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Family Entertainment:
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Family Entertainment Corporation (HFE) owns, operates or partners in 18 properties in 7 states. Properties include Branson, Missouri's Silver Dollar City theme park, Showboat Branson Belle lake attraction, White Water water park, Talking Rocks Cavern, The Wilderness at Silver Dollar City campground and Celebration Cit y theme park.
HFE is an operating partner with Dolly Parton in the Dollywood Company, which owns the Dollywood theme park and Dollywood's Splash Country water park, both in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. The Dollywood Company is also the largest shareholder in the Dixie Stampede dinner attractions located in Branson, Pigeon Forge, Myrtle Beach and Orlando.
In Georgia, HFE operates Atlanta's Stone Mountain Park in conjunction with the State of Georgia, and owns Wild Adventures Theme Park in Valdosta.
HFE owns Ride The Ducks amphibious tours in Branson, Baltimore, and Philadelphia. Ride The Ducks is also an attraction inside Stone Mountain Park in Atlanta.
Since the company was founded in the early 1960s, the many properties have been internationally awarded numerous times for excellence in theme, presentation and operations, including the worldwide Applause Award for excellence and the THEA Award (Themed Entertainment Assoc.).
Little India is a riot of colours, from the saris hanging from shops to the snacks and sweetmeats on sale from roadside stalls. Find fresh milk, various Indian breads and delicious mouth-watering fare from the numerous eateries. What better opportunity to sample Indian cuisine at really affordable prices.
KL's Little India is to be found in the older section of the city on Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman. Jalan Masjid India is the main street of Little India and the whole place is delightfully reminiscent of a Middle Eastern bazaar with the arrangement of its shops and items on sale.
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Chinatown
Every major city in the world has a Chinatown, as does Kuala Lumpur, BUT there is a unique difference to KL's Chinatown, one that is reflective of the multi-racial harmony of Malaysia.  Chinatown it is, indeed, but at its very heart sits the Sri Maha Mariamman Indian temple. Colourful statues and sweet scents greet visitors, and the bright hues of flower garlands hanging from flower stalls do much to brighten the vista. Equally colourful are the mountains of Indian sweetmeats and delicacies heaped on the roadside stalls that line the street.
Visitors to the See Yeoh and Chan See Shu Yuen temples will be greeted by beautifully crafted figurines of Chinese mythology and legends all around the temple grounds and also on the intricately carved roof. For a more secular feel of Chinatown, head for Jalan Petaling, where a sea of brightly coloured umbrellas and street vendors await you.
An ideal place to try out your bargaining skills on various things, such as mock branded items, clothes, bric-a-brac, accessories and sculptures. The whole place takes on a different air when the street is closed at 6 p.m. and Jalan Petaling becomes a pasar malam (an open air night market) where you can get anything from food to bags and sunglasses to handicrafts - all along one street.
Take a stroll down Chinatown's crowded lanes and see the Chinese pharmacies or medicine halls of yesterday. They are to be found in the old buildings, proudly displaying the various herbs and animal parts used in traditional Chinese medicine, to cure everything from heat maladies to loss of libido! In search of the perfect complexion? No problem. Take ground pearl powder, mixed with water.
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Children's Entertainment Certer
When starting a children's entertainment center one of the most important questions to ask will be what should we include in our activity mix? Today's family entertainment centers typically include activities designed to encourage imaginative play, social and pretend play opportunities, dress-up and role-play along with fine-motor skill development and other open-ended play opportunities, including those found in a great indoor playground. With many choices available, which activities will work best for your target audience and business goals? Learn more about chosing the right indoor playground equipment...
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