picnic
A picnic is a meal taken outdoors (''al fresco'') as part of an excursion, especially in scenic surroundings, such as a park, lakeside, or other place affording an interesting view, or else in conjunction with a public event such as preceding an open-air theater performance, and usually in summer or spring.
Prairie dog
Prairie dogs (genus Cynomys) are herbivorous burrowing ground squirrels native to the grasslands of North America.
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Raccoon
The raccoon (or, Procyon lotor), also spelled racoon and sometimes called the common raccoon or northern raccoon to distinguish it from the other species, is a mammal native to North America.
Rodeo
Rodeo is a competitive equestrian sport that arose out of the working practices of cattle herding in Spain and Mexico, expanding throughout the Americas and to other nations.
Roller coaster
A roller coaster is a type of amusement ride employing a form of elevated railroad track that carries passengers on a train through tight turns, steep slopes, and other elements usually designed to produce a thrilling experience.
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Sheep
Sheep (sheep) or domestic sheep (Ovis aries) are a domesticated, ruminant mammal typically kept as livestock.
Skunk
Skunks are mammals in the family Mephitidae.
Stable
A stable is a building in which livestock, especially horses, are kept.
Tipi
A tipi or tepee is a conical lodge tent that is distinguished from other conical tents by the smoke flaps at the top of the structure, and historically made of animal hides or pelts or, in more recent generations, of canvas stretched on a framework of wooden poles.
Tractor
A tractor is an engineering vehicle specifically designed to deliver a high tractive effort (or torque) at slow speeds, for the purposes of hauling a trailer or machinery such as that used in agriculture, mining or construction.
Twin cities
Twin cities are a special case of two neighboring cities or urban centres that grow into a single conurbation – or narrowly separated urban areas – over time.
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Voghera
The Castle of Voghera in a 19th-century etching. Voghera (Vogherese dialect of Emilian: Vughera; Latin: Forum Iulii Iriensium) is a town and comune in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy.
Western (genre)
The Western is a genre of fiction typically set in the American frontier (commonly referred to as the "Old West" or the "Wild West") between the California Gold Rush of 1849 and the closing of the frontier in 1890, and commonly associated with folk tales of the Western United States, particularly the Southwestern United States, as well as Northern Mexico and Western Canada.
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Western saloon
A Western saloon is a kind of bar particular to the Old West.
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Wild West shows
Wild West shows were traveling vaudeville performances in the United States and Europe that existed around 1870–1920.
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See also
Amusement parks in Italy
- Aquapark di Zambrone
- Cavallino Matto
- Cinecittà World
- Cowboyland
- Europark Idroscalo Milano
- Gardaland
- Italia in Miniatura
- LunEur
- Mirabilandia (Italy)
- Parco Safari delle Langhe
- Zoo di Pistoia
- Zoom Torino
- Zoomarine
- Zoosafari Fasanolandia
Amusement parks opened in 2001
- Cowboyland
- Disney California Adventure
- Gilroy Gardens
- Holy Land Experience
- Jawa Timur Park
- Tokyo DisneySea
- Toverland
- Trans Studio Bandung
- Universal Studios Japan