Abandoned amusement park

An abandoned amusement park or deserted amusement park is an amusement park that is derelict and no longer in use. Usually such amusement parks contain substantial visible remaining buildings, as well as infrastructure such as roller coasters. An amusement park is often abandoned because the economic activity needed to support it has failed (e.g. decline in visitor numbers or occurrence of accidents). A park may also have become defunct because of natural or human-caused disasters such as flood, war, and fire-related incidents.

Some abandoned amusement parks have become popular places for urban exploration and extreme tourism. Some examples are Pripyat amusement park, Dogpatch USA and Spreepark in Berlin.

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