Graffiti & Street Art in Theme Parks: A Colorful Journey

Explore the unexpected world of graffiti, street art, and urban art within the context of theme parks. This archive delves into the surprising use of these art forms, from sanctioned murals enhancing park aesthetics to the illicit tagging that occasionally appears. Discover how artists utilize these spaces to create breathtaking works, expressing themselves in unexpected environments. We’ll uncover the stories behind the art, the artists involved, and the cultural impact of these vibrant displays. Dive into stunning imagery and learn about the fascinating intersection between amusement and artistic expression.

Kilian Martin’s Weird, Awesome Skateboard Tricks

Whoot, what happened here? Did I miss something? That was the first coming to my mind when I stumbled upon Kilian Martin’s weird, awesome skateboard tricks just now! Hailing from Spain, and known internationally as professional skateboarder creating an all new way to extend freestyle into the realm of street skating, Kilian Martin’s unique movements set him in a class of his own. Recently he spent some time in an abandoned water park together filmmaker Brett Novak to create his next video Kilian Martin: Altered Route… ...

Kulturpark Berlin: Re-open an Abandoned Amusement Park

I have a big foible for abandoned amusement parks. One reason - and it doesn’t matter whether the decaying park is located in the US or even in China - is the somehow scary atmosphere of old, often broken attractions, archaic Western buildings and roller coasters. Another reason is, that those abandoned parks, providing never ending impressions, are perfect playgrounds for urban explorers and photographers like me… Kulturpark - A Public Art Project in Berlin In Berlin, a group of cultural developers and activists together with experimental architects from Berlin, researchers from Harvard, and placemakers from the Urban Art Institute plans to re-open the abandoned amusement park Spreepark, located in the sprawling Treptower Park, as a creative camp. The group’s aim is to utilize the process of producing artistic site-specific visions, combined with ideas and memories of publics, to create a grassroots proposal for the park’s future, what sounds like a really great thing for Berlin! ...

Joyland: Abandoned Amusement Park

Building theme parks and never using them is not just a Chinese problem (remember the abandoned Wonderland)! Also in the US you can find abandoned and decayed amusement parks like the so-called Joyland in Wichita, Kansas, which comes with fabulous sad images of forgotten days with a lot of fun… Opened in 1949, the Joyland Amusement Park was once the largest theme park in central Kansas and operated for 55 years until it closed in 2004 due to financial problems. With its wooden roller coaster, Western buildings and other attractions this abandoned theme park seems to be a playground for urban explorers and photographers. ...

Ghost Wonderland: Abandoned Theme Park

Located in Chenzhuang Village, Nankou Town, Changping district, this abandoned theme park near Beijing looks like a lot of fun! Back in 1998 a lot of money was invested in this massive theme park project, with the aim to create the biggest amusement park in Asia, but somehow the investors and the Chinese government never finished their work. Nowadays, the ghost Wonderland theme park looks like a Disney wasteland including archaic Western buildings, an abandoned castle and other attractions… ...

Abandoned Places in Berlin

Berlin is well-known for its abandoned places and for that reason a great playground for urban explorers! My first post about abandoned places in Berlin featured the old Bärenquell brewery in Schöneweide and the old ice fabric in Mitte. Today I’m going to introduce you to some other, decayed buildings in and around Berlin and a nice urban exploration blog… Abandoned Olympic Village Half of the village which was built for the 1936 Olympic Games near Berlin (Elstal, Wustermark) can still be visited (they other half was kept in good condition and is some kind of a museum nowadays) and although the trip takes some time it’s definitely worth to go! ...