Abandoned Asian Theme Parks
Tue, Jan 20, 2009
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Our uncanny fascination with abandoned places seems endless. Every time we come across photographs of buildings or sites that have fallen from grandeur we gorge on their demise, but not in a crude way. These photographs of another life offer the chance to see things as they once were and to imagine what could have been had they not fallen into disrepair, lying forgotten and ravaged by time and the elements.
Now covered in dense undergrowth, the rusting eerie spaces of an abandoned amusement park are once again, rather unwittingly, offering pleasure, only this time a different type of pleasure. Pleasure for the imagination. As we indulge in the images before us we can’t help wondering about their history, and their future.
More images of these abandoned amusement parks, and others, can be viewed at Dark Roasted Blend.
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January 23rd, 2009 at 12:36 am
I got pointed to this thread from the dark roasted blend website where they had a detailed report on the various abandoned parks in Japan, China, and Laos. I knew they existed throughout the world, but I was a bit naive as to think that when each park closed their doors that these rides and attractions would be taken down. I’m glad, however, that there are keepsakes of some of these parks from their heyday through photographs, postcards, branded banners, etc. It’s a testament of a more innocent world where people would gather together in these places with smiles on their faces enjoying the day.