Abandoned Amusement Parks

Once in a state of dilapidation, this candy-inspired fortress is now being revived.

Ruined pieces of stone and a swimming pool are all that remain of an amusement park swept away by a flood.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

The abandoned Japanese amusement park once loomed as a dystopian Disneyland.

The mouldering remains of a disgraced British children's icon are hidden in the brush of a public park.

This Belgian theme park began as a refuge for bored church children and was closed down when a boy lost an arm.

Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.

This disastrous New Jersey safari park saw animal attacks, escapes, and disease before being abandoned.

A hillbilly theme park that proved so unpopular the land wouldn't even sell on eBay after it closed.

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.

An abandoned water park overtaken by the dunes.

After a short 5 year run, this former major theme park sits in ruin.