Is there anything sadder

Roarer · 07-09-2012, 06:08 PM

....Than an old abandoned theme park?

Yes, people said the place in the video below was crap, but that didn't matter, because it entertained and excited a much larger amount of people than the nay sayers could ever hope to meet.

This video is a bit poignant for me, because I used to to volunteer for a charity based in Prestwick (of the airport fame) working with kids with cancer, and Loudoun was one of the places we'd take the kids too.

Take it from me, almost every shot in this video echoes to the shouts and squeals of delight from thousands of children and adults alike, and what's more, some of them won't be here now either.

Enjoy (I can't embed it on this device incidentally).

Abandoned Theme Park Loudoun Castle 2011 HD - Urbex Derelict Explore Abandoned Scotland - YouTube

Post your own sad videos.

jetbluefan · 07-09-2012, 06:11 PM

Yeah, I agree with you. Here is Disney's River Country, located at Fort Wilderness Walt Disney World Resort.

Walt Disney World RIVER COUNTRY - ABANDONED ! - YouTube

Roarer · 07-09-2012, 06:34 PM

Ok, not a theme park, not even remotely related in fact, but this is from the same people and for some reason I just liked it:

Abandoned Hospital Rosslynlee 2011 HD - Urbex Derelict Explore Abandoned Scotland - YouTube

Off topic already!

gospodin · 07-09-2012, 06:47 PM

That Louden park must have some good security, or Scots are better behaved. We had a dinky theme park that was closed some years back. First, some religious weirdos took it over, then it was a flea market, now it's just vacant. But the little hoodlums have pretty much trashed the place.

Roarer · 07-09-2012, 07:13 PM

The gates are open apparently, but it is slightly in the middle of nowhere, which might explain some things.

Roarer · 07-09-2012, 07:14 PM

Anyway gospodin, you have a couple of lies to respond too!

Is there anything sadder than an abandoned thread?

Roarer · 07-09-2012, 07:16 PM

Dangnabit! I have just realised my typo in the thread title. It was meant to read

'Is there anything sadder

Rex · 07-09-2012, 08:14 PM

It's a ghost town.. Kinda quiet...

Speaking of abandoned stuff, how about an abandoned house, proves to be haunted, would you have the guts to roam and explore inside the house?
I would take it as a challenge. Besides ghosts are only restless souls left behind in this world. I would totally be up for the challenge!

gospodin · 07-09-2012, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Rex

It's a ghost town.. Kinda quiet...

Speaking of abandoned stuff, how about an abandoned house, proves to be haunted, would you have the guts to roam and explore inside the house?
I would take it as a challenge. Besides ghosts are only restless souls left behind in this world. I would totally be up for the challenge!

If I believed in ghosts (which I don't), I would have to determine what kind of haunting it is. As Rocky asked Bullwinkle, "Are they friendly spirits?" Otherwise, I would have to say "Nah" on disturbing the ghosts...I mean, would you like it if someone came trespassing in your house?

gospodin · 07-09-2012, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Roarer

Anyway gospodin, you have a couple of lies to respond too!

Is there anything sadder than an abandoned thread?

Nobody else wants to play...

A Tupolev · 07-10-2012, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Roarer

Dangnabit! I have just realised my typo in the thread title. It was meant to read

'Is there anything sadder

No problem, us American's are used to poor use of the Queen's English, so we did not notice the typo.

This is a great thread, thanks for starting. It's original and interesting.

EGPFGLA · 07-10-2012, 01:23 AM

Very sad. Oh the memories of my child hood!!

Roarer · 07-10-2012, 10:39 AM

This place is quite close to me.

We never had any hard hats when we visited. It is potentially quite a dangerous place though, because there are sudden drops where stairs, walls, floors and balconys used to be, and the building was designed with some huge spaces and vaults in it, so some of these drops are actually of a good 2 or 3 storeys, maybe more, so, for the sake of your health, you need to be careful and look where you are stepping!

It opened 1966 amid many design awards. It closed in 1980 and has been derelict ever since.

What a waste.

A (slightly odd) musical video of the ruins:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mM2O...e_gdata_player

And what it used to be like:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkwWr...e_gdata_player

Roarer · 07-10-2012, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by gospodin

Nobody else wants to play...

Well then, let's play with each other!

.....No wait, that didn't quite sound right, did it?

Battery_H · 07-10-2012, 03:01 PM

Well, Six Flags New Orleans will apparently finally be demolished starting next year, making way for some outlet malls. The park never reopened after Hurricane Katrina, spending just under 3 years under the Six Flags banner. The park sat under several feet of salt-water for over a month before being drained, and the every ride save one was considered a total loss. Six Flags simply abandoned the park, and failed to comply with their lease (which required rebuilding). After 5 years, New Orleans sued and reclaimed ownership of the land, and has been spending something close to the last 6 years in an attempt to find someone willing to re-develop the area.

But, before the lights go out on the park for good, 20th Centry Fox is filming Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters in part at the park.

Roarer · 07-10-2012, 09:05 PM

Some of these theme parks, if we were all to be wiped out in one way or another, and then aliens came, what the heck would they think?!

'It appears this is a temple to someone or something called... Mickey Mouse.... And that thing called a..... Roller..... Coaster?.... Is that what you said Zork?...... Yes, a Roller Coaster, appears to be some sort of endurance test to find the most ardent believers......'.

Lufthansaboy · 07-11-2012, 10:42 AM

I looked at the rest of the Abandoned Scotland films from the same series as this one. The music that accompanies them makes them quite eerie and moving.

flyAmerican · 07-11-2012, 06:09 PM

The airplane geek in me just thinks that seeing a beautiful airplane being destroyed to bits is the worst

Roarer · 07-11-2012, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Lufthansaboy

I looked at the rest of the Abandoned Scotland films from the same series as this one. The music that accompanies them makes them quite eerie and moving.

I actually thought the music might get a bit irritating after a while for some, but thankfully you have got the jist of the films.

They are well shot, aren't they?

Roarer · 07-11-2012, 10:24 PM

I'll tell you a story of that Globe seen from 2:40 onwards.

That was a ride where you rode on swings going round and round, the swings contra rotating with the globe to give the impression of travelling across a planet, although the swings were never high enough.

Anyway, one day I was there with a group of other young adults and the day had been warm.

We all went on this ride, and as we did, the heavens opened, and take it from me, it was TORRENTIAL!

We went round on this ride, getting utterly soaked, but, because of the heat it was quite refreshing in a way.

The downpour lasted about the same as our ride, and as we got off, the people waiting, and hiding under things to avoid the rain must have thought we were utter loonies because, we came off, with HUGE grins on our faces, it had been quite the most exhilarating thing we'd done all day!

Roarer · 07-11-2012, 11:09 PM

Oh, and incidentally, if you need a a view as to what our world would look like post apocalypse, then, look no further!

SouthwestAirlines737-300 · 07-11-2012, 11:14 PM

Reminds me of Kentucky Kingdom up in Louisville, Kentucky. Place is a ghost town. If you fly into SDF, you'll fly over it.

Roarer · 07-11-2012, 11:30 PM

I'll bear than in mind. Now, not being an aviation nut, what is.... what is it? * scrolls to see*
SDF?

EDIT: Sandiford Field, Louisville.

flyAmerican · 07-12-2012, 12:48 PM

Scratch my last comment-if you guys are ever in Queens, you should stop by Flushing Meadows Corona Park-former site of the 1964-1965 and 1939-1940 World's Fair...today, very few structures from both fairs stand....the Queens Museum of Art from the 1939 WF, the Unisphere from the 1964 WF, and the New York State Pavilion from the 1964 WF. What's sad about it is that if you go up to the NYSP and look at it (not too many people do), you can see the history in it. The NYSP consists of a large circular structure and about three observation towers adjacent to each other. They are deteriorating. The pavilion in general is striking in design, but its really sad to see it in that state. That pavilion sits in desolation-47 years from its time. It really can be considered "a modern ruin".

Lufthansaboy · 07-12-2012, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Roarer

They are well shot, aren't they?

They are. The one in the mortuary is rather strange. Buggered if I would get in one of those fridges

Roarer · 07-12-2012, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by flyAmerican

Scratch my last comment-if you guys are ever in Queens, you should stop by Flushing Meadows Corona Park-former site of the 1964-1965 and 1939-1940 World's Fair...today, very few structures from both fairs stand....the Queens Museum of Art from the 1939 WF, the Unisphere from the 1964 WF, and the New York State Pavilion from the 1964 WF. What's sad about it is that if you go up to the NYSP and look at it (not too many people do), you can see the history in it. The NYSP consists of a large circular structure and about three observation towers adjacent to each other. They are deteriorating. The pavilion in general is striking in design, but its really sad to see it in that state. That pavilion sits in desolation-47 years from its time. It really can be considered "a modern ruin".

Flushing meadows...... Oh, I need a pee, thanks!

Yes, I wonder what will become of some of the things built for the 'Lympics coming up too.

Roarer · 07-12-2012, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Lufthansaboy

They are. The one in the mortuary is rather strange. Buggered if I would get in one of those fridges

Sorry, what one is that? I haven't actually sat down and watched them all yet

flyAmerican · 07-12-2012, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Roarer

Flushing meadows...... Oh, I need a pee, thanks!

Yes, I wonder what will become of some of the things built for the 'Lympics coming up too.

Haha yeah. I'm like most of the WF, not much will remain from the Olympics.

Roarer · 07-13-2012, 12:21 AM

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Haha yeah. I'm like most of the WF, not much will remain from the Olympics.

From what I've heard, the locals would happily burn it all down anyway, they have been buggered about with by the London Olympic Commitee and the relevant authorities, and the disruption caused to them started several months ago and will last long after the end.

Such is the obsession with security, they have installed missile launchers on the roofs of people's flats, local amenities have been closed, there is massive wasting of money, and people are not being able to park outside their own homes without getting a pass to do so, not to mention quite a few other things too, it REALLY could have been organised a lot better!

Do you know that they will be treating the events like the departure lounge of an airport? You won't be able to take in your own drinks FFS!

I think several people are hoping the discuss, Javelin or hammer will hit Sir Seb Coe and his cronies....

Oh, and the greenest games ever my arse!

Roarer · 07-13-2012, 12:31 AM

The embarrassing thing is that I have quite a lot of tickets for the Paraolympic events, so, yes, I'll be there.

Lufthansaboy · 07-13-2012, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Roarer

Sorry, what one is that? I haven't actually sat down and watched them all yet

Its the one titled 'Hartwood Hospital and Mortuary'. A bit creepy

Roarer · 07-14-2012, 10:47 PM

Ah ok, thanks.

I had seen that video actually and hadn't seen any fridges (still don't TBH.... Maybe I'm just being really thick or something) there is another one however where a woman climbs into one and they shut the door......

j.patroni · 07-15-2012, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Roarer

From what I've heard, the locals would happily burn it all down anyway, they have been buggered about with by the London Olympic Commitee and the relevant authorities, and the disruption caused to them started several months ago and will last long after the end.

Such is the obsession with security, they have installed missile launchers on the roofs of people's flats, local amenities have been closed, there is massive wasting of money, and people are not being able to park outside their own homes without getting a pass to do so, not to mention quite a few other things too, it REALLY could have been organised a lot better!

Do you know that they will be treating the events like the departure lounge of an airport? You won't be able to take in your own drinks FFS!

I think several people are hoping the discuss, Javelin or hammer will hit Sir Seb Coe and his cronies....

Oh, and the greenest games ever my arse!

Unbeleivable amount of money being spent on this I would say and hopefully it pays for itself because if not .

BTW any idea as to the cost of various event tix ?
Security nightmare also comes to mind .

gospodin · 07-15-2012, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by j.patroni

Unbeleivable amount of money being spent on this I would say and hopefully it pays for itself because if not .

BTW any idea as to the cost of various event tix ?
Security nightmare also comes to mind .

With over 13,000 soldiers and everything from AFVs to rooftop AA missiles on watch, I don't think the government is going to make up the cost of this deployment.

Lufthansaboy · 07-16-2012, 04:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Roarer

Ah ok, thanks.

I had seen that video actually and hadn't seen any fridges (still don't TBH.... Maybe I'm just being really thick or something) there is another one however where a woman climbs into one and they shut the door......

You might have looked at the wrong film. I think there are 3 filmed in hospitals.

Roarer · 07-16-2012, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by gospodin

With over 13,000 soldiers and everything from AFVs to rooftop AA missiles on watch, I don't think the government is going to make up the cost of this deployment.

Enjoy!:

London 2012 Olympics Commercial (Parody) - YouTube

This also made me smile, although it is sadly probably true regarding the rivers

'Its a unique balance of toxic effluence you'll never forget, no matter how many times you brush you teeth':

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tR2h...e_gdata_player

Roarer · 07-16-2012, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by j.patroni

BTW any idea as to the cost of various events tix?

Tickets? It depends. Some of the super special ones are going for anything up to £500 per event, but most are between £10 and £50 per event. The Paraolympic tickets are cheaper than those for the 'warm up games', being typically £10 or £20 for each event, so I see them making a dirty BIG profit off it all!

Some, such as the marathon and road cycling are free, but that's only because the routes are too long for the little Hitlers at security to cage everyone up

.....Oh, and don't take any Pepsi.....

Roarer · 08-04-2012, 12:23 AM

I have never been to the U.S. in my life, but I stumbled across this:

Detroit's Beautiful Yet Abandoned Art Deco Skyscrapers

airbro · 08-04-2012, 04:06 AM

This
Junkyard Jets - Airliner Scrapping part one 2011 - YouTube

j.patroni · 08-04-2012, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Roarer

Tickets? It depends. Some of the super special ones are going for anything up to £500 per event, but most are between £10 and £50 per event. The Paraolympic tickets are cheaper than those for the 'warm up games', being typically £10 or £20 for each event, so I see them making a dirty BIG profit off it all!

Some, such as the marathon and road cycling are free, but that's only because the routes are too long for the little Hitlers at security to cage everyone up

.....Oh, and don't take any Pepsi.....

Ok thanks I just wish they would show the lines waiting to get in the venues .

Roarer · 08-04-2012, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by airbro

This
Junkyard Jets - Airliner Scrapping part one 2011 - YouTube

747 Graveyard - YouTube

ELY707 · 08-04-2012, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by airbro

This
Junkyard Jets - Airliner Scrapping part one 2011 - YouTube

That was heartbreaking to see. That 757 looked like a 300. How old could it have been to be scrapped?

Roarer · 08-04-2012, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by j.patroni

Ok thanks I just wish they would show the lines waiting to get in the venues .

Apparently it isn't as bad as people thought, even now that they have put the rest of the tickets on sale after public outcry over empty seats which were intended to corporate customers who then didn't turn up.

gospodin · 08-04-2012, 11:43 PM

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That was heartbreaking to see. That 757 looked like a 300. How old could it have been to be scrapped?

I kept looking for a 757 in the video until I realized you must have made a typo. According to the narrator, the plane was at least 21 years old.

ELY707 · 08-05-2012, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by gospodin

I kept looking for a 757 in the video until I realized you must have made a typo. According to the narrator, the plane was at least 21 years old.

You must've been referring to the wrong video ( I was referring to Airbro's video). I checked it out, she was actually a 17 year old 200. Sad to see nonetheless.