Poltergeist playgrounds: Six spooky theme parks suspended in time

Theme parks are normally associated with happy childhood memories, but when the carousel music stops and the attractions are abandoned, fairgrounds can become the stuff of spine-chilling nightmares.

These former places of fun lie vacant for myriad reasons: One was laid waste to by a huge storm, while another was forced to close because of a nuclear disaster.

Here are six spooky theme parks that time forgot: