15. Mega Zeph (Six Flags New Orleans)

The once-mighty wooden coaster Mega Zeph still stands at Six Flags New Orleans. It only operated for half-a-decade, opening in May 2000 before closing following 2005's Hurricane Katrina.

14. Jester (Six Flags New Orleans)

Vekoma's steel creation Jester only opened at Six Flags New Orleans in 2003. It was not one of the rides that was recovered after Hurricane Katrina, instead being left to rust away.

13. Zydeco Scream (Six Flags New Orleans)

Vekoma's Boomerang coasters are found all over the world, and one of them is rotting away in the remains of Six Flags New Orleans.

12. Spreeblitz (Spreepark, Berlin, Germany)

Former communist-era amusement park Spreepark was declared insolvent in 2001. Spreeblitz still stands as a ghostly reminder of its once fun-filled past.

11. Unknown coaster (Okpo Land, South Korea)

After a series of fatal accidents (including one in which a young girl fell from a ride), Okpo Land shut its gates in May 1999. The remnants were finally demolished in 2011, but not before a few intrepid explorers captured some photographs.

10. Batman The Escape (Darien Lake, New York)

 

When Six Flags Astroworld shut down in 2005, Intamin stand-up coaster Batman The Escape was moved to Darien Lake. Six Flags has since sold the park, and the ride remains in storage. Judging from this photo, it won't be reassembled any time soon.

9. Delphis (Festivalgate, Osaka, Japan)

Opened in 1997, the Festivalgate amusement park sat just next to the Shin-Imamiya Station. Although Osaka city invested in it, the private company that ran it went bankrupt in 2004. The park was finally demolished in 2012.

8. Thunderbolt (Coney Island, New York)

Located on New York's famous Coney Island seafront, Thunderbolt operated from 1925 until 1982. It then stood abandoned for 18 years, before finally being demolished in 2000. In 2014, a new steel roller coaster with the same name will open at Coney Island's Luna Park.

7. Over Water Roller Coaster (Honey Lake Entertainment City, Shenzhen, China)

Honey Lake Entertainment City was once the dominant amusement park in Shenzhen, but after being cut in half by a new dual carriageway and facing competition from a second park, it closed in 2011. Its headline ride was the appropriately-named Over Water Roller Coaster, which had been standing but not operating since 2007.

6. Unknown coaster (Hydropark, Kiev, Ukraine)

Hydropark was built during the Soviet era to entertain the masses, but its amusement park rides largely fell into disrepair in the 1980s (other elements live on).