This Abandoned Theme Park In Japan Will Haunt Your Dreams

Not all theme parks make for the happiest memories. Some ill-fated ones become the backdrop for horror movies. Western Village, an abandoned theme park in Niko, Japan is one such sight.

The multi-million project opened in the 1970s as Japan’s answer to Disneyland and housed replicas of Clint Eastwood and Mount Rushmore. The place has been abandoned since 2007 and now looks more like the set for the 1973 horror film, Westworld, where robotic androids took over a theme park.

Once a place full of joy, the eerie theme park is now a giant ruckus of decayed figurines, fallen chairs and half-empty bottles.

A German expatriate living in Japan, Florian Seidel, decided to visit the attraction in 2015 after the announcement was made that the attraction would be demolished. Describing his experience in his blog, he said, "There was so much to discover - not only the village with all the shops and restaurants but also that rather new large building with the Mount Rushmore replica on the back."

The ghostly pictures taken by Seidel reveal how dwindling profits led to the fall of once a popular family spot.