Posted on Apr 19, 2023
10 fascinating theme parks that have closed forever | CNN
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“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 down. It’s empty. It’s quiet."
10 fascinating theme parks that have closed forever | CNN
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In the 1950's, we used to go over to San Fransisco to Playland. My uncle was manager of the Fun House and would give us free tickets to all the rides. The Big Dipper roller coaster was great but a bit scary.
My folks would drop us kids off and they would go to the Cliff House for food and drinks.
Some pretty good times.
https://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=Playland
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7e818R9wuI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waJkByKY_84
My folks would drop us kids off and they would go to the Cliff House for food and drinks.
Some pretty good times.
https://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=Playland
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7e818R9wuI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waJkByKY_84
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Back in the 60s my family went to Cypress Gardens. I wonder if Weeky Watchy Beach, or something like that sorry its bee over 40 years ago, is still open.
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I'd add an 11th - the amusement park that never was, Pripyat amusement park in Pripyat, Ukraine near Chernobyl.
https://thetripgoeson.com/pripyat-amusement-park/
https://thetripgoeson.com/pripyat-amusement-park/
The Abandoned Pripyat Amusement Park at Chernobyl
Discover the amazing Chernobyl Pripyat Amusement Park, an abandoned theme park deep in the radioactive exclusion zone of Chernobyl.
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COL Randall C.
LTC Eugene Chu - You are absolutely correct! I was scrolling down and must have jumped over the headline and thought it was a picture of the one from France.
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