The Creepiest Abandoned Amusement Parks Will Leave You Up All Night

Amusement parks are supposed to be the happiest places on earth. Full of candy, thrilling rides, and children shouting with joy, it's hard to be sad waiting in line for your favorite roller coaster. All good things come to an end though, and when amusement parks become closed and abandoned, something scary happens. The steel rusts, the paint chips, the wood rots, and nature takes over. Suddenly the happiest place in the world is the scariest. Would you be brave enough to set foot in any of these abandoned amusement parks?

Ho Thuy Tien In Vietnam Is Sleeping With The Fishes

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Opened in 2004 for three million dollars, it didn't take long for the Ho Thuy Tien water park in Vietnam to shut its doors. But instead of tearing it down, the developers left it there. Slowly but surely it fell apart, and today it looks like the set of a horror movie.

Surprisingly, the park has become one of Vietnam's top tourist attractions. Why wait all year for Halloween Horror Nights when you can pay a visit to the deserted park? Locals, seeing a chance to make money, have even begun charging curious travelers to explore the grounds that have remained untouched for years.

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Welcome To Your Six Flags Nightmare

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This fun house stopped bringing the laughs over a decade ago. Now bringing the screams, these are the remains of Six Flags, New Orleans. The park was left abandoned after being devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Built on low lying ground, no one has stepped in to redevelop the land.

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Now the park lays waiting for anyone brave enough to explore its grounds and get lost in the "wonders" it offers. We're going to give this one a hard pass. But if creepy amusement parks are your thing, it's cheaper to fly to New Orleans than Vietnam.

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Chernobyl Left This Park To Die

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This amusement park in the city of Pripyat has been abandoned since 1986 when the Chernobyl nuclear meltdown happened in Russia. Once a place that was home to kids ramming bumper cars into each other and taking in the views from the Ferris wheel, it's now a land of death and decay.

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Not safe enough to be a tourist attraction, this is one creepy location where ghosts aren't your only threat. The radiation leftover from the meltdown still drowns the park in an unseen toxic cloud.

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Italy Hopes To Reopen The LunEur Park One Day

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Yes, that is a dinosaur skeleton staring at the decrepit grounds below. The Luna Park Permanente di Roma (LunEur Park for short) didn't prove to be everlasting when it shut down in 2008. Opened in 1953, it was long known as the largest amusement park in Roma and the oldest in Italy.

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After what was described as a crisis period, the historic park closed its doors and turned into the haunted attraction you see above. In 2015, an agreement was struck to remodel and reopen the park.

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These Are Not The Swan Boats You're Looking For

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Are you brave enough to get on this swan boat in the murky water? We're not. The brush growing on the boat is pretty scary, and the idea that something might jump out from below and attack has us shaking. Nice try, swan!

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Opened in 1969 in Germany under the name Kulturpark Spreewald, it was remodeled in 1989 and abandoned in 2002 after falling into debt. Located in East Berlin, the park has become a hot spot for locals looking to have a creepy picnic. Luckily no one has been brave enough to swim with the swans.

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The Real Westworld Was Left To Rot In Japan

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Japan is home to one of the creepiest amusement parks in the world. Looking like the inspiration for Westworld, Western Village Haikyo closed in 2007. This place is a must-see for anyone curious about what the Wild West was really like. And it gives you an excuse to vacation in Japan.

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The park claims to be off limits, but gaining access is easy. Once you enter, if you dare, you will be greeted by weeds and other overgrowths, as well as a replica of Mount Rushmore. Don't forget to visit the prison and meet the robot sheriff.