abandoned castles that stretch as far as the eye can see. It's safe to say that this is not the happiest place on Earth, and that it's not one of the places that Disney fans want to visit.

The homes all look the same, their blue-grey steeples and Gothic fixtures calling to mind the castles in Disney films ... are riddled with abandoned properties. But none are quite as eerie ...

"Wonderland" is an abandoned amusement park 20 miles outside ... skeletal version of Cinderella's castle. But beyond farmers and the occasional tourist, there is only an ominous silence at Wonderland.