- 6/13/2025
Step right up to the most spine-chilling rides you'll ever experience! Join us as we explore abandoned theme parks and operating attractions with dark histories and unexplained phenomena. From mysterious disappearances to tragic accidents, these parks have become legendary spots for paranormal activity and ghostly encounters.
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00:00Abbey is a female apparition that's seen looking out these top windows in photos.
00:06Welcome to Miss Mojo.
00:07And today we're counting down our picks for the top 10 haunted amusement parks.
00:11Years of not giving the attraction much thought would come back to haunt Great Adventure,
00:15however.
00:16For this list, we'll be ranking the amusement parks located within the United States that
00:19have reportedly experienced paranormal activity.
00:23Have you been to any of these places or experienced anything strange?
00:26Let us know in the comments.
00:29Number 10, Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal City, California.
00:34If you've ever visited Universal Studios Hollywood, the odds are probably pretty good that you
00:38had a great time, without thinking too much about the laughing spirits of ghostly pilots.
00:44If you're into the paranormal, however, then maybe you're familiar with the story of Frank
00:48Stites, who reportedly haunted the back lot long after his death.
00:53It's said that Stites' ghost could be seen wearing vintage aviation gear due to the fact
00:57that the real-life stunt pilot tragically passed away while performing at the opening of the
01:02then-titled Universal City back on March 17th, 1915.
01:06Today, an effigy mannequin dressed in tribute to Stites can be found on the back lot standing
01:12as tribute to the fallen pilot and his ghostly remains.
01:16Number 9, Six Flags Over Texas, Arlington, Texas.
01:21It's said that the ghost of a little girl haunts the Yellow House, located near the entrance
01:25to the Six Flags roller coaster, The Texas Giant.
01:29Her name is Annie, and if you're an Arlington local or a paranormal enthusiast, then you're
01:33probably aware of her legend.
01:36Customers and employees have reported sightings of Annie in and around the area, roaming about
01:41Six Flags Over Texas.
01:43Seriously, there's ghosts in here?
01:44Oh yeah, there's something here, alright.
01:46Her body was originally found in a creek bed back in 1920, a creek that was located on
01:52the ground that now holds the park.
01:54A local paranormal group even conducted an investigation that turned up a recording that supposedly said,
02:00Let me play with your hair.
02:02So is the house here at the park haunted?
02:07We may never know.
02:08Number 8, Kings Island Amusement Park, Mason, Ohio.
02:12There are a number of ghosts that are said to haunt the premises of this amusement park
02:16that's located in Mason, Ohio.
02:18The most famous of these Kings Island ghosts is probably Tower Johnny, who's said to have
02:23haunted the Eiffel Tower replica after falling from an elevator shaft during a grad night
02:28party back in 1983.
02:30Tower Johnny is one of the most popular ghosts at Kings Island.
02:35Electrical issues at the park are often attributed to his mischief, which ties into one of the
02:40real life tragedies of Kings Island, known locally as Black Sunday.
02:44Tower Johnny is often blamed for the electrical malfunctions of the park.
02:50Here three people were accidentally electrocuted in a fountain, while a fourth fell to her death
02:55while attempting to view the accident while on an aerial ride.
02:59Number 7, Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio.
03:02We're staying in Ohio for the moment, and narrowing our criteria to focus upon one specific ride
03:08over at Cedar Point Amusement Park.
03:10It's the park's famous carousel.
03:20Tales have been told for years about a ghostly woman that could reportedly be seen riding one
03:26specific horse at night.
03:27It was even said that the ride would operate on its own at night during one of her hauntings.
03:32The woman in question was actually described as being the ghost of Mrs. Mueller, the wife of the man
03:38who carved the horse for the carousel back in 1917.
03:47Today, the original horse is no longer on the carousel, but is on display in a museum in the park.
03:53Number 6, Disneyland, Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer Island, Anaheim, California.
04:00No one should ever lose their lives at the happiest place on earth.
04:04The DeLaurid brothers admittedly broke the rules when they were able to stow away on Tom Sawyer Island
04:09by avoiding Disneyland employees.
04:12When they decided to leave the island, however, they decided to swim across the rivers of America.
04:17The older brother, Bogdan, tried to swim with his younger sibling on his back,
04:21as Bogdan's brother didn't know how to swim.
04:23We're gonna go to the pirate's lair.
04:27I am so excited. I don't know if things have changed, what has stayed, what has gone.
04:32We're gonna find out. We're gonna find out.
04:33Tragically, the elder sibling ended up drowning, while the younger DeLaurid managed to signal for help while dog paddling.
04:40It's said that Bogdan's ghost still haunts the island to this day.
04:45Here we have Dead Man's Grotto. It says beware.
04:48Number 5. Bush Gardens, Tampa Bay, Florida.
04:52An amusement park restaurant might not be the first place one might think to look for a ghostly apparition,
04:57but employees at a Tampa Bay Bush Gardens eatery swear that there's something strange in their neighborhood.
05:04The sightings take place specifically at the Serengeti Overlook Pub,
05:08formerly known as the Crown Colony House, and workers there have described cold spots, children's laughter, and mechanical malfunctions after hours.
05:17Some have named the ghost Wendy, while a mysterious woman in white has also reportedly been seen wandering the dining room after all the guests have left for the day.
05:26Number 4. Sylvan Beach Amusement Park, Sylvan Beach, New York.
05:31The next amusement park on our list has actually leaned into their spooky reputation for the paranormal,
05:37even offering after-hours ghost tours for the skeptical, optimistic, or morbidly curious.
05:42But they say this place is haunted.
05:44Sylvan Beach Amusement Park is allegedly the home of several benevolent ghosts of individuals that are said to have loved the park during life,
05:52so much that they continue to show up to members of the staff after their deaths.
06:14The hit television show, Ghost Hunters, has even visited Sylvan Beach during one of their episodes,
06:19lending further credence to the legends that still swirl around the park to this day.
06:24Did you hear that?
06:24Yes, I did.
06:27I just heard something down there as well.
06:30Number 3. Enchanted Forest, Turner, Oregon.
06:34Speaking of ghost hunting programs, Ghost Adventures was another show where the cast decided to see for themselves
06:40the veracity of claims concerning a haunted park.
06:43In this case, it was the iconic Oregon amusement park, Enchanted Forest.
06:48This place is an amazing, DIY, hand-made, family-owned theme park that has been around now for just shy of 50 years.
06:58The park is absolutely charming, with tons of heart, soul, and character.
07:03But it's also reportedly a home to ghosts that roam the rides and attractions late at night.
07:08Now get ready.
07:09This is allegedly due to the land upon which Enchanted Forest stands,
07:20land that is said to have been a bloody battleground, haunted by the souls of slain soldiers.
07:26Is it true?
07:27Stay the night and find out.
07:29Number 2. Lake Shawnee Amusement Park, Princeton, West Virginia.
07:34Although Lake Shawnee Amusement Park has been out of operation for decades,
07:38there are a number of reasons why the area is said to have been haunted long before it was forced to shutter its doors.
07:44One of them is allegedly due to the fact that the land that houses the park is an ancient Native American burial ground.
07:51If that sounds like a cliché plot of a horror, that's because it is.
07:55But Lake Shawnee was also the site of a couple of tragic deaths on park grounds.
07:59But there were apparently no less than six deaths associated with this time as a park.
08:04Additionally, attempts to reopen the park were officially kiboshed when excavation uncovered
08:09skeletal remains of those aforementioned Native Americans,
08:13pushing Lake Shawnee officially into the, holy crap, this place is haunted, category.
08:18This was a stone that they found in that excavation and now they used it as a tribute to all of those that remain here on the grounds.
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08:45Number 1. Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson Township, New Jersey.
08:50We wish we could end this list on a lighter note,
08:53but sometimes reports of paranormal activity possess roots based in some real-life tragedy.
08:58A fire raged through the popular Haunted Castle attraction featured within Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township, New Jersey.
09:06Park guests gathered around the scene, but were asked to leave as the disaster became more intense.
09:12The incident took place on May 11th, 1984, spreading quickly due to the highly combustible materials that made up the castle's construction.
09:20Firefighters from 11 surrounding communities responded, but were unable to advance into the structure due to heavy smoke.
09:29Within 20 minutes, the building looked burned down, one park visitor told reporters.
09:35Eight victims died after being trapped within the ride,
09:38and spirits of young people wearing clothes indicative of that era
09:42are said to have been seen by both guests and park employees alike.
09:46There were around 30 guests inside the attraction when the flames took hold.
09:50When the flames took hold.
09:51We hope that their spirits, if indeed present at Six Flags, somehow find rest.
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