The video discusses 10 theme parks that were never finished due to various reasons such as financial issues, opposition from locals, and unforeseen circumstances. The list includes:
1. Wonderland Amusement Park in China (stopped construction in 1998 due to financial issues)
2. Disney's WestCot (abandoned due to high construction costs)
3. Six Flags Dubai (construction stopped due to financial issues)
4. Garfield Theme Park (canceled due to opposition from a nearby amusement park)
5. Space City (construction stopped, reason unknown, but likely due to financial issues)
6. Blockbuster Theme Park (failed due to technical issues and opposition from locals)
7. Disney's America (abandoned due to criticism and controversy)
8. Miami Interama (remained in development for decades and was eventually scrapped)
9. Chernobyl Amusement Park (opened for only one day before being closed due to the Chernobyl disaster)
10. Dubailand (scrapped due to financial issues after the 2008 financial crisis)
These theme parks had ambitious plans, but unfortunately, they were never completed, leaving behind only remnants and what-ifs.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. Wonderland Amusement Park was intended to be the largest theme park in China.
2. It covered an area of 120 hectares in the Jumping District, just 20 minutes from Beijing.
3. Construction of Wonderland Amusement Park stopped in 1998 without prior notice.
4. The park was almost finished and had attractions inspired by Disneyland, including a giant castle.
5. Rumors spread that the park had money problems, which was one of the reasons it was never finished.
6. According to staff, the park was also said to be full of ghosts.
7. The park was accidentally built on a mass grave.
8. The unfinished park still stands today, but has been completely taken over by nature.
9. Farmers now use the area for farming, livestock, and farming.
10. Disney's WestCot was a theme park that was intended to be a world's fair and show what the future would be like.
11. The construction cost of Disney's WestCot was estimated to be around $1.2 billion in the first year alone.
12. The park was planned to have attractions like a huge spaceship and exhibits.
13. The project was never completed due to a lack of money.
14. Six Flags Dubai was a theme park that was intended to be built in Dubai.
15. The park was expected to cost $2.6 billion and was aimed at all ages.
16. The park was divided into six different themed areas.
17. The park was planned to have six incredible roller coasters, four aerial attractions, and an attraction of a whopping 340 meters high.
18. Construction of the park stopped after a while, and the company decided to never finish the amusement park.
19. Garfield the Cat Theme Park was a theme park that was planned to be built in the 1990s.
20. The park was intended to cover an area of 530 acres.
21. The park was allocated more than $120 million.
22. The park was planned to have multiple water attractions and roller coasters.
23. A nearby amusement park did not like the idea of Garfield the Cat Theme Park and made sure that the construction could not continue.
24. The project was canceled in 2002.
25. Space City was a theme park that was planned to be built in the 1960s.
26. The park was inspired by Disneyland and was planned to have a moon-shaped restaurant and a flying saucer.
27. The park was planned to have time machines that would allow visitors to visit different themed areas with dinosaurs and an area that resembled the moon.
28. The reason why the park was never built is not known, but it probably had to do with money problems.
29. Blockbuster Video had an idea to create a theme park with sports venues and technological attractions.
30. The park was intended to be for people between 18 and 45 years old.
31. The project failed due to technical details and the company's inability to obtain the necessary permits.
32. The location chosen for the park was in a nature reserve near the Everglades, and the people who lived there were against the project.
33. Blockbuster Video invested more than $30 million in the project before it was abandoned.
34. Disney's America was a historic theme park that was planned to be built in the hills outside of Haymarket, Washington.
35. The park would have had three thousand acres with nine themed areas, each focused on a period in American history.
36. The park was planned to use technology, including virtual reality.
37. The project was canceled due to tremendous criticism and controversy.
38. The project would have cost $600 million.
39. Miami Interama was a theme park that was planned to be built in Miami.
40. The park was intended to be a large exhibition that would show the culture, government, and art of Central America, Africa, and Europe.
41. The park was planned to attract world-famous designers such as Eero Saarinen, Marcel Breuer, and Louis Kahn.
42. The project was scrapped due to the company's inability to handle a project of such magnitude.
43. An amusement park was being built in Chernobyl before the disaster.
44. The park was only open for one day on April 27, 1986.
45. The park was closed forever due to radiation.
46. The only people who tried the attractions were those who helped evacuate the people a day later.
47. Dubai announced plans to build a gigantic theme park called Dubailand in 2003.
48. The park was intended to be twice the size of Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.
49. The park would have occupied almost three billion square meters.
50. The infrastructure alone would have cost $64 billion.
51. The park would have hosted a total of 45 mega projects and more than 200 projects.
52. The park was supposed to be built in four phases, each lasting five years.
53. The project was scrapped due to money problems after the 2008 financial crisis.