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  2. List of defunct amusement parks in the United States

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    Later known as San Juan Amusement Park and Playland Park [55] SeaWorld Ohio: Aurora: 1970–2000 Shady Lake Park: Streetsboro: 1978–1982 Silver Lake Amusement Park: Cuyahoga Falls: 1874–1917 Spring Grove Springfield: Stanton Park Steubenville: circa 1900–1940 The roller rink stayed open past the closing of Stanton Park into the 1950s. [60 ...

  3. List of defunct amusement parks - Wikipedia

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    Defunct Amusement Parks of Illinois Over 80 defunct Illinois amusement parks: history and photos. Defunct amusement parks; 10¢ A Ticket: The Stories & Glories of Old Amusement Parks, WBGU-PBS documentary about 21 amusement parks located in Northwest Ohio since the 1800s; Abandoned amusement park ruins on moderndayruins.com "Old Amusement Parks ...

  4. List of closed rides and attractions - Wikipedia

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    Hurler was a wooden roller coaster that was manufactured by International Coasters; it operated from 1994–2015. Hypersonic XLC (known for an 80+ MPH high speed launch followed by a 90-degree true vertical ascent and drop; 2001–2007) was closed due to high maintenance and low hourly capacity at the end of the 2007 season.

  5. Creepy Abandoned Amusement Parks That'll Give You Chills - AOL

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    It closed in 1984, although there have been recent attempts to resurrect it. ... Williams Grove Amusement Park remained open until 2005. ... including a number of popular roller-coasters and other ...

  6. Wild Waves Theme Park - Wikipedia

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    In 1997, the park purchased the Loop Corkscrew roller coaster from the defunct Rocky Point Amusement Park in Warwick, Rhode Island and renamed the ride the Wild Thing. [7] In 2000, the park had grown to over 70 acres (280,000 m 2 ), with more than 20 rides, and was the Northwest's largest waterpark. [ 1 ]

  7. Doling out fun: What ever happened to the amusement rides at ...

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    Amusement park rides at Springfield's Doling Park, including a tilt-a-whirl, Ferris wheel and merry-go-round, mainly existed between 1907 and 1978.

  8. Blue Bayou and Dixie Landin' - Wikipedia

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    It includes rides for all ages, including kiddie rides and thrill seeker rides. It currently has 27 attractions, including an S&S combo drop tower, a log flume, three roller coasters, and a variety of flat rides. The Drop Tower, Hot Shot, was originally the O2 Tower from Panama City Beach, Florida's now defunct Miracle Strip Amusement Park.

  9. Pontchartrain Beach - Wikipedia

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    Pontchartrain Beach was sold on September 23, 1983. The main reason it closed down was due to declining attendance. [2] In 1943, Corporal Douglas O'Brien, a World War II serviceman from Springfield, Massachusetts, fell 75 feet (23 m) to his death from the top of the Zephyr roller coaster. He was 32 years old.