(Demolished: 2015) Who doesn’t find clowns creepy? at Joyland Amusement park. Status: Abandoned… then Demolished in 2015. Local people who had visited for generations were filled with nostalgia and came by to take their last photos before the wrecking ball hit! Joyland Amusement Park, Kansasįun Fact: Back in the 1940’s this was the largest theme park in central Kansas, with a wooden roller coaster and 24 other fun rides. It was opened again in 2006 for a very brief period before being closed again! After the closure it became a desolate, wasteland attracting many nefarious individuals from thieves to vandals, who stole, smashed up rides, started fires and coated the park in graffiti! In 2015, enough was enough and the park was ordered to be demolished! It had been opened since the 1940’s so this was the end of an era. In 2004, a scene of a serious accident occured which which caused teenager to fall from the Ferris wheel! Although he was lucky to not die, he was severely injured and hospitalised as a result! This was bad publicity enough to cause the park to close.
ABANDONED THEME PARKS MOVIE
If you’ve ever seen the movie ( final destination part 3), you will remember terrible scene where the rollercoaster has an issue and caused the passenger to be thrown out! Although just a movie these things can happen in real life. These days it can still be seen from the interstate, as an overgrown jungle with wild plants and trees, wrapping around the rollercoasters! Due to the large amount of stagnant water still in the area and damage to sealife tanks it is rumoured alligators swim in the park!įun Fact: Speaking of giant lizards, the actual park has been a movie location for Hollywood blockbusters such as Jurassic World! Status: Abandoned! Where is it?ĭates: 2000-2005 2. Deemed too expensive to restore the park, it was signed for demolition with the only salvageable ride being “ Batman: The Ride“.Īccording to Time Magazine, this was moved and reassembled in Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio…the lucky one! The result of this disaster was grimy water stagnated in the area and engulfed the park obliterating 80% of the parks equipment and rides.
ABANDONED THEME PARKS TORRENT
As graffiti and rust coats the decrepit rollercoasters and ferris wheels.īut what happened? On the 29th August 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, flooding many areas of New Orleans, including the popular Six Flags theme park! Which only opened in the year 2000.Īccording to witnesses, grubby waters rose up to 6 feet high throughout the park! This added pressure caused the parks drainage pump to fail, and the berm protecting the area from Lake Pontchartrain was breached by a torrent of water! Sig Flags is a desolate Remante of Hurricane Katrina.
ABANDONED THEME PARKS FULL
Six Flags New Orleans was once a bustling park full of laughter and cheer! These days silence engulfs the area, as this somber shadow of it’s former self lies precariously stuck in time.
It’s an escape from the real world where guests can get their thrills on rides, eat junk food and win prizes at carnival games. Amusement parks exist to bring people hours of fun and entertainment.
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