That deal fell through, and the following year the water park reopened, only to close again in 1989. It sat empty for a decade then reopened yet again in 1998, with a new team in place.

In this video, we take you inside the remnants of Fort Rapids, uncovering its history, the reasons behind its closure, and the chilling state it’s in today. What really happened to this once ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Crews battled a large fire at an abandoned water park in east Columbus Monday morning. The Columbus Division of Fire was called to Fort Rapids Indoor WaterPark Resorts at 4560 ...

Long live the Mad Mouse. The rollicking roller coaster at J’s Amusement Park twisted through the redwoods by the Russian River for decades before permanently shuttering 22 years ago.

Vandals took the deserted Niagara Splash water park and turned it into nothing short of a big mess, police and parks officials said Tuesday night. Vandals tossed chairs through windows.

Fort Rapids was an indoor water park that was open from 2006 to 2016. During its tenure, the water park had a history of violations and issues that caused many health problems among guests. From ...

NEW ORLEANS () — The Bayou Phoenix team, elected officials and East New Orleans community representatives gathered at the abandoned Six Flags amusement park in New Orleans East to celebrate the ...

It won't be a new theme park, but it's slated to pick up where Six Flags left off. The park, which opened as Jazzland in 2000 and was purchased by Six Flags in 2003, operated for five years until ...

COLUMBUS — Firefighters battled a massive fire at an abandoned water park in Columbus Monday morning. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] The Columbus Division of Fire ...

Takeover of Fort Rapids water park looms as warrant issued for owner’s arrest by: Aaron Burd, Cierra Johnson, Kyle Beachy Posted: Aug 1, 2024 / 02:30 PM EDT Updated: Aug 1, 2024 / 11:13 PM EDT ...