America was once home to dozens of amusement parks, buzzing midways, roaring rides, joyous screams, many of them now long abandoned. In this video we explore 20 defunct amusement parks across the ...

As entertainment news heats up with updates on Universal's new theme park in Florida, excitement for the new attractions has ...

Some lost Minnesota places manage to stay alive in vivid memories decades after they’ve been torn down. That’s especially true for long-closed theme parks like Excelsior Amusement Park on the shore of ...

The end is near for two Six Flags theme parks in the U.S. But don’t fret, if you’re worried about New Jersey’s Six Flags Great Adventure shutting down. Even though Kingda Ka is no more, you will still ...

The amusement park as we know it today, with concessions and mechanical rides, dates back to the mid-1800s. In Alabama, the earliest park was likely Birmingham’s East Lake Park, which opened in 1886.

In the 27 years since Opryland closed, Nashvillians have hoped for a theme park to open back up in the area. At least two different groups of developers, including Dolly Parton, have previously ...