Abandoned Amusement Park (Joyland in Wichita) [ITW]

Joyland amusement park in wichita Kansas was founded in 1949 by Lester Ottaway and his sons. It was in continuous operation for 55 years, at one point being the largest theme park in central kansas. In the early 1970s the Ottaway brothers retired and sold the park to stanley and Margaret Nelson who were the driving force behind the park for over 30 years. At the beginning of the 2003 season, they sold the park to investor David Rohr. In the 2004 season the park closed it's doors mid-season citing financial issues, saftey concerns and a dispute with the insurance company. David Rohr ended up defaulting on payments and failed to pay employees who worked at the park. Later that year The nelsons repurchased the park from a sherriff's autction using collateral owed to them by David Rohr. In 2006 a 3rd party group leased it to restore and open portions of it. the park went through extensive renovations to rides as well as to cosmetically bring it up to date. The park opened breifly in 2006, but again closed it's doors before the season was over -- the doors never re-opened. Since then, the park was left to decay. For more information including photo galleries, historical images, etc visit the website @ https://itw.crustlandia.com Twitter: @shafepunx Amazon Gear Links Nikon D3200 https://amzn.to/31Km2e8 Nikon D3S https://amzn.to/2MNfuHn Nikon D800 https://amzn.to/2NeTaoX Cannon SL2 https://amzn.to/31IrLRy Godex 64 LED https://amzn.to/2Whc42Q Shotgun Mic https://amzn.to/33VELou Action Camera https://amzn.to/2Nc2dXW