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  2. List of defunct amusement parks in the United States

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    New York. Interior of Luna Park, Coney Island at night, 1905. Electric tower in the foreground. New York, United States of America. Dreamland tower and lagoon, Brooklyn, 1907. The steeplechase ride, Steeplechase Park, Coney Island, New York, United States of America. Amusement park.

  3. List of defunct amusement parks - Wikipedia

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    Dreamland, St Kilda (1906–1909) – the park's Figure Eight rollercoaster remained in operation until 1914; the site is home to Luna Park, Melbourne today. Hi-Lite Park, Geelong (1956–1985) Kinkuna Country Fun and Fauna Park, Lakes Entrance. Leisureland Fair, Langwarrin (1984–1992) Rosebud Fun and Picnic Park, Rosebud.

  4. List of incidents at independent amusement parks - Wikipedia

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    In 1999, five people were injured when a raft overturned. [ 310] In 2001, a boat filled with park employees overturned when the employees rocked the boat. The establishment was shaken up but no one was injured. [ 310] On August 4, 2009, a family of three and one other park visitor were injured when a boat capsized.

  5. Creepy Abandoned Amusement Parks That'll Give You Chills - AOL

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    Rocky Point Park in was a pioneer in American amusement parks. It opened in 1847 and didn't close until 1995, falling victim to many of the same market forces that shuttered so many classic ...

  6. Freedomland U.S.A. - Wikipedia

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    Freedomland U.S.A. /  40.87194°N 73.82750°W  / 40.87194; -73.82750. Freedomland U.S.A. (often shortened to Freedomland) was a theme park dedicated to American history in the Baychester section of the northeastern Bronx in New York City, United States. Freedomland was built on marshland owned by the Webb and Knapp company, of which ...

  7. Incidents at Six Flags parks - Wikipedia

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    On March 31, 1986, three parkgoers were stabbed in two separate incidents including an attempted robbery inside the park. [ 319] On April 19, 1987, an unidentified gunman fired several shots into a crowd on the plaza inside the main gate, wounding one man and sending panicked guests running for safety.

  8. Steeplechase Park - Wikipedia

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    Steeplechase Park was an amusement park that operated in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City, United States, from 1897 to 1964.Steeplechase Park was created by the entrepreneur George C. Tilyou as the first of the three large amusement parks built on Coney Island, the other two being Luna Park (1903) and Dreamland (1904).

  9. Palisades Amusement Park - Wikipedia

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    The rides were sold, dismantled, and transported to other amusement operators in the United States and Canada. The towns of Cliffside Park and Fort Lee considered using the park's salt-water swimming pool for municipal recreation, only to find that its filtration system had been damaged beyond repair by vandals.