Abandoned Theme Parks

Question 1

Wild West-themed park Funtown Mountain is located near Mammoth Cave, a major national park located in this state.

Answer 1

Kentucky

Question 2

New Mexico’s Little Beaver Town was an amusement park based on this Western comic strip.

Answer 2

Red Ryder

Question 3

Canadian World is a former Japanese amusement park that recreates the setting of this novel which takes place on Prince Edward Island.

Answer 3

Anne of Green Gables

Question 4

Shut down in 2001, this was Walt Disney World’s first waterpark.

Answer 4

River Country

Question 5

A theme park centered around this cartoon, which ran from 1960-69, exists in an abandoned state in Williams, AZ.

Answer 5

The Flintstones

Question 6

The Rock-A-Hoola Waterpark provided a carnival oasis in the middle of this desert.

Answer 6

Mojave Desert

Question 7

Mr. Blobby’s House is a closed-down amusement park named after the title character of this BBC show that ran in the ’90s.

Answer 7

Noel’s House Party

Question 8

Many of the animals in Disney World’s Animal Kingdom were previously located in this former zoological attraction in the park, which closed down in 1999.

Answer 8

Treasure Island / Discovery Island

Question 9

Jungle Habitat was a zoological attraction that housed over 1,500 wild animals, located in this state.

Answer 9

New Jersey

Question 10

Dogpatch USA was a hillbilly amusement park based on this comic strip.

Answer 10

Lil’ Abner

Question 11

The burned down skeleton of West Pier still stands off the coast of this British city.

Answer 11

Brighton

Question 12

Pripyat Amusement Park was only open for one day due to the unfortunate timing of this event which occurred on April 26, 1986.

Answer 12

Chernobyl

Question 13

A set from this Robert Altman-directed movie, filmed in Malta, was converted into an amusement park celebrating this title character.

Answer 13

Popeye