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Mysteries of the Abandoned

When this theme park opened, it wasthe largest tourist attractionin the area. And it was...

[Bell]
When this theme park opened, it was
the largest tourist attraction
in the area. And it was all made possible
by one man with a dream

Full Transcript

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[Bell] When this theme park opened,
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it was the largest tourist attraction in the area.
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And it was all made possible by one man with a dream.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:03:09
Uploaded
Jul 08, 2025
Season
9
Episode
18
Genres
documentary
Production
Mosfilm

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Movie Summary

The world's most incredible engineering projects are revisited to uncover why places full of mysteries and untold secrets are now abandoned ruins.
S09 • E09 [narrator] Philippe Lacroix has been mayor of this area since 2014. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:27
[narrator] Philippe Lacroix has been mayor of this area sinc...
S09 • E06 So they were kind of blending the look of the building with the water. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:05
So they were kind of blending the look of the building with ...
S09 • E07 The little promontory itself is about 600-odd feet - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:07
The little promontory itself is about 600-odd feet
S09 • E01 And everybody looks here and they say, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:10
And everybody looks here and they say,
S09 • E08 And he wrote about Camp Reynolds - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:06
And he wrote about Camp Reynolds
S09 • E16 They decided they would still have the unfortunate old lady cross the bridge, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:10
They decided they would still have the unfortunate old lady ...
S09 • E14 Uh, this is capable of firing a shell - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:14
Uh, this is capable of firing a shell
S09 • E05 [narrator] In 1912, the hotel came under new management. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:15
[narrator] In 1912, the hotel came under new management.
S09 • E06 And then the roof is all done in this beautiful green tile. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:05
And then the roof is all done in this beautiful green tile.
S09 • E20 [narrator] These are the petrified relics of Varosha. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:24
[narrator] These are the petrified relics of Varosha.
S09 • E18 [Dr. Gutierrez-Romine] The original owner was Ronald Braxton Coburn - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:13
[Dr. Gutierrez-Romine] The original owner was Ronald Braxton...
S09 • E12 [narrator] By this time, it had developed a fearsome reputation, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:08
[narrator] By this time, it had developed a fearsome reputat...
S09 • E07 And it's a limestone bit of rock, very easily weathered away with water, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:27
And it's a limestone bit of rock, very easily weathered...
S09 • E02 I was fascinated to conduct - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:54
I was fascinated to conduct
S09 • E08 I can see that little village - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:13
I can see that little village
S09 • E04 And how did American troops - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:05
And how did American troops
S09 • E06 And that would allow the top of the building to blend in with the tree line. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:05
And that would allow the top of the building to blend in wit...
S09 • E21 The carrier could launch planes about every 30 seconds. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:08
The carrier could launch planes about every 30 seconds.
S09 • E01 [narrator] But this neighborhood became home to poverty. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:14
[narrator] But this neighborhood became home to poverty.
S09 • E16 Many people from that day forward - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:06
Many people from that day forward