Gaya Land: Not Quite the Happiest Place on Earth

This weekend, I hiked across town to visit our local amusement park, Gaya Land. The park is hanging on by a thread. The grounds are unkempt. The rides are rusting away. The water park has been drained. Not surprisingly, the crowd is quite small. The W1,500 (US$1) admission fee is worth it just to see the spectacle of a dead amusement park. Most of the rides do seem to be working, and with absolutely no lines at all.

A view of the park, located in the mountains around Gimhae














The near empty park lot














The park map is showing some signs of age














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I think that's suppose to be Snow White and the Seven Dwarves














The roller coaster, which actually runs when people want to ride it














An overview of the park














The defunct water park portion