USA River Country
Disney World's very first waterpark is now an abandoned ruin being reclaimed by the swamp
In a continuation of first ruin he photographed—an abandoned aquatic park called "Sports World"—Meow has a chapter devoted to amusement parks, and another for the Disney-inspired Nara Dreamland. He has also shot the Yamaguchi New Zealand Farm, a rural-looking idyll in a state of slow disrepair, a rusted ferris wheel from Kejonuma Leisure Land and Western Village, an Old West-themed park with, somewhat bizarrely, a mock Mount Rushmore. Steal a look with this collection of Meow’s images from his book.
Nara Dreamland amusement park in Japan.
A close-up of the Biwako Ferris Wheel. It has since been dismantled.
Streetscape in the Western Village amusement park, which became a theme park in 1975.
The replica Mount Rushmore at the Western Village.
A staged Old West scene at Western Village. The park closed in 2007.
Yamaguchi New Zealand Farm.
The ferris wheel at Kejonuma Leisure Land, which was open from 1979 to 2000.
A close-up of the cars on the ferris wheel.
Waterslides at Nara Dreamland, which was open from 1961 to 2006.
The Nara Dreamland roller-coaster.
The teacups ride.
The Mojave desert, with its blisteringly hot summer sun, Joshua trees and bizarre rock formations, would not generally be the place one would choose to honor a man whose traditional home is the North Pole. Yet standing in the desert is the ghost remnants of Santa Claus, Arizona.
The Cidade Albanoel was intended to be the largest theme attraction in all of Brazil, but the death of its creator and endless internal struggles have left it as Brazil's largest abandoned park.
In 1961, Nara Dreamland was the Japanese answer to Southern California's legendary Disneyland, and shared several of its themes and features, including its very own Main Street U.S.A.
Sitges Aquatic Paradise
Abandoned waterpark turned counter-culture mecca Although the once lavish Aquatic Paradise water park now stands decrepit and unpopulated, it continues to attract visitors - but these visitors come for something other than water slides.
Spreepark
Abandoned dinosaur amusement park outside of Berlin
It’s tough to know the intentions of theme park creators. Their strange creations leave us only making a few educated guesses. Walt Disney wanted to make Epcot a self-sustaining community and model for the world. Argus Wynne, the man who built Six Flags, wanted to see people throwing up. The people who made Spreepark in Berlin were probably just insane.
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