Once these places knew what joy and children's laughter are, and now terror and silence are forever frozen in them ... Carefully, these 10 abandoned amusement parks can dream you in the most nightmarish dreams!
1. "Gulliver's Kingdom", Kawaguchi, Japan (1997-2001)
When not lucky, it does not carry it all at once, and it looks like the amusement park "Kingdom of Gulliver" has drawn all 33 misfortunes!
It would seem that the location for the construction was chosen just perfect - only two hours drive from Tokyo and before the eyes of the picturesque scenery of Mount Fuji.
But then, as luck would have it, the headquarters of the Aum Shinrikyo sect, which took almost 7,000 lives to the victims, turned out to be side by side, and a sarin plant for the production of nerve gas a little later.
Is it worth mentioning about the neighboring "Suicide Forest" after that?
Alas, "Gulliver's Kingdom" worked only 4 years and was closed ... because of the unfortunate location!
2. "Nara Dreamland", Nara, Japan (1961-2006)
If you consider your life unbearably boring and want to cheer it up with a dose of adrenaline, then welcome to "Nara Dreamland" - an abandoned amusement park where you will be met by a bullet without warning!
Yes, this Japanese copy of California Disneyland is no longer a friendly place for kids and their parents.
Plan of the park "Nara Dreamland"
View from above
Because of low attendance and large losses, the city authorities decided to close it, and on August 31, 2006, the park employees permanently drowned the engines of all the attractions and closed the gates to the key.
Since then, double fences with barbed wire and police guard this terrible "childhood dream" from visitors, but thanks to the most desperate, able to get into the park at dawn (at the safest time), we can see these photos!
3. "Wonderland" Chenzhuang, China (1998)
It was assumed that the "Wonderland" or "Wonderland", built 30 km from Beijing will become not only an analog of the American Disneyland, but also a worthy alternative to it in Asia!
But, alas, you still have not heard about such a banal collapse of a child's dream - it turns out that the authorities and farmers argued for a long time about the price of land, and they decided that "neither yours, nor ours."
Now the abandoned territory is "decorated" with unfinished objects and farmer's gardens.
4. Okpo Land, Okpoo-Dong, South Korea (1999)
Another terrible story, from which the blood runs cold ... Okpo Land Park was built in order to give children a smile, but instead began to take their lives away!
The last accident was too eloquent to allow the park to continue working ...
It turns out that during the ride one of the ducks on the carousel turned over, throwing down a little girl.
A couple of years ago all the attractions were dismantled for details, and the land was put up for sale. But do you think there are people willing to buy it?
5. Amusement Park, Pripyat, Ukraine (1986)
Only five days was not enough before the children of the Ukrainian city of Pripyat come running to buy tickets for the Ferris wheel in the amusement park.
Alas, the tragedy at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant has stopped this wheel forever ...
6. Six Flags, New Orleans, USA (2000-2005)
In 2005, Hurricane Katrina wiped out most of New Orleans, and with it, everything that made the city unique and special. The amusement park "Six Flags" was one of the favorite places for family holidays.
He was still remembered under the stylish musical name "Jazzland", but having bought up in 2002 the corporation "Six Flags Entertainment" gave him not only a new name, but a new life. Alas, the climate catastrophe spared only the slides "The Path of Batman" and today they were restored and transported to Texas.
And the current residents of New Orleans in the park "Six flags" meets an inverted clown and faded SpongeBob.
7. "Joyland Amusement Park", Kansas, USA (1949-2004)
That's what it means - the price of human life ... The amusement park "Country of Joy" worked until the impressive anniversary - 55 years and was closed only after one accident!
Then, with a 9-meter attraction, a girl flew out and suffered serious injuries. Since then, "Country of Joy" has become a land of forgetfulness and sadness ...
8. "LunEur", Rome, Italy (1953-2008)
Luna-park "LunEur" was one of those that certainly fall into the frame of romantic films. By the way, it was opened by chance - in the framework of the agricultural fair in 1953, but so liked the residents of the city and tourists, which became the most favorite place of entertainment.
What a pity that even the title "historical" did not save him from lawsuits from the "Union of Workers' Organization," and in 2008, Italy's largest and oldest amusement park had to be closed.
Although, if you have an extra 16 million euros, the engines of carousels can earn again!
9. Dadipark, Dadizel, Belgium (1950-2002)
Almost 70 years ago, the pastor of the Belgian town of Dadiesel helped open a small playground for the local residents.
Since then, the place of entertainment has grown to a real amusement park and has become the most popular among local and its guests. Alas, the democratic price of tickets did not guarantee complete security. And the accidents did not take long. The last and most sad happened to the boy, who on the water slide Nautic Jet tore off his hand.
15 years ago, "Dadipark" was closed, and all the buildings and attractions went under demolition.
10. "Spreepark", Berlin, Germany (1969-2002)
It seems that the amusement park in East Berlin "Kulturpark Plänterwald" was the only one who was not happy to unite the GDR and the FRG in 1990.
After this historic event, he received a new boss and a new name - "Spreepark". But contrary to expectations, it is now double the number of visitors from 1.5 million to 3, it has halved!
Alas, the owners did not cope with debts and "Spreepark" forever remained only a memory from childhood ...