Abandoned Amusement/Fun Parks

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Isn't there somewhere in Japan that's setting up a Thomas Hardy village as a themepark? You want selective, you GOT selective.

lol

Fantazy Land.

http://i41.tinypic.com/a48uoh.jpg

i love that name

Hey E, A+++ thead. Another great, and similarly themed, thread: Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here (pic thread). Surprised this hasn't been linked to yet (if it has, I didn't see it).

I hadn't seen that one actually - thanks!

this thread is so sad! esp. the sunken mushroom house and the kiddie slide in the abandoned pool

Ok, this may or may not be abandoned but I couldn't resist posting this slide from a children's playground in Poland

It's not abandoned:

Oh God.

Yeah, I almost feel bad for having posted that, but it was relevant to the discussion, so what can you do?

Re: The Asbury Park "Tillie" Face:

Tillie is the nickname of two murals of a grinning figure that was painted on the side of the Palace Amusements building in Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States. Tillie is an amusement park "fun face," painted over the winter of 1955-1956... The mural has been featured in movies, TV shows such as The Sopranos, Weird NJ magazine, and a famous photo of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band early in their career.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/23021987@N06/2258955833/

Tillie is pretty creepy IMO.

I love this one:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c287/expatrica/cyclone.jpg?t=1241720946

I went to a swing dance in the bumper car pavilion of Glen Echo Park, Maryland (the second park pictured on the thread. It's a wonderful place to visit if you are ever in the D.C. area.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1127/819868625_c22e762632.jpg

VP - I love that picture a lot. I want to go to D.C. just to go there. I really like the design of sign/train/etc. It reminds me a lot of a print I have hanging in my apt.

Storyland - somewhere in PA

http://www.agilitynut.com/p/bedfstor1.jpg

Oh man . . . .

Sex ed theme park demolished before it even opens:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8054893.stm

Oh man, skygreenleopard, I live 40 miles from El Paso. So sad I can't see Magic Landing, it looks hypnotic. If it makes you feel better, I hear 5-6 radio ads a day for Western Playland, which have great jingles. In fact, every radio ad I've heard for an amusement park has been super catchy and heartbreakingly naive.

(Just so you know, Western Playland is now in Sunland Park, NM, but El Paso still has...something you know, I'm sure.)

Fantasy Gardens in Richmond, BC, Canada - themed gardens with a few of the classic "zones" - wild west, faux medieval etc. And at least 3 windmills.

http://thetyee.cachefly.net/ArtsAndCulture/2009/07/27/13-tilted-windmill.jpg
http://thetyee.cachefly.net/ArtsAndCulture/2009/07/27/7-adventure-park.jpg
http://thetyee.cachefly.net/ArtsAndCulture/2009/07/27/3-horse.jpg

http://weburbanist.com/2010/03/17/uber-creepy-tour-abandoned-six-flags-new-orleans-69-pics/

Oh Jordan this is great! Looking through them now. <3 I had forgotten about this thread. Thanking you for the revive. :D

http://weburbanist.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/mardigrasHauntedhouse.jpg

The worn and weathered Mardi Gras character hanging over the roof of the haunted car ride seems menacing now

Now? Pretty sure this thing was always pretty fucking creepy.

http://weburbanist.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/fade2black.jpg

love these

oops

http://weburbanist.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/fade2black.jpg

Wish that they had kept the original name Jazzland.

My all-time favorite ILX thread! One of these amazing pix is my desktop pic.

:D

Which one?

terrific thread.

Jazzland / New Orleans Six Flags pics are really interesing

Jazzland >< Sexpark

http://io9.com/5584389/scenes-from-an-underground-russian-dinosaur-mine/gallery/1

http://cache-01.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/8/2010/07/ugm0

http://cache-04.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/8/2010/07/ugm2

pachycephalosaurus, meet Uncle Fester:

http://cache-02.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/8/2010/07/ugm6

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/8/2010/07/ugm7

http://cache-03.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/8/2010/07/ugm8

http://cache-04.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/8/2010/07/ugm5

http://cache-04.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/8/2010/07/ugm4

:D awesome

These are all from Berlin's Spree Park which I know has been featured itt but I don't think these were:

http://cache-03.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/8/2010/05/sp1
http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/8/2010/05/so8
http://cache-04.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/8/2010/05/sp2
http://cache-03.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/8/2010/05/sp14

Oh my god, those are insane.

Here's a link to some pictures of Enchanted Forest, which was featured in the John Waters film Cry Baby. My friends and I used to tresspass here and drink 40s, back when we was kids.

http://www.enchantedforestmd.org/index.php?a=48

Some more from there:

http://www.opacity.us/gallery70_through_the_fog.htm

Oh I've read about that one before. I have this dream of taking a big road trip and visiting a bunch of these some day.

An obviously cool thing about these abandoned parks is that they're outside. So if you're the type of person who likes to poke around in derelict structures, you have an easy approach and getaway as opposed to breaking into an abandoned coat factory or something. Also probably less chance of coming into contact with toxic chemicals and building materials.

Fun N Wheels, I-Drive, Orlando

http://www.pjchmiel.com/photo/elements/funnwheels1.jpg

Also, http://www.lostparks.com/

not limited to amusement parks, but there's some good stuff in this thread:

Famous Places that No Longer Exist (Picture Thread)

http://jalopnik.com/5638285/americas-abandoned-auto-dealerships/gallery/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bcja8UBtXdk

The project the beauty of abandoned has nice pics from abandoned waterparks and others

the link:

http://www.polviladoms.com/

I came here to post that NOLA Six Flags video two posts up.

I think it is lovely/creepy.

Thought this may be of interest, though the sad music is kind of ott:

http://gizmodo.com/#!5799611/a-tour-of-an-abandoned-amusement-park-in-americas-heartland