Abandoned Amusement Parks

Abandoned amusement parks are famous for being ghost hunted paradises although they were built for a different purpose. Across the United States the number of abandoned amusement parks you will find will surprise you to no end with the creepy atmosphere and the vibes they give off. 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.

This article hopes to explore a little bit on to the history of abandoned amusement parks. Idora Park Ohio was known as Youngstowns Million Dollar Playground. It started operations back in the 1980’s and it has been in operation until 1980. Although the Idora Park is now unfrequented, it used to be famous for its wildcat coaster, jack rabbit coaster and the kiddieland dedicated 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 abandoned amusement park that was a favorite place of many. The park operated from 1989 to 2000. Sadly the circumstances of the park had to depend on money. Back in the year 2000, the proprietors of the SpreePark experienced an unrecoverable debt of 11 million Euros for which they lost their business.

Rocky Point, in Rhode Island USA is another favorite among abandoned amusement parks because of its color and whim which talks by itself, even as of today. The peculiarity about this abandoned amusement park is that it used to be one of America’s freshman amusement parks back in the day. Again, due to financial crisis faced by the owners, they had decided to close down the park back in 1995 which was abandoned ever since. 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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