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RE: STRANGE ABANDONED PLACES - Check Out This Beautifully Creepy Hillbilly Amusement Park
I guess they had to take part of the slide out because too many people were trespassing and still trying to use it. Crazy how much can change in 25+ years. We have an amusement park close to where I live in Shreveport, Louisiana called Hamels Park that closed down back in the 90's. I remember going there as a child... Several years ago, they converted one of the buildings into a Church. Thanks for posting, Upvoted and Followed!
They did dismantle a bunch of the rides and equipment because there is just no good way to keep trespassers out. If I remember correctly, someone did fall at one point and it becomes a liability to the land owner. There was also an incident of arson there a few years ago that took out several of the little log buildings.
That's what they had to do at ours as well. It seems like every year they come in and take down more and more of the rides because people get hurt and try to file lawsuits.