Abandoned Amusement Parks of Iowa-Minnesota-Wisconsin ~and other trivia~


Park Name City
Dodge Park Playland-Playland Park--1948--1970 Council Bluffs,IA
Lake Manawa-Manhattan Beach--1886--1930's Council Bluffs,IA
Peck's Park-Lawner's Park-Lawlor's Park-Arnolds Park--1886--present Arnolds Park,IA
Stevens Beach-Benit's Park--1908--? Arnolds Park,IA
Bayside Amusement Park--?--1958 Clear Lake,IA
Silver Boot Amusement Park--?--? Clear Lake,IA
White Pier--1910--1931 Clear Lake,IA
Whitaker's Pier--1899--1904 Clear Lake,IA
Adventureland--1974--present Altoona,IA
Riverview Amusement Park--1915--1978 Des Moines,IA
Grand Harbor Resort-Waterpark--?--present Dubuque,IA
The Beach at Ottumwa--1992--present Ottumwa,IA
Southridge Mall--1975--present Des Moines,IA
Union Park--?--present Des Moines,IA
Camp Snoopy-Mall of America--?--present Bloomington,MN
Interstate Gardens--?--? Beloit,WI
Waverly Beach--?--1970's Beloit,WI
Pabst Park--1890--? Milwaukee,WI
Sam's Beer Hut--?--? Fond du Lac,WI
Lakeside Park--?--present Fond du Lac,WI
Bay Beach Amusement Park--1892--present Green Bay,WI
Action Territory--?--present Kenosha,WI
Quentin's Park-Schlitz Park--1893?--? Milwaukee,WI
Whitefish Bay Resort--1889--1914 Milwaukee,WI
Wonderland Amusement Park--1905--1909 East Milwaukee,WI
Lueddeman's-On-The-River--1872--? Milwaukee,WI
Zweitusch's Mineral Springs Park--?--1900 Milwaukee,WI
Coney Island--1900--1909 East Milwaukee,WI
Ravenna Park--1909--1916 East Milwaukee,WI
Milwaukee County Zoo--?--present Milwaukee,WI
Funtown Amusement Park--?--1970's Milwaukee,WI
Riverview Park and Waterworld--?--present Wisconsin Dells,WI
Noahs Ark Water Park--?--present Wisconsin Dells,WI
Paul Bunyan's Adventure Golf--?--2004? Wisconsin Dells,WI
Timber Falls Adventure Park--?--present Wisconsin Dells,WI
Extreme World--?--present Wisconsin Dells,WI
Big Chief Kart's and Coasters--?--2004 Wisconsin Dells,WI
Family Land--?--2004 Wisconsin Dells,WI
Treasure Island--?--2004 Wisconsin Dells,WI
Copa Cabana-Lost Harbor--?--present Wisconsin Dells,WI
Tommy Bartlett Exploratory--?--present Wisconsin Dells,WI
Storybook Gardens-Timbavati--1950's--present Wisconsin Dells,WI
Henry Vilas Park--1904--present Madison,WI
Little A-Merrik-A Amusement Park--1991--present Marshall,WI
Muskego Beach-DandiLion Park--1861--1977 Muskego,WI
Jellystone Park--?--present Warrens,WI
Marathon Junction-Marathon Park--1955?--present Wausau,WI
House on the Rock--1940's--present Dodgeville,WI
Menominee Park-Zoo--?--present Oshkosh,WI
Rainbow Falls--?--2004 Plover,WI
Eagle Park--?--? Hartford,WI


It must be noted some of the above parks are still open as of 2009. They are being included simply because so FEW are still open.


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