History Main / AmusementParkOfDoom

* The UsefulNotes/{{Chernobyl}} evacuation zone, off-limits to human occupation since the region was contaminated by radiation, contains an amusement park that was scheduled to open mere days after the nuclear accident. Rusting, unused rides from this real-life [=APoD=] were exhibited in the first ''Series/LifeAfterPeople''.
* The abandoned Ride/SixFlags [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgWHrCgvhtg New Orleans]], which was possibly the inspiration for the "Dark Carnival" campaign from ''VideoGame/Left4Dead2''.
* While not a park in itself, the infamous [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haunted_Castle_(Six_Flags_Great_Adventure) Haunted Castle]] at Ride/SixFlags Great Adventure in New Jersey became a symbol of amusement park doom on May 11, 1984, when a horrific fire roared through it, killing eight. The park operators managed to escape culpability by insisting to the court that it was a case of arson; even if that were true (and the official report doubts that explanation), inspectors still counted [[NoOSHACompliance a dozen egregious violations of fire codes]] at the attraction, up to and including ''a lack of smoke detectors''. It had managed to escape inspection before the fire by virtue of its status as a "temporary structure" (even though it had been in place for five years) due to it having been built in seventeen mobile trailers.
* The abandoned [[http://weburbanist.com/2011/06/05/big-in-japan-gullivers-kingdom-abandoned-theme-park/ Gulliver Kingdom]] park in Japan, featuring, well, the giant abandoned lifeless corpse of Gulliver. It's also located conveniently close to Aokigahara forest, Japan's number 1 suicide spot, and to the former headquarters of infamous doom cult Aum Shinrikyo.
* An activist looking to raise awareness for recovery efforts after Hurricane Sandy attempted to camp out on top of the wrecked Seaside Heights roller coaster, but was apprehended and arrested because the coaster's skeletal remains were dangerous and off-limits. (Not that the coaster had been exactly safe before the storm.)
* [[http://lostamusementparks.napha.org/Articles/WestVirginia/Lake%20Shawne%20Amusement%20Park.html Lake Shawnee Amusement Park]] in West Virginia, the site of a desecrated IndianBurialGround turned into a settler farm which saw three settler children killed by Indians and several Indians killed by settlers in retaliation, turned into an amusement park in the 1920s (purportedly the developer was unaware of the site's history). After two children were killed, the park shut down in 1966 amid rumours of the land being cursed and haunted, with the rides and structures still standing in varying states of disrepair. It was reopened in 1985, then closed and abandoned for good in 1988. Tours are available in the days leading up to Halloween.

* Artist Julijonas Urbonas designed an amusement park ride that was ''intentionally'' fatal to ride. Called the Euthanasia Coaster, this ride would start with an incline over 510 meters or 1,670 feet tall, which is over 400 feet taller than the Empire State Building. This climb would last two minutes, giving riders time to contemplate their decision to get on. Once it reached the top, the occupants would be given a choice whether they want to continue or get off. Those who stay on would then experience a drop at over 360 kilometers or 220 miles per hour. The coaster would then travel around seven different loops, each getting progressively smaller. These would maintain a constant force of 10 G's on the riders for one minute, forcing blood away from their brains and ultimately killing them. Urbonas designed this ride with the intent to give terminally ill people a euphoric and painless death.
* On July 9, 1991 -- in an event dubbed afterward as "Black Sunday" -- Kings Island in Cincinnati, Ohio, had the misfortune of being the scene of two deadly unrelated accidents in one day. In the first incident, a visitor who was attending a company picnic entered a restricted area of Oktoberfest Pond and was electrocuted by a live current from a defective water circulation pump; both a friend of the visitor and a park employee were killed when they tried to assist him (the visitor survived). One hour and fifteen minutes later, another visitor (who was reportedly drunk) was killed when she slipped out of her harness during the Flight Commander ride, fell out of her capsule in midair, and landed on her head. In the former incident, Kings Island was fined $23,500 by OSHA for [[NoOSHACompliance multiple safety violations]] at Oktoberfest Pond.
* In 1993, one kid disappeared at the Aquaparque in UsefulNotes/{{Lisbon}}. It had been originally thought to be a kidnapping. Later, another kid disappeared too. This time, they tested another theory: that the kids had drowned in the pool, so they dredged the water. They found the corpses of the missing children. It turned out that the wells had no proper barriers to prevent people from being sucked into them. New regulations, which had been lacking before (the then-current ones were from 1959, thus obsolete), were adopted by 1997 and a round of inspections followed: seven parks closed, including Ondaparque in Costa da Caparica, which had a similar well problem and where one death had ocurred. Meanwhile, the parents of one of the children took the unprecedented step of suing the Portuguese state (for the lack of regulations), and they settled by 2002. The parks themselves are currently abandoned, and in various states of decay (and Ondaparque ended up owing a huge water bill - 110,000€ in 2002).
* The Verrückt water slide at [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schlitterbahn_Kansas_City Schlitterbahn's Kansas City water park]] was a tragedy waiting to happen, as a [[https://news.avclub.com/chilling-legal-documents-reveal-just-how-shitty-the-pl-1824040852 lawsuit following a fatal 2016 accident]] revealed. For starters, Verrückt was designed by two people who were neither engineers nor qualified designers of amusement park rides, but who ''were'', respectively, one of the co-owners of Schlitterbahn and his business partner. The ride was built just to give Schlitterbahn the {{bragging rights|Reward}} of the tallest water slide in the world, with [[NoOSHACompliance no regard for safety standards]] in the rushed design process. The designers ignored issues of the raft going airborne over the second hill and colliding with the overhead hoops and safety netting. When the ride opened, poor maintenance caused it to fall into disrepair (most notably with a failure of the brake system) while operators were poorly trained. Verrückt's designers knew the ride was dangerous and even attempted some last-minute redesigns to mitigate the problem (they didn't). Several people involved with its construction tried to blow the whistle, but the park covered up accidents and injuries during both testing and regular operation, going so far as to destroy and/or alter injury reports and coerce lifeguards into giving coached statements. Eventually, the decapitation of a ten-year-old boy on the ride (who just so happened to be the son of a Kansas state legislator) led to a criminal investigation that resulted in Schlitterbahn and the park director being charged with negligence and involuntary manslaughter, while the designers were charged with second-degree murder; the charges were eventually dropped [[OffOnATechnicality due to technicalities]]. Schlitterbahn, its reputation tarnished beyond repair, was forced to buy itself out to competitor Cedar Fair and now [[CreatorKiller exists only in name]]. Verrückt was demolished in November 2018, and the rest of the Kansas City park (the only Schlitterbahn property Cedar Fair refused to buy) was demolished in late 2021 to make way for an amateur sports complex. ''Podcast/{{Swindled}}'' has more details [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iy3QVUuUQ9Y here]].
* Ride/SeaWorld earned this reputation thanks to its Shamu stage show featuring live orcas. In this case, the danger isn't so much for the park guests as it is for the trainers, many of whom have been injured (some fatally) when the animals attacked them, and the orcas themselves, who suffer various health problems as a result of captivity. The 2010 death of trainer Dawn Brancheau from an attack by an orca named Tilikum (who had previously killed two other people, a trainer in 1991 and a man who tried to stay after hours in order to [[TooDumbToLive swim in the orca tank]] in 1999) brought a torrent of negative publicity to [=SeaWorld=] that culminated in the documentary ''Film/{{Blackfish}}''.
* Ride/LunaParkSydney was shut down in June 1979 after six children and one adult were killed when the park's [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_Sydney_Ghost_Train_fire Ghost Train went up in flames]]. The cause of the fire has never been determined, with speculation ranging from faulty electrical wiring to arson (an investigation by Creator/TheABC in 2021 revealed possible links to police corruption and organised crime). The park has since reopened, and while it has occasionally closed again due to safety issues, this tragedy has not been repeated.
* In 2016, Dreamworld's Thunder River Rapids ride had a boat that flipped over, claiming 4 lives in the process. Afterwards, the park landed in hot water, and all the attractions went through a thorough safety inspection. The ride has since closed down, and the park has reopened.
* Middlemoor Water Park in England had a human trebuchet that would launch guests 180 feet through the air of velocities of 40 miles per hour into a safety net. In 2000, one guest, Stella Young, got seriously injured when she bounced off of the safety net and hit the ground, breaking her pelvis. She was much more fortunate than [[https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/nov/01/highereducation.students Kostydin Yankov]], who missed the safety net altogether and died in 2002. The trebuchet was discontinued not long after.
* In the 1920[=s=], American engineer [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Traver Harry G. Traver]] constructed various roller coaster rides, including three that have come to be known as the "Terrible Trio", including two different iterations of the "Cyclone" -- one in Ontario and another in New Jersey -- and the "Lightning" in Massachusettes. The Ontario Cyclone was so shoddily constructed that it had a bad habit of practically tearing itself apart whenever it was operated, which not only resulted in irregular operating hours since it had to be frequently shut down for repairs, but it also caused numerous injuries and one fatality (on its opening day, no less!). The New Jersey Lightning, on the other hand, has no recorded fatalities among patrons, but it was notorious for its violent side-to-side motions that resulted in terminated pregnancies (leading to the slang term "Take her on the Lightning" to refer to abortions) in addition to rib fractures. The New Jersey Cyclone has the cleanest track record for having no injuries or fatalities, but only because it was demolished before anyone got hurt on it. All indications point to it being a potential health hazard in a similar vein to its siblings, however.

* In ''Film/{{Zombieland}}'', the main characters face off against thousands of zombies inside an old amusement park.

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* Luna Park UsefulNotes/{{Sydney}} was shut down in June 1979 after six children and one adult were killed when the park's [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_Sydney_Ghost_Train_fire Ghost Train went up in flames]]. The cause of the fire has never been determined, with speculation ranging from faulty electrical wiring to arson (an investigation by Creator/TheABC in 2021 revealed possible links to police corruption and organised crime). The park has since reopened, and while it has occasionally closed again due to safety issues, this tragedy has not been repeated.

** Eggmanland from ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed''. Roller coasters regularly going off the rails, bottomless pits beneath the ferris wheel, ''open lava pits'', free-roaming monsters, and more killer robots than should even be legal. And the less said of what Eggman used to build this joint in the first place the better. Notably, Eggman has been hinting at creating this specific theme park for years and he finally succeeds here and fittingly enough, its both the final and [[NintendoHard hardest]] level in the game. (ThatOneLevel and arguably all of the 3D games)

* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'':

** Eggmanland from ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed''. Roller coasters regularly going off the rails, bottomless pits beneath the ferris wheel, ''open lava pits'', free-roaming monsters, and more killer robots than should even be legal. And the less said of what Eggman used to build this joint in the first place the better.

* In horror-centric ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' episode "Pierrot le Fou", the title mad assassin arranges a showdown between himself and Spike in one of these. Features, among other things, dangerous looking indoor roller coaster, and cute giant robots that don't mind trampling people who get on their parade route. The theme park is a regular affair which wouldn't look too bad if it was working as it normally would. Pierrot just happened to be controlling it at the time.

That said, Action Park also earned a [[CultClassic cult reputation]] among New Jerseyans and New Yorkers as an Amusement Park of ''Badassery'', a place where guests could take part in experiences that still haven't been replicated due to pesky safety regulations, such that many children of the '80s and early '90s from that area came to view it as a RiteOfPassage. It was a major pioneer in many ride designs, especially for waterparks, and while this meant that they were the ones who had to work out many of the safety kinks (it took experience for them to realize that [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Action_Park_looping_water_slide.jpg this]] might not be the safest thing to send a human being down), it also meant that, at the time, there was nothing like it, and thanks to them using designs and ideas that other parks went on to reject (for admittedly good reason), there still hasn't been anything quite like it since. As such, when the park's original owners bought the Mountain Creek resort back from Intrawest in 2010, they briefly revived the Action Park name from 2014 through '16 for nostalgia's sake, though it was changed back to Mountain Creek Waterpark starting in 2017 due to the fact that a) few people under 35 still remembered Action Park, and b) the 'new' Action Park was an InNameOnly affair.

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* In ''Manga/YuGiOh'', Kaiba puts Yugi and his friends through "Death-T", a section of his "Kaibaland" amusement arcade laden with deathtraps, as revenge for the Penalty Game Kaiba was put through in his first appearance. The threats include a game of laser tag against hired mercenaries with guns that give fatal electric shocks (Yugi and his friends have [[UnwinnableByDesign useless toy guns]]), a Ghost Train Ride that kills with Electric Chairs anyone who screams, a booby-trapped haunted house with a [[SerialKiller Child Murderer]] running around, a sealed pit where giant Tetris-like blocks fall from the ceiling, and a rigged game of Capsule Monsters where the loser is subjected to a FateWorseThanDeath.
* In ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders'', Mannish Boy's Stand, Death XIII's sends whoever is sleeping near him into an enormous, brightly-coloured amusement park dream world with various rides and roller coasters. The real danger is that nobody is able to summon their Stands, and getting killed by Death XIII will also kill them in reality.

* In ''Manga/BoboboboBobobo'', A-Block Amusement Park is run by Jellly Jiggler and the Hair Hunters who are after the title character; same goes for Halekulani's Hallelujah Land who destroys attractions if they aren't making profits especially with people inside. Then Neo Hair Hunt Land MAX which is the battlefield for the Bo-bobo gang against the former Hair Hunt generals of the previous era.

* Friend Land in ''Manga/TwentiethCenturyBoys'', though the "doom" isn't from the rides[[note]]Though one is a rather horrifying re-enactment of a tragic event earlier in the series.[[/note]] but the whole place being a {{brainwashing}} facility.

* The eponymous ''Manga/DeadmanWonderland'' is this, though the doom is generally reserved for the employees and prisoners rather than the park-goers. Unless the Wretched Egg were to get in the wrong place...
* In the short manga ''Jet Coaster'', the amusement park employees take a sick delight in watching people suffer and/or die... so in the middle of a roller-coaster ride, they suddenly ''stop'' the coaster, at the top of a loop at that, and warn the eight passengers to hold onto the safety bar before dropping their seats out from under them. The eight people must try to hang on for dear life, falling one by one to their deaths until only one remains. And ''all the employees'' are in on this, so ''no one is coming to help them.'' [[spoiler:Also? It's not the first time this has happened.]]
%%* ''Anime/{{Paprika}}'' features one.
* ''Animation/GuardianFairyMichel'' has the amusement park in episode 14. It's probably a nice enough place in the day, but Kim's there at night, and happens to be facing off against the Fairy of Light and Dark.
* ''Manga/FrankenFran'' features an amusement park that is a mostly harmless (if boring) SouvenirLand...unless the animatronics malfunction. Then everything goes horrifically wrong.
* {{Exaggerated|Trope}} for ''Anime/KemonoFriends''' main setting, [[PatchworkMap Japari Park]]. Once a beautiful touristic attraction full of nature and diverse ecosystems, the park is now on a state of despair and decay with collapsed bridges and abandoned buildings abound. And that's not counting the threat of the [[BlobMonster Ceruleans]].
* ''Anime/{{Shinzo}}'': In season 2, the main characters stumble onto a silver amusement park in the middle of nowhere and don't find anything fishy about that. The entire thing is actually the [[BlobMonster liquid-metal body]] of Eilis, one of the CoDragons of Lanancuras.

* Many, many examples of this from Creator/ECComics: ''Tales from the Crypt'', ''The Vault of Horror'' and ''The Haunt of Fear''. One story involves a pair of sleazy amusement park owners who agree to buy the design for a brilliant new rollercoaster to revive trade for their dilapidated park, but [[NoOSHACompliance don't bother to test the ride for safety]], with nightmare-inducing results when they agree to take the first turn at the unveiling of the rollercoaster. Specifically, [[ShootTheBuilder the designer who they murdered so they wouldn't have to pay him for the rollercoaster]] hadn't finished testing it for G-forces, and [[KarmicDeath their necks snap after the first loop]]. The cherry on the cake: '''this is TruthInTelevision.''' Read about the early looping coaster The Flip-Flap Railway [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roller_coaster_inversion here.]]
* Krustyland in ''ComicBook/TheSimpsons'' follows the trope pretty well. See WesternAnimation below.

%%* ''Fanfic/BlackenedSkies'': [[Franchise/{{Danganronpa}} Monokuma]] introduces the students to Felony Funland which serves as the staging grounds for Chapter Two.
* In ''Fanfic/TalesOfTheHungerGames'', the narrator clearly states that the 21st Hunger Games (won by Bluebell Janssen) takes place in abandoned theme park. The rides are described to be rusty with some having parts breakable enough to be used as weapons (Bluebell uses a rollercoaster chain as a whip), jaguars patrol the area looking for tributes to kill, all of rides near a river (the only source of clean water) collapse on most tributes by Gamemaker intervention, and the the final battle takes place on top of a broken roller coaster with Bluebell's final opponent plunging down to his death from it.

* The After Dark Horrorfest flick ''Dark Ride'' was, as the title suggests, set in such a place.

* ''Film/JurassicPark'': Let's bring back some of the most fearsome carnivores in (pre-)history, and mix in a bunch of tourists. [[WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong What could go wrong?]] Of course, the park was never intended to be scary or dangerous. The protagonists just got very unlucky.

* ''Film/NothingButTrouble'': "Mister Bonestripper" is a rollercoaster ride through the scrapyard that ends with the passengers being thrown into a machine that [[StrippedToTheBone strips them to the bone]].

* ''Film/ScoobyDoo2002'' has Spooky Island, the primary setting.

* The antagonists in ''Film/TheTexasChainsawMassacre2'' live in a kind of a run down theme park.

* ''Film/EscapeFromTomorrow'' takes place in a version of Disney World that is one of these.
* ''Film/{{Us}}'' has an amusement park as the locus of its SurrealHorror, with the [[EvilDoppelganger Tethered]] coming up from the tunnels beneath the house of mirrors. The movie also shows how the park changes over time: at the beginning of the movie, in what appears to be the 1980s, the house of mirrors has a MagicalNativeAmerican "vision quest" theme, while in the scenes set in the present day, it's been retooled for a more generic Merlin theme - a little more culturally sensitive, but just as sinister behind its facade.

* Il Paese dei Balocchi ("The Land of Toys") from ''Literature/TheAdventuresOfPinocchio''. The boys that come to this playground utopia can have as much fun as they want -- but afterwards they're turned into donkeys.

* The Point Horror trilogy ''The Forbidden Game'' has this as the setting for book 3.

* The ''Literature/{{Goosebumps}}'' book ''One Day at Horrorland'' and its related media. The ''Goosebumps Horrorland" series also includes information on a second Amusement Park of Doom, Panic Park, which was once located on the same site as Horrorland and actually frightened some of its guests to death.

* The "gas station carnivals" in the Creator/ThomasLigotti of the same name are mostly [[CrappyCarnival just bad]], but the Showman in the sideshows is implied to be some sort of HumanoidAbomination, and has lately been stalking the narrator's friend Quisser. [[spoiler: Subverted, as the carnivals never existed, and an artist Quisser insulted had merely been using her "art-magics" to mess with him. Double subverted, when the narrator discovers the Showman is all too real- and is now coming for ''him''.]]
* The Fun Fair in ''The Unnatural Inquirer''. You know an Amusement Park Of Doom is really bad when even the Literature/{{Nightside}} crowds avoid it like the plague!

* ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'':
** Hologram Fun World in ''Literature/GalaxyOfFear''. It looks happy and crowded, but as it turns out it's sparsely visited, and with the idea that he can't look like people have lost interest, the proprietor keeps it stocked with holographic crowds... and the BigBad is testing something there.

* The [[{{Sequel}} third installment]] of the ''Franchise/FridayThe13th'' book series ''Tales From Camp Crystal Lake'' by [[MrSmith Eric Morse]], called [[http://www.amazon.com/Carnival-Friday-13th-Camp-Crystal/dp/042515825X/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1287999391&sr=8-4 The Carnival]].

* ''Literature/{{Clue}}'': Subverted in book 7's chapter "Mr. Boddy's Wild Ride". Mr. Boddy installs "Monsters of the Caribbean", which seems to be one of these, in his Ball Room, and its monsters and other hazards appear to kill five of the six suspects. It turns out everything is in fact all Hollywood special effects, and nobody is actually harmed (in fact, the five who "died" willingly go through the ride a second time afterward and love it). [[spoiler:Except for Mrs. Peacock, who was the last one left in the car (besides Mr. Boddy) the first time around and was so distressed by the incident that she spent the rest of the weekend in bed.]]
* The carnival in ''Literature/{{Doglands}}'' looks normal during daytime, however it's a cover-up for thieves who rob rich people's houses. These thieves also steal dogs, either to beat them into their {{Angry Guard Dog}}s or use them as bait for other people's {{Angry Guard Dog}}s.
* ''Literature/RickBrant'': Most of the action in ''Stairway to Danger'' takes place in a run-down amusement park that was closed after the rollercoaster proved to be dangerous.
* Cooger & Dark's Pandemonium Shadow Show in Ray Bradbury's ''Literature/SomethingWickedThisWayComes'', an evil traveling carnival, replete with witches, black magic, and a merry-go-round that ratchets a person's age forward or backward.
* The final book of the ''Literature/TheForbiddenGame'' trilogy has one as the backdrop of the final game, based on the fact these tend to crop up frequently in people's nightmares. It comes complete with people's souls trapped inside the penny arcade games, headless bodies in the water and many more psychological horrors besides.

* ''Theatre/RideTheCyclone'' has the Wonderville Traveling Fairground, which unintentionally becomes an example. The rides are in [[CrappyCarnival such a state of disrepair]] that a roller coaster car derails, propelling six teenage choir members to their death (and kickstarting the plot). The aesthetics of a murder-y amusement park are deployed in the show's design - though it varies from production to production, the set décor usually features broken roller coaster tracks, grimy concession and ride marquees, and other weatherworn carnival detritus.

* Some amusement parks invoke this trope ''on themselves'' as a means of tongue-in-cheek self-promotion. At Six Flags Great America, crowds waiting in line for "The Demon" are entertained by recorded accounts of how an actual demon has possessed the roller coaster, gets spotted by terrified witnesses, and fiercely resists humorous attempts to kill and/or exorcise it. Likewise, the "Batman" indoor coaster at the same park displays fake newsreels for waiting crowds, some of which imply that ComicBook/TheJoker has sabotaged the ride and turned it into this trope.
* Others go the whole nine yards for Halloween. The Pacific National Exhibition in UsefulNotes/{{Vancouver}} hosts "Fright Nights" during the last two weeks of October, during which time half the games are turned over to haunted houses, and "roamers" wander the park dressed as all manner of horrifying abominations. They even have a diabolical circus built into the park, for a two-in-one.
* Ride/UniversalStudios parks' ''Theatre/HalloweenHorrorNights''. At nighttime, the theme park alters the entire park with their annual horror theme with complex and elaborate haunted houses, street decoration to turn the streets into a zombie apocalypse or a carnival covered in freaks and killer clowns, and various actors (known as "scareactors", rhymes with "characters") who play the part of killers, victims, monsters, and various other horror characters to chase and scare the guests. Even creepier -- many of the haunted houses are built in the queue lines of rides. For instance, to get into one, you may find yourself going backwards through the ET ride line, which is darkened to make it look uninhabited. Brrr... Universal is one of many that jumped on the bandwagon after Knott's Berry Farm's annual Knotts Scary Farm attraction, which has been doing the "big theme park converting to a horror-themed park at night" shtick for over 40 years now.
* Krustyland from ''Ride/TheSimpsonsRide'' becomes this when Sideshow Bob hijacks it.
* A ''torture dungeon'' is advertised as being the main attraction of "Dulocland" in ''WesternAnimation/ShrekFourD''.

* Creator/ElviraMistressOfTheDark dabbles in this for the motion simulator ride "Elvira's Superstition". It starts with Elvira announcing plans to create a "scream park" containing ghoulish treats and rides, before visitors experience a simulation of her favorite ride in the park -- The House of Superstition.
* The discontinued "Cinderella Castle Mystery Tour" attraction at Tokyo Disneyland simulated this trope, presenting itself as a routinely-saccharine Disney tour that got hijacked by the villains. Only timely use of a "magic sword" in the hands of a young guest and tour guide could banish the evil that allegedly was hounding the attendees from room to room, which took the form of [[WesternAnimation/TheBlackCauldron the Horned King]].

* ''Puzzle Gallery: VideoGame/AtTheCarnival'' has Hazard Park, a seemingly normal carnival with 40 sections (counting attractions and non-attraction concepts such as the title). Each one of them is some combination of dangerous, unsanitary, or otherwise unpleasant. In some cases, the attraction may end up closed (e.g. First Aid station). There is only one amusement that has no injury on the ride: The Ferris Wheel, but [[ExactWords that's not counting falls OFF said ride]]. Not even shutting down the park and replacing it with a block of high-rise office buildings stops the bad fortune.
* ''VideoGame/CrashFever'' has Kiddy Land under Dominia's control, as he was trying to take down certain members of ACADEMIA.
* The Lakeside amusement park in ''Franchise/SilentHill'' could possibly qualify as this, especially the one from ''VideoGame/SilentHill3'' that includes a killer roller coaster, a lethal haunted house and a boss battle on a carousel. Oh, and let's not forget the blood-drenched, Donnie Darko-esque rabbit mascot.
* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsToAzure'', Mishelam Wonderland briefly becomes this when Campanella uses his powers to change it into Fool's Wonderland, complete with creepy clown imagery and ghost monsters. It's all an illusion, but it becomes this for real when the Pleroma Flowers start blooming among its grounds.
* ''Franchise/MegaMan'':
** Area H of ''VideoGame/MegaManZX'', which was the amusement park Vent/Aile was in when it was attack by a Maverick Raid ten years ago. Features giant Metool mascots that try to kill you, popcorn machines designed into weapons that try to kill you, and those UFO Catcher things that try to pick you up and drop you into BottomlessPits in an attempt to kill you. Capping it all off is a fight with Purprill, which is fueled (especially in Vent's case, where he is explicitly told) by rage induced by [[YouKilledMyFather You Killed My Mother]].
** Clown Man's level from ''VideoGame/MegaMan8''. Killer robot and trains that try to run you over on sight. Magic Man's level from ''VideoGame/MegaManAndBass'' has the same theme and obstacles due to resource reuse.
** This level type is used yet again in ''VideoGame/MegaMan11'' -- not once, but twice. In one, a park has been destroyed and defaced thanks to the resident Robot Master [[MadBomber Blast Man]]. Obstacles this time include [[ActionBomb explosive robots]] and a roller coaster filled with tiny robots that doubles as a miniboss. The second amusement park level, home to [[BeTheBall Bounce Man]], is much more colorful and less dangerous, as it's full of balls to bounce off while avoiding enemies suspended by balloons.

* ''VideoGame/TombRaiderTheLastRevelation'' inexplicably has a level based around one of these, which includes a room with spike pits that can only be seen in a mirror reflection and a target-shooting game that dumps the player into a spike pit if they don't complete it in time.
* ''VideoGame/BanjoTooie'' has an exaggerated version of this in Witchyworld. The food vendors are unsanitary, the big top doesn't even bother having seats for an audience, the employees are grumpy and tend to attack visitors, security is so lax that a shaman and a medicine woman have set up shop in the park unmolested, and the rides are generally poorly designed. In spite of this, Boggy's children still seem to be enjoying themselves too much to be all that cooperative when it comes time to leave. A sign outside the level announces that the park is closed due to their [[NoOSHACompliance "appalling safety record"]], and that it will reopen once the authorities have been bribed. A second sign mentions that anyone surviving all the attractions gets a fanclub membership. Current number of members: 0
* ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry2DiddysKongQuest'' has Krazy Kremland, an amusement park full of brambles and massive Zinger hives, built near a disgusting swamp. The roller coasters are even broken down, [[MineCartMadness making the rides fast paced fights for your life.]] The Kremlings probably do like the place, given how many are in the park and how some are even riding the coasters.
* ''VideoGame/ApeEscape'' (the first one of the UsefulNotes/PlayStation) had a deadly Amusement Park of Doom to traverse through in the second-to-last level. Everything from [[MonsterClown an evil killer clown]], a deadly remote-controlled car and a deadly roller coaster ride.

* ''VideoGame/NierAutomata'' has the Amusement Park where the Machines spend their time playing and having fun unless provoked by 2B or 9S. There's also a mad opera singer whose body is built from the corpses of fallen androids.
* The secret stage from the first episode of ''VideoGame/{{Blood}}'' is called "House of Horrors" and features among other things a deadly ride on a water slide. It can be accessed from the stage called "[[CircusOfFear Dark Carnival]]".

* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'':
** Carnival Night Zone from ''VideoGame/Sonic3'', what with all the spikes, robots, and the [[GuideDangIt/PlatformGames infamous red-and-white barrel]].
** Sunset Park Zone in ''VideoGame/SonicTripleTrouble'', an abandoned amusement park filled with Eggman's MechaMooks and explosive floor sections.
** Twinkle Park in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure''. It seems as though Eggman has temporarily managed to take a step towards his goal of [[TakeOverTheWorld world domination]] - he's managed to take over a theme park and turn it into a [[MalevolentArchitecture giant deathtrap]].
** Toy Kingdom in ''VideoGame/SonicAdvance3''.
** Circus Park in ''VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog''.
** Eggmanland from ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed''. Roller coasters regularly going off the rails, bottomless pits beneath the ferris wheel, ''open lava pits'', free-roaming monsters, and more killer robots than should even be legal. And the less said of what Eggman used to build this joint in the first place the better.
** Dr. Eggman's Incredible Interstellar Amusement Park from ''VideoGame/SonicColors''. Not quite the standard look for this trope, what with the bright colors and the [[LevelAte food-themed world]], but still not a place to take the kiddies thanks to Eggman's robot minions and the alien enslavement. Eggman's PA announcements also indicate this place to be [[NoOSHACompliance extremely unsafe]].
* ''VideoGame/SpiderMan2'': Mysterio has a "Funhouse of doom" you have to go through.
%%* The title park from ''VideoGame/{{Illbleed}}''.
* The old ''VideoGame/SWATKats'' SNES game's Madkat level was an amusement park where children had been disappearing, though you only see them in the opening clip and after the boss is beaten.
* Even ''VideoGame/RollerCoasterTycoon'' had this in the Corkscrew Follies expansion pack. Fiasco Forest is the only park of the entire game where if ''you don't pause in the next 2 seconds, a Dinghy from a Water Slide would get out of the track and explode. It's even called [[MeaningfulName Death Slide]].'' Let alone [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential what players could build...]]

* One of the stages in ''VideoGame/{{Bubsy}}'' for the SNES was an alien-controlled fun fair.
* The second campaign in ''VideoGame/Left4Dead2'' is called "Dark Carnival", and features Whispering Oaks Amusement Park as its setting. It was actually a normal park hastily turned into an evacuation center at the start of the ZombieApocalypse, abandoned not too long before the events of the campaign, as can be seen by the good condition of the structures and rides. [[MonsterClown Infected entertainers in clown costumes]] are a common feature, and act as a lesser version of a [[EnemySummoner Boomer]] in that their squeaky shoes attracts other zombies when they sprint.

* ''VideoGame/{{Bioshock}}'':
** ''VideoGame/BioShock2'' features the abandoned amusement park Ryan Amusements. The "of doom" part comes from the fact that, like the rest of this game, it's riddled with crazed mutants you have to fight off. Expect the usual shock horror moments and creepy audiologs, with the added bonus of rather disturbing propaganda designed to [[ScareEmStraight scare children out of wanting to leave Rapture and visit the surface world]].
** ''VideoGame/BioshockInfinite'' has Soldier's Field which is meant to be a tribute to the history of Columbia and Zachary Hale Comstock's accomplishments as its "Prophet", but it secretly works as one [[PropagandaMachine big propaganda tool]] to recruit the citizens into joining military service -- complete with a catchy anthem, at the entrance; so that later, Columbia would have more troops against the Vox Populi and eventually the world below the clouds. For good measure, it has mechanical puppet shows that spout examples about "not being a Dimwit", and giant [[ClockPunk clockwork caricatures]] of the Founding Fathers that could shoot you with [[GatlingGood miniguns]] if programmed to do so.

* This is the entire setting for ''VideoGame/{{CarnEvil}}''.
* Level 6 in ''SilentAssault'' combines this with aliens.
* ''VideoGame/DeadRising2OffTheRecord'' has Uranus Zone, a sci-fi-themed park in Fortune City, which happens to be lousy with zombies. With many of those zombies being former staff at the park, the rides have become dangerous hazards that can kill you if you're careless...or kill swaths of zombies, if you're clever.
* ''Doki Doki: Yuuenchi'', a 8-bit Nintendo game never released outside of Japan, took place entirely in one of these.
* In Disney's ''VideoGame/EpicMickey'' for the Wii, we get to see sweet ol' [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Disneyland]] (Walt's original theme park) and Walt Disney World (the biggest and most popular of all Disney resorts) mixed together and then turned into this. The land itself is named Cartoon Wasteland, and was originally created by Yen Sid from ''WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}}'' as a home for forgotten Disney characters. Originally bright and happy, it was completely screwed up after [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Mickey Mouse accidentally spilled paint thinner on it and caused the Shadow Blot to take over]]. Forgotten Disneyland/World attractions make appearances as levels or Easter Eggs in addition to current attractions (although a few of them have different, darker names such as "Dark Beauty Castle" a.k.a. Sleeping Beauty's Castle or "Lonesome Manor" a.k.a. Haunted Mansion). As you go through the levels, you can either [[VideoGameCaringPotential help rebuild]] or [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential cause more destruction in]] the world you're supposed to save by using your paintbrush and tools (namely, regular paint or paint thinner).
** The sequel reveals other parts themed off other Disneyland areas- Rainbow Mines and Caverns (based off a former Frontierland ride), Disney Gulch (based off Frontierland), the Train Tunnels (based off the dioramas seen while riding the train between stops), Fort Wasteland (based off the Fort Wilderness hotel), and Autotopia (based off Tomorrowland's Autopia). There's also an area called the Floatyard, which is where abandoned float parts are put when they're not in use.
* The amusement park in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheCuriousVillage'' qualifies; [[FerrisWheelOfDoom the Ferris Wheel breaks free]] and ''chases our heroes around the park'' when they try to investigate the place for clues.
* ''VideoGame/AdventuresInTheMagicKingdom'' had you getting the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World open for the day. No explanation is given, however, for why the rides have suddenly turned [[EverythingTryingToKillYou homicidal]].
* The ''Literature/{{Goosebumps}}'' PC game ''VideoGame/EscapeFromHorrorland'' is fondly remembered by children of the 1990s as the reason they are scared of ''everything'' now.
* The "House of Fear" level in ''VideoGame/BatmanDoom'' is set in a haunted house attraction, complete with CreepyCircusMusic. It's a bunch of twisty corridors with false doors and a frequent fire trap or two (as well as an occasional scream to give you a JumpScare).
* ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamSeries'' had a few of these, not surprisingly all focused on the Joker.
** The Joker's Funhouse in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity'', a renovated factory once owned by Black Mask, turned into the Joker's base, complete with a deadly rollercoaster which new recruits to his gang must ride and survive.
** ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamOrigins'' had the Joker somehow turning the top of a penthouse suite into this via parts he got old amusement park.
** ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight'' Batgirl DLC set years before ''Asylum'' had the Joker set up shop in an abandoned off-shore park amusement park which he took over after the owner himself didn't bother to finish it. It's implied Joker had manipulated the man to make it before killing him.
* The Wii game ''VideoGame/FragileDreamsFarewellRuinsOfTheMoon'' features an abandoned and decrepit theme park where he meets Crow.
* The setting of the second ''VideoGame/HauntedMuseum'' game or "Frightmare Land", a monster-infested amusement park loosely based on the real-life Japanese park Gulliver's Kingdom.
* Syd Garden in ''VideoGame/SDSnatcher''.
* The setting of Phase 7: Scream Park, in ''VideoGame/{{Splatterhouse}}'' (2010).
* The carnival section of Goo Lagoon from ''VideoGame/SpongeBobSquarePantsBattleForBikiniBottom''.
* ''HarmfulPark'', a PSX ShootEmUp, is entirely set on an amusement park modified by a MadScientist. Each level is one of the attractions of the park.
* ''VideoGame/{{Dungeonland}}'' is pretty much built off this trope.
* Murderworld is arguably the most fun level in ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance'', with its various mini games [[spoiler:as well as the plot twist that you originally think it's Castle Doom, though the organ music is the first clue that something isn't right. Other hints include the bad haircut on Doom's pictures all over the place, the way the poles can be bashed open to reveal swirly poles, and the occasional chests that open to reveal large squeaky hammers that hit you on the head]].

* Funhouse, the fourth world of the first ''VideoGame/PacManWorld'' game, is one of these.
* Ravenwood Park in ''Enigmatis 2: The Mists of Ravenwood'' is a long-abandoned attraction magically disguised as a functioning facility in order to lure in sacrificial victims.
* ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' has its 6th Halloween Special take place in one of these. Complete with carnival games and bumper cars [[DoomyDoomsOfDoom OF DOOM]]! Possibly [[SubvertedTrope subverted]], because it's not quite haunted yet (though the mercs will be quick to fix that) and [[EvilSorceror Merasmus]] ended up using very un-spooky sandalwood scented candles for the ritual.
* Coordinate 136 in ''VideoGame/DigitalDevilSaga'' is an abandoned amusement park castle crawling with demons and stocked with various traps.
* ''VideoGame/TheSecretWorld'' has Atlantic Island Park, an abandoned and dilapidated amusement park plagued by a long history of deadly freak accidents and rumors of hauntings. [[spoiler: It turns out the park's creator deliberately designed it so he could draw energy from the lives of those who died at the park, turning him into a powerful spirit known as the Bogeyman.]] Featured as the main location in the psychological horror game spin-off ''VideoGame/ThePark''.
* ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 4}}'''s final DLC, ''Nuka-World'', is partially occupied by a loose alliance of raider gangs who have turned what territory they have conquered into their own WretchedHive while the rest of the park is filled with ghouls, mutant crocodiles, mutant ants and other radioactive/mechanical post-apocalyptic monstrocities.
* The ''VideoGame/MysteryCaseFiles'' series has two of its games set in the eerie Fate's Carnival. While in ''Madame Fate'', the carnival seems still in use and fairly innocuous (though a little bit unnerving), ''Fate's Carnival'' shows an abandoned, grisly and downright ''surreal'' version of it.
* Swan Point Carnival in ''Dark Carnival'' is home to several mysterious disappearances and eerie events.
* The [=FantasyRealm=] dungeon in ''VideoGame/KingdomOfLoathing'' is a cross between this and a CrappyCarnival. As a fantasy themed "experience park", most enemies in the area are just actors in cheap costumes ([[PunchClockVillain attacking guests is part of the "experience"]]) and half-assed mechanical monsters [[note]]e.g. one boss is a metal "dragon" made out of a waste processing unit[[/note]]. Also the food and beer are expensive.
* Two levels in ''VideoGame/{{Cuphead}}'' are set in amusement parks. One is called Funfair Fever, a run 'n' gun level where, among other things, you jump on a trampoline and dodge balloons and rolling balls with clowns on them, dodge cannons shooting at targets, and have a battle with a giant hot dog. The second amusement park level is called Carnival Kerfuffle, where you have a battle with a clown named Beppi, who tries to use the amusement park's rides to his advantage, including a passing roller coaster train, a bumper car (which Beppi rides), shooting gallery ducks, and a merry-go-round horse. For his [[OneWingedAngel final form]], Beppi turns into a carousel ride with swings for you to stand on during the fight.
* ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheForgottenLand'' has Wondaria Remains, a deserted theme park with scarely-functioning attractions and enemies lurking around every corner.
* The titular park ''VideoGame/{{Illbleed}}'', built by horror movie director Michael Reynolds, which the main character wisely avoids until her friends vanish during a trip there and she has to go find them.
* The titular ''VideoGame/FancyIsland'', according to an old newspaper seen in the Fancy Island archive page, was once an amusement park that was abandoned when the caretaker disappeared, and then became haunted by the many spirits and monsters of the game.

* ''VideoGame/Psychonauts2'': The final mental world of the game (not counting [[spoiler: the FinalBoss fight against Maligula in Lucrecia Mux's mind]]) is "Fatherland Follies", a peek inside the mind of [[BigBad the mastermind behind the scheme to bring back Maligula]], [[spoiler: Gristol Malik, AKA "Nick Johnsmith"]]. It takes the form of a parody of Ride/ItsASmallWorld that's basically propaganda for [[TheCaligula the selfish and decadent former rulers of Grulovia, the Maliks]] and [[spoiler: Gzesarevich Gristol's evil plot to find Maligula and put himself back in charge of the country so he can go back to being one of the IdleRich.]]
%% Needs context * Is featured as the main setting of Episode 2 in ''VideoGame/ScoobyDooFirstFrights''.
%% ZCE * ''VideoGame/CartoonNetworkRacing'': A Walk in the Park.
%%* ''VideoGame/KillingFloor'' has 4 such maps:
%%** "Abusement Park": A sideshow-themed park.
%%** "Hellride": A hell-themed roller coaster set within Abusement Park.
%%** "Lockheart's Steamland": A steampunk-themed park.
%%** "Thrills and Chills Amusement Park": A Christmas-themed park.

* In James Farr's ''WebAnimation/{{Xombie}}'', Zoey and Dirge's car breaks down right in front of one of these.

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* "[[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/mr-bones-wild-ride Mr. Bones' Wild Ride]]", a {{memetic|Mutation}} story of a rollercoaster someone built in ''VideoGame/RollercoasterTycoon 2''. The ride seems innocent enough on the surface... but then the unlucky participants find out it is long enough to take ''four years'' to complete. And once they finish the ride? They find themselves walking down the path which leads back to the ride's entrance... Complete with a giant sign which tells them, "The ride never ends".

* Another {{creepypasta}}, ''WebOriginal/AbandonedByDisney'', focuses on a strange (and fictitious) abandoned Disney resort in Georgia, that appears to be haunted. It's probably the best-known of a long, ''long'' list of creepypastas that involve sinister happenings at the Ride/DisneyThemeParks.

* The [=RTGame=] video [[https://youtu.be/smwbziy0HBk "I Asked My Subscribers To Build A Knock-Off Disneyland In Minecraft"]] shows the creation of one of these. It's got horrifying (and legally distinct from Disney) mascots in the likes of "Ricky Rat" and "Roofie" (don't leave him alone with your kids!), dangerous rides, a slave shop, and messages like "END ME" and "HAVE A GOOD TIME OR ELSE" plastered all over the place.

* ''WesternAnimation/ElTigreTheAdventuresOfMannyRivera'': One is featured in "Adios, Amigos" that sports rides that easily break down and petting zoos where the animals attack the petters. Manny and Frida revel in the chaos and the misfortune of not-so-lucky parkgoers until the Titanium Titan shows up.
* Adrena Lynn's DeathCourse in ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible''.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
** "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS6E4ItchyAndScratchyLand Itchy & Scratchy Land]]" parodies much of the above, where, right on cue, the various robots simultaneously all go amok at once. Well, not quite on cue. Frink forgot to CarryTheOne.
** The alcohol-themed "Duff Gardens" in "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS4E13SelmasChoice Selma's Choice]]". While it's not explicitly "doomy," it's hardly a place you'd want to take your kids: rude costumed characters, robots that go haywire, sleazy souvenirs... and to top it all off, the "water" in one of its boat rides is actually [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot beer mixed with LSD]]. It says a lot when the longest line in the whole park is for the ''complaints booth''.
** "Brush with Greatness" had Mt. Splashmore, a water park which boasts it has "The most ways you can be shot hundreds of feet into the air by a geyser of highly pressurized water." Which was all well and good, except, like many of the places [[ShamelessSelfPromotion promoted by Krusty]], very little of the budget was given to the safety, employing teenage lifeguards who were ''obviously'' not qualified. (After Homer got stuck in the [=H2WHOA!=], its main attraction, the lifeguards tried to solve the problem by [[DidntThinkThisThrough sending more kids down]], an incident that made Homer put the [=H2WHOA!=] on his revenge list.
** The amusement park Ned Flanders bought and refurbished into "Praiseland" was originally closed because a child somehow got his head cut off at the park.
** It's strongly implied that Krustyland fits the bill:
--->'''Kent Brockman:''' We now go to Krusty's press conference where he denies that his products are unsafe, his amusement park is a death trap and that [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking he's selling video tapes of Tonya Harding's wedding night]].\\
'''Krusty:''' ... so I contend that [[TheCoronerDothProtestTooMuch those tourists were decapitated]] ''before'' they entered the Krustyland House of Knives.
** "Lisa's Belly" has Riot Waters, a water park Homer used to go to as a teen and laugh at all the park-goers getting hurt on rides like Devil's Deluge and The Void. To his disappointment, it has since been changed to Quiet Waters, a much safer place catering mostly to little kids. Homer, however finds the abandoned Devil's Deluge and slides down it with Bart and Lisa. They make it out unharmed, only to get sick from the untreated water on the slide.
* Thailog and Demona of ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'' trap the Clan in one when they decide to unveil their [[EvilTwin evil clones]].

* ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' features this trope several times.
** In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooWhereAreYou'', the gang look into the odd goings on of Funland, an amusement park that has been shut down temporarily, and has a malfunctioning robot running around causing damage.
** An episode of ''WesternAnimation/WhatsNewScoobyDoo'' has the gang visit a theme park haunted by the Roller Ghoster who tampers with rides endangering the guests. The episode mentions that he's already sabotaged three, and he sabotages two more before he gets caught.
** [[Film/ScoobyDoo The live action movie]] takes place in a spooky-themed theme park where monsters take over visitors' bodies. At one point, one of the attractions goes haywire, nearly killing the gang.
** In ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndTheCyberChase'', the final level of the video game in which the gang gets trapped is a boardwalk carnival, and haunted by duplicates of five classic Scooby-Doo foes. [[spoiler: Except this time they're ''not'' just thugs in costumes....]]

* Freakshow of ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'', [[spoiler: with the power to [[RealityWarper change all of reality]] in the [[{{Pun}} palm of his hand]]]], opts for a roller coaster of doom to dispose of Danny's family and friends. Not the most creative villain.

* ''WesternAnimation/FilmationsGhostbusters'' has Ghost Park, which is not actually an Amusement Park of Doom, but is definitely made to ''look'' like one. The [[DefangedHorrors safe, obviously playful scares]] quickly turn real, though, when Apparitia and Brat-a-Rat get involved...
* The one in ''WesternAnimation/DungeonsAndDragons1983'' didn't look like one, and ''most'' of the rides are harmless, but the heroes managed to hit just the wrong one, which [[TrappedInAnotherWorld transported them to another world with no way home]].
* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/Ben10UltimateAlien'', the whole pier becomes this trope when Ben and the gang go up against Zombozo, Charmcaster, and Vulkanus.
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'' has the episode "Glove World R.I.P." where [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick go to the titular park, which in previous episodes was a structurally sound SouvenirLand but now is dilapidated to the point that every ride is prone to causing injury. They try to keep it from getting closed, their efforts eventually culminating in them chaining themselves to the front gate at night. Not only are their efforts pointless because the creators have just built a new, even better park nearby, but they also aren't able to unchain themselves because [[TheDitz Patrick threw the key in a lake]].
* The ''WesternAnimation/MightyMax'' episode "Clown Without Pity" dealt with children being lured into a theme park by a MonsterClown named Freako and apparently never coming back. It is later discovered he is turning the kids into monsters because he wants everyone to know what it feels like to be a freak; they transform by looking into funhouse mirrors and the only way to reverse the transformation is to break the mirrors.
* In a Quailman story on ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'' Dr. Klotzenstein mentions "Klotzland", a theme park where you work as a zombie slave for the rest of your life.

* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/ChalkZone'' features Snap and Blocky visiting a pretty straightforward one, appropriately named "Disaster Park" (which was also the name of the episode).
* ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfSuperman'': In "Luthor's Loco Looking Glass", Luthor sets up his base of operation in an abandoned amusement pier. For some reason, the Tunnel of Love has horror figures in it.
* In ''WesternAnimation/BojackHorseman'', [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Todd]] makes his own Disneyland after Bojack convinces him Disneyland isn't real. Attractions include a grease fire, a roller coaster called the "Death Coaster" for liability reasons, and a pile of filthy mattresses, and the whole thing eventually burns to the ground.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'' episode, "[[Recap/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehogS01E54Robotnikland Robotnikland]]", when Dr. Robotnik finds out that it's Sonic's [[BirthdayEpisode birthday]], he takes over the Mobiusland theme park, renaming it Robotnikland and inviting Sonic as the guest of honor. Inside the park, Robotnik has reprogrammed the rides to attack Sonic and his friends, and to ensure they can't escape, the locked exit door Sonic tries to break through is made of tempered steel, and the ground Sonic tries to dig through is made of reinforced concrete. Sonic takes control of the park near the end of the episode, renaming it Sonicland and [[HoistByHisOwnPetard reprogramming the rides to chase Robotnik, Scratch, and Grounder]].
* ''WesternAnimation/MartinMystery'': One episode has Martin, Diana, Java, Billy, and M.O.M. going to a horror-themed amusement park called "Terrorland" to celebrate Martin's one year anniversary as a Center agent; however, their fun is cut short when monsters start coming to life and attack the visitors. Turns out they have a real artifact in their Egyptian-themed ride that is causing the monsters to attack.

* [[Recap/TheCupheadShowS1E1CarnEvil The pilot episode]] of ''WesternAnimation/TheCupheadShow'' has the titular Carn-Evil, which Cuphead and Mugman end up going to despite the latter's objections. Surprisingly for this trope, most of the park is perfectly safe: nothing dangerous in the roller coaster, the carousel, the Ferris wheel, the wave swing, the funhouse, or the food. The trap is in a particularly flashy ([[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane possibly hypnotically so]]) skeeball game wherein any loser [[YourSoulIsMine gets their soul sucked out by the Devil]]. The fact that [[FreezeFrameBonus the baseball pitch and whack-a-mole games are called Soul Pitch and Whack-A-Soul]] implies that all of the arcade games were traps.

* ''Series/{{Star Trek|The Original Series}}'': In the episode "Shore Leave" the crew visits a planet which will read your mind and cater to your wishes, safe or dangerous, with no safety feature [[spoiler: except for a nifty method of body repair that, evidently, resurrects any visitors who die on the premises.]]

%%* ''Series/FunkySquad'': The climax of "The Carnival is Over" takes place in a abandoned fun park.

* ''Series/FunkySquad'': The climax of "The Carnival is Over" takes place in a abandoned fun park.

* Middlemoor Water Park in England had a human trebuchet that would launch guests 180 feet through the air of velocities of 40 miles per hour into a safety net. In 2000, one guest, Stella Young, got seriously injured when she bounced off of the safety net and hit the ground, breaking her pelvis. She was much more fortunate than [[https://www.theguardian.com/education/2005/oct/31/highereducation.uk4#:~:text=A%20student%20was%20killed%20in,a%20medieval%2Dstyle%20trebuchet%20catapult. Kostydin Yankov]], who missed the safety net altogether and died in 2002. The trebuchet was discontinued not long after.

* The textbook example is any amusement park ComicBook/TheJoker has moved into. In ''ComicBook/TheKillingJoke'', the story quoted above, he even leaves the grinning corpse of the estate agent sitting on a carousel horse as a "welcome" sign.
* ComicBook/{{Darkseid}} creates one called "Happyland" in ''The Forever People''. The attractions are all people being tortured, but [[InvisibleToAdults only the children can see what's really happening.]] Their parents, hurrying them along, are thus tricked into teaching their kids to ignore the suffering of others, which [[HopeCrusher Darkseid]] finds at least as satisfying as the actual torture.
* Franchise/MarvelUniverse:
** The villain Arcade is known for his Murderworld, often by letting his victims think it's a real amusement park before the carousel tries to kill them. It also includes a giant pinball machine of death. Every now and then, the X-Men (and other Marvel heroes) wake up here and say "OhCrap, it's going to be one of ''those'' days." Arcade's actually [[CutLexLuthorACheck making lots of cash]] lately by letting supervillains use it as a training ground. He had to do ''something'': the fact that he'd never actually managed to murder a hero in the place was [[VillainCred making him a laughingstock among supervillains]].
** Cable would go on to rent out one of these, and use the deathtrap filled park as a training ground for his team. But then, that's [[GeneralRipper Cable]] for you.
** This trope is averted, however, by ''ComicBook/AvengersArena''. There, Murderworld is a massive sealed environment, with trees, mountains, and everything in between.
* Marvel's ComicBook/TheAwesomeSlapstick got his start trying to save his friends from Evil Clowns From Dimension X. No, really.
* Many, many examples of this from Creator/ECComics: ''Tales from the Crypt'', ''The Vault of Horror'' and ''The Haunt of Fear''. One strip involved a pair of sleazy amusement park owners who agree to buy the design for a brilliant new rollercoaster to revive trade for their dilapidated park, but don't bother to test the ride for safety, with nightmare-inducing results when they agree to take first turn at the unveiling of the rollercoaster. Specifically, the designer they murdered so they wouldn't have to pay him for the rollercoaster hadn't finished testing it for G-forces, and their necks snapped after the first loop. And the cherry on the cake? '''This is TruthInTelevision.''' Read about the early looping coaster The Flip-Flap Railway [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roller_coaster_inversion here.]]
* Dazzleland from ''Franchise/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Vol 1]] #122, where the life force is drained of park visitors to maintain the cryogenically frozen corpse of park founder [[MrAltDisney Wade Dazzle]].

* ''ComicBook/LegendsOfTheDeadEarth'': In ''ComicBook/ActionComics'' Annual #8, Zarn terrorists take over the amusement park Bizarro World in order to assassinate Ambassador Ermel Vootie, who is attempting to negotiate a peace treaty between the Zarn and the Zentauri. The park security guard Phisto, who is secretly working with the terrorists, uses his access to the system to turn the attractions (most of which are dangerous alien animals) against the visitors.

* In ''WesternAnimation/BatmanMaskOfThePhantasm'', ComicBook/TheJoker has set up shop in a vast, abandoned "World of Tomorrow" theme park.

%©* ''Website/{{Neopets}}'' has the Deserted Fairground in the Haunted Woods. You can play games and buy things there.

* ''Series/MrShow'' has Thrill World with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5Oi57fqdU0 the Devastator]], a "spine-cracking, soul-shattering" rollercoaster which will ''literally'' kill you ("TWO WHOLE MINUTES UNDERWATER!"). The news segment on the horriffic carnage that coincides with Thrill World's opening hours treats it as a natural disaster, and is interrupted by a commercial offering those depressed by the news a chance to take their minds off it... by visiting Thrill World and riding the Devastator.

* Freak Show of ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'', [[spoiler: with the power to [[RealityWarper change all of reality]] in the [[{{Pun}} palm of his hand]]]], opts for a roller coaster of doom to dispose of Danny's parents. Not the most creative villain.

* ''Website/{{Neopets}}'' has the Deserted Fairground in the Haunted Woods. You can play games and buy things there.

* ''Website/SCPFoundation'':
** [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-097 SCP-097]], the remains of a 1969 fairgrounds overgrown with some very strange plant life.
** Cragglewood Park, tagged [[http://www.scpwiki.com/scp-2571 SCP-2571]], is a place that people only have vague memories of, and some of the children who go to the park are seemingly [[RetGone erased from existence]]. Only pairs of siblings can enter Cragglewood Park; in order for one sibling to escape, the other has to go on the carousel and become a singing tree in the park forever.

* A few ''Manga/{{Doraemon}}'' movies:
** ''Anime/DoraemonNobitaAndTheGalaxySuperExpress'' have an amusement park ''planet'' going haywire, where the rides are ready to kill everyone in it, thanks to being sabotaged by the ruthless Yadori Aliens as part of their AssimilationPlot.
** Jara's amusement park from ''Anime/DoraemonNobitaInTheWanNyanSpacetimeOdyssey'', where his hidden noradium processing plant is located, which he intends to use and hijack the entirety of the planet's resources and abandon all his kin in the inevitable cataclysm. The final battle notably takes place on a roller coaster.
** Pockle-Land from ''Anime/DoraemonNobitaAndTheSpaceHeroes'' appears to be a fun fantasy land on the surface, but it's a front for Lord Ikaros and his alien underlings to construct an underground superweapon siphoning energy from Planet Pokkoru, which the heroes must uncover and stop in time.