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 »
Rosie the Shark
Once a sidebar oddity in an earthworm museum, Rosie the Shark burst onto the viral urbex scene in early 2019. This is the story of a shark who’s had an incredibly interesting afterlife.
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.
Joyland, Part One
Joyland was a family-run amusement park in Wichita, KS, with a long history. This post is the first of two parts diving deep into the history of the park. In this post, I look at the history of the Ottaway family, the steam engine that started it all, and the first few decades of Joyland’s operation.
Magic Forest
Welcome to The Abandoned Carousel, the show where I tell the story of the most interesting abandoned amusements and theme parks in the world. This week, we’re returning to the… Read more »
Prehistoric Forest
The Prehistoric Forest Amusement Park is an abandoned eyesore in 2019. But in its heyday, the park was a popular tourist destination. Prefer audio? Listen to this article. In the… Read more »