List of defunct amusement parks

The disused entrance for the Granada Studios Tour, Manchester, England.

The following is a list of amusement parks and theme parks that have been closed and/or abandoned for any number of reasons:

Asia

The castle at Nara Dreamland, Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan.

• Kappapia, Takasaki Kannon-yama Recreational Park, Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
• Nara Dreamland, Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan
• Shahr-e Bazi, Tehran, Iran - formerly Luna Park, Tehran, it was closed in 2007 to make room for a new highway
• Okpo Land, Okpo City, Geoje Island, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
• Yokohama Dreamland, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Africa

• Luna Park, Cairo, Egypt (1911-1915) - converted into field hospital, 1915-1916

Oceania

A scene at Wobbies World, Nunawading, Victoria.

• Action Park (Aust), Mirrabooka, Western Australia, Australia
• Amazons Water Park, Jindalee, Queensland, Australia
• Atlantis Marine Park, Two Rocks, Western Australia, Australia
• Dizzylamb Park, Carabooda, Western Australia, Australia
• Dreamland (Melbourne amusement park), St Kilda, Victoria, Australia
• Fantasy Glades, Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
• Footrot Flats, Te Atatu Peninsula, Auckland, New Zealand
• Fox Studios Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
• The Elizabethan Village, Armadale, Western Australia, Australia
• Hi-Lite Park, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
• Leisureland, Auckland, New Zealand [1]
• Leisureland Fair, Langwarrin, Victoria, Australia
• Leyland Brothers world, Karuah, New South Wales, Australia
• Magic Kingdom, Sydney, Lansvale, New South Wales, Australia
• Magic Mountain Fun Park, Nobby Beach, Queensland, Australia
• Nostalgia Town, Pacific Paradise, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
• Old Sydney Town, Somersby, New South Wales, Australia
• Olympia Theme Park, Alexandra Headland, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
• O`Neills Adventure Land, Leppington, New South Wales, Australia
• Pioneer World/Village, Armadale, Western Australia, Australia
• Rosebud fun and picnic park, Rosebud, Victoria, Australia
• SegaWorld Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
• The Swagmans Hat Amusement Park, Corinella, Victoria, Australia
• Thrill Hill, Woombye, Queensland, Australia
• Wobbies World, Nunawading, Victoria, Australia
• Wonderland Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Europe

The Ferris wheel at Prypjat Vergnügungspark, Prypiat, Ukraine, which stands today rusting and abandoned.

• Aérocity, Aubenas, France
• Archéodrome de Beaune, closed October 21 2005 after 27 years.french Wikipedia
• Nautiparc, chambery, savoie france (1986,1995)
• American Adventure, Derbyshire, England
• Europa Park, Benidorm, Spain
• Parque de Atracciones de Vizcaya (Artxanda), Bilbao, Spain
• Feira Popular de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (Closed in October de 2003)
• Dadipark, Dadizele, Belgium
• Frontierland, Morecambe, England
• Granada Studios Tour, Manchester, England
• Lillom, Lomme, France
• Luna Park, Berlin, Germany (1909-1933)
• Luna Park, Hamburg-Altona, Germany (1913, 1917-1923)
• Luna Park, Leipzig, Germany (1911-1932)
• Luna Park, Paris (1909-1931) - acquired 25 whales and 100 penguins for its last year of operation
• Luna Park, St. Petersburg (1912-1924)
• LunEur (Luna Park Permanente di Roma, 1953-2008), Rome, Italy
• Mirapolis, Cergy-Pontoise, France
• Mystery Park, Interlaken, Switzerland
• Planet FunFun, Kerava, Finland
• Pleasureland Southport, in Southport, England, was closed down in September 2006. However, it has since reopened under new management.
• Prypjat Vergnügungspark, Prypiat, Ukraine, abandoned after the Chernobyl disaster. The park's Ferris wheel, which was never used, still stands today as a poignant reminder of the massive human effect of the disaster.
• Spreepark, Berlin, Germany
• Zygofolis - Zygoparc (Nice - France)
• La vallée des Peaux Rouges (Région parisienne - France)
• Tucktonia, Dorset, United Kingdom
• Ålandsparken, Mariehamn, Finland (Åland Islands)
• Sofia Land (Sofia, Bulgaria), the largest amusement park at the Balkan Peninsula was closed in 2007 due to financial difficulties
• Het Land Van Ooit, Drunen, The Netherlands (closed 2007)

North America

Chippewa Lake Park's ferris wheel in 2007, left standing like many rides, but overgrown with foliage

An abandoned billboard for Dogpatch USA, Marble Falls, Arkansas.

Six Flags New Orleans, which was abandoned after being critically damaged by Hurricane Katrina.

• Action Park, Vernon Township, New Jersey (Open from 1978-1996; site redeveloped as Mountain Creek Waterpark)
• Adventureland (Illinois), Addison, IL- closed in late '70s, torn down in mid-90s
• Africa U.S.A. Park, Boca Raton, Florida
• Alameda Park, Butler, Pennsylvania
• Al-Tro Island Park, near Albany, New York
• Americana/Lesourdesville Lake Amusement Park, Monroe, Ohio
• Angela Park, Hazelton, Pennsylvania
• Aquarena Springs, San Marcos, Texas
• Astro Needle Amusement Park, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
• Astroworld, Houston, Texas
• Autoworld, Flint, Michigan
• Beechwood Amusement Park, Havertown, Pennsylvania
• Bell's Amusement Park, Tulsa, Oklahoma
• Belmont Park, Montreal, Quebec
• Boardwalk and Baseball, Haines City, Florida
• Boardwalk Fun Park, Grand Prairie, Texas
• Boblo Island Amusement Park, Amherstburg, Ontario
• Boyle's Joyland Kiddie Park, Topeka, Kansas (Discontinued as a theme park, now operates as a flea market in different location.)
• Busch Gardens, Van Nuys, California
• Cascade Park, New Castle, Pennsylvania (1891-discontinued as an amusement park in 1986, still functions as a community park today)
• Castle Golf and Games, Houston, Texas
• Celebration City, Branson, Missouri (Closed in 2008)
• Chippewa Lake Park, Chippewa Lake, Ohio
• Circus World, Haines City, Florida
• Chutes Park, Los Angeles, California
• Coney Island (Reno), Reno, Nevada
• Crescent Park, East Providence, Rhode Island
• Crystal Beach, Fort Erie, Ontario
• Cypress Gardens, Winter Haven, Florida (Water park and gardens are still open.)
• Dinosaur World, Beaver, Arkansas
• Dogpatch USA, Marble Falls, Arkansas
• Dover Lake Water Park, Sagamore Hills, Ohio
• Dreamland, Brooklyn, New York
• Edgewater Park, Detroit, Michigan, 1927-1981
• Eldora Park, Eldora, Pennsylvania, 1904-1940's
• Enchanted Forest, Ellicott City, Maryland
• The Enchanted Forest, Hope Valley, Rhode Island
• Encounter Creek, New Haven, Prince Edward Island
• Euclid Beach Park, Euclid, Ohio
• Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota
• Fairyland Park, Kansas City, Missouri
• Fairy Tale Forest, Oak Ridge, New Jersey
• Fantasy Farm, Monroe, Ohio
• Florida Splendid China, Kissimmee, Florida
• Fontaine Ferry Park, Louisville, Kentucky
• Fort Caroline, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
• Freedomland U.S.A., The Bronx, New York
• Frontier Village, San Jose, California
• Fun Fair Park, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• Fun Harbor, Waukegan, Illinois
• Fun World Amusement Park, North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
• Games People Play, Houston, Texas
• Gaslight Village, Lake George, New York
• Gay Dolphin Amusement Park, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
• Geauga Lake, Aurora, Ohio (Amusement rides closed in 2007. Today, it is a water theme park called Geauga Lake's Wildwater Kingdom.)
• Hamel's Amusement Park, Shreveport, Louisiana Aerial view
• Hanna-Barbera Land, Spring, Texas
• Hard Rock Park, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (Closed after it's first season in 2008 but reopened in 2009 as Freestyle Music Park)
• Heritage USA, Fort Mill, South Carolina (Closed in 1989)
• House of David, Eden Springs Park & Zoo, Benton Harbor, Michigan
• Idora Park, Oakland, California
• Idora Park, Youngstown, Ohio
• Indianola Park, Columbus, Ohio (1905-1926)
• J's Amusement Park, Guerneville, California
• Japanese Village and Deer Park, Buena Park, California
• Joyland Amusement Park (Wichita), Wichita, Kansas
• Junction Park, New Brighton, Pennsylvania
• Jungle Habitat, West Milford, New Jersey
• Kid's World, Long Branch, New Jersey
• Kiddieland Amusement Park, Wichita, Kansas
• King's Castle Land, Whitman, Massachusetts
• Lakeside Amusement Park, Salem, Virginia
• Lakeside Park, Dayton, Ohio
• Lenape Park, Chester County, Pennsylvania, outside of Philadelphia - NOT the Lenape Park built and closed around 1900
• Land of Oz, Beech Mountain, North Carolina
• Legend City, 1963-1983, Phoenix/Tempe AZ
• Libertyland, Memphis, Tennessee (July 4, 1976 - October 29, 2005)
• Lincoln Beach, New Orleans, Louisiana Pictures
• Lincoln Park, Dartmouth, Massachusetts
• Lincoln Park, Worcester, Massachusetts
• Lion Country Safari, Irvine, California (the Lion Country Safari near West Palm Beach, Florida is still operational)
• Luna Park, Arlington, Virginia (1906-1915) - also known as Luna Park, Washington and Luna Park, Washington DC
• Luna Park, Cleveland, Ohio (1905-1929)
• Luna Park, Coney Island, New York (1903-1944)
• Luna Park, Johnstown, Pennsylvania - sold to city of Johnstown in 1922 and renamed Roxbury Park
• Luna Park, Los Angeles, California (1910-1914) (previously Chutes Park)
• Luna Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1905-1909)
• Luna Park, Schenectady, New York (1901-1935) - also known as Dolle's Park, Colonnade Park, Palisades Park, and Rexford Park
• Luna Park, Scranton, Pennsylvania (1906-1916) - grounds now mostly covered by Interstate 81
• Luna Park, Seattle, Washington (1907-1913)
• Magic Harbor, Surfside Beach, South Carolina
• Maple Leaf Village, Niagara Falls, Ontario
• Marco Polo Park near Bunnell, Florida
• Marineland of the Pacific, Rancho Palos Verdes, California
• Marine World/Africa U.S.A., California, Redwood City, California This park moved to Vallejo, California and is known as Six Flags Discovery Kingdom.
• Marshal Scotty's, El Cajon, California,
• MGM Grand Adventures, Las Vegas, Nevada
• Miracle Strip Amusement Park, Panama City Beach, Florida
• Muskego Beach Amusement Park, Muskego, Wisconsin (Later re-opened as Dandelion Park)
• Myrtle Beach Grand Prix, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
• Myrtle Beach Grand Prix, North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
• Myrtle Beach Pavilion, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
• Nunley's, Baldwin, New York
• Ocean View Amusement Park, Norfolk, Virginia
• Old Chicago, Bolingbrook, Illinois
• Old Indiana Fun Park, Thorntown, Indiana
• Old Vegas (renamed Westworld), Henderson, Nevada [2] [3]
• Olympia Park, McKeesport, Pennsylvania
• Olympic Park, Irvington and Maplewood, New Jersey [4]
• Opryland USA, Nashville, Tennessee
• Pacific City on Coyote Point Park, San Mateo, California
• Pacific Ocean Park Santa Monica, California
• Palace Amusements, Asbury Park, New Jersey
• Palisades Amusement Park, Bergen County, New Jersey
• Paragon Park, Hull, Massachusetts
• Paxtang Park, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
• Peppermint Park, Houston, Texas
• The Pike, Long Beach, California
• Pirate's World, Dania Beach, Florida (1966-1975)
• Playland at the Beach, San Francisco, California
• Playland Park, San Antonio, Texas
• Playtown Park Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
• Pleasure Beach, Hartford, Connecticut
• Pleasure Island Amusement Park, Borger, Texas
• President's Park, Carlsbad, New Mexico
• Pontchartrain Beach, New Orleans, Louisiana
• Rainbow Gardens, McKeesport, Pennsylvania (1924-1968) - Originally started with roller skating rink and swimming pool, with amusement park and drive-in theater added in the 40's.
• Riverland Amusement Park, Sterling Heights, Michigan
• Riverside Park, Indianapolis, Indiana
• Riverview Park, Chicago, Illinois
• Riverview Amusement Park, Lynchburg, Virginia
• Rocky Point Amusement Park, Warwick, Rhode Island Aerial View
• Rocky Glen Park, Moosic, Pennsylvania
• Rock Springs Park, Chester, West Virginia (May 30, 1897-September 7, 1970) -- Razed for widening of U.S. 30 and construction of Jennings Randolph Bridge across the Ohio River
• Rocky Springs, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
• The Saltair, Magna, Utah
• Sandy Beach Amusement Park(later San Juan Amusement Park and Indian Lake Playland Park respectively) Russells Point, Ohio
• Sans Souci Park, Hanover Twp, PA Between Wilkes-Barre and Nanticoke
• Santafair, Federal Way, Washington
• Santa's Village, East Dundee, Illinois There are reports of this park being reopened in a new location.
• Santa's Village, Scotts Valley, California
• Saratoga, Lehi, Utah
• Shady Lake Park, Streetsboro, Ohio
• Silver Beach Amusement Park, St. Joseph, Michigan
• Six Flags Atlantis, Hollywood, Florida - now the site of a shopping center
• Six Flags New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana - Closed due to severe damage caused by Hurricane Katrina
• Springs Park, Lancaster, South Carolina - Operated by Springs Industries, opened in 1940s, closed in late 1980s
• Suburban Park, Manlius, New York
• Sun Fun Amusement Park, North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
• Sunnyside Amusement Park, Toronto, Ontario
• Time Town, Bolton Landing, New York - 1970-1981
• Tivoli Pier (Tropworld Casino and Entertainment Resort, Atlantic City, New Jersey) (1981-1989) - Park converted to new casino space.
• Tombstone Junction, Cumberland Falls, Kentucky Started 1960's - Fire Damaged 1989 - Shut Down 1991
• Vanity Fair (amusement park), East Providence, Rhode Island
• Walled Lake Park, Walled Lake, Michigan (1919-1968)
• Wedgewood Village, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (1958-1969)
• West View Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (May 23, 1906 - September 5, 1977)
• Whalom Park, Lunenburg, Massachusetts (1893-2000)
• White City Amusement Park, Chicago, Illinois (1905-1950s)
• White Swan Park, Moon Township, Pennsylvania (1955-1990)
• Wonderland Amusement Park, Revere, Massachusetts
• Wonderland Park, Wichita, Kansas (1905-1918)
• Wild West World, Park City, Kansas (May 5, 2007 - July 9, 2007)
• Willow Grove Park, Willow Grove, Pennsylvania

See also

• Amusement park
• Ghost towns
• List of ghost towns
• Luna Park - majority of entries in the list no longer exist

External links

• Defunct Amusement Parks
• 10¢ A Ticket: The Stories & Glories of Old Amusement Parks, WBGU-PBS documentary about 21 amusement parks located in Northwest Ohio since the 1800s.