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Two of the larger water slide attractions
Business was operating normally toward the end of summer when a group of ruffians barged into the park, demanding money. They kicked out the staff and blocked the entrances. Staff called the police, but they refused to intervene. What was the story behind this abandoned water park?
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At one time Thuy Tien Lake was a bit more mysterious and sensational. Accounts claimed the only way to find the park was by directions passed from one backpacker to another and tales spoke of starving crocodiles left to fend for themselves inside the park’s aquarium. Today the crumbling water park is listed clearly on Google Maps.
Read MoreOkpo Land’s charming promotional brochure is a small element of fascination from the park. It provides the only glimpse as to what the theme park was like in the 1990’s.
Read MoreThere are no photos from this theme park when it was open, and images seen today show rides with eerie cartoon faces. Okpo Land’s lore tells of deaths of children on rides at the park. But did this shoddy park really have homicidal amusement rides? And why is this scrappy park so famous?
Read MoreThis castle was to be the emblem of the largest amusement park in Asia. But, even from the highway, it's clear that something is not quite right with this attraction. The castle looks more like a rocket launch tower rather than the centerpiece of an amusement park.
Read MoreThis might have been the last modeling shoot done at this theme park before it’s demolition.
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