List of defunct amusement parks

The following is a list of amusement parks and theme parks that have been closed, demolished, or abandoned:

Africa edit

 
Umoja Children's Park, Tanzania

Egypt edit

Rwanda edit

South Africa edit

Tanzania edit

Asia edit

Afghanistan edit

Mainland China edit

Hong Kong SAR edit

India edit

Indonesia edit

Iran edit

Israel edit

Japan edit

 
The castle at Nara Dreamland in Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan
 
Kejonuma Leisure Land in Osaki, Miyagi
 
Entrance of Kurashiki Tivoli Park

Kuwait edit

Malaysia edit

North Korea edit

Palestine edit

Philippines edit

Qatar edit

  • Aladdin's Kingdom (1994–2004)

Saudi Arabia edit

Singapore edit

 
Ho Thuy Tien water park, Vietnam (2017)

South Korea edit

Taiwan edit

Thailand edit

Vietnam edit

Europe edit

Belgium edit

 
Dadipark

Bulgaria edit

 
The main entrance to Sofia Land, Sofia, Bulgaria

Denmark edit

Estonia edit

Finland edit

France edit

 
The defunct ferris wheel at Spreepark, Berlin, Germany

Germany edit

 
The Swivel House in 1923, Lunapark, Berlin, Germany

Hungary edit

Ireland edit

Italy edit

Lithuania edit

Netherlands edit

Portugal edit

Russia edit

Spain edit

Sweden edit

Turkey edit

Ukraine edit

 
The Ferris wheel at Pripyat amusement park in Ukraine, still stands abandoned
  • Pripyat amusement park, Pripyat – abandoned after the Chernobyl disaster; the park's Ferris wheel, which is currently standing but not operating,[10] serves as a poignant reminder of the massive human effect of the disaster.[11]

United Kingdom edit

England edit

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American Adventure in 1991, Derbyshire, England
 
The disused entrance for the Granada Studios Tour, Manchester, England

Isle of Man edit

Scotland edit

Wales edit

North America edit

 
Former main dock to Boblo Island Amusement Park, Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
 
Sunnyside Amusement Park in 1931, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Canada edit

Mexico edit

Mexico City edit

Monterrey edit

Guadalupe edit

United States edit

Oceania edit

 
The Sega World Sydney building in 1998, Sydney
 
Robson's Figure Eight in 1908. Dreamland, St. Kilda, Victoria
 
The roller coaster at Leisureland Fair, Langwarrin, Victoria
 
A scene at Wobbies World, Nunawading, Victoria
 
The King Neptune statue in 2012.

Australia edit

Australian Capital Territory edit

New South Wales edit

Queensland edit

South Australia edit

Tasmania edit

Victoria edit

Western Australia edit

New Zealand edit

South America edit

Argentina edit

Brazil edit

Peru edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "PICS: Ratanga Junction finally closes, Cobra gets torn down". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
  2. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Exploring an Abandoned Water Park in China". YouTube.
  3. ^ Gulliver's Kingdom
  4. ^ Lunapark Antwerp at the Roller Coaster DataBase
  5. ^ Lunapark Antwerp 30 at the Roller Coaster DataBase
  6. ^ www.rcdb.com
  7. ^ www.rcdb.com
  8. ^ "Damals & heute: Von der AG Weser über den Spacepark zur Waterfront". nordbuzz.de (in German). 2018-07-12. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
  9. ^ A szomorú vidámpark Archived 2013-09-14 at the Wayback Machine. Szellemváros blog. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  10. ^ "Ghostly Chernobyl now hot with tourism – 10/06/05". Retrieved 2007-11-04.
  11. ^ "Panoramio – Photo of Pripyat Vergnügungspark". Retrieved 2007-11-04.
  12. ^ "The fun stopped here: England's derelict theme parks". BBC News. 7 March 2018.
  13. ^ "Remembering Kinderland". 16 February 2014.
  14. ^ "CEC: Closed Canadian Parks - Pyramid Place". cec.chebucto.org. Archived from the original on 2006-08-21.
  15. ^ "Documento sin título". Mundoa.com. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
  16. ^ "Puzzle Park Revisited".
  17. ^ St Leon, Mark. "Wirth's Circus". eMelbourne.net.au. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  18. ^ BULLEN'S AFRICAN LION SAFARI (PERTH) PTY LTD ACN#008742201 - Deregistered - ASIC Company Search and ASIC Extract
  19. ^ "Memories of Bullen's lion park". Community News Group. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  20. ^ White City: State Library of Western Australia
  21. ^ Footrot Flats Revisited | visualhumor
  22. ^ "Western Leader 1991:Leisureland is closed by Waitakere City Council". 29 July 2003. Archived from the original on 7 April 2009.
  23. ^ "Footrot Flats Fun Park". Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  24. ^ PlayCenter

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