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Bakggoch Folk Village

Bakggoch Folk Village (박꽃민속촌, Bakggochminsokchon) is a small theme park in Sinjeong-dong, Nam-gu, Ulsan, South Gyeongsang, South Korea, on Samsan-ro 30beon-gil near Yun Gallery and Jeongwon Folk Village.

Baku Entertainment Centre

Baku Entertainment Centre (Bakı Əyləncə Mərkəzi) names two Baku leisure developments: a 1998-opened Khatai district complex with bowling, SPA, and dining, and Chapman Taylor's 120,000 m² waterfront project that opened as Deniz Mall.

Bali Wake Park

Bali Wake Park, Bali Wake Park Denpasar: cable wakeboarding park on a five-hectare lake near Benoa Harbour, opened 2015 by Kimo Rusna, with Aqualand inflatables; paused since February 2025 over Benoa land-use issues.

Baotou Amusement Park

Baotou Amusement Park (包头乐园), opened September 2007 in Kundulun District, Baotou, Inner Mongolia, is a 560-million-yuan theme park with eight themed zones, about 60 rides, and the 88-meter "Baotou Eye" Ferris wheel.

Baška Aquarium

Baška Aquarium (Akvarij Baška) is a small marine aquarium and shell collection in Baška on Krk island, Croatia: 21 tanks, 35 m³ of seawater, over 100 Adriatic fish species, about 400 shell and snail species, open April–October.

Basra Land

Basra Land (مدينة ملاهي البصرة, بصرة لاند) is an operating amusement park in Basra, Iraq, with a Ferris wheel, roller coaster, carousels, and family rides; distinct from Basra Family Park and Happy Land.

Bazino

Bazino (بازینو) names an 8-floor indoor amusement and commercial complex in Karaj, Iran, founded 1389 with 120+ machines, plus several smaller Iranian parks, shops, and a VR brand.

Beijing Badaling Wildlife Safari

Beijing Badaling Wildlife World (八达岭野生动物世界), a 400-hectare drive-through safari park in Yanqing, Beijing, at the foot of the Badaling Great Wall; China's largest mountain wildlife park, with nearly 10,000 animals, 90-yuan admission, and a 2016 fatal tiger attack.

Beijing Shijingshan Amusement Park

Beijing Shijingshan Amusement Park (北京石景山游乐园) is a government-run AAAA amusement park in Shijingshan District, Beijing, opened September 28, 1986; known for its Cinderella castle, Ferris wheel, pay-per-ride pricing, and seasonal festivals.

Benghazi Zoo

Benghazi Zoo (حديقة حيوان بنغازي) is a municipal zoo in Benghazi, Libya, founded in 1956 under Italian administration; it suffered looting and closure in the 2011 uprising and is being redeveloped as a 47-hectare park.

Berlin Zoo

Berlin Zoo (Zoologischer Garten Berlin), Germany's first zoo, opened 1 August 1844 in the Tiergarten; oldest Berlin stock company, rebuilt after WWII (91 of 4,000+ animals survived), famed for Knut and pandas, ~19,500 animals, ~1,000 species.

Big Bad Wolf: The Wolf's Revenge

The Big Bad Wolf: The Wolf's Revenge is a Bolliger & Mabillard family inverted roller coaster at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, opened May 23, 2025; a spiritual successor to the 1984 original Big Bad Wolf, with 2,500+ feet of track at 40 mph.

Bios no Oka

Bios no Oka (ビオスの丘), or Bios Hill, is a subtropical nature theme park and botanical garden in Uruma City, central Okinawa, Japan. Admission (2,200 yen adults) includes a 25-minute lake cruise; highlights are water buffalo cart rides, orchids, goat walks, and forest trails.

Bird-Singing Woods

Bird-Singing Woods (鸟语林) is the Chinese name for large walk-through aviary attractions with semi-natural, netted enclosures; notable sites include Dalian Laohutan, Chengdu, Changsha, Fuzhou, and Shihua Cave near Beijing.

Birdpark

A birdpark, or bird park, is a public attraction devoted to displaying live birds in aviaries and walk-through enclosures rather than as part of a general zoo.

Blackpool Pleasure Beach

Blackpool Pleasure Beach (Pleasure Beach Resort) is a family-owned amusement park in Blackpool, Lancashire, founded in 1896 by W.G. Bean and John Outhwaite, home to the Big One, ICON, and Grade II listed Noah's Ark.

Boating (site)

Boating (Člnkovanie, Bootfahren) is the boat-rental attraction at Štrbské Pleso, Slovakia, the site classed as the area's only theme park, with 22 boats, a 130-year history, and strict nature-protection rules.

Bohol Butterfly Bonsai Garden

Bohol Butterfly Bonsai Garden, a zoo and butterfly attraction near Loay, Bohol, Philippines, about 41 km from Tagbilaran City; combines butterfly breeding and bonsai displays on the countryside tour circuit near XZootic Park.

Bojeux Parc Children's Amusement Park

Bojeux Parc, also recorded as Beaux Jeux, was a children's amusement park in Pétion-Ville, Haiti, that became a free medical clinic after the 2010 earthquake.

Bollywood Parks Dubai

Bollywood Parks Dubai, also called Bollywood Park, was the world's first Bollywood-themed amusement park at Dubai Parks and Resorts, Jebel Ali; opened 31 October 2016, closed permanently 20 April 2023, later partly redeveloped as Real Madrid World.

Bonanza Exotic Park

Bonanza Exotic Park (สวนสัตว์โบนันซ่าเอ็กโซติกซู), also Bonanza Exotic Zoo, is a small private zoo in Pak Chong, Nakhon Ratchasima, near Khao Yai, Thailand, with over 50 species on a 700-meter circular path, feeding activities, and 150-baht adult admission.

Brazilian Park Washuzan Highland

Brazilian Park Washuzan Highland (ブラジリアンパーク 鷲羽山ハイランド) is a Brazil-themed amusement park opened in 1971 on Mount Washu in Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan, known for the 16-meter Sky Cycle, samba shows, and Seto Inland Sea views.

Bueng Boraphet Aquarium

Bueng Boraphet Aquarium (อาคารแสดงพันธุ์สัตว์น้ำบึงบอระเพ็ด), Nakhon Sawan, Thailand: boat-shaped freshwater aquarium opened 5 December 2007 for King Bhumibol's 80th birthday, with a 24-meter fish tunnel, 100+ species, and crocodile shows; closed for renovation since June 2023.

Bukit Gambang Resort City

Bukit Gambang Resort City (BGRC) is a 727-acre integrated resort in Gambang, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia, developed by Sentoria Group. Known for its East Coast water park, Malaysia's largest safari park, and MICE ballroom; closed after the 2020 Movement Control Order.

Bumper cars

Bumper cars (dodgems, Autoscooter, peng peng che): small electric amusement-ride vehicles with rubber bumper rings, ridden in arenas where deliberate collisions are the point. Patented by Stoehrer & Pratt in 1921; powered by ceiling grid, floor grid, or batteries.

Bunratty Folk Park

Bunratty Folk Park, a 26-acre open-air museum in County Clare, Ireland, recreating a 19th-century Irish village beside restored 1425 Bunratty Castle; opened July 1964, run by Clare County Council since 2023.

Bursa Hayvanat Bahçesi (Turkey)

Bursa Hayvanat Bahçesi (Bursa Zoo), a municipal EAZA-member zoo in Soğanlı, Osmangazi, Bursa, opened 10 November 1998 on about 206,600 m², holding over 1,000 animals of 115–137 species beside Botanik Park.

Busch Gardens

Busch Gardens: two United Parks & Resorts theme parks, Tampa Bay (opened 1959 as an Anheuser-Busch brewery bird sanctuary) and Williamsburg (1975, "The Old Country"), combining coasters, shows, and AZA-accredited zoos.

Busch Gardens Williamsburg

Busch Gardens Williamsburg, originally Busch Gardens: The Old Country, is a European-themed amusement park in Williamsburg, Virginia, opened May 16, 1975, with nine villages, over 50 rides, 10 coasters including the Loch Ness Monster, and Water Country USA nearby.

Butterfly Farm (Malaysia)

Butterfly Farm (Malaysia): live butterfly attractions including Entopia by Penang Butterfly Farm (founded 1986, Teluk Bahang), Melaka Butterfly and Reptile Sanctuary (1987), and Cameron Highlands farms at Kea Farm, featuring Rajah Brooke's birdwing.