Abandoned Theme Parks In North Carolina
The park opened in 1960 at a cost of 1million and became one of north carolina s most.
Abandoned theme parks in north carolina. In fact an entire underground mall collects dust right beneath a busy portion of the state s capital and for decades nobody even knew. Haunting images reveal the rusting remains of an abandoned amusement park called ghost town in the sky. Perhaps one of the world s best known abandoned theme parks the park near chernobyl was due to open on may 1 1986.
The park opened for a few hours the following day to entertain locals before the city s population was ordered to evacuate. When i saw the above picture taken by photographer seph lawless and found out it was taken in no. Ghost town in the sky located in maggie valley nc is said to be cursed.
An abandoned wild west themed amusement park with a very interesting history to say the least is looking for a new owner. From blackbeard s ship off of the atlantic coast to an abandoned theme park in the mountains north carolina hides many secrets. There s an abandoned amusement park in north carolina that is possibly re opening in 2019.
It s no surprise that i am a huge fan of abandoned places. Land of oz north carolina. The land of oz is a theme park in the resort town of beech mountain north carolina usa in 1970 it opened as a theme park based on the l.
Then three days earlier on april 26 disaster struck chernobyl. Ghost town theme park in north carolina selling for 5 95 million. Known as ghost town in the sky this abandoned wild west themed amusement park in maggie valley north carolina has seen as many ups and downs over the decades as its old roller coaster.
This abandoned reminder of the industrial strength of the confederate army now sits overgrown with nature. This 1970s era wizard of oz inspired attraction isn t a functioning theme park anymore and most of the year it stands empty in beech mountain north carolina.