Dream World in Bangkok

Dream World is an amusement park in Thanyaburi district, Pathum Thani province, Thailand. During the weekend, it opens at 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, weekdays and public holidays is 10:00 am – 7:00 pm. The park includes three roller coasters and rides for the whole family.


Attractions

The park has been divided into several zones with specific groups of rides such as Dream World Plaza, Dream Gardens, Fantasy Land, and Adventure Land.

The interior of this park is filled with over 40 imported thrill rides and family attractions. However, the park's main attractions is Asia's first hanging coaster located in the middle part of Adventure land, and a model of the Grand Canyon as part of a river rafting attraction.

Dream World Plaza

This includes the main entrance to the park and a copy of Disneyland's Main Street USA. It is filled with shops and buildings that are fantasy themed.

Dream Garden

Dream Garden is nature themed. This area surrounds a lake located right after Dream World Plaza, and is also the setting for the parade called "The Color of the World" on every weekend.

List of Main Attractions: Dream World Railroad , Cable Cars ,Speedy Mouse Coaster ,Water Tricycle
Racing Cars , 7 Wonders of the World, Love Garden

Fantasy Land

This area is filled with many different themes of fairy tales from all over the world. It is located in the middle of the park.

List of Main Attractions: Fantasy Garden, The Giant House, Sleeping Beauty's Castle, Hurricane the ride
The Spider, Uncle Tom's farm, 4D Adventure

Adventure Land

Adventure Land is the largest zone of the theme park. This area is filled with many thrill rides and attractions. This has a space and futuristic theme, unlike the jungle theme in Disneyland. There has been controversy over the music played in this area of the park due to the park's usage of songs containing obscene language despite the park's overall family-friendly image. The volume has also been cited as an area of scrutiny.

List of Main Attractions: Snow Town, Grand Canyon, Super Splash, The Thunderbird, Haunted Mansion
Crazy Bus, Monorail Tour, Bumper Boats, Antique Cars, Go Carts Track, Flying Carpet, Space Mountains
Sky Coaster (Hanging Coaster), Viking Ship, Bumper Cars, Flying Fishes, Hollywood's Action Show
Red Indian's Boat, Raptor, Tornado

Walking Street, Pattaya

Walking Street is part of the city of Pattaya, Thailand. It is a tourist attraction that draws foreigners and Thai nationals, primarily for the night life. It is a red-light district  with many go-go bars and brothels. The street runs from the south end of Beach Road to the Bali Hai Pier. A large video sign was erected in March 2010 at the Beach Road entrance, replacing an earlier metal arch, and a small arch adorns the Bali Hai entrance.

Walking Street is closed to vehicles from 6:00 pm to 2 am, and car parking is provided at the Bali Hai end. The area includes seafood restaurants, live music venues, beer bars, discothèques, sports bars, go-go bars, and nightclubs, and is illuminated at night by many colored neon signs. The closing time of 2:00 am has been extended for many entertainment establishments.

Safari Wolrd in Bangkok

Safari World is a zoo in Bangkok, Thailand that consists of two parks named Safari Park and Marine Park, operated by Safari World Public Company Limited. The park was opened in 1988 with a total area of 480 acres (190 ha) for its open zoo and 180 acres (73 ha) for its bird park. A major renovation to enhance effectiveness of land use began on April 17,1989 and its total area developed for the leisure park now consists of an open zoo and a marine park on 500 rai (approx.200acres) of land.

Safari Park

Safari Park is about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) long. A drive through the park takes about 45 minute.The ultimate safari experience features hundreds of animals from all over the world. There are a lot of wild animals, including tigers and lions. There are daily tiger and lion feeding shows.

Marine Park

The Marine Park houses a vast spectrum of animal of land, sea and air. The attractions are Jungle Cruise river ride,a water flume ride through the jungle of Africa and Asia, 7 exciting show daily Spy War action stunt spectacular, water ski, dolphin, Hollywood cowboy stunt, bird, orang utan boxing and sea lion, hundreds of exhibits featuring white tigers, fantasy carp garden, tapir kingdom,and many others.

Songkran Festival

Having fun is a big part of Thai culture, and having fun amidst scorching heat is no exception. The hottest month of the year, April sees the entire country go bananas in friendly water fights and street parties that last nearly a week. During Songkran, most office buildings, banks as well as family-run shops and restaurants shut down completely, while big shopping malls usually remain open. Bangkok experiences a mass exodus, as at least half of its residents travel back to their home towns for family re-unions. In their place are tourists, who fly into Bangkok particularly to enjoy one of the most colourful and festive times of the year.


Songkran :

Before Thailand adopted the international New Year’s Day in 1940, Songkran was calculated based on the solar calendar, which varied from one year to the next. Now Songkran in Bangkok is from 13 to 15 April of every year. Depending on where you are in the country, the dates and period of festivities may vary.
Songkran is the occasion for family re-unions, temple visits and annual house cleaning. Many Thais observe the holidays by spending time with families and friends. Traditionally, Thais perform the Rod Nam Dum Hua ritual on the first day of Songkran, which is officially the National Elderly Day. During the ritual, young people would pour fragrant water into the elders’ palms as a gesture of humility and to ask for their blessings.

The second day of Songkran is officially the National Family Day. Families would wake up early and give alms to the monks, then ideally the rest of the day would be spent sharing quality family time together. An important religious ritual on Songkran is ‘Bathing the Buddha image’, in which devout Buddhists pour fragrant water over Buddha statues both at the temple and at home. More religious Thais would engage themselves in Buddhist ceremonies and merit-making activities throughout the holidays.

Water as a symbol :

Contradictory to what you may have witnessed throughout Songkran, fun-loving Thais don’t just throw water at each other for no good reason (besides having a kick out of seeing other people soaking wet). The real meaning behind the splashes is to symbolically wash off all misfortunes in the past year, thus welcoming the new year with a fresh new start.

Traditionally, Thais would politely pour a bowl of water on members of the family, their close friends and neighbours. As Songkran has taken a more festive note, a bowl becomes a bucket, garden hose and water guns, and the spirit of holiday merriment is shared amongst all town residents and tourists alike.

Where can we have fun :

Silom

Probably the largest and wildest crowd in Bangkok; The entire 5 km length of this street - mostly known for Patpong - is packed on two levels with thousands of young Thais carrying anything that can spray water. The best part is that you can enjoy the party in relatively dry surroundings by staying on the BTS sky walk that runs above the street. Relatively means that you should still carry any valuable items in a plastic bag. From up there you can witness the full extent of the game: a huge colorful crowd of smiling young Thais slowly walking between two rows of stalls selling water guns, food, soft drinks and of course, lots of beer. The highlight is to spot the firetrucks ambushed at each intersection with their incredibly powerful water hoses. The crowd is actually delighted to be hosed down as the heat can reach 40˚C in the sun.

Khao San Road

If you like the idea of getting soaked from head to toe in the middle of a wild party, be sure to drop by Khao San Road.

The entire length of Khao San Road is turned into an almighty water fight, and once you're in, you're going to get absolutely wet! There are police checkpoints set up at both ends of the street to confiscate bottles, cans and the white powder that is usually rubbed on people's faces. Don't worry though, you can buy all the alcohol you're likely to need inside one of the many bars that stay open throughout the festival, some with DJs set up inside plastic shelters and podiums for dancing. A word of advice though: be careful on the tiled floors that become like ice rinks because it's a fiarly common sight to see inebriated young tourists slipping, sliding and ending up with their whisky bucket all over the floor.

Phra Pradaeng District

If you prefer a more traditional Songkran, head over to Phra Pradaeng district where the Thai-Raman communities live out their Songkran traditions. Here, the celebrations take place about a week later than in central Bangkok and is filled with cultural significance. You will not only get splashed here, but also enjoy an array of cultural activities, such as the Thai-Ramn flag ceremony, ‘saba’ game, Raman dances, boat races, floral floats parade, and many more.

Sanam Luang

Sacred celebrations are held at Sanam Luang, opposite the Grand Palace. Here on the first day of Songkran the Buddha image 'Buddhasihing' is brought out from the National Museum and escorted along the streets for people to sprinkle water on.

The image is then located there for three days, so people who missed the procession can pay their respects. Other merit-making customs in Bangkok include the building of sand stupas which are then decorated with colourful flags and flowers. These can be seen around key temples in the Rattanokosin area.