After a pretty good first day, we woke up bright and early on Sunday afternoon and headed for the second abandoned amusement park. This one I visited back in 2011 (http://www.uer.ca/...ow.asp?locid=30622) when there were still workers on site. The workers are gone, but they left their doges behind.

1. It looks like the lights are on but it's just sunlight.


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3. This one's been closed for at least three years.


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5. You must be this tall to ride.


6. Tall enough.


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8. Not the most unpleasant thing I've walked through this weekend.


9. At the top of the roller coaster.


10. Less terrifying than the last one, but still terrifying.


11. Here's an overview of the grounds. The guard doges are all scattered around the center-right, by the front entrance.


12. Another abandoned ferris wheel.


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14. Two fake dogs are visible, as well as two real ones.


15. I got this ride to work. I think another explorer earlier visited and went all the way around, but I wasn't brave enough.


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17. First abandoned swing ride I've seen.


18. Bumper car.


19. And there's the biggest dog. He has the loudest bark, but I discovered that while I stayed in plain sight, he seemed to be peacefully watching me.


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22. I came over for a closer look.


23. He was happy to accept my beef jerky, but once I started to leave he barked angrily at me. Sorry pal, it's not unlimited beef jerky.


24. This guard dog was the sweetest by far.


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26. This one would always hide in his doghouse.


27. This one just looked scared. I realised as I took this that I was within length of his chain. But he was not luring me closer.


28. These two were my favourites.


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30. She gives fives.


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32. The guard elephant was also friendly.


33. Bye doges!


34. We nicknamed this place Gay-a-land, after 개, the Korean word for dog pronounced close enough to "gay."

Both of those amusement parks look awesome... But I have to ask, what's with all the dogs? They are clearly fed and given water and provided shelter... But they don't seem to be guarding much of anything given that they gave you fives and ate your jerky haha Do people squat there at night and leave their dogs behind while they leave the park for work/food/whatever?

That's adorable. Most adorable post award.

That place looks fantastic! I'd love to spend a day there! Great set, and cute lil pups.

Posted by Amishdelight Both of those amusement parks look awesome... But I have to ask, what's with all the dogs? They are clearly fed and given water and provided shelter... But they don't seem to be guarding much of anything given that they gave you fives and ate your jerky haha Do people squat there at night and leave their dogs behind while they leave the park for work/food/whatever?

My best guess is that the hope is just their barking will be enough to scare people off. Like a non-silent alarm that wails loudly but doesn't summon any help.

What weirds me out is that, yes, this is Korea, and unattended animals in the countryside are at risk of being abducted for you know why.

hahaha it's not unlimited beef jerky.
everything about this set. bravo.

Here's an animated gif of the pedal ride. Don't forget to turn on the music link at the bottom.

http://gifmaker.me...9sz3uVP4VU&start=0

Posted by Steed My best guess is that the hope is just their barking will be enough to scare people off. Like a non-silent alarm that wails loudly but doesn't summon any help. What weirds me out is that, yes, this is Korea, and unattended animals in the countryside are at risk of being abducted for you know why.

Well that's just deeply disturbing (I'd forgotten about that cultural tidbit).

Love the coaster photos.

Posted by Steed Here's an animated gif of the pedal ride. Don't forget to turn on the music link at the bottom. http://gifmaker.me...9sz3uVP4VU&start=0

I would have rode this around all day hahaha

Posted by Amano I would have rode this around all day hahaha

I wanted to, until I set out. I got a couple meters and realised how far around I'd have to go to get back to safety. The animation is the product of pushing the rearmost bike backwards to about the point where the video starts. I need to return with braver friends someday.

the gif is perfect haha

All the dogs are kinda weird. That location looks amazing though! Nice shots!

dame man! awesome set as always. the dogs looked in good condition?

Cute dogs, sweet set and awesome looking place.

Posted by cdevon dame man! awesome set as always. the dogs looked in good condition?

Well the dog I was playing with the most probably could use a bath, but they all seemed healthy enough. I couldn't see any water for them, so I ladled out some using the kettle visible in shot 24. They must only get visited once a day.

What gets me is they spent their lives tied up to their individual guard posts, and can only see each other in the distance. Next time I go, I want to untie the leash from the post to lead them around the park and allow them to actually meet their neighbours.

Amusement park has been always my favorite part！Nice work buddy！

Posted by Robin Amusement park has been always my favorite part！Nice work buddy！

Wow, it's been ages since I heard from you. Welcome back!