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Theme parks are intended to bring joy, but those left unattended and forced to survive
on their own as the years pass on often become twisted versions of the glee-filled establishments
they once were.
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10.
Takakonuma Greenland, Fukushima, Japan About 155 miles (250 km) north of the busy
Japanese city of Tokyo lies a place once filled with laughter and joy.
The history of Takakonuma Greenland starts in 1973 when the park opened for a very brief
two-year run.
Why it closed remains in question, though stories of accidental deaths sprout up here
and there.
In 1986, the park was reopened for 13-years before closing one last time and being abandoned
by its owners.
The rusted rides that were left behind are frozen in time while the world around them
progresses and threatens to reclaim the land Takakonuma Greenland sits on.
9.
Atlantis Marine Park, Two Rocks, Australia Like a deity watching over his people, the
Neptune statue of Two Rocks’ Atlantis Marine Park is the most striking remnant of the 1980’s
theme park.
Located north of Perth on the western coast of Australia, what remains of Atlantis Marine
Park has fallen victim to creative minds who have used the admired stone statues as their
own personal canvases.
After the park closed, the star attractions were given to marine park vet Dr. Nick Gales,
who used the dolphins as the focus of a case study that revolved around returning captive
dolphins to the ocean.
When the study flopped, the dolphins were donated to the local aquarium.
8.
Camelot Theme Park, Charnock Richard, England Much like the historic legend that this medieval
theme park is designed for, Camelot Theme Park has been completely lost to time.
During the 2012 season, Camelot revealed it wouldn’t be reopening for 2013, and ever
since it’s been a ghost town of dismantled rides, empty buildings, and terrifying, scattered
mannequins.
Opened in 1983, Camelot saw a steady drop in attendance and quality after the turn of
the millennium and while it’s a shell of the enjoyable escape it used to be, the abandoned
acreage has proven an effective playground for arsonists.
7.
Yongma Land, Seoul, South Korea It’s rare for an abandoned, deteriorating
site to invite guests to walk its dilapidated grounds, but the former Yongma Land in Seoul,
South Korea encourages guests to visit its rusted rides and overgrown grounds.
Relics from its prime are thrown about in a depressing scene.
What at one time brought joy to children and offered an escape for adults is now a roadside
curiosity that gives a haunting look into the reality of failed amusement parks.
Opened in the 1980s, Yongma enjoyed years of success before being forced to close its
doors in 2011 as it slowly became irrelevant.
6.
Cidade Albanoel, Itagua, Brazil Not all abandoned theme parks have a lengthy
history of providing fun and entertainment to the public.
Before Cidade Albanoel could even get off the ground, it was met with issues that kept
pushing its opening back.
Just as things started to look up for this Santa Claus-themed park, its owner, Antonio
Albano Reis, was killed in a car accident right outside the park’s entrance.
Enough of the park remains behind to relay what its intended theme was, but rather than
pay tribute to St. Nick, its sole purpose is to rust and deteriorate until nature takes
the land back completely.
5.
Discovery Island, Orlando, FL For 25 years, Discovery Island put guests
face-to-face with an incredible array of wildlife, but after its closure in 1999, it’s fallen
into disarray and has become a haunting location right on the property of Disney World.
Disney tried to revive the island by incorporating the video game Myst into it, creating the
interactive “Myst Island,” but the idea was scrapped during the concept stage.
The island sits uninhabited and unused in Bay Lake as the humid air of Florida and the
rapidly growing foliage threatens to completely dismantle any memory of Discovery Island.
4.
Velling Koller Fairy Tale Gardens, Bryrup, Denmark
Clearly having taken inspiration from Disney, Holger Rohde brought his own vision of a whimsical
park to life in 1962 with this land of make believe.
Despite a strong few years after opening, Fairy Tale Gardens started to crumble in on
itself and, in the 80’s, its creator sold it off and retired.
The remaining castles are all that remains of the popular fantasy land, and though it’s
a great setting to explore, poor craftsmanship has made for many injuries to curious parties.
3.
Williams Grove Amusement Park, Mechanicsburg, PA
The owners of Williams Grove Amusement Park took a golden opportunity to turn their abandoned
amusement park into a haunted walk on October 31st, 2016.
The one-night event showcased the horrific condition that the park was in, using its
eerie ambiance to set the mood for Halloween night.
The park ran successfully for 155 years, starting in 1850, before being closed in 2005 so the
managing family, the Hughes, could focus on the Williams Grove Speedway.
Three years later, many of the rides were auctioned off, but there is still plenty left
of the old park tucked away beneath Mother Nature.
2.
Lake Dolores Waterpark, Newberry Springs, CA
Lake Dolores, Rock-A-Hoola, Discovery…
whatever you knew it as, the waterpark that once brought entertainment and fun to so many
is nothing but a ruin tucked away in the Mojave Desert.
We don’t get many opportunities to visit the places we feature, but the Top 10 team
had a chance to stop at the heavily vandalized remains of this 55-year-old concrete playground.
Getting into the park wasn’t much of a hardship, but walking through the deserted waterpark
was unnerving.
Besides a few trailers scattered in the area around the park, signs of life simply didn’t
exist, as if an apocalyptic event forced complete abandonment.
1.
Boblo Island Amusement Park From 1898 to 1993, the island of Bois Blanc
in Ontario was home to Boblo Island Amusement Park, a slice of entertainment that the people
of Detroit, Michigan considered “their version” of Coney Island in New York.
The former playplace of amusement rides, log flumes, and good cheer was the place to be,
but time has taken care of that.
Now it’s a horror show of nostalgia, complete with decrepit ferries that once carried visitors
in droves, hazardous rollercoaster rails, and buildings unfit for any sort of life.
Though the park was intended to remain open for at least two additional summers, co-owner
Michael Moodenbaugh suffered severe injuries in a car crash that nixed any plans to continue
operation.