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<text id=89TT0221>
<title>
Jan. 23, 1989: Business Notes:Amusement Parks
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<history>
TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1989
Jan. 23, 1989 Barbara Bush:The Silver Fox
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<source>Time Magazine</source>
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BUSINESS, Page 47
Business Notes
AMUSEMENT PARKS
Lost in the Wooz Zone
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<p> It's funny, but people like the feeling of being lost. They
say it helps them cope with stress," says architect Henry
Yanaga. He should know. Yanaga has designed Wooz, an amusement
park featuring a giant labyrinth. A Japanese firm, Sun Creative
Systems U.S.A., has launched a $2 million marketing campaign to
sell 60 Wooz franchises in the U.S. Its main attraction: a
tortuous 5,000-ft.-long maze formed of 7-ft.-high redwood walls.
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<p> A pastime that the Japanese learned from the English by way
of New Zealand, the maze craze shows signs of catching on in
the U.S. Since August, thousands of visitors have paid $7 apiece
to get lost in the first American Wooz, which stands for Wild
and Original Object with Zoom. The $13 million park in
Vacaville, Calif., offers two degrees of difficulty.
Claustrophobes need not fear, because three escape routes are
provided. Price of a franchise: $45,000 plus construction costs.
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