Aerial Views
Explore the remnants of the theme park. This aerial view provides a glance at the now-abandoned parks, as color-coded below:
Blue: Geauga Lake
Purple: Sea World Ohio
Orange: Amusement Park
Green: Wildwater Kingdom
This video was filmed on a drone in 2016. It reveals the state of the amusement park portion of Geauga Lake Park, approximately 10 years after its closure.
This video was filmed on a drone in 2020. It showcases the general, present-day locations of treasured rides from the wildlife and water park portion of Geauga Lake Park.
This video was filmed on a drone in 2020. It showcases the present-day locations of treasured rides from the amusement park portion of Geauga Lake Park.
The Big Dipper: One Last Ride5
This video recorded on a drone was the last ride on the infamous Big Dipper two-days before it was demolished.
Brochures & Maps
Relive this historical site as it went through the years of establishing, building, remodeling, and shutdowns as depicted through the brochures and maps. Try to spot the differences in each map; some changes may be subtle, some changes may be monumental.
1974
1980
1987
1991
1980s
1994
1995
1998
1999
2001
2002
2004
2005
2006
2008
Khan, Sameena. Google. 2021. My Maps: Geauga Lake. https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1cd4F-Vp9GfUB5eIP7WQjs9o7P-KDH6_f&usp=sharing.
Diji Aerial Media. 2016. Geauga Lake Drone Footage. Prod. Marc Yaeger. Aurora: YouTube, 6 February. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Civ9F9dBBFI.
cleveland.com. 2020. Aerial Footage of Former Geauga Lake Amusement Park in 2020. cleveland.com. Aurora: YouTube, 21 October. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dvTqtAYbYY.
cleveland.com. 2020. Aerial Footage of SeaWorld Ohio/Wildwater Kingdom in 2020. cleveland.com. Aurora: YouTube, 27 October.
Drone Ohio. 2016. One Final Ride-Geauga Lake-The Big Dipper. Drone Ohio. Aurora: YouTube, 25 December. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmsMLOL6Fc0&t=180s.
Hammond, Jason. n.d. My Geauga Lake Home Page. http://www.rollercoasterfreak.com/Geauga_Lake_Home.html.