10 fascinating theme parks that have closed forever
10 fascinating theme parks that have closed forever Although hundreds of theme parks are active around the globe, hundreds more have been relegated to the scrapheap of amusement history. They were abandoned by owners and operators for a variety of reasons – falling attendance, natural disasters, financial difficulties or merely because they were no longer relevant to modern parkgoers. But they retain their fascination, ghostly places that attract urban explorers, social media divas and people seeking to relive memories of once visiting with families or friends. There’s also something compellingly post-apocalyptic about places that have been overtaken by decay, a chilling yet intriguing glimpse at what the entire Earth might be like if humans ever disappeared. “We think of amusement parks as vibrant, colorful, noisy, cheerful places,” says Jim Futrell of the National Amusement Park Historical Association. “But an abandoned amusement park is the exact polar opposite. It’s broken dow...