Abandoned Amusement Parks In New England

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Abandoned amusement parks in new england. Santa s village in new hampshire s white mountains is the only new england park to earn recognition as one of the top 25 amusement parks in the usa in the tripadvisor 2014 travelers choice awards. Missed abandoned or demolished amusement parks of new england missed abandoned or demolished amusement parks of new england massachusetts. The haunting pictures show graffiti decrepit rides and overgrown greenery.

I have lived in new england my entire life. This is a place that has come to go by many names. But i ve never been a skier.

Up here in new england skiing is one of our biggest draws and most memorable past times. This group of three buildings was constructed over a series of eighteen years from 1896 1914. New england offers plenty of memorable amusement park experiences from six flags new england and canobie lake park to story land and lake compounce.

These beautiful state funded structures are vast and complex giving insight to both the humanity and mistreatment towards the mentally ill over the past two centuries. Some of the theme parks like lake shawnee park in west virginia closed down after guests died at the park. It s a full day of rides and shows cookies and elves santa and his reindeer plus the fun of the ho ho h2o water park.

I tried snowboarding when i was a kid. Many of these parks were visited frequently i myself being a patron to a few. To some it is known as tory s prison.

I was born here and i will probably die here too. The history of some of these parks is grim and i believe some may be haunted due to the accidents and even deaths that occured. Exploring abandoned locations in new england.

Located at 45 hospital rd in medfield massachusetts this facility as with many of the abandoned medical facilities in new england was a mental health institution. After the closing of some of these parks cults began to use the grounds for worship causing more negative energy to inhabit the land. Jolly cholly s funland north attleborough.

The abundance of abandoned asylums and psychiatric hospitals in the new england area create the bulk of the locations here. Yet seeing these places thrill and entertain today s families also makes us nostalgic for the now closed new england amusement parks that paved the way. Photojournalist seph lawless has taken pictures of 10 abandoned theme parks around the us.

These beautiful state funded structures are vast and complex giving insight to both the humanity and mistreatment towards the mentally ill over the past two centuries. I created this page to highlight the abandoned amusement parks in new england.