Theme parks and amusement parks can close down, leaving behind souvenirs, photographs, and memories. (And sometimes, the park's infrastructure).
This category is for sites about defunct, closed-down, or no-longer-in-operation theme parks.
Memories and photographs of the amusement park that existed from 1961 to 1980, where Edenvale Garden Park is now located. [San Jose, California] frontiervillage.net
Includes timeline, and list of ongoing projects intended to preserve the memory of, and improve the land occupied by, the park. [Moosic, Pennsylvania] www.geocities.com/rockyglenfriends
Includes a history of the park and vintage postcard image. Invites visitors to share their stories and photographs. [Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania] www.rockfallspark.com
A collection of defunct amusement park information, searchable by state, with history and photographs of some parks. [North America] www.defunctparks.com
Dedicated to the marinelife park that operated during the 1970's. Features history, photos, memories, and amusement park links. [Arlington, Texas] tntwebhost.net/theme/7seasmain.html
History of Boardwalk and Baseball and other failed projects of Busch Gardens. Includes brief information on current state of Sea World and Six Flags. [Baseball City, Florida] members.tripod.com/~savehorizons/realms.htm
Riverview Park in Chicago. A short history, submitted memories, photographs of the rides and memorabilia that the park offered. www.riverviewmemories.com
History of perhaps Chicago's most popular amusement park, with postcard images and a list of notable mishaps. Includes suggested reading and links to related news articles. [Chicago, Illinois] chicago.urban-history.org/sites/parks/rivervie.htm
Includes photographic tour of the attraction, petition to build a memorial on the site, and stories from when the park was open. [Indian Rocks Beach, Florida] home.earthlink.net/~tikigardens/page1.html
Photographs of the indoor park and mall during construction, in operation, after closing, and during demolition. Park information, history, and visitor-submitted memories. [Bolingbrook, Illinois] www.negative-g.com/OldChicago/OCIndex.html
An organization dedicated to preserving the memories of the old Euclid Beach amusement park. Includes photographs, historical information, and speaker bookings. [Wickliffe, Ohio] www.euclidbeach.com
Dedicated to the preservation of memories from the SeaWorld Ohio park and the Six Flags Worlds of Adventure Wildlife Park. Includes history, photos, and message board. [Aurora, Ohio] www.seaworldohiomemories.us
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