Today, the rusting big wheel still stands in an otherwise empty concrete plaza.
Although, when you think about it, riding a Ferris wheel as the biggest nuclear disaster ever was occuring a few miles away would have been a great symbol of humanity’s hubris. Video footage purportedly showing the park open was most likely just showing test runs of the rides and appeared to have been taken in colder months than April. There have been rumours that it was hastily opened to provide some distraction from the unfolding events at Chernobyl but this does not seem to be true. By Jorge Franganillo, is licensed under CC-BY
The town of Pripyat was evacuated on the 27th of April, leaving the amusement park abandoned days before it ever got a chance to be used. It was supposed to open on the 1st of May 1986 but, on the 26th of April 1986, the Number 4 reactor of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant ruptured after a safety test went wrong, leading to one of, if not the worst nuclear disaster of all time. The town was also to have its very own theme park, complete with a large Ferris wheel, bumper cars, swing boats and other vomit-inducing swinging rides. It may be possible to see where this one’s going already. In the 1970s, the town of Pripyat was founded in northern Ukraine to serve as a closed community for workers at the Chernobyl power plant. Unsurprisingly, stories of hauntings and ghosts run rampant during these guided tours so they’re not for the faint of heart. You can actually visit the remains of the park today, and to up the creepy factor, you can also take overnight and moonlight tours of the abandoned structures and rides. It was also at about this time that the mass burial site it was sitting on was discovered and once again, the park was abandoned to let nature do its thing. In 1985, a former employee at the park bought the site with plans to rejuvenate it and it did open briefly in 1987 but due to a lack of interest, it closed down again shortly afterwards. For the next two decades, the park just sat there abandoned, the swing ride getting especially creepy, with its chains hanging spider-like from the rusting frame. It was eventually closed down due to failing a health inspection in 1967. It has been reported in some places that up to 6 people might have died during the park’s operation. A young girl was somehow hit by a truck when she was on the swing ride and a young boy drowned in the pool. Unfortunately, though, there were at least 2 confirmed deaths in the park not long after it opened. The lake was turned into a pool and paddle boat area, there were cabins for staying in and a dance hall for even more entertainment. Over time, a Ferris wheel, swing ride and a water slide were built. Snidow bought the land and started turning it into a fun place for people to visit. So on this piece of land that had already witnessed horrific events, someone thought it would be a good place for an amusement park. The head of the Clay household retaliated with a group of other men, hunting down and killing several Native Americans themselves.
15.West Virginia’s abandoned Lake Shawnee Amusement Park shut down back in 1966 and has laid in ruins ever since. Here are just 15 creepy abandoned theme parks capable of haunting your dreams. When theme parks are abandoned, nature takes over and easily tears apart manmade construction. The extreme costs of repairs can also force theme parks to be abandoned. Other times, severe weather makes the theme park unusable. Sometimes the theme park wasn’t very profitable so its owners decide to shut its doors to get rid of operational expenses. Because of their high infrastructural costs, many theme parks have been literally abandoned and left to destruction due to weather conditions. However, there are have been a lot more theme parks that have closed than remain open. Disney, Universal Studios, and SeaWorld are just some of the more prominent examples of theme park chains that dominate the theme park industry. From eating tasty, yet overpriced, food to riding rollercoasters, there’s so much to do at a theme park. For most people, going to a theme park would make for a great vacation that they’d get to spend time with friends and family.
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