Growing up, I loved amusement parks. And having lived in numerous states, I’ve visited dozens. I even had the chance to enjoy the park in Chicago, where my father grew up before it closed in the late 1960s. I saw the news the other day that Six Flags America outside of Washington DC was closing after this Summer season. I’ve been to so many that are already long gone. Are theme parks like Disneyland and Disney World squeezing out the smaller parks? I thought they might, but research says smaller parks are increasing. Over the last decade, there’s been more growth in the numbers than I expected…