The Abandoned Carousel

25/03/2020

PTC Carousel #15. 113 years old. 56 horses. 4 amusement parks. 2 malls. 1 World's Fair. 1 incredible machine. Listen to the history of this wonder today!
https://theabandonedcarousel.com/carousel-15/

PTC carousel #15: Fort George, NY; Summit Beach, OH; State Fair Park, WI; Dandilion Park, WI; Puente Hills Mall, CA; Palisades Center, NY. Since 1907.

11/03/2020

Don't snooze on this episode like my scheduling software did. Today, an episode I'm quite proud of. This is the story of a not-really-abandoned theme park, a plucky redhead, and the writer who inspired generations. Today on The Abandoned Carousel: Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables, and Canadian World.

https://theabandonedcarousel.com/30

For 30 episodes and counting now, I’ve closed out every podcast episode of mine with this quote: “Nothing is ever really lost to us as long as we remember it.”... Read more »

26/02/2020

An abandoned theme park that's only a haunting castle gate: it's Royal Land, Meridian, MS. There's also Elvis, Buckwalter Stadium, minor league baseball, and a train. Listen!
https://theabandonedcarousel.com/royal-land/

Royal Land was a small theme park in Meridian, MS operating in 1968 and 1969. Only the castle gates remain. Nearby Buckwalter Stadium also sits abandoned.

25/02/2020

In the latest Dogpatch USA news, the auction is OFF. Contract negotiations are reportedly underway with a yet-unnamed private buyer.

Dogpatch won’t be sold on the Newton County Courthouse steps on March 3, as previously advertised.

12/02/2020

On The Abandoned Carousel this week: Dinosaur World, or "John Agar's Land of Kong", a now-abandoned roadside attraction/amusement park in Arkansas.
https://theabandonedcarousel.com/dinosaur-world/

Called Farwell's Dinosaur Park or John Agar's Land of Kong or Dinosaur World, this theme park once thrilled drivers with its concrete dinos & King Kong.

29/01/2020

Wobbies World! Long gone, this once-abandoned theme park in Australia had a transportation theme and is remembered with some notoriety. Pissweak World! Listen today!
https://theabandonedcarousel.com/wobbies-world/

The in-depth history of Wobbies World (1980-1999), a transportation-focused amusement park near Melbourne which inspired the "Pissweak World" sketches.

18/12/2019

Season's greetings! For your listening pleasure, tune in and check out America's first theme park and the curious history of towns called Santa Claus!
https://theabandonedcarousel.com/a-town-called-santa-claus/

A brief history of Santa Claus and the towns named after him: AZ, GA, and IN; including details about Charles Howard, Jim Yellig, & Santa Claus School.

04/12/2019

This week's : a history of Gaslight Village in Lake George, NY, a long-gone, much beloved theme park. Experience vaudeville and mellerdrama, and see what made this park so special.



https://theabandonedcarousel.com/gaslight-village/

Gaslight Village was an 1890s themed vaudeville theme park located in Lake George, NY. It operated from 1959-1989, and today is a natural wetland park.

23/11/2019

Had the privilege of seeing the Toboggan when I was in the area the other day. All buttoned up for the winter! (Check out my episode on the ride’s history and the park’s history at my website - link in my bio or at theabandonedcarousel.com!)

17/11/2019

The historic Floyd J Moreland Carousel in Seaside Heights NJ has been disassembled.

13/11/2019

This week: the story of Disney's Discovery Island, abandoned at Walt Disney World for decades. The island formerly was a bird sanctuary (home to the last dusky seaside sparrow); and before that, even more. Listen!

https://theabandonedcarousel.com/discovery-island/

Now abandoned, in plain sight at Walt Disney World for more than two decades, Discovery Island was once a fruit farm before becoming a bird sanctuary.

30/10/2019

An in-depth history of Okpo Land - discussing the truth and the rumors. Was there a deadly duck-themed sky cycle ride here? Listen and find out. Thanks to Jon Dunbar / daehanmindecline for permission to use his fantastic images.
https://theabandonedcarousel.com/okpo-land/

Okpo Land is known for horrific rumors of a girl killed when falling from a duck sky cycle. The truth seems murkier. This is a history of the demo'd park.

16/10/2019

Takakonuma Greenland (高子沼グリーンランド). Yes, an urban legend and creepypasta, but it was also once a real local theme park and an abandoned urbex haikyo destination.




https://theabandonedcarousel.com/takakonuma-greenland-%e9%ab%98%e5%ad%90%e6%b2%bc%e3%82%b0%e3%83%aa%e3%83%bc%e3%83%b3%e3%83%a9%e3%83%b3%e3%83%89/

Takakonuma Greenland (高子沼グリーンランド) was a small local theme park in Japan. Now demolished, it is best known for its urban legends and ghost stories.

02/10/2019

The story of a century-old carousel that's survived fires and hurricanes. The story of Casino Pier and Burlington Island. And yes, the story of the iconic Star Jet coaster in the ocean.
https://theabandonedcarousel.com/carousel-casino-pier/

The Floyd J. Moreland Dentzel/Looff carousel at Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, NJ, is over 100 years old and has survived both fire and hurricane.

18/09/2019

The history of Little Amerricka, a theme park that's also a working museum of unique rides from abandoned and defunct amusement parks. And yes, there's a train.
https://theabandonedcarousel.com/little-amerricka/

Little Amerricka in Marshall, Wisconsin is a historian's paradise for miniature train enthusiasts and fans of unique and vintage amusement park rides.

16/09/2019

Though the theme park is long-abandoned, this billboard still stands somewhere on Arkansas State Highway 7, promoting Dogpatch USA. Listen to the wild, tangled story of the park: theabandonedcarousel.com/19
Image: white rabbit / Wikimedia commons (public domain)

15/09/2019

The once-famous Kissing Rocks at Dogpatch USA, long abandoned theabandonedcarousel.com/19
Image: Kenzie Campbell / Flickr (CCBYSA)

15/09/2019

A capsized amusement park boat in the water, and the shadow of the long-abandoned Wild Water Rampage waterslide. This is Dogpatch USA, abandoned since the 90s.
Image: Kenzie Campbell / Flickr (CCBYSA)