List of closed rides and attractions

The following are amusement park rides and attractions that have been closed. Most were closed down years ago, with no known plans to reopen them.

American Attractions and Parks

Freedomland

• Park in the Bronx, New York City, 1960-64. Over 200 acres in the shape of the United States, the park originally had a simulated-history theme. In its last years it became more of a conventional amusement park, then closed under competition from the 1964-65 Worlds Fair. Site is now "Co-Op City" high-rise development.

Anheuser-Busch

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay

• The Monorail: closed and removed in 1999
• The original brewery was demolished and Gwazi was built in its place
• The Python: closed October 31, 2006 and demolished as part of a renovation of the Congo area of the park

Busch Gardens Williamsburg

• Drachen Fire: Closed after five seasons due to roughness and was scrapped in 2002 after no buyer for it was found.
• Le Mans Raceway: Closed July 5, 2006, in order to make room for the construction of a new roller coaster.

SeaWorld Ohio

• Park was sold to Six Flags who then merged the park with Six Flags Worlds of Adventure, now Geauga Lake

Cedar Fair

Knott's Berry Farm

• Wacky Soapbox Racers
• Windjammer Surf Racers

Worlds of Fun

• Aerodrome (1978-1986)
• Alpine Petting Zoo (1973-1986)
• Barnstormer (1978-1983)
• Bearenstain Bear Country (1997-2000)
• Cotton Blossom (1973-1995)
• Either Oar (1987-2000)
• Half Pint's Peak (1977-1986)
• Humpty's Haven (1978-1987)
• Incred-O-Dome (1981-1997)
• Omegatron (1986-2001)
• Orient Express (1980-2003)
• Pandamonium! (1987-1996)
• The Python Plunge (1988-1999)
• Rockin' Reeler (1991-2005)
• The Safari (1973-1978)
• Schussboomer (1973-1984)
• Screamroller/Extremeroller(EXT) (1976-1988)
• Silly Serpent (roller coaster) (1980-1988)
• Ski Heis/Sky Hi (1973-1987)
• U.S.S. Henrietta (1973-1998)
• Victrix Firing Range (1973-1993)
• Wing Ding (1978-1980)
• Wobble Wheel (1977-1993)
• Zambezi Zinger (1973-1997)

Paramount Parks

Paramount's Carowinds

• Black Widow was removed in 1989.
• Carolina Sternwheeler was removed in 2003.
• Old Jalopies was removed in 1987.
• Whirling Dervish was removed in 2001.
• White Lightnin' was removed in 1988 and sold to Gold Reef City in Johannesburg, South Africa.
• Frenzoid was removed in 2005

Paramount's Great America

• Stealth: Relocated to Paramount's Carowinds in 2003

Paramount's Kings Dominion

• Apple Turnover was removed for the original Hurricane Reef expansion in 1992.
• Diamond Falls was closed due to roughness in 2002; demolished in 2005 and will be replaced by the Italian Job Stunt Coaster in 2006.
• Freefallin' and a kids area in Waterworks were removed at the start of the 2004 season to make room for the Italian Job Stunt Coaster.
• King Kobra
• Lake Charles, which hosted shows in the early days of Kings Dominion, was partially filled in during the early 1990s to make room for Kings Dominion's water park. As of the 2005 season, part of the lake still remained.
• Lion Country Safari was closed after the 1992 season; the area the monorail station was located in was rethemed to Congo and (as of 2005) is now an empty field.
• Time Shaft / Haunted River / Smurf Mountain: removed to make room for the Volcano roller coaster
• Mount Kilimanjaro was removed in the early 1990s and replaced by Volcano and Flight of Fear in the later 1990s. [1]
• Old Dominion Line
• Sky Pilot

Paramount's Kings Island

• Screamin' Demon: Moved to Camden Park in West Virginia in 1988. It closed in 2001.
• The Bat: removed after four seasons due to technical problems
• King Cobra: closed after the 2001 season due to expensive maintenance King Cobra was dismanted at the start of the 2002 season.

Six Flags

Six Flags Astroworld

• Park closed at the end of the 2005 season and all rides were removed.

Six Flags Great Adventure

• Spinmeister/Enterprise
• Evolution
• Jumping Jack Flash
• Time Warp
• Joust-A-Bout
• Viper
• Spinnaker

Six Flags Great America

• Cajun Cliffhanger (Removed after accident.)
• Delta Flyer/Eagle's Flight
• The Edge (Removed after accident. Replaced with Power Dive)
• Gulf Coaster (only in use Debut season. Unpopular and had a small fire)
• Hay Baler and Sky Whirl Removed for Deja Vu
• Metro
• Power Dive (Replaced with King Chaos-((Inverter ride))).
• Reactor
• Rolling Thunder (Relocated- Area is now Southwest Territory/Hurricane Harbor entrance)_
• Shockwave(Replaced by Superman)
• Southern Cross (Removed for White Water Landing/Roaring Rapids)
• Tidal Wave removed for Batman The Ride
• Traffique Jam (Removed for White Water Landing/Roaring Rapids)
• Yukon Yahoo
• Z Force (relocated to SFOG and SFMM. Replaced with Iron Wolf)

Six Flags Over Texas

• Mine Train
• Big Ben

Six Flags Over Georgia

• Chevy Show--There is now Shake, Rattle, and Roll in it.
• Druken Barrels
• Exxon Modern Car Ride
• Flying Dutchman
• Great Gasp
• Jean Ribaut's Adventure
• Looping Starship
• Mo-Mo Monster
• Okanoefeekee Swamp
• Ragin' Rivers
• Round Up
• The Great Six Flags Racer
• Viper (Shuttle Looper)
• Yahoo N'Hooler
• Z-Force

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts

Disneyland

Main article: List of past Disneyland attractions

Magic Kingdom

Main article: Magic Kingdom attraction and entertainment history

Epcot

Main article: Epcot attraction and entertainment history

Disney-MGM Studios

Main article: Disney-MGM Studios attraction and entertainment history

Disney's Animal Kingdom

Main article: Disney's Animal Kingdom attraction and entertainment history

References

• Yesterland

Walled Lake Amusement Park

• Amusement park at Walled Lake, Oakland County, Michigan. Opened 1919, closed 1968, now demolished.

Canadian Attractions

Closed Parks

• Maple Leaf Village - Closed in 199x, Niagara Falls, Ontario

Paramount Canada's Wonderland

• HotRock Raceway was closed in 2002 due to maintenance difficulties
• Wonder Mountain Walkway was partially closed to make room for mechanical equipment for the Thunder Run roller coaster, and the remainder of it was closed in late 1990s for safety reasons
• Zumba Flume: removed to make room for Top Gun
• Smurf Village: Closed to be replaced for another attraction in the early 1990s
• Boulder Bumpers: Became Rugrats Toonpike in 2003 with Nick Central Expansion
• The Fury: Removed after the 2003 season to make way for Tomb Raider: The Ride
• The Great Whale of China: Removed after the 2003 season to make way for Tomb Raider: The Ride

Universal Orlando

Universal Studios Florida

Back to the Future:The Ride:Closed in 2007 to be made into the Simpsons Ride Kongfrontation:Closed to make room for the Mummy Returns Roller Coaster Murder She Wrote:Mystery Theatre The Funtastic World of Hanna Barbera:Replaced with Jimmy Neutrons' Nicktoon Blast Alfred Hitchcock:The Art of Making Movies:Replaced with Shrek 4-D Screen Test Adventure The Wild Wild West Stunt Show:Replaced with Fear Factor:live PsychoHome Tour Herculesand Xena:Heroes of the screen Ghostbusters Spooktacular Nickelodeon Studios:Nickelodeon moved out in 2005 and the Blue Man Group took its place.

Islands of Adventure

Triceratops Encounter

References

• Walled Lake Amusement Park