{"id":383,"date":"2023-12-15T05:38:33","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T05:38:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theparkdb.com\/blog\/?page_id=383"},"modified":"2024-02-21T23:04:31","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T23:04:31","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.theparkdb.com\/blog\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"about us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"383\" class=\"elementor elementor-383\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75ab2304 padding_right e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"75ab2304\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;,&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3549a181 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3549a181\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4db6f806 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4db6f806\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 08-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19f065bc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19f065bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 08-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Just as an individual person dreams fantastic happenings to release the inner forces which cannot be encompassed by ordinary events, so too a city needs its dreams.<\/p><p>&#8211; A Pattern Language<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6235752f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6235752f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Modern visitor attractions can trace their history back to Victorian-era pleasure gardens. Built on royal hunting grounds and vast parklands, these theaters of music, gastronomy, and attractions were created for public enjoyment, with spaces hosting the fantastical and extraordinary.<\/p><p>They tapped into an innate, social desire for leisure, wonder, and adventure. This instinct lives on in the myriad theme parks, botanic gardens, shows, resorts, entertainment centers, and interactive museums today.<\/p><p>The Park Database is the world\u2019s foremost repository of attractions spanning the globe.\u00a0<\/p><p>Our goal is to catalogue, preserve, and share the ever-evolving story of places crafted for enjoyment. 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