Wow - this one is awesome. Russian themed park in Japan that was only open for 6 moths.
now, that's selective.
― Mark G, Wednesday, 6 May 2009 12:12 (fifteen years ago) link
lol yeah, no wonder it went bust
― Ant Attack.. (Ste), Wednesday, 6 May 2009 12:51 (fifteen years ago) link
;-p
― i'm still sick, he's still drunk (ENBB), Wednesday, 6 May 2009 13:27 (fifteen years ago) link
Isn't there somewhere in Japan that's setting up a Thomas Hardy village as a themepark? You want selective, you GOT selective.
― James Morrison, Wednesday, 6 May 2009 23:56 (fifteen years ago) link
lol
Fantazy Land.
http://i41.tinypic.com/a48uoh.jpg
― i'm still sick, he's still drunk (ENBB), Thursday, 7 May 2009 00:29 (fifteen years ago) link
i love that name
― erudite e-scholar (harbl), Thursday, 7 May 2009 00:43 (fifteen years ago) link
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).
― tevin "ratt" campbell (Pillbox), Thursday, 7 May 2009 01:03 (fifteen years ago) link
I hadn't seen that one actually - thanks!
― i'm still sick, he's still drunk (ENBB), Thursday, 7 May 2009 01:14 (fifteen years ago) link
this thread is so sad! esp. the sunken mushroom house and the kiddie slide in the abandoned pool
― I wish I was the royal trux (sunny successor), Thursday, 7 May 2009 03:52 (fifteen years ago) link
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:
― Fyodor Lolstoevsky (Pillbox), Thursday, 7 May 2009 04:05 (fifteen years ago) link
Oh God.
― a sweet ballet dancer (ENBB), Thursday, 7 May 2009 04:06 (fifteen years ago) link
Yeah, I almost feel bad for having posted that, but it was relevant to the discussion, so what can you do?
― Fyodor Lolstoevsky (Pillbox), Thursday, 7 May 2009 04:09 (fifteen years ago) link
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/
― xhuxk, Thursday, 7 May 2009 04:14 (fifteen years ago) link
Tillie is pretty creepy IMO.
I love this one:
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c287/expatrica/cyclone.jpg?t=1241720946
― a sweet ballet dancer (ENBB), Thursday, 7 May 2009 18:29 (fifteen years ago) link
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
― Virginia Plain, Thursday, 7 May 2009 20:06 (fifteen years ago) link
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.
― a sweet ballet dancer (ENBB), Thursday, 7 May 2009 20:07 (fifteen years ago) link
Storyland - somewhere in PA
http://www.agilitynut.com/p/bedfstor1.jpg
― a sweet ballet dancer (ENBB), Thursday, 7 May 2009 20:18 (fifteen years ago) link
Oh man . . . .
Sex ed theme park demolished before it even opens:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8054893.stm
― Noooo! Cats are not for eating!!! (ENBB), Monday, 18 May 2009 12:54 (fifteen years ago) link
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.)
― cant go with u too many bees (Abbott), Monday, 18 May 2009 17:41 (fifteen years ago) link
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.jpghttp://thetyee.cachefly.net/ArtsAndCulture/2009/07/27/7-adventure-park.jpghttp://thetyee.cachefly.net/ArtsAndCulture/2009/07/27/3-horse.jpg
― everything, Friday, 7 August 2009 17:27 (fourteen years ago) link
http://weburbanist.com/2010/03/17/uber-creepy-tour-abandoned-six-flags-new-orleans-69-pics/
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 23 March 2010 21:37 (fourteen years ago) link
Oh Jordan this is great! Looking through them now. <3 I had forgotten about this thread. Thanking you for the revive. :D
― t(o_o)t (ENBB), Tuesday, 23 March 2010 22:58 (fourteen years ago) link
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.
― t(o_o)t (ENBB), Tuesday, 23 March 2010 22:59 (fourteen years ago) link
http://weburbanist.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/fade2black.jpg
love these
― t(o_o)t (ENBB), Tuesday, 23 March 2010 23:02 (fourteen years ago) link
oops
Wish that they had kept the original name Jazzland.
― t(o_o)t (ENBB), Tuesday, 23 March 2010 23:03 (fourteen years ago) link
My all-time favorite ILX thread! One of these amazing pix is my desktop pic.
― Kevin John Bozelka, Tuesday, 23 March 2010 23:27 (fourteen years ago) link
:D
Which one?
― t(o_o)t (ENBB), Wednesday, 24 March 2010 01:02 (fourteen years ago) link
terrific thread.
Jazzland / New Orleans Six Flags pics are really interesing
― dig yrself (lukevalentine), Wednesday, 24 March 2010 02:33 (fourteen years ago) link
Jazzland >< Sexpark
― Mark G, Wednesday, 24 March 2010 11:36 (fourteen years ago) link
http://io9.com/5584389/scenes-from-an-underground-russian-dinosaur-mine/gallery/1
― latebloomer, Monday, 12 July 2010 09:51 (thirteen years ago) link
http://cache-01.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/8/2010/07/ugm0
http://cache-04.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/8/2010/07/ugm2
― latebloomer, Monday, 12 July 2010 09:52 (thirteen years ago) link
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
― latebloomer, Monday, 12 July 2010 09:53 (thirteen years ago) link
http://cache-03.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/8/2010/07/ugm8
― latebloomer, Monday, 12 July 2010 09:54 (thirteen years ago) link
http://cache-04.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/8/2010/07/ugm5
http://cache-04.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/8/2010/07/ugm4
― latebloomer, Monday, 12 July 2010 09:55 (thirteen years ago) link
:D awesome
― o sh!t a ˁ˚ᴥ˚ˀ (ENBB), Monday, 12 July 2010 09:58 (thirteen years ago) link
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/sp1http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/8/2010/05/so8http://cache-04.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/8/2010/05/sp2http://cache-03.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/8/2010/05/sp14
― o sh!t a ˁ˚ᴥ˚ˀ (ENBB), Monday, 12 July 2010 12:00 (thirteen years ago) link
Oh my god, those are insane.
― kkvgz, Monday, 12 July 2010 12:08 (thirteen years ago) link
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
― kkvgz, Monday, 12 July 2010 12:12 (thirteen years ago) link
Some more from there:
http://www.opacity.us/gallery70_through_the_fog.htm
― kkvgz, Monday, 12 July 2010 12:14 (thirteen years ago) link
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.
― o sh!t a ˁ˚ᴥ˚ˀ (ENBB), Monday, 12 July 2010 12:19 (thirteen years ago) link
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.
― kkvgz, Monday, 12 July 2010 12:29 (thirteen years ago) link
Fun N Wheels, I-Drive, Orlando
http://www.pjchmiel.com/photo/elements/funnwheels1.jpg
― PappaWheelie V, Monday, 12 July 2010 12:56 (thirteen years ago) link
Also, http://www.lostparks.com/
― PappaWheelie V, Monday, 12 July 2010 12:57 (thirteen years ago) link
not limited to amusement parks, but there's some good stuff in this thread:
Famous Places that No Longer Exist (Picture Thread)
― andrew m., Monday, 12 July 2010 14:29 (thirteen years ago) link
http://jalopnik.com/5638285/americas-abandoned-auto-dealerships/gallery/
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 15 September 2010 20:00 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bcja8UBtXdk
― rent, Tuesday, 9 November 2010 05:00 (thirteen years ago) link
The project the beauty of abandoned has nice pics from abandoned waterparks and others
the link:
http://www.polviladoms.com/
― houdini, Monday, 15 November 2010 14:14 (thirteen years ago) link