1 . Abandoned Amusement Parks Around the World
There are some abandoned amusement parks worldwide. Join us for a look at some of our interests!
Joyland
This amusement park was once the largest theme park in central Kansas. It featured a wooden roller coaster (过山车). It operated for 55 years but closed in 2004 due to financial troubles. Temporarily reopened in 2006, but it only lasted one season. Since then, it’s been destroyed and the roller coaster got stolen.
Okpo Land
Located on the Geoje Island of ROK, this park has all the makings of a horror movie. One of the park’s main attractions was a duck-themed roller coaster. It’s known to have caused at least one serious accident in the late 1990s. After that, It was closed. In 2011, the park was completely pulled down and a hotel is to be built there.
Jungle Habitat
This animal park opened in 1972. Tourists could slowly drive their vehicles along the special roadways as wild animals freely wandered about. It was closed in 1976 due to several problems. Dangerous animals reportedly escaped or injured visitors, and locals hated the traffics. Plus, competition from other parks, combined with poor management, may also have contributed to the ending. It’s been for public land use such as hiking and biking trails, so there isn’t much left of the old park.
Six Flags New Orleans
The Six Flags company bought the park in 2002. A water park was in the works, but then Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005 and the park has been closed since then. It is currently owned by New Orleans. There is a talk of transforming it into a shopping mall later.
1. What did Joyland and Okpo Land have in common?| A．They reopened later. | B．They had a roller coaster. |
| C．They were replaced by hotels. | D．They were closed for lack of money. |
| A．Public land use. | B．Visitors’ attacking animals. |
| C．Traffic jam caused by animals. | D．The competition from other parks. |
| A．In 2002. | B．In 2005. | C．In 2006. | D．In 2011. |
