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The entire metro Atlanta region with area codes 404, 770, 678, 470, and 943 is a local calling area, one of the largest in the United States, without long-distance charges for calls between area codes. All calls in the area are dialed with ten digits.
In September 2005, 762 was overlaid to all of the existing area code 706, despite the fact that it has been physically split into two separate and disconnected sections since it was created in 1992. [2] Georgia is served by ten area codes. The newest area code, 943, went into service in March 2022 as another area code for the Atlanta area. [3]
Canada's Wonderland, formerly known as Paramount Canada's Wonderland, is a 330-acre (130 ha) amusement park located in Vaughan, Ontario, a municipality within the Greater Toronto Area. Opened in 1981 by the Taft Broadcasting Company and the Great-West Life Assurance Company , it was the first major theme park in Canada and remains the country's ...
SlingShot is a reverse bungee ride manufactured by Funtime and featured at several Six Flags amusement parks, including Cedar Point, Carowinds, and Canada's Wonderland. The first installation opened at Kings Island in 2002, but the park retired the ride in 2022. An additional fee is required to ride, which is separate from park admission.
Aerial view of Canada's Wonderland in 2011, showing most of the park's attractions Canada's Wonderland is a 330-acre (130 ha) theme park located in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada, a suburb directly north of Toronto and owned by Six Flags. When Canada's Wonderland first opened in 1981 under Kings Entertainment Company ownership, there were 26 attractions. Today, there are 69, including the ...
The Carowinds and Kings Island installations opened in 1995, while the installations at Canada's Wonderland and Kings Dominion opened in 1996. California's Great America was the last location to open an Xtreme Skyflyer in 1997.
When it changed to 10 digit dialing people started having to remember area codes all the time. When 770 came out people started writing 7/ as short hand for the area code, so when 678 was introduced it was treated the same way with a 6/. Atlanta had 10 digit dialing before the rest of the country so it's probably not common in most other areas.
Sledge Hammer is a ride at Canada's Wonderland. [1] The Huss ride was opened to the public on May 4, 2003, and continues to operate today. Sledge Hammer is also the world's first and only 'giant jumping machine'. [1]