After decades of abandonment, 48 acres once home to Ohio's SeaWorld and Six Flags parks are set to reopen on October 25, with a restored pier and historic gatehouses marking the first phase of Aurora Park

After years of lying abandoned, a 48-acre site in Ohio that was once home to SeaWorld and Six Flags amusement parks is opening to the public again, but this time as a recreation space rather than an entertainment destination filled with rides and attractions that it once used to be. Aurora Park at Geauga Lake is opening its first section on October 25, bringing visitors back to a property that was once a popular family destination in Northeast Ohio, with a restored pier, historic gatehouse pavilions and landscaped lawns forming part of the new park.