Abandoned Amusement/Fun Parks

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

Nice, thanks!

This remains one of my favourite ILX threads ever.

:D

Whitey that was p neat.

This one is still just amazing to me

http://i43.tinypic.com/w1u1io.jpg

also, this one

http://i43.tinypic.com/25kgzo5.jpg

becauseofthewang

yeah ok can we talk about this? wtf is that thing holing?

his nut

haha oh shi...

more Six Flags Nola, 75 hueg good pix

http://www.lovethesepics.com/2011/05/creepy-crusty-crumbling-illegal-tour-of-abandoned-six-flags-new-orleans-75-pics/

http://i.imgur.com/zAKKfl.jpg

possibly some of these repeat but theyre all amazing:

http://gawker.com/5817544/the-overgrown-squalor-of-new-orleans-abandoned-amusement-park/gallery/1

Thanks Sunny! A good addition to this compendium.

What fascinates me most is how these places remain in their decayed state for so long. Decades sometimes. Aren't there any kids completely ravishing the place at night? Or looters stripping the whole park of valuable iron? This never ceases to amaze me.

Storybook Land - in Woodbridge, Virginia near Washington, D.C.

Opened in 1959, closed 1981, about a half hour drive from my childhood home

http://pics4.city-data.com/cpicc/cfiles49784.jpg

http://www.theimaginaryworld.com/sblva02.jpg

http://www.theimaginaryworld.com/sblvamap.html

Great article about it from 1995, but wish it had all the haunting pictures of the ruined remains that were in the print edition. I found some current photos online though:

http://www.theimaginaryworld.com/sblvanow01.jpg

http://www.theimaginaryworld.com/sblvanow03.jpg

Humpty Dumpty had a great fall....

http://www.theimaginaryworld.com/sblvanow04.jpg

http://www.theimaginaryworld.com/sblvanow06.jpg

the map that was given to guests:

http://www.theimaginaryworld.com/sblvamap.html

Not sure why I can't get that link to work; here's the URL:

http://www.theimaginaryworld.com/sblvamap.html