Located in Branson, Missouri in the USA, Celebration city is an abandoned amusement park established in the 1970s. The family fun park operated for a decade-plus before it was neglected and left to rot. Metal rails and a few ruined main structures are what remain of the once busy park.

Birth of Celebration City

Previously known as Branson USA, the amusement park was established in the late 1990s and began operations in 1999. A year later, the amusement park faced financial troubles leading to its closure in 2001. The Park would later have another chance to life when it was purchased and redesigned by the billionaire family of Herschend. With new branding as Celebration City, the amusement park was made the official sister park for Silver Dollar City amusement park which was also owned by the family. Under the management of the famous family, Celebration city’s popularity increased, adding the park's number of visitors and revenue. Over the years, it did well until it was hit by a financial jolt prompting it to be shut down permanently.

Fall of the park

Celebration city amusement park permanently closed in 2008 for a second time. The cause of its closure was financial instability that the family experienced between the years 2006 to 2008. After assessment and consultations, they decided to close the business. Since October of 2008, the Celebration city amusement park has been slowly but rapidly dilapidating under the sun. The metal ruins that remain of the old roller coaster have weakened with time and can easily fall and cause injuries if not death. The old slides and pools in the park are filled with dirty contaminated water that is likely to be disease infected.

How is Celebration city today?

After it was abandoned, most of the valuable recreational pieces of equipment were all dismantled and taken to be used in other amusement parks owned by the family. Metal ruins and ponds filled with greenish water are all one sees when he or she enters the property. Due to lack of maintenance, the paths and pavements are dominated by grasses. From afar, the old dilapidated roller coaster made of metal looks like a giant wooden sculpture made by connecting several sticks and logs.  The amusement park is still owned by the Herschend family entertainment corporation. The corporation which has two other more such parks under its management has not made it clear if they have plans of restoring the place. They do not permit visitors on the premises for safety and security reasons. If you are eager to tour the place, a drive past the place will give an idea if not the satisfaction of how the place looks right now.