Abandoned Amusement Parks

Abandoned amusement parks are known as home to ghosts although they used to be a fantasy fairy land for kids and the whole family while they were in operation. Across the United States you will find a number of abandoned amusement parks that spread creepy vibes as opposed to the happy atmosphere they would have spread while they were in use by happy families and friends. The environment change and changed vibes are not something that is only restricted to abandoned amusement parks in the united states. In fact, it is common to abandoned amusement parks from all across the world.

In this article we shall talk about a few abandoned amusement parks and try to dig in to a little bit of history to understand what had gone wrong. Idora Park Ohio was known as Youngstowns Million Dollar Playground. Its history runs back to 1890 s and it is recorded to have been in use until 1980 s where it slowly expanded. Although the Idora Park is now unfrequented, it used to be famous for its wildcat coaster, jack rabbit coaster and the kiddieland devoted for kids. The park also included a large swimming pool that was the centre of attention of many. However, back in 1984, a fire crossed in on the history of the Idora Park leaving only memories and structures standing still.

SpreePark in Berlin is another amusement park that was able to capture the hearts of many. The park has been in operation from 1989 and had been open to public until 2000. Sadly the fate of the park had to depend on money. Back in the year 2000, the proprietors of the SpreePark confronted an irretrievable debt of 11 million Euros for which they lost their business.

Rocky Point, in Rhode Island USA is a lively hangout point even as of today although it was abandoned many years ago. The distinguishing characteristic about this abandoned amusement park is that it used to be one of America’s prime amusement parks back in the day. Again, money crossed the line between smooth operations compelling the owners to close down the park in 1995. Many people say that the government or some private organization should have taken over Rocky Point following its downfall because it represents a piece of true American history. But regrettably, the story did not end that way!

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