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Report - The American Adventure (October 2018)

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Arran82

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After reading an article this morning about how building work was soon to begin at the old site of the American Adventure, I decided to take the long drive there to see the place one last time. A place that holds a lot of great childhood memories, the first place I ever rode a rollercoaster (the missile), a place I haven't been since....93 or 94.

This also happens to be my very first exploration, even though I'm a long time lurker of this forum.

I know Daftlad did a report 2 years ago, which I had seen a few times....I actually purposely took some photos in almost the exact same place as him to see the 2 year change.

This is how the park looked around the time it closed.....

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And here is one of the maps from the park, although i'm not 100% what year it is....

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And now my photos.....

First thing you'll notice is that nature has reclaimed much of the site, the reeds, bushes etc are so high in places it's like a maze, 10-15 feet in general. Sad to know the beautiful area will soon be the location of nothing but rich folks homes....anyway.....

This is the road in, their used to be a sign on the left welcoming you but that is long gone.

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All the car parks are still there, being slowly reclaimed by nature.

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The main path to the entrance.

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The old entrance, photo taken over the metal fence.

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The coal thingy is the only building still standing.

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The base of a hut like building but I'm having trouble working out what it was.

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The Augusta Golf Challenge Tee, where you could win huge prizes if you got a hole in one.

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The area near where the twin looper once stood

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This shipping container is the only structure on the entire park (apart from the coal building), I thought it might have been a security office, but it was just a closed shipping container.

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People are not happy about the houses which are going to be built on the land next year....

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A random track wheel....no idea what it came off, but it was in the twin looper area.

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Can't really read the words now, but it's something along the line of 'stand behind the white line' as the train track is directly in front of it.

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The base of silver city....where all the cowboys and indian shows took place.

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Pier 49, now long gone....

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The area of the Yankee Clipper and High Sierra

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A small piece of remaining train track.

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The main steps

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View from the top of the main steps

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Site of the Aztec City

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The Go-Kart track

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The site of the old log flume, at one time the largest in Eruope

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