Okpo amusent park and swimming pool, Geoje Island South Korea.

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streetbeat85

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Whilst working in Okpo in January 2009 i noticed what appeared to be a rollercoaster track on top of a hill onthe outskirts of the city, I was informed by a local that there was a whole amusement park up there which was closed in the late 90s following a number of serious accidents, one of them resulting in a fatality.

The owner supossedly did a dissapearing act shortly afterwards , the park has never been reopened since.

So when i got a day off work, what better to do than explore, Armed only with a camera phone (apologies for the picture quality), i climbed the hill, fought my way through a lot of bushes and couldnt belive what i saw......

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The entrance fee was very reasonable..


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Space Rockets.....



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Houston we have a corrosion problem....



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Hydraulic cylinders,



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Next up was the dodgems.


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Then a ride on the not so "Merry"-go Round....



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Poor horsey:cry:


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The cafe was not to be recommended....


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Umbrella stand?


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Simulator



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Air Hockey anyone???:sick:


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The "Viking" boat,


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The boat was secured with chains, but was still able to rock back and forth by a foot or so in the wind, quite eerie:(


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As was the pirate in the barrel halfway up the mast!


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The boat had a dragons head also!


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Any idea when the next train is?


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Rollercoaster operators control panel.


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Jeepers CREEPERS!


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Hand rail.


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Various arcade machines



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Where to next????:confused:


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Wonder where this goes?????


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Swimming pool!!!!


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Pool kiosk


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Locker room

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I dont think so:neutral:


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All kinds of stuff floating around in here.:(


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No diving


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Kids pool?


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Hot Tub


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Jacuzzi.


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Pile of Potties!


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The Kahzee (discusting) Think ill just wait till i get home.....:sick:


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This giant boot was a basketball game and it was as tall as me!


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Recognize this place??????

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A departing self portrait!


Hopefully will get a chance to return at some point in the near future for another visit, have purchased an SLR since i was last there, so will have no excuse next time!

Thanks for looking!:)[/COLOR][/SIZE]
 
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Whilst working in Okpo in January 2009 i noticed what appeared to be a rollercoaster track on top of a hill on the outskirts of the city, I was informed by a local that there was a whole amusement park up there which was closed in the late 90s following a number of serious accidents, one of them resulting in a fatality.

The owner supossedly did a dissapearing act shortly afterwards , the park has never been reopened since.

So when i got a day off work, what better to do than explore, Armed only with a camera phone (apologies for the picture quality), i climbed the hill, fought my way through a lot of bushes and couldnt belive what i saw......

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The entrance fee was very reasonable..

haha nice. did you get anymore photos?
 
Excellent set of photos there matey, good work.

I dont understand how stuff like that can just be 'left', surly its of use to another company, baffling :confused:
 
Very impressive!

Like the report and the site a lot :mrgreen:

Have to agree, good pics from a phone.
 
Is this anywhere near Ulsan as my uncle works in S. Korea and we are going to visit him . Would like to pay it a visit.
 
Is this anywhere near Ulsan as my uncle works in S. Korea and we are going to visit him . Would like to pay it a visit.

It usually takes around 2 1/2 hours to travel by car from Busan airport to Okpo, and Ulsan is anout 40 miles in the opposite direction, so i guess youd be looking at a 3 1/2 hour journey but Its well worth it if you can get there! :mrgreen:
 
This is awesome. You cant beat a derelict theme park. Wish i could visit it. cant believe all that stuff has just been left there, especially the simulator!! I could have had that in my garden lol.
 
Apparently some small Korean towns have invested in amusment parks to try & bring in tourists, & not all of them have been profitable.
 
It usually takes around 2 1/2 hours to travel by car from Busan airport to Okpo, and Ulsan is anout 40 miles in the opposite direction, so i guess youd be looking at a 3 1/2 hour journey but Its well worth it if you can get there! :mrgreen:

Oh yeah! Maybe i can persuade my uncle Dave to drive me there if we go over :mrgreen:
 
Aye sorry , hit the button by accident before i had attached any photos:(

haha the photos are great. what a class find.

Amazing that they didn't sell the rides to someone else!! how big is the park?
 
Fantastic find and awesome photo's, nice one! I could imagine that boat rocking back and forth must've been very scary!
 
haha the photos are great. what a class find.

Amazing that they didn't sell the rides to someone else!! how big is the park?

Its a pretty big place, everythings spread out but the place is thick with vines and bushes it must be worse in the summer when everythings green! I couldnt belive the stuff never got used somewhere else either, such a waste, i wish i could have taken a dogem home to park in the driveway!:lol::mrgreen:
 
Fantastic find and awesome photo's, nice one! I could imagine that boat rocking back and forth must've been very scary!

it sure was especially because i went alone! the place had a really strange atmosphere , to see somewhere that was meant to be a happy place so sad. :(
 

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