Thuy Tien Lake in Hue: The most interesting abandoned park.

Thuy Tien Lake in Hue is one of the world's most famous abandoned water parks. Many backpackers visiting Vietnam have turned it into a unique check-in spot. Visitors to Thuy Tien Lake in Hue are captivated by its eerie beauty. This abandoned tourist area cost 70 billion VND to build and opened in 2004, but failed to attract many visitors and ceased operations a few years later. Today, Thuy Tien Lake is covered in colorful graffiti murals and overgrown with vegetation. Nevertheless, this park has become an attractive destination for Western tourists and adventurous Vietnamese backpackers.

Besides the dragon-shaped fountain, this abandoned park also has many other "creepy" spots such as moss-covered water slides, murky pools, overgrown gardens, and dilapidated benches... Every nook and cranny gives visitors the chills, especially if they come here on windy days or in the evening.

If your only intention is to stop by and take photos for social media, tourists are advised not to go too deep into the orchard or the slides because it is quite dark and dangerous, and the paths have seriously deteriorated.

Additionally, Insider also featured other interesting abandoned water parks such as:

Dolores Lake Water Park

Lake Dolores was a privately owned water park that opened in the early 1960s in Newberry Spring, California, USA. The owner built it for his family and named it after his wife. New slides and attractions were added over the years, and by the early 1970s, Lake Dolores had become more popular and attracted many visitors. However, by 1980, its popularity declined, and the park closed.

Reopened in 1998, Lake Dolores was renamed Rock-A-Hoola with a new style, but this also didn't last long. An employee suffered an accident resulting in disability, causing the park's operations to decline. The last renovation of Rock-A-Hoola was in 2002-2004, after which it was renamed Discovery Waterpark.

Currently, the swimming pools in the park are covered in graffiti, inspiring many filmmakers. In 2012, the director of "Kilian Martin: Altered Route" chose this location as a setting, and in 2015, a Mini Cooper promotional video was also filmed here.

Ebenezer Floppen Slopper Water Park

The Ebenezer Floppen Slopper water slides at Oakhrook Terrace, Illinois, opened to visitors in the early 1980s and closed in 1989. This park, located on the outskirts of Chicago, featured numerous slides with steep inclines and challenging terrain. After its closure, the entire area was covered in fallen leaves, and trees grew overgrown, obscuring the pathways.

Disney's River Country water park

Walt Disney's first water park opened in 1976 at Buena Vista Lake, Florida. Along with Discovery Island, it is one of two Disney parks that were permanently closed, becoming a wasteland overgrown with weeds and rust, partly due to the infamous death of a young boy at this water park.

Once a popular getaway for Florida families after a stressful work week, River Country now looks gloomy, eerie, and desolate, much like something out of an American horror movie.

L'Aquatic Paradis Water Park

L'Aquatic Paradis park in Sitges, Spain, opened to visitors in the early 1990s, but after only two years of operation, a terrible accident occurred resulting in the death of a child. This incident, coupled with significant debt, forced the park to close. The abandoned park has since been transformed into a cultural hub, a gathering place for graffiti artists and skateboarders.

Atlantis Marine Water Park

When it opened in 1981, the park was considered an alternative to the Gold Coast, Australia's famous beach destination. The park featured numerous swimming pools, pedal boats, and captivating dolphin shows, but it closed in 1990 due to financial difficulties. Many of the statues in Atlantis Marine remain. The statue of Neptune, in particular, was restored in 2015 thanks to an online petition.

Macassar Beach Pavilion Water Park

Built in 1991 on the shores of South Africa's False Bay, Macassar Beach Pavilion is located within a vast reserve protecting the area's sand dunes and endemic fynbos plant species. Before being abandoned due to financial difficulties, the park was a popular resort.

Water Wonderland Water Park

Opened in 1980, this was a bustling summer destination for families in the Midland-Odessa, Texas area. Due to financial difficulties and a lawsuit involving a child injured while riding a horse there, the park declared bankruptcy in the 1990s. The amusement park changed ownership before being abandoned in 2003.

Safari Lagoon Water Park

Located on the rooftop of a shopping mall in Pandan, Selangor, Malaysia, Safari Lagoon was considered one of the largest amusement parks in Southeast Asia when it opened in 1998.

There were two main reasons for the park's closure in 2007. Besides Safari Lagoon operating without a license for eight years, an employee died after becoming trapped in a high-pressure water pump chamber.

Fun Park Fyn Water Park

Fun Park Fyn opened in the 1980s in Aarup, Funen, Denmark. Like many other parks, it closed due to bankruptcy in 2006. The brightly painted play areas, after years of abandonment, are covered in dust, making the abandoned park look rather bleak. Some rumored that Fun Park Fyn would be renovated into a Hans Christian Andersen theme park because the famous author was born there, but that never happened.

Wet n' Wild Water Park

Wet n' Wild park in Vineland Station, Ontario, Canada, built in the 1960s, included many recreational activities such as bumper boats, bumper cars, slides, skateboarding areas, and sandpits. Once a popular attraction primarily for families, Wet n' Wild closed in 2002 after more than 30 years of operation. Since then, the structures have become an ideal canvas for graffiti artists to unleash their creativity.

Aquaria Water Park

Thanks to its water slides, swimming pools, and wave tubs, Aquaria was a fantastic destination in Cervia Pinarella, Ravenna, during the 1990s. It offered amenities not found in other water parks at the time, such as beach volleyball and tennis courts. At night, the amusement park also featured a dance floor. Aquaria closed in 2004.

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