Bizarre Parks in Asia

Monday, January 25, 2010






Sad toys hang around - and a bunch of ferocious rabbits haunts the premises:
Spectacularly overgrown roller coaster - and "Okutama Ropeway" still offers great view from the cabins:


Here is a misty ride 250km north of Tokyo



Would you trust these rusty rails with another ride? Maybe, if you're in a 1980s horror movie.
These pictures take my pick as the creepiest of the bunch
Passengers in stasis: frozen in time, place and who knows what else

Many parks in China were originally built to as "People's Parks", for many years being the focus of family fun and activities in large cities. With huge changes in the Chinese economy and a lack of funds for upkeep, many are lying in disarray, and yet many more are still open and maintained by dedicated workers.
Here is a Shanghai theme park with dioramas and statues intended to represent countries around the world, abandoned for nearly 10 years - photos by Wesley:

The heads are growing like mushrooms there
Ever seen an abandoned fairy tale castle before? You know, "Happily ever after"..?


This picture has everything: signs of old, signs of new (airplane) and a profound philosophical statue to contemplate this all
Another abandoned park (again for 10 years) near Beijing: this time because of the lack of funds to maintain it -
For a moment I thought that it's a Shuttle launch tower:

Finally, here is an aesthetic pleasure - another Chinese park


Looks like the faux-"mountains" are still standing
3. LAOS



Batman grounded
4. SOUTH KOREA

Entry into the park, leading to a "house of terror"

Some colorful characters inside:
Outside the park: Buddhist statues and the sound of Buddhist prayers from the temple next door
Caterpillar exodus. The world will soon end if you see these heading out of the city

1 comments:

Anonymous said...

I have no idea how I stumbled unto your site... but your pictures are amazing. Haunting and amazing.

The term I'm probably looking for is WISTFUL. I'm sure the rides, toys and the "spirits" of those places are wistful to come alive again and miss the days of old.

How on earth did you stumble on to them? Did you just decide to roam and search for abandoned parks? How?? Are these all in china?