Takakonuma Greenland (高子沼グリーンランド)
This week on The Abandoned Carousel, something not too familiar, but not too not familiar. I’m going to tell you a spooky story about one of the most well-known, spookiest… Read more »
Category: Abandoned Theme Park
Skinner’s Wet ‘n Wild
This week, we’re back to Canada, and back for another round of water parks. Summer’s almost over, folks, and the kids are almost back to school. Let’s enjoy the dog… Read more »
Lake Dolores Waterpark
An eyecatching sight on the side of I-15 in the Mojave desert, Lake Dolores can be thought of as three separate waterparks: the freewheeling 60s, 70s, and 80s waterpark; the… Read more »
Trinity Loop
This week, I’m talking about Trinity Loop in Newfoundland. Once an engineering marvel of the Newfoundland Railroad, the Loop found second life as an amusement park when the railroad closed…. Read more »
Elektrenai
This week, we’re talking about an abandoned Soviet-era theme park. Many people draw parallels between this and the abandoned theme park in Pripyat near Chernobyl. Better known for its abandoned… Read more »
American Adventure
Built on the site of a failed former amusement park that itself was built on a former coal mine with roots as old as the Domesday Book, the American Adventure… Read more »
Joyland (a condensed history)
This week, I’ve got a condensed history of the Joyland Park story. (If you like an expanded version, check out my previous in-depth episodes: https://theabandonedcarousel.com/6 and https://theabandonedcarousel.com/7.) Podcast cover background… Read more »
Rose Island Amusement Park
This week, we’re talking about the Rose Island Amusement Park. Almost a century ago, this amusement park was the happening place, where people went to escape the city smog near Louisville. Abandoned for most of the 20th century, Rose Island stands today as a public park with a few abandoned remains left to discover.
Yangon Amusement Park
Built by the former military junta to distract an isolated population, the Yangon Amusement Park is shrouded in mystery. It closed after 15 or so years, and has quickly become… Read more »
Joyland Park, Part Two
Last week, we covered the first decades at Joyland under the operation of the Ottaway family. This week, we’ll cover the park’s operation under new management, with rises, falls, closures, abandonment, and lots of fires. Abandoned, Joyland became a magnet for urban explorers and vandals, and an example of the changing face of the amusement industry.