Talk:List of defunct amusement parks

Just on TV Nov 5th 09
There was a nice amusement park in PA called wonderland? Was just on TV last night. Does anyone have a link? It cought my eye because it looked similar to the Disney castle (I think it was begun the year disneyland opened 1954)

It was nice but was destroyed by ice.

--96.227.168.182 (talk) 15:40, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

Question
What about Riverview Plaza in Chicago (Corner of Belmont, Western and Clybourn Avenues)? I don't have enough information to post about it, but any older (former or current) Chicagoans out there remember it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by User: (talk • contribs)

It's listed as Riverview Park for whatever reason. CaponeX (talk) 07:00, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

Six Flags New Orleans
At what point will it be permissable to add Six Flags New Orleans to the list? It seems apparant that it won't ever reopen. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 20--[[User:Mjrmtg|Mjrmtg 01:46, 8 October 2007 (UTC)9.30.87.84]] (talk) 21:55, 7 October 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure its "abandoned". They still own it don't they? If Six Flags gives up the property then maybe its abandoned.  Mjrmtg 01:46, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

There was recently a video news report from the local NBC affiliate WDSU-TV about the Six Flags New Orleans amusement park see here In the report's opening the reporter states "What began with such as pomp, circumstance and promise in 2000 is now silent, overgrown and unused, An abandoned amusement park isn't very amusing at all." further the President of the New Orleans East Business Association stated "Local investors are already discussing buying out Six Flags". In my humble opinion since Six Flags apparently has no interest at the moment of reopening the property since they are involved in a lawsuit with their insurance carrier and the New Orleans East Business Association is publicly stating they are looking for someone else to take over the park which is located on land owned by the City of New Orleans I would say yes the property is officially abandoned and should be included in this list. Further if there are no objections posted in the next 48 hours I will add it onto the list myself. Simon Bar Sinister 05:55, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

An abandoned amusement park and the pics of it on the net were important for me. The Six Flags in New Orleans all fucked up because of the disaster is important in ways we will not evaluate or qualify. If it isn't open or actively maintained then it belongs on the list. The word abandoned is just a best fit. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.132.89.72 (talk) 00:38, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
 * It's a pretty good case study of why the government has no business mucking in private enterprise, doing things like using tax dollars to open a theme park of all things... The speed that it went bust and had to be turned over to SF just shows the folly of it all...  Katrina just sped up the inevitable in this case.  But I guess this is all moot since the park is now listed in the article...  --Rehcsif (talk) 18:27, 31 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Six flags in Maryland used to be called Waterworld or something i can't remember...wait yes i can, it was adventure world, now its adventure park and its a lot smaller. Except all of the rides are still the same in six flags.  It was called water world then it turned into adventure world then it turned into six flags.

Land of Oz
I noticed on Google that the semi-abandoned Land of Oz theme park in Beech Mountain, NC has an article located at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_of_Oz_(theme_park), yet this article just goes to the error message that says there is no article on the park in Wikipedia. Anyone who knows what they're doing care to fix this?Fireproof88 (talk) 21:23, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

Neverland Ranch
Would Neverland Ranch qualify? A portion of the property was a large private amusement park. Families didn't have to pay to get in, it was mostly large groups of ill children and there parents/guardians, coordinated by Jackson and charity groups. As far as I know, it was free to enter, Jackson footed the bill. I can easily find reliable sources that label it an amusement park, if that's needed? As for the "defunct" issue, Jackson has sold at least a portion of his rights in the property away, and all the rides/animals have gone. — Realist  2  03:59, 28 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I think it qualifies, just add references. --Mjrmtg (talk) 12:21, 28 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I think so, but I'd be very careful to add that while the amusement park no longer exists, Neverland Ranch continues on as a residence. It would also strengthen its case if years of opening and closing of the amusement park to the public were added the entry - all of the entries in the list should have both... and citations for each (the latter is mandatory per WP:LIST). 147.70.242.54 (talk) 15:29, 28 January 2009 (UTC)
 * OK, I'll get around to it today. — Realist  2  23:38, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Footrot Flats/Leisureland (Auckland, New Zealand)
These are one and the same. It was called Leisureland then was renamed to Footrot Flats before closing down. See paragraph 4) on page 2 of the document . 78.147.245.217 (talk) 17:29, 25 November 2009 (UTC)

Pioneer World/Village, Armadale
Pioneer World/Village in Armadale was defunct for a number of years, but is now open again, with tenants in most of the shops/restaurants, so this one should be removed from this page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.64.0.252 (talk) 00:47, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

Disney Pop Century
I know that this Disney resort is only half completed. There are several buildings SBNO. The unused hotel and entertainment building along with unused building materials are viewable from satellite photos. The owner of Illicitohio.com has posted several exploratory pics of the site as well. J.O.Rly (talk) 00:06, 14 January 2011 (UTC)

Forgot to note that this site is located in the group of Disney attractions outside Orlando, FL. J.O.Rly (talk) 00:06, 14 January 2011 (UTC)

Missing Parks
It is amazing to me how many parks are not on thie list from the USA. Off the top of my head I can think of Fraleys in Waverly NY, Skyline in Oswego NY, Harveys Lake in PA, & Eldridge Park in Elmira NY. Some of these are still places but are no longer amusement parks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.117.114.5 (talk) 17:19, 30 April 2013 (UTC)


 * Here's the main entry, have at it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_defunct_amusement_parks_in_the_United_States#New_York GenacGenac (talk) 12:11, 17 September 2020 (UTC)

Monkey Island in Los Angeles
Just off of Cahuenga Blvd. 1938 to ? (nobody seems to know). http://laist.com/2009/01/24/laistory_monkey_island.php — Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.207.250.71 (talk) 15:56, 11 June 2014 (UTC)

Removed Land of Oz still in operation
Removed: Land of Oz, Beech Mountain - still operates only during the first weekend of October as it is still in operation as of 2016 http://www.landofoznc.com/ RealBarker (talk) 22:49, 10 August 2016 (UTC)

Rainbow Gardens (Pennsylvania)
The link goes to a page that doesn't concern the amusement park. Will remove the link.Arnold Rothstein1921 (talk) 22:51, 21 January 2017 (UTC)

Should Remove LunEur
Since LunEur reopened in 2016, it probably should be removed from the list as it is no longer an abandoned amusement park. Sometimes the end is only the beginning... (talk) 18:51, 3 July 2017 (UTC)

Pennsylvania list format
Pennsylvania is in a table format, everything else is not. Can I make the suggestion to change Pennsylvania to a bullet format to be uniform with rest of page? RealBarker (talk) 19:42, 6 July 2017 (UTC)
 * I can make the changes once I get to that section. If you are inclined to take care of it, I have no problem with that either. It is odd that it is the only one in a table format. Sometimes the end is only the beginning... (talk) 18:54, 31 July 2017 (UTC)
 * I've made the changes, as of today. Sometimes the end is only the beginning... (talk) 21:20, 28 August 2017 (UTC)

Maryland Parks
Several of the Maryland parks have extraneous information that is not corroborated by either the Wikipedia article for the park or any outside sources. I deleted the information about the supposed lawsuit with the Enchanted Forest park, and the information for Marshall Hall should also be deleted unless it can be corroborated. And, if so, that should be added to the Marshall Hall Wikipedia page. I cannot currently find anything that backs up this entry: "the National Park Service gained control of the park after Congress, acting upon a request from the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, mandated that the views from Mt. Vernon had to be protected and returned to something resembling the days when George Washington sat on his colonnaded porch and looked across the Potomac;the Park Service tore down all vestiges of the amusement park in 1980, whose popularity had declined due to competition by larger, newer parks". Sometimes the end is only the beginning... (talk) 20:38, 15 August 2017 (UTC)
 * I finally tracked down where that passage about Marshall Hall originates, but it took four articles to get this piece of information. If it is accurate, then Marshall Hall, Maryland and Marshall Hall (amusement park) should be combined. I will still remove most of the post as unnecessary information, but may link to the Marshall Hall location article for those who may be interested. Sometimes the end is only the beginning... (talk) 20:52, 15 August 2017 (UTC)

Pennsylvania Park Question
Does anyone know what Wilkes-Barre/Nanticoke environs is supposed to be? It's in the list for the Pennsylvania abandoned parks, but I do not know what park it is referring to, if at all. If someone can answer this one way or another, it will help with future editing.Sometimes the end is only the beginning... (talk) 21:23, 28 August 2017 (UTC)

Luna Park, Glenelg
I removed the text from the Luna Park, Glenelg entry because it does not conform to the format of the list. I am including the text here in case someone wants to create a Wikipedia page for the park, since the current page is about all of the parks of the same name.

On October 8, 1930, tens of thousands of people flocked to the opening of Luna Park on the foreshore at Glenelg. The bright lights and thrilling rides provided some cheerful relief to the gloom of the Great Depression. It was Australia's second Luna Park, the first having been opened in Melbourne's St. Kilda eighteen years before. One difference between the two parks was that Glenelg did not have the 'laughing face' entrance. Entrepreneur David Atkins saw the possibilities of such a venture in Adelaide and encouraged the Melbourne owners to open a Luna Park here. He became the park's general manager. Glenelg's Luna Park operated for almost five years when a mixture of economics, non-negotiable council rent, tension with local residents and pressure from church groups not to run rides on Sunday saw its closure. The rides and machinery were packed up and sent to the site still occupied by Luna Park in Sydney.

Sometimes the end is only the beginning... (talk) 17:16, 5 September 2017 (UTC)

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