Most Insane Abandoned Water Parks From Around The World

Lake Delores Water Park

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Lake Delores Water Park opened in 1960s California. Like its daring slides, this water park had ups, downs and a few name changes in between. It closed for good in 2004, and has since been decorated in graffiti - making it a popular location for film crews!

Ebenezer Floppen Slopper's Wonderful Water Slides

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Can you say that quickly three times? This water park provided nearly a decades worth of fun to the families of Chicago, Illinois in the 1980s. Despite its catchy name, it is now completely abandoned, filled with nothing but brown leaves and fallen down trees.

Macassar Beach Pavilion

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Built on South Africa’s coast near Cape Town, this water park was a popular resort for locals and tourists alike in the 1990s. However, its now empty, unusual structures are draped in sand, making it an attractive spot for tourists and photographers.

Water Wonderland

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Abandoned for decades, this once bustling water park in Odessa, Texas is now a construction site for commercial properties. Rumour has it though that some of its favorite slides are being refurbished for future use somewhere else - how nostalgic!

Safari Lagoon Water Park

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The sky's the limit for this Malaysian water park (or at least it used to be). Built atop of a shopping center, Safari Lagoon was one of the country’s largest theme parks, with giant animal statues and tropical trees. The local council closed it in 2007.

Ho Thuy Tien

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This Vietnamese water park may have dried out of swimmers, but not tourists! Its grand, Asian design now overridden by plant life gives off an eerie vibe to explorers. No wonder it's a popular spot for photographs or maybe a spooky game of hide and seek?

Disney's River Country

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It’s hard to believe that a Disney owned theme park is no longer bustling with people and excitement. But this Florida family destination fell short to other attractions, closing its doors (and slides) in 2001. Could a ‘flood’ of demand open it up again?

L’Aquatic Paradis

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This Spanish water park was open for only two seasons. All is not lost though, its now hollow pools prove popular with local skaters and boarders. So take off your flippers and pick up your skateboard, who needs water in a water park to have fun?

Atlantis Marine Park

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After nearly a decade of splashing and sliding, this Western Australian water park closed its doors. Although the ‘down under-water’ fun is over, the parks iconic statues are treasured by locals, with funding going in to their restoration in 2015.

Fun Park Fyn

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The Danish island of Funen was once home to this bustling amusement park, which included daring water slides for family fun! No longer financially sustainable though, the funfair ground to a halt in 2006, leaving old rides covered in moss and grime.

Aquaria Park

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This water park in Ravenna, Italy was much more than your average slip ‘n’ slide. Boasting not only swimming pools and whirlpools, you could come here to enjoy friendly games of volleyball, tennis or even a late night disco! It sadly closed in 2004.

Dolphin Bay Dream Water Park

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Since its public demise in 2017, this Chinese water park has become less than dreamy. Once promising a fun day out with mega slides and a huge choice of restaurants, it has since earned a reputation as nothing more than a dangerous derelict site.

Heritage USA

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Another all rounder in its day, this water and amusement park was nicknamed ‘Christian Disneyland’ by its founders. In the mid eighties however, management business plans bit off more than they could chew, leaving the theme park empty and disgraced.

Paradise Water Park

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Come rain or shine, Canada’s indoor Paradise Landing Water Park was enjoyed by both local families and visitors to the area. However, in 2013 its owners decided that the space had run its course, transforming it into a more contemporary establishment.

Six Flags Waterworld

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Originally opening in 1983, Waterworld was added to the nearby and famous Astroworld theme park in 2002, which boasted its own river rapids ride. The pairing didn’t last long though, with all areas of the amusement park drying out in 2005.

Leisureland Fair

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Melbourne joined the list of big cities with its own water park in the 80s. Leisureland had many rides, including bold log flumes. Now demolished and replaced by a housing estate, a drop of history remains, with one of its streets named Leisureland Drive!

Magic Mountain

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During its heyday, Magic Mountain in Adelaide held the record for the largest water slide collection in the southern hemisphere! Slides wasn’t all it was renowned for though, with the water parks design commonly referred to looking like a giant dog poo!

Grundy’s

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Surfers Paradise beachfront was host to the famous Grundy’s for just over a decade, with twisting waterslides and an alligator themed roller coaster. It was so popular, that in 1981 it was even the location for a music video by rock band Australian Crawl!

Tohoku Water Park

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One of Japan’s largest water parks in the 1970s, its huge donut shaped pool and helter-skelter slides were a site to both see and experience. Although now rusted and graffiti ridden, pictures of the old park still look impressive against a clear blue sky!

Tokushima Countryside Health Spa

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You didn’t have to be an adrenaline junky to enjoy this indoor water park. It may have had a rapid water slide, but it also had jacuzzis and a relaxing bath house. Colorful streams of ivy have replaced this water parks bubbles now - sounds creepy, no?

Big Splash Water Park

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This Singapore water park was built in 1977, and went the extra mile for its visitors. The huge park not only had five massive pools to complement its rides, but they were filled with real sea water! Who says you have to go to the beach to swim in the sea?

Fantasy Island

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Where Universal Studios Singapore currently stands, used to be Fantasy Island water park. Its slides were not only intimidating in size, but also in name. Medusa, double trouble and black hole were a few of the sixteen daring rides - only the brave went here!

Parc Avenue

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Parc Avenue water park in France has to be one of the coolest abandoned spaces to hang out in. Even though it is no longer filled with slides and rides for all ages, its empty tunnels, rickety wooden bridges and rocky caves are still worth a visit!

Desa Water Park

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If riding on a gravity defying uphill water coaster was a fun pastime for you, then Desa Water Park is probably where you spent your summer holidays. Located in Malaysia’s beautiful capital city Kuala Lumpur, many were sad when this popular park closed.

Aquapark di Zambrone

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Aquapark di Zambrone was famous in its region for being the first water park in Southern Italy. After being open for nearly twenty years it was also the first to close, dwindling in to empty rusty structures. Thankfully it is now a luxury resort hotel!

Atlantis

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This abandoned water park is a hot spot for urban exploration in Mexico City. With many of its old rides still standing, it is now surrounded by trees, murky waters and doodles on its walls. It might be good for a selfie, but definitely not a swim!

Wet ‘N’ Wild

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Water parks don’t have to be in the sun to be fun! North East England was home to this crowd pleasing indoor water park, which was a huge success for nearly 30 years. Now empty, you can still see some of its slides from the outside of the building.

Leith Waterworld

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When this Scottish water park closed, the locals of Leith, Edinburgh campaigned for years to have it reopened. They were repeatedly unsuccessful though, with it most recently being in the news for piles of rubbish being dumped outside its front doors.

Wild Rapids Waterslide Park

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One of Canada's most popular and long standing water parks, people flocked from all over the world to enjoy a fun day out at Wild Rapids. It was pulled down in 2016, with many locals left with lasting images of bulldozers rather than wave pools.

Transvaal Park

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At first a hit water park, but soon after an attraction full of scandal and tragedy, Transvaal Park in Moscow is no longer thriving. Dreary and unsafe, the wave pools were turned off and the slides permanently closed after being open for only two years.