Closed Amusement Parks In Illinois

Defunct illinois amusement parks 140 amusement parks with over 1 700 pictures.

Closed amusement parks in illinois. Defunct amusement parks of illinois over 80 defunct illinois amusement parks. Late 1940s 1989 adventureland amusement park addison bloomingdale. Louis ill 1901 1912.

The following illinois parks which are arranged alphabetically are open. According to the national amusement park historical association there are approximately 1 000 defunct amusement parks in north america with a significant number being in the united states. Click for illinois page two.

Storybook park addison bloomingdale. In this list we will discuss ten parks that have a past dark enough to ruin any fun. The primary reasons for amusement park closures in the early 20th century included the advent of the great depression destruction by fire accidents and construction of highways and other forms of land.

Among many other closed illinois amusement parks were central park in rockford which offered the giant coaster kiddieland in melrose park which operated from 1929 to 2009 and white city in chicago which opened in 1905 and was largely destroyed by fires in the 1930s. It must be noted some of the above parks are still open as of 2009. They are being included simply because so few are still open.

They should give fond memories and bring smiles to faces. Rootsweb is funded and supported by ancestry. Abandoned amusement parks of illinois and other trivia park name.

Acorn ridge amusement park lemont. But some parks are shrouded in mystery and misfortune causing fear and shivers instead. The stories glories of old amusement parks wbgu pbs documentary about 21 amusement parks located in northwest ohio since the 1800s.