These Empty Theme Parks Around the World Are BEYOND Creepy

Atlantis Marine Park was built in 1981 in a small town called Two Rocks but shut down in 1990 just nine years later. What was supposed to boost tourism unfortunately didn't withstand the 1987 stock market crash and has been left standing since its closing. The park, however, was a hit in the beginning. Families were fans of its attractions, including the live dolphin shows and pedal boats.

Although this amusement park's star makes it appear creepy enough on its own, the pink blob named Mr Blobby was majorly popular in Britain. He first rose to fame from being featured on BBC's TV show Noel's House Party and had two theme parks created after him in the early '90s. The first one in Lancashire closed just after three months, while the second park in Somerset (featured above) lasted until 1999. The park was mostly emptied when it closed and has been damaged over the years because of raves held in the ruins.

Dadipark was originally built as a church playground in 1950 but then transformed into an amusement park in 1980. What was Belgium's first private amusement park brought in many visitors, but in 2000, a boy lost his arm on the Nautic Jet Ride. The park closed for renovations a couple years later and never reopened. Most of the rides have been demolished since but some pieces still remain.

Aurora's Geauga Lark Park (aka Six Flags Worlds of Adventure) featured everything from roller coasters and killer whales to a Hurricane Harbor water park. This park was seriously supposed to outdo them all and did for a while. It originated back in 1887 as a humble lakeside picnic meadow and grew to become a megapark through 2007. Geauga Lake later took the name Six Flags Worlds of Adventure in 2001 when it combined its Six Flags park and the SeaWorld across the way. It took many other names since Six Flags sold it to Cedar Fair a few years later but failed to live up to its previous success. By 2007, the rides section shut down and eventually the entire park closed in 2016.

Local legend has it that this abandoned park is haunted. Lake Shawnee's site was home to a Native American tribe until they fought a European family for the land in 1783. The children of the family were killed, and their father avenged their deaths by killing several members of the tribe. A businessman in the 1920s later turned the grounds into an amusement park that featured a swing set and Ferris wheel, but the death toll didn't stop there. A little girl was killed by a truck that backed into the swing, and a boy drowned in the park's pond in addition to four other deaths. Lake Shawnee later shut down, but its new owners has said that he can hear the swings creak and has seen the little girl in her bloodied dress. It's now open around Halloween time for tours.

Nara Dreamland opened in 1961 as the Disneyland of Japan. It has many of the same looking features as the Southern California theme park like Main Street and the Sleeping Beauty Castle but failed to be as successful. It closed down completely in 2006 although its attractions remain rusting.

Prypiat Amusement Park was supposed to open on May 1, 1986, until the Chernobyl power plant blew nearby just a few days before. Residents were forced to evacuate the following day after the infamous reactor meltdown, so the park opened for just a few hours to help lift spirits. The highly contaminated site has been sitting untouched over the years, although tour groups have visited under supervision.

Six Flags New Orleans was abandoned after Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005. While there have been many efforts to reopen the park or repurpose the lot, including plans for an outlet mall, proposals have either fallen apart or been denied. Sadly, the park's been overtaken by trespassers and wildlife, and it sits covered in graffiti.

Berlin's Spreepark had a promising start but eventually went bankrupt in 2001. It opened in 1969 and closed 20 years later when the Berlin Wall fell. The once thriving visitor numbers tanked and was purchased by a private investor in 1991 who tried to revive the park. Some of the popular rides were shipped out to be repaired but when they returned to Germany, customs officers found 167 kg of cocaine in the Flying Carpet. Plans were quickly shut down and its new owner served four years in jail. The park has remained fenced off but might reopen in the near future for guided tours.

Beijing's Wonderland park was supposed to be "the largest amusement park in Asia" but was only partially built. Around 1998, plans of construction stopped due to unsettled disputes between the government and local farmers. Developers were unsuccessful when they tried to continue building it in 2008.