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Heart Starts Pounding: Horrors, Hauntings and Mysteries

132. Abandoned Amusement Parks: Hauntings, Disasters, and more // DARK SUMMER VOL. 2

Heart Starts Pounding: Horrors, Hauntings and Mysteries

Heart Starts Pounding: Horrors, Hauntings and Mysteries

True Crime, Fiction, Drama, History

4.83.7K Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Go to https://kachava.com and use code HSP for 15% off on your subscription for a limited time! Head to https://www.tryfum.com/HEART and use promo code HEART to get your free gift with purchase and start the Good Habit today! Summer is the perfect time to visit an amusement park, but for every park that’s open and bustling during the warmer months, there’s one that’s fallen into disrepair and sits there abandoned.  But what causes this to happen? Well, sometimes a series of horrible accidents cause the public to lose faith in a park, and ticket sales plummet. Sometimes, a once in a generation disaster occurs and an entire city must evacuate, leaving the park inside empty. And other times, a park somehow winds up built on an ancient graveyard, and unexplained, supernatural events scare the public away.  Today, we’re talking about River Country, Pripyat Amusement Park, and Lake Shawnee Abandoned Amusement Park  TW: Child death Subscribe on Patreon for bonus content and to become a member of our Rogue Detecting Society. Patrons have access to bonus content as well as other perks. And members of our High Council on Patreon have access to our after-show called Footnotes, where I share my case file with our producer, Matt. Apple subscriptions are now live! Get access to ad-free episodes and bonus episodes when you subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow on Tik Tok and Instagram for a daily dose of horror. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:06.2

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0:11.1

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0:17.2

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0:22.6

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0:26.6

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0:29.6

Summer is the perfect time to visit an amusement park.

0:33.6

But for every park that's open and bustling during the warmer months, there's one that's fallen into disrepair and sits there abandoned.

0:41.3

But what causes this to happen?

0:43.3

Well, sometimes a series of horrible accidents caused the public to lose faith in a park, and ticket sales plummet.

0:49.3

Sometimes a once-in-a-generation disaster occurs and an entire city must evacuate, leaving the park empty inside.

0:57.5

And other times, a park somehow winds up, built on an ancient graveyard, and unexplained supernatural events scare the public away.

1:08.0

This is Heart Starts Pounding, a podcast of horrors, hauntings, and mysteries. And today,

1:13.8

we're going to sneak into a couple of abandoned amusement parks together and discuss the cursed

1:18.3

history that led to their closures. Buckle up for this episode of Dark Summer and make sure to

1:24.2

keep your hands and feet in the car the entire ride. But first, before we get to it, thank you to everyone who has purchased the new Heart Stars Pounding merch. Please keep tagging me in your photos. I absolutely love seeing our little jinx out there in the wild. And also, there are so many nice messages that have come through with your purchases. Like Rachel, who said, I love the show so much, a recent subscriber from the UK,

1:44.9

and I can't wait to decorate my new laptop with the stickers. Thank you so much, Rachel. Kelsey said,

1:50.3

I've listened to all your podcasts. My nine-year-old daughter even listens to a few and loves it. One of

1:55.5

these t-shirts is for her. Thank you, Kelsey, and hello, Kelsey's daughter. And also, hello to all of our young rogue detecting society members.

2:03.4

Allison wrote and she said she listens with her 10-year-old daughter, Amelia, who loves the spooky episodes.

2:09.9

It's so cool to me to have people listen with their family.

2:12.7

I know my brother-in-law does the same with his teenage daughter, which I'm so grateful for.

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