Dogpatch USA
Buckle up, folks. It’s a long one today. I’m going to tell you a story about a groundbreaking comic strip, about Li’l Abner and Daisy Mae, about the rural purge,… Read more »
Tag: Roller Coaster
Okpo Land
If you’ve ever searched the internet for abandoned theme parks, this place is the home to one of the popular images that comes up. Honestly, it’s one of the more… Read more »
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 »
Floyd Moreland Dentzel/Looff Carousel
This is the story of a century-old carousel that’s escaped fires and hurricanes. This is also the story of Casino Pier and the roller coaster in the ocean. It’s a good one. #ladypodsquad #podernfamily
Little Amerricka
This week, I’m talking about the still-operational small family theme park in southern Wisconsin, with connections to dozens of now-defunct amusement parks. It’s time for the story of Little Amerricka…. 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 »
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.
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.