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these places are condemned to live in a
horrible and
endless loop where they are stuck in
time these are the stories of the most
deadly and abandoned theme parks around
the world
joyland amusement park kansas
once upon a time the town of wichita
kansas was home to joyland amusement
park the largest theme park in central
kansas founded by lester ottaway and his
sons
this park was in full operation for 55
years
till it was closed in 2004. for two
years after that
parts of the park were reopened but it
was closed again in 2006
this time permanently since then this
abandoned theme park has been shrouded
in mystery
what is the story behind it this park
was originally founded to house a
miniature 12-inch gage locomotive
herb one of lester's sons had purchased
this train from another abandoned theme
park
herb who was a race car builder restored
this train
he and his family took the train on
tours to county fairs in kansas and
colorado after a few years
in 1949 they decided to give it a
permanent home
thus began the journey of the 57-acre
joyland amusement park
till the early 1970s the park was
successfully run by the ottawa family
before they retired and sold it to
stanley and margaret nelson
the nelsons were responsible for
introducing many of the most popular
rides in the park
such as the wacky shack a two-story dark
ride that featured illusion effects and
psychedelic lighting tricks and the
famous wooden roller coaster
among many others they also replaced the
famous miniature train with the first
ever cp huntington miniature train built
by chance rides
the train even carried the serial number
one
however disaster struck the park in 2004
when a 13 year old girl fell
30 feet from the ferris wheel and got
seriously injured
this was the first domino that fell
eventually causing the demise of the
park but some would say that the park
had already been on its way towards
abandonment
following the ferris wheel disaster an
investigation was conducted by the u.s
consumer product safety division
which found several safety issues with
the park when we look back at the
operations of the park
we find that there were several other
incidents such as this
in the early 1960s before the era of
animal rights activism
the park had featured several animals
this included an eight-month-old lion
that bit
a caretaker causing three deer to escape
in the process
out of the three only one deer survived
in 1964
the park was sued because a little girl
had smashed her teeth into the steering
wheel of a bumper car
the tragedies only increased as the
years went by in 1977
a seven-year-old boy fell to his death
from the roller coaster
in the early 1980s an employee was
stabbed to death by two people in the
park
towards the end of the same decade a
maintenance worker was crushed by the
roller coaster
he had been cutting weeds underneath it
and had not heard the ride coming
the 2004 incident although not as severe
as the previous ones
was the beginning of the end for the
park it is clear that the park has a
penchant for tragedy
having seen everything from injuries to
death to even murder
perhaps it is better for the citizens
that the park remains closed
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the aura of tragedy surrounding the park
does not even end with its demise
since 2006 the park has been looted and
vandalized several times
and its walls have been covered with
graffiti in 2012
long after the park was abandoned and
left to the elements a maintenance
building in the park caught fire
although no one was hurt the police
suspected arson in 2015
a windstorm damaged the roller coaster
so extensively that it had to be taken
apart for safety reasons
by 2018 the wacky shack was one of the
few rides that had remained intact
and it too was destroyed by fire with
all its rides either damaged or
dismantled
the park which served as a joy for
generations of kansas citizens
now looks like something out of a horror
movie
gulliver's kingdom yamanashi japan our
next abandoned theme park takes us all
the way to kamakushiki and the yamanashi
prefecture
in japan inspired by the novel
gulliver's travels by jonathan swift
this theme park has a giant 147 foot
statue of gulliver lying down
the statue is tied down and surrounded
by the tiny lilliputians
making one feel like they have stepped
right into lilliput
the theme park even had a nice view of
mount fuji for all intents and purposes
gulliver's kingdom sounds like a
storybook theme park
why then was it abandoned the decision
to build this park was an impulsive
one taken by the government of japan in
the 90s to boost the economy
but right from the beginning the park
ran into bad luck
leading it to its impending doom the
construction of the park was financed by
nigata chuo bank
which collapsed due to non-performing
loans there were also
a lot of employment controversies even
during the construction phase
the park was in operation only for four
years
even during this time it barely had any
rides
apart from the giant statue which was
the park's main attraction
the most notable rides were a bobsled
track and a luge course
neither of which were for kids but the
main reason for this park's failure was
its unfortunate location
the park was built near aokigahara the
infamous suicide forest of japan
it is the second most popular suicide
spot in the world
and more than 500 people have been said
to have taken their lives here in the
last 70 years
and if this wasn't enough the
kamakushiki village was also
the location of the headquarters of the
elm shinrikyo doomsday cult
back in 1995 this cult had been
responsible for the sarin gas
nerve attacks in the tokyo subway system
which had resulted in the deaths of 13
people
their nerve gas production facility was
also rumored to be in the same area
the park's proximity to such grim
locations put off people from visiting
it
leading to its eventual demise the
stunning backdrop of this park
only added to its eeriness with nothing
there
other than the huge gulliver statue
which is pinned to the ground by his
hair
it looks like a city that was abandoned
after a gruesome murder
the park was finally demolished in 2007.
dunblobin crinkly bottom theme park
england
in the 1990's the bbc ran a popular
family entertainment show called knoll's
house party
created by noel edmunds this program was
set in the fictional town of crinkly
bottom
one of the most popular characters of
the show was mr blobby who was
as the name suggests a pink blob he
communicated solely by using the word
blobby
mr blobby became so popular that it led
to a supposed blobby mania
to capitalize on the popularity of the
show as well as mr blobby
noel edmonds and his production company
unique decided to open theme parks based
on the show
in 1994 they opened a crinkly bottom
theme park in cricket st
thomas summerset the first of three it
was being promoted as britain's
first tv leisure park the main
attraction of the cricket st thomas park
was a huge
pink blobby-themed house called
dunblobin apart from this
it included other themed areas based on
naughty and the animals of farthing wood
the park saw
over 500 thousand visitors within its
first season
a couple even had their wedding there
with mr blobby as their best man
everything however was not rosy within a
few weeks after the opening
problems began cropping up from concerns
over planning permissions to noise
complaints by neighbors
to rumors about maltreatment of
elephants the theme park ran into many
hurdles
edmunds wanted to build a replica of the
great house
but the somerset city council voted
against it after this incident during
the 30th anniversary of crinkly bottom
edmonds parted ways with the park
licensing constraints dictated that mr
blobby and all the other attractions
should remain on site
the park was rebranded as cricket st
thomas wildlife park once more just
two years later however the owners
decided that they did not want to be
associated with the controversial era of
crinkly bottom
they closed down mr blobby's house and
attempted to destroy
all traces of evidence of the pink blob
from the park
this might seem like the end of mr
blobby at cricket st thomas
but in the early 2000s a few urban
explorers stumbled upon blobby's house
this started an influx of people wanting
to take pictures with the infamous pink
blobs house
instances of vandalism and illegal raves
being conducted there were reported
ultimately the owners demolished the
house except for the pink polystyrene
toilet
which was placed in an art gallery the
second blobby theme park
opened in morcom in 1994 on the
condition that the nearby bear lane
railway station be promoted as bear
crinkly bottom
things started going downhill soon after
the park opened its gates
citizens started complaining about the
lack of facilities and against the
liquor license granted to the park on
the grounds that it would encourage
hooligan behavior the labor-led council
sued edmunds on the grounds of
misrepresentation
and negligence because the park wasn't
attracting enough visitors
neither was it generating enough income
support was withdrawn and the park had
to close down
only after 13 weeks of being open this
whole fiasco was termed blobbygate
and cost taxpayers 2 million pounds this
park had the shortest lifespan of the
three
the third and final crinkly bottom
attraction was licensed to pleasure wood
hills a theme park
in 1996 in low soft suffolk during this
time the park turned its theater into a
castle
but this ended just a year later when
the ownership of the park changed hands
it would seem that no matter how many
times edmunds tried
the park was doomed to be a disaster but
for a brief period of time
it served as a pink slice of heaven for
fans of blobby
young maland theme park in yangmison and
the jungnang district in seoul south
korea
there lies a dilapidated amusement park
called young maland
opened in 1980 as a humble
family-friendly amusement park
it had a good run for the first decade
of its life then latte world opened
and people quickly lost interest in this
theme park next door with not enough
visitors left to sustain the park
they closed the doors officially in
2011. but is the theme park really close
well it is for the most part and no we
don't mean that it's haunted although
there have been many rumors
instead of leaving the park to decay the
owners had the brilliant idea of opening
its doors to people for five thousand
won a day
which is five dollars the abandoned
rides and their fading colors have
become hot spots for photography cosplay
events and even filming music videos
crayon pop's barbar bar video was
inspired by this derelict part if you
want a true horror movie experience
you can request for the lights in the
merry-go-round to be turned on at night
for thirty thousand won apart from the
ghostly merry-go-round with its horses
the park has bumper car rides an octopus
ride
a viking ship and a displaced clown
motif roller coaster
among other rides the rusted rides with
their paint chipped away
give a very vintage feel to the park but
their friendly faces
invite you to take part in their decay
tommen festival bali the previous theme
park might not have been haunted
but this one certainly seems to be our
next theme park tommen festival
located in bali is known as the saddest
theme park on the island
not only was it a failed amusement park
but it was also a failed dream
costing a whopping 100 million dollars
to build
the park now lies abandoned with
crumbling buildings
rogue vines covering every surface and
piles of grass littering the ground
this once magnificent theme park is
being swallowed by nature
and looks like a haunted dilapidated
building straight out of a thriller
movie
stories of ghosts haunting this place
are often told whenever this park is
mentioned
in fact the gatekeeper of the park was
once recorded as saying that he sees
ghosts
every day just thinking about this park
is enough to send chills down anybody's
spine
with it being abandoned even before its
gates were ever opened to the public
this park is shrouded in mystery more
than two decades ago
the indonesian government along with a
wealthy investor began building this
park in the hopes that it would turn the
heavily trafficked beachside city of
sonora into a tourist hot spot
this park was supposed to steal
everyone's breath away with its
magnificence
it was supposed to feature the world's
first entirely inverted roller coaster
bali's biggest swimming pool a fake
volcano a pit full of crocodiles
a 3d cinema and a laser show which was
going to be the main attraction
the laser machines were meant to
illuminate the night sky with a myriad
of colors
this park would undoubtedly have changed
the face of tourism in bali
so then why did it never open its doors
to the public
there are various reasons for this
including a legend or two
just a few months before the park was
set to open the thai national currency
tanked some say the park was open for
six months before closing down
while others say that it was never
opened at all the asian recession made
the park go bankrupt and they could not
find
anyone to purchase the park another
reason cited is that there were disputes
over land ownership
legend also says that the park was
struck by lightning which damaged the
laser machines
the cost for its reparations was so high
that insurance companies refused to
cover it
the owners had no choice but to abandon
this park
leaving the land free for spirits and
ghosts to make a home
locals have dubbed this place a ghost
town and steer clear of it
it is said that the crocodiles were
never transported out of the park and
were left to roam around freely inside
apparently they have taken a liking to
human meat there are even stories about
visitors who went inside
and never returned a group of men stand
near the gates of the park and ask you
to pay ten thousand rupiah which is the
equivalent to one dollar
to enter the buildings are covered with
graffiti
and bats and mosquitoes and various
other bugs have taken over the place
there is film tape strewn all over the
theater building
and the roofs look ready to collapse the
park has truly been reclaimed by mother
nature
but none of this has stopped
photographers graffiti artists and
travelers with a penchant for exploring
off the beaten path from coming and
visiting if you don't mind a little bit
of the supernatural and spotting an
occasional killer crocodile or two
this eight hectare theme park is
definitely worth a visit
six flags new orleans spend the day at
jazland theme park where the fun is in
full blast
i gotta do that again jazzland in new
orleans on ice 10 at the i510 exit is
filled with thrills for the whole family
serious ride 30 incredible rides and
spectacular entertainment this is great
come for the thrill stay for the fun at
jazz land open daily at 10 a.m
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originally known as jazz land the six
flags in new orleans has stood abandoned
for more than 15 years
this 147 acre park first opened in 2000.
it was operated for two years under the
name jazz land by alpha smart parks but
it was owned by a spanish company
called parques vegos in 2002 six flags
purchased the lease for the park and
rebranded it as the new orleans branch
of six flags
the park featured a myriad of rides
including an inverted roller coaster
named batman the ride which was
relocated from a defunct park in japan
called the thrill valley
of a coma multiple looping roller
coaster called the jester
which had been sourced from the texas
branch of six flags among many others
but the signature ride of the park was
the mega zeph
yet another roller coaster however this
roller coaster was unique in that it had
a wooden roller coaster track
built on a steel frame this was done to
prevent termite infestation
as well as help the ride withstand
strong hurricane winds
the construction of this roller coaster
provides a strange sense of foreboding
as not even five years after its opening
the park was demolished by hurricane
katrina and had to close its doors
the park was thoroughly submerged and in
the aftermath of the hurricane
what was left was a wasteland the park
was left standing in nearly seven feet
of water
and all of its rides had suffered
extensive wind and water damage
one of the only rides that was lucky
enough to escape without too much damage
due to its elevated platform and
corrosion resistant structure
was the batman ride this ride was
refurbished and relocated to the six
flags in san antonio
where it was unveiled as the goliath
unfortunately for the megazeph even the
hurricane resistant structure could
not protect it from the damage due to
long-term submersion in salt water
the park was declared to be a total
effective loss and six flags began talks
with the new orleans government to get
out of its 75-year lease
in 2009 the lease with six flags was
finally terminated because of their
bankruptcy proceedings
it is currently under the ownership of
the industrial development board of new
orleans
with almost all of its equipment damaged
and broken a very spooky aura surrounds
this park
urban explorers photographers thrill
seekers and even just curious citizens
often hop the fence to take a look
around it is also a popular location to
shoot films
be warned however that entering the park
is illegal and may be considered
trespassing there have been many
attempts to revamp the park over the
years but none of the ideas were
implemented
in 2009 nickelodeon suggested turning it
into a nickelodeon themed park
in 2011 there were plans to construct a
shopping center called jazz land outlet
mall
there were even talks of reopening this
park under its original name
jazzland finally the decision was turned
over to the mayor
as of may 2021 two proposals have been
finalized for its redevelopment
one was bayou phoenix which plans to
build a water park
a hotel sports complex and travel center
another was kiernan west and shield 1
which plans to build an urban farm
education center and transportation hubs
no matter who wins one thing is very
clear the park will no longer exist as
we know it
so what do you think which one of these
parks do you think is the scariest
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