Initially, there was Heaven, a Disney World-style theme park that the Chinese federal government guaranteed would be “the largest amusement park in Asia.” It obtained developed yet never ever opened. Still, adventurous travelers trip from around the world to have a look at the macabre remains.

We knew regarding various other deserted parks, like Marineland of the Pacific in Los Angeles, a Sea World-style park that was featured in everything from The Partridge Family to The A-Team. It enclosed 1987 and also was left deserted for virtually two decades. And if a beauty-conscious city like LA might have one, there had to be others.

Luckily, with the present that is Google, we had the ability to discover a number of scary examples– a number of them in the USA. Seeing these images ignited our vibrant creative imaginations, and we understood that if we desired, we can really travel to a few of these deserted parks and also explore their empty shells for ourselves. Certain, we would perhaps be arrested for it, but that becomes part of the journey.

So with that said spirit of metropolitan exploration in our hearts, will not you join us for a take a look at a few of our faves?

5Heritage USA

This Christian theme park, water park, and residential complex was built in Fort Mill, South Carolina and comprised 2,300 acres. It operated from 1978-1989 and was the brainchild of PTL televangelist Jim Bakker and his then-wife, the late Tammy Faye Bakker Messner. (As a side note, much of the park was built by noted church builder Roe Messner, who later married Tammy Faye after she divorced Jim.)

At its height, this vacation destination earned $126 million per year and was on par with Disneyland and Walt Disney World. But when it was revealed that Bakker had been having an affair with Jessica Hahn, and he also got a federal indictment for fraud, attendance dropped. The IRS revoked the park’s tax exemption status, and then in September 1989 Hurricane Hugo hit and caused lots of damage. It closed after that. Since then, much of the park has been sold and redeveloped.