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Amusement Park  Ferris Wheel
Ukraine

Reports6
First reportFebruary 17 2020
by Zabnost
Latest reportMarch 1 2022
by Discover_re



Pripyat amusement park
by Exploration_with_Fritzi on September 16 2020 12:03 hr CE(S)T   Shortlink to this report: [ https://urbx.be/tzsa ]

Finding out the location
  very easy
Access
  very easy
Safety
  safe
Risk of being seen
  very low
General condition of the place
  good
Traces of vandalism
  none or very few
Good place for taking pictures?
  very good
Did you see other people?
  few


Visit date    October 5 2019 at 13 hr
Visit duration    < 1 hour

At the amusement we just saw another group of German tourists with a drone.
In general it was quiet and peaceful.

Most amazing experience of my life.

[1] Chernobyl-awareness.com

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The Amusement Park that never opened
by Discover_re on March 1 2022 14:26 hr CE(S)T    Shortlink to this report: [ https://urbx.be/zczc ]

Finding out the location
  very easy
Access
  hard
Safety
  very safe
Risk of being seen
  very high
General condition of the place
  good
Traces of vandalism
  few
Good place for taking pictures?
  very good
Did you see other people?
  few


Visit date   October 30 2019 at 11 hr
Visit duration   2 hours

Pripyat Amusement Park never fully opened to the public. It was just days away from its ribbon being cut on 1st May 1986, in time for May Day celebrations. Everything changed on 26th April, when the Chernobyl Disaster occurred just a few miles away. On 27th April, a 30km wide zone around the Chernobyl power plant was evacuated, including the whole of Pripyat and its iconic amusement park. The amusement park was located in the very centre of the town. It had four main attractions; Swing Boats, a Carrousel, Bumper Cars and the now-famous Ferris Wheel. Pripyat Amusement Park was constructed by the Soviet Union as a “Park of Culture and Rest.” These were typical in Soviet cities (many are still in existence today) and visiting was very affordable.

[1] https://discover.re/abandoned-europe/pri...

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Amusement Park
by tomvandutch on January 21 2021 10:35 hr CE(S)T    Shortlink to this report: [ https://urbx.be/hatw ]

Finding out the location
  very easy
Access
  easy
Safety
  very safe
Risk of being seen
  very low
General condition of the place
  good
Traces of vandalism
  none or very few
Good place for taking pictures?
  very good
Did you see other people?
  none or very few


Visit date   February 23 2019 at 14 hr
Visit duration   2 hours

Pünktlich zu den Feierlichkeiten zum 1. Mai 1986 sollte der Freizeitpark feierlich eröffnet werden, aber diese Pläne wurden am 26. April annulliert, als sich die Katastrophe von Tschernobyl einige Kilometer entfernt ereignet hatte.
Mehrere Quellen berichten, dass der Park am 27. April für kurze Zeit geöffnet wurde, bevor die Ankündigung zur Evakuierung der Stadt erfolgte
und eine Website zeigt Fotos des in Betrieb befindlichen Vergnügungsparks.
Theorien, dass der Park nach dem Unfall eilig geöffnet wurde, um die Bewohner von Prypjat von der Katastrophe in der Nähe abzulenken,
scheinen durch ein Video (www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPo9-cpsuQE) untermauert zu werden.
Allerdings sieht man, dass einige der Fahrgeschäfte nicht fertig waren (es fehlten Verkleidungen und nicht alle Fahrgeschäfte waren vollständig).
Es ist wahrscheinlicher und allgemein anerkannt, dass das Video im Winter, aufgrund der getragenen Kleidung, aufgenommen wurde und ein Test war. Angesichts des Mangels an Panik zum Zeitpunkt der Evakuierung bestand keine Notwendigkeit, Menschen abzulenken.

In jedem Fall ist der Park - und insbesondere sein Riesenrad - ein Symbol für die Katastrophe von Tschernobyl geworden.

Der Vergnügungspark wurde unter der Sowjetunion als "Парк культуры и отдыха" (Park der Kultur und Ruhe) erbaut, der für viele große Städte in
der damaligen Sowjetunion typisch ist. Die Attraktionen des Vergnügungsparks wurden von der in Yeysk ansässigen Firma "Аттракцион" (Attraktion) hergestellt. Die für den Bau vieler Vergnügungsparks verantwortlich waren.
Diese sind heute noch, in verschiedenen Zuständen, in den ehemaligen Staaten der Sowjetunion zu sehen.

Der nordwestlich des Kulturpalastes im Zentrum von Pripyat gelegene Park hatte fünf Attraktionen:

Das legendäre 26 m hohe Riesenrad "Круговой обзор" ('Rundschreiben Übersicht')
Einen Autoscooter "Автодром" ('Autodrome')
Eine Fallschirmjägerfahrt "Ромашка" ('Kamille')
Die Schaukelboote "Русские качели" ('Russische Schaukel')
Im Park befand sich auch ein Karnevals-Schießspiel

Der Nachfolger des ursprünglichen Unternehmens fertigt die Riesenrad-, Fallschirmjäger- und Autoscooter seit
1999 nach weitgehend unveränderten Plänen (www.attractions.ru/english).


[1] https://www.tomvandutch.de/freizeitpark

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Chernobyl
by dora_urbex_adventures on January 15 2021 18:57 hr CE(S)T    Shortlink to this report: [ https://urbx.be/hrpn ]

Finding out the location
  easy
Access
  easy
Safety
  safe
Risk of being seen
  low
General condition of the place
  good
Traces of vandalism
  none or very few
Good place for taking pictures?
  very good
Did you see other people?
  many


Visit date   March 2 2020 at 14 hr
Visit duration   5 houres +

De mogelijkheid gekregen om de geschiedenis van Pripyat met eigen ogen te aanschouwen. Dit was een unieke ervaring om langs en door deze gebouwen te lopen, het is moeilijk voor te stellen wat deze mensen meegemaakt hebben en wat zich hier allemaal afgespeeld heeft omdat zelfs op de dag van vandaag documenten of gegevens nog steeds niet bekend zijn.

We zijn hier in totaal 3 dagen geweest & hebben meerdere plekken gezien zoals pripyat zelf, de gevangenis, kinderopvang en nog meer!



[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CKEEP-HA-03/

[2] https://www.instagram.com/p/CJsnaG2Jx_q/

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Amusement Park - Pripyat
by lilla_urbex on October 18 2020 16:21 hr CE(S)T    Shortlink to this report: [ https://urbx.be/ccwd ]

Finding out the location
  very easy
Access
  very easy
Safety
  unsafe
Risk of being seen
  very low
General condition of the place
  good
Traces of vandalism
  few
Good place for taking pictures?
  very good
Did you see other people?
  few


Visit date   October 15 2020 at 13 hr
Visit duration   < 1 hour

Visiting the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone was probably the most amazing urbex experience of my life. We visited it on a beautiful sunny october day, and the colors were just absolutely breathtaking. I don't think that I should share any technical infos about this location here, because you can find everything you want to know about it online, so all I'm saying is: if you have the chance to visit the zone, don't miss out.

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Pripyat Amusement Park
by Zabnost on February 17 2020 13:16 hr CE(S)T    Shortlink to this report: [ https://urbx.be/vwcd ]

Finding out the location
  very easy
Access
  easy
Safety
  unsafe
Risk of being seen
  high
General condition of the place
  bad
Traces of vandalism
  few
Good place for taking pictures?
  very good
Did you see other people?
  few


Visit date   January 26 2020 at 12 hr
Visit duration   < 1 hour

One of the, if not the most famous spot in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.
The biggest part of this area is just a big asphalted square with a handful of attractions, including the Ferris wheel, a merry-go-round and the bumper cars. There were also a surprising amount of stray dogs in this area.

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