page_title: List of defunct amusement parks in the United States
section_title: California
hierarchical_section_title: List of defunct amusement parks in the United States / List of parks / California
caption_attribution_description: Marineland of the Pacific (1977) — formerly on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, in Los Angeles County, California.
context_page_description: According to the National Amusement Park Historical Association, there are approximately 1,000 defunct amusement parks in North America, with a significant number being in the United States. The primary reasons for amusement park closures in the early-20th century included the advent of the Great Depression, destruction by fire, accidents, and construction of highways and other forms of land development.
caption: Marineland of the Pacific, 1977
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