Maps

Aerial Views

My Maps: Geauga Lake1

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

Geauga Lake Drone Footage2

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.

Aerial Footage of Sea World Ohio & Wildwater Kingdom4

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.

Aerial Footage of Former Geauga Lake Amusement Park3

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.

Geauga Lake Brochure6

1974

Sea World Ohio Brochure6

1980

Geauga Lake6

1987

1991

Sea World Ohio6

1980s

Geauga Lake6

1994

Geauga Lake6

1995

Geauga Lake6

1998

Geauga Lake6

1999

Six Flags: Worlds of Adventure6

2001

Six Flags: Worlds of Adventure6

2002

Geauga Lake6

2004

Geauga Lake & Wildwater Kingdom6

2005

Geauga Lake & Wildwater Kingdom6

2006

Wildwater Kingdom6

2008

References

  1. Khan, Sameena. Google. 2021. My Maps: Geauga Lake. https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1cd4F-Vp9GfUB5eIP7WQjs9o7P-KDH6_f&usp=sharing.

  2. Diji Aerial Media. 2016. Geauga Lake Drone Footage. Prod. Marc Yaeger. Aurora: YouTube, 6 February. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Civ9F9dBBFI.

  3. 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.

  4. cleveland.com. 2020. Aerial Footage of SeaWorld Ohio/Wildwater Kingdom in 2020. cleveland.com. Aurora: YouTube, 27 October.

  5. 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.

  6. Hammond, Jason. n.d. My Geauga Lake Home Page. http://www.rollercoasterfreak.com/Geauga_Lake_Home.html.