The Derelict Days of Summer: Abandoned Water Slides Around the World

Faded like so many memories of summer days, these abandoned water slides from around the world have rusted and decayed into hazards. Yet there’s something about these old slides that’s almost tempting, no matter how rusted, for a ramshackle ride. 

Just be careful not to get tetanus on the way down…

MACASSAR BEACH PAVILION 
Macassar Dunes, South Africa

No water, but sand (photograph by Mallix/Flickr user)

(photograph by Adrian Bischoff)

CONSTANTA BEACH
Constanta, Romania

Darn kids… (photograph by Martin Lopatka)

(photograph by Martin Lopatka)

FYNS SOMMERLAND
Funen, Denmark

Ride with whimsical abandon! (photograph by Troels Dejgaard Hansen)

Step right up (photograph by Troels Dejgaard Hansen)

(photograph by Troels Dejgaard Hansen)

BRIGHTON WATER PARK
Brighton, England

For the post-apocalyptic children (photograph by Charbel Akhras)

RIVIERA ADRIATICA
Romagna, Italy

(photograph by Antonio Trogu)

HARLOW POOL 
Harlow, England

(photograph by Chris Guy)

(photograph by Chris Guy)

WILLIAMS GROVE AMUSEMENT PARK
Williams Grove, Pennsylvania, United States

(photograph by David Trawin)

(photograph by David Trawin)

SITGES AQUATIC PARADISE
Sitges, Spain

(photograph by diebmx/Flickr user)

(via Atlas Obscura)

(photograph by José Javier)

SORTIROVKA
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

(photograph by Sergey Podatelev)

Careful on the stairs (photograph by Sergey Podatelev)

WET & WILD
Lockport, Manitoba, Canada

(photograph by Daniel Brock)

(photograph by Daniel Brock)

HARKANY WATERPARK
Harkány, Hungary

(photograph by Jörg/Flickr user)

OCHOTA 
Warsaw, Poland

(photograph by Daniel Kulinski)

(photograph by Daniel Kulinski)

DADIPARK
Dadizele, Belgium

(photograph by Reginald Dierckx)

In January 2012 (photograph by Reginald Dierckx)

And in April 2012… partly demolished. (via Clemmeke1990/Wikimedia)

(photograph by Hanns de Block)

SAN ANDRES RESORT 
San Andres, Colombia

(photograph by Flowizm/Flickr user)

SURF CINCINNATTI
Cincinnati, Ohio

Cave of lost dreams (photograph by Joe Dykes)

SODERICA LAKE 
Koprivnica, Croatia

(photograph by Petra Macek)

WET N’ WILD
Jordan Station, Ontario, Canada

I got to say… (photograph by Derrick Mealiffe)

(photograph by Derrick Mealiffe)

(photograph by Ya-Yin)

(photograph by Ya-Yin)

COVERED WAGON RESORT
Ottawa Lake, Michigan, United States

(photograph by Al/Flickr user)

ROADSIDE ATTRACTION
Loveland, Colorado, United States

(photograph by bermudi/Flickr user)

LAKE DOLORES WATERPARK
Newberry Springs, California, United States

(photograph by Jeff Kern)

(photograph by Anthony Citrano)

CRYSTAL LAKE
College Springs, Iowa, United States

(photograph by Jo Naylor)

(photograph by Jo Naylor)

SUMMER PARK
Zealand, Denmark

(photograph by Sune Rievers)

(photograph by Sune Rievers)

YINCHUAN WATER PARK
Yinchuan, China

(photograph by Ben/Flickr user)

Cheers to the derelict days of summer!