Location: Japan Years Active: 1997 – 2001 Opened at the foot of Mt. Fuji in 1997, the park was only open for ten years as it failed quickly. The location wasn’t great; its neighbors included an infamous suicide forest and a known cult in the nearby village. The park now sits abandoned and is often recognized as…
Location: Williamsburg, Virginia Years Active: 1997 – Active Great Wolf Lodge Williamsburg A weatherproof lodge that offers thrills and relaxation opportunities for the whole family, Great Wolf Lodge Williamsburg is a large indoor theme park and resort with extended bundle packages for everyone to enjoy. Featuring a combination of unique and iconic waterpark attractions, there is…
Location: Santa Clara, California Years Active: 1985 – Active California’s Great America (formerly known as Marriott’s Great America and Paramount’s Great America) is a 112-acre amusement park located in Santa Clara, California. Owned and operated by Cedar Fair, it originally opened in 1976 as one of two parks built by the Marriott Corporation. California’s Great America…
Location: Orlando, Florida Years Active: 1986 – Active Give Kids The World Village is an 89-acre nonprofit resort in Kissimmee, Florida that provides critically ill children and their families with week-long wish vacations at no cost. Tragically, more than 30,000 children in the U.S. are diagnosed with a critical illness each year, and half of those…
Location: Maggie Valley, North Carolina Years Active: 1961 – 2016 Ghost Town in the Sky opened on May 1, 1961 and quickly became one of Western North Carolina’s most popular tourist attractions. It showcased a double incline railway to bring park visitors to the top of Buck Mountain, a journey of more than 3,300 feet. The…
Location: Aurora, Ohio Years Active: 1887 – 2007 Geauga Lake was an amusement park in Bainbridge Township and Aurora, Ohio. It was established in 1887, in what had been a local recreation area adjacent to a lake of the same name. The first amusement ride was added in 1889, and the park’s first roller coaster – later known as the Big Dipper – was built…
Location: Orlando, Florida Years Active: 1979 – Active Fun Spot America, nestled in the heart of Orlando, Florida, USA, is a thrilling amusement park that has been captivating visitors since its grand opening on June 11, 1997. Known for its dedication to delivering wholesome family fun, this park offers an exhilarating escape from the bustling city…
Location: Lancashire, England Years Active: 1909 – 1999 Frontierland Western Theme Park was a theme park in Morecambe, Lancashire, England, situated on Marine Road West, which operated from 1906 to November 1999, with a final year consisting of only traveling rides in 2000. Frontierland originally operated as West End Amusement Park, Fun City, and Morecambe Pleasure…
Location: Cherokee, North Carolina Years Active: 1964 – 1983 Frontier Land was a wild west-themed amusement park, it ran from 1964–1982. The park was created by R.B. Coburn, who also built Ghost Town in the Sky in Maggie Valley, and designed by Russell Pearson, a former Disney designer who also developed Frontier City in Oklahoma City,…
Location: San Jose, California Years Active: 1961 – 1980 Frontier Village was a 39-acre amusement park in San Jose, California, that operated from 1961 to September 1980. It was located at 4885 Monterey Road, at the intersection with Branham Lane. The site is now Edenvale Garden Park, next to Hayes Mansion, and was once part of the sprawling Hayes Family Estate. Frontier Village…
