Abandoned Theme Parks In Ohio
What what was once chippewa lake park is now just a few piles of amusement park ruins and the lone ferris wheel.
Abandoned theme parks in ohio. Nature is reclaiming this one abandoned spot in ohio and it s actually amazing. Nonetheless telltale signs of the former amusement park can be seen in the landscape. Geauga lake amusement park has stood abandoned since 2007 after a long history of beloved family vacations since 1887 and multiple expansions and redesigns.
Many of the rides were moved to other amusement parks but many structures and artifacts remain available for exploration at least until one of the many redevelopment proposals discussed for the site come to fruition. Tucked away in medina county there s a rusted long forgotten ferris wheel. Stricker s grove may be ohio s best kept secret as far as amusement parks go but some parks of its nature are forever lost to time.
In 2007 parent company cedar fair which owns cedar point and kings island shut the amusement park down abruptly. Unfortunately the new park was a flop and the site was abandoned in 2013. It operated for 100 years finally closing in 1978 due to the lack of attendance.
The 57 acres of joyland were purchased in 2018 by gregory and tina dunnegan tent company owners who plan to bring new joy to the abandoned park by making it into an outdoor event venue for weddings concerts and traveling carnivals.