Children have fun in the fantasy world. The multitude of colors, the bright colors, sometimes the cartoon or storybook characters, and, of course, the rides, all help to make the amusement park a thrilling experience for everyone - from the youngest child to the oldest adult.

But, what happens to "the magic" when an amusement park closes? I've always held a wonderment for closed parks. These special places where the fantasy, the magic, used to excite children, young and old, and are now just ruins or maybe a mall or office building.

Some say there never was any magic; it's just "big business". I don't agree. Just look into the eyes of a child the first time he meets Mickey or Goofy or the Little Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe. Listen to him scream with glee the first time on a carousel. Just "Big business"?

Maybe you went there on your first date? Or enjoyed your first kiss in the Tunnel of Love? Just "Big business" ?

No, it's not just "big business"! It's so much more than that!

It's Life! It's Fantasy! It truly IS Magic!

So, what happens to "the magic" when an amusement park closes? Is it gone? Forever?

No. I don't believe so. I believe it lives on - in the hearts of the children that once frequented the parks.

That's why we started this page. To help these "children" remember the good times they had at these parks. To help them reminisce about their childhood - their "good old days". To help them explain to US, even though we may never have been there, why this place was "a special place".

Yes, amusement parks are a special place. Even if the only remnant left - is in the heart of a child.