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Cirque du Soleil

(Encyclopedia) Cirque du Soleil, [Fr.,=circus of the sun], innovative Canadian circus, est. 1984, with headquarters in Montreal. The best-known exemplar of cirque nouveau, Cirque du Soleil is a…

Graves, Michael

(Encyclopedia) Graves, Michael, 1934–2015, American architect, b. Indianapolis, Ind., educated at the Univ. of Cincinnati and Harvard. He taught at Princeton from 1962 to 2002. Graves was a member of…

Florida Map: Regions, Geography, Facts & Figures

Florida, commonly referred to as the Sunshine State, is situated in the southeastern region of the United States. Covering an area of over 65,000 square miles, it is the 22nd largest state in the U.S…

amusement park

(Encyclopedia) amusement park, a commercially operated park offering various forms of entertainment, such as arcade games, carousels, roller coasters, and performers, as well as food, drink, and…

IRL Race Locations

August—TRUE VALUE 200 at New Hampshire International Speedway in Louden, NH. September—LAS VEGAS 500K at Las Vegas (Nev.) Motor Speedway. January— INDY 200 presented by Aurora at Walt Disney…

2000 IRL Race Locations

January— DELPHI INDY 200 at Walt Disney World Speedway in Orlando, Fla. March— MCI WORLDCOM INDY 200 at Phoenix (Ari.) International Raceway. April— LAS VEGAS INDY 300 at Las Vegas (Nev.) Motor…

1998 IRL Race Locations

January— INDY 200 presented by Aurora at Walt Disney World, Orlando, Fla. March—DURA-LUBE 200 at Phoenix (Ari.) International Raceway. May—INDIANAPOLIS 500 at Indianapolis (Ind.) Motor Speedway.…

Disney, Walt

(Encyclopedia) Disney, Walt (Walter Elias Disney)Disney, Waltdĭzˈnē [key], 1901–66, American movie producer and pioneer in animated cartoons, b. Chicago. He grew up in Missouri, in the small town of…

IRL Race Locations

January— TRANSWORLD DIVERSIFIED SERVICES INDY 200 at Walt Disney World Speedway, Orlando, Fla. March— PHOENIX 200 at Phoenix (Ari.) International Raceway. May— VISIONAIRE 500 at Lowe's Motor…