Stories behind defunct and abandoned theme parks and amusements
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 »
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.