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Fort Mill, South Carolina: Remnants of Heritage USA (Gone)

Jim and Tammy Bakker's 1980s born-again Disneyland is just a memory. For years you could gaze at the abandoned castle from the weedy parking lot, but now the property is just apartments and townhomes.

Directions:
I-77 exit 90. Drive southeast on Carowinds Blvd/US 21 for one mile. Turn left onto Regent Parkway and follow it for two miles, past the golf course and Pyramid on the right, back to the heart of Heritage USA. You should see the Grand Tower after a mile or so. Follow the roads that aren't barricaded.
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Heritage USA

All of these remnants are now gone, replaced by residential housing.

[GH Hill, 07/10/2024]

Jim and Tammy Bakker's 1980s born-again Disneyland survived for decades as an abandoned and weird ruin.

Main Street.

Remnants of Heritage USA

This site has been transformed over the years, and is currently an active church. They grant access to inside the building, where you can see a restored Main Street from the Heritage USA days, as well as a small collection of vintage Heritage USA artifacts down one of the hallways on Main St.

I made a video showcasing these things on YouTube.

[Adam Black, 09/20/2019]
Remnants of Heritage USA

The only thing that remains here is the tower. The castle and auditorium are gone and the other buildings have been renovated and are used by a church now. The tower is neat but not anything to write home about.

[Courtney, 11/25/2016]
Remnants of Heritage USA

The Heritage USA castle has been torn down, the hotel is still there, and the pavilion/lake house is still there.

[Heather, 02/28/2015]

Heritage USA empty building.

Remnants of Heritage USA

The castle is now gone, but the abandoned hotel still looms over the area and is pretty cool to check out, as well as what appears to be the park entrance (complete with ride intensity guide and lots of rust). The area is bizarrely half deserted/half still bustling with the nearby ministries that have taken over some of the buildings. No one seemed to care as we explored... definitely worth a trip.

[Sarah O, 05/23/2013]

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