Libertyland
A very kind man once operated the carousel in this park. When a child’s balloon flew into the carousel one day, the man offered to retrieve it. He, however, forgot to turn the carousel off and was resultantly decapitated. It is said the man now roams around the attraction occasionally making his presence known.
I like the story and all, but it isn’t really all that mysterious. Me and friends recently went to voodoo village, and we think that is about as scary as it can get in Memphis. You guys should post that one instead, if you don’t know the story then oh well. The street is Mary Angelou rd., and believe me you should check it out!
Comment by Dave | 11.23.2005 | 3:16 pm
THIS STORY SOUNDS SORDA TRUE BUT I THINK THE MAN WOULD HAVE MOVED ON AND HOW DID THE MAN GET ON THE CAROUSEL IF IT WAS STILL ON????????
Comment by JJ | 12.27.2005 | 3:43 pm
As of January 1,2006, Libertyland was closed down.The owners had a hard time making a profit, and looking at the state of disrepair of the facilities, I could understand why. A few points of intrest: 1. The carousel that is reputed to be haunted is still there. It, and the wooden roller coaster are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Both the coster and the carousel are well over 100 years old. There is serious talk of relocating the carousel to the Pink Palace Museum.
2. The coaster was a loved by all sorts of Memphians, including Elvis. Another tale that relates to the park is that if you were to take a photo of the car that “The King” prefered you might have a faint image of his spirit on at least one of your photos.
Comment by WJR | 02.8.2006 | 12:28 am
Well ,ever since i was little i’ve gone to the park almost every summer ,and i’ve never seen any ghost.
Comment by kc | 03.18.2006 | 2:00 pm
How do you FORGET to turn a carousel off?i mean come on lol
Comment by Brandi | 03.31.2006 | 6:15 pm
I’ll get the balloon little boy. Oh great another story of a petifile on the internet. What’s new.
Comment by Soldier85 | 05.15.2006 | 9:41 pm
This sounds more like a classic “round the campfire” ghost tale if you ask me. I am middle age, born and raised in Memphis, and I have never heard this story. Seems like this one might have made the news!
Comment by Deborah | 06.5.2006 | 4:17 pm
I live in memphis and thats a total B.S. story.
Comment by memphis slim | 06.14.2006 | 2:52 am
hey ive went several times to the voodoo village thing and nothing happened…anytime i went…not saying its not true…but ive never ever saw anyone, i guess that’s a good thing. but it is diff. scary at nite cuz they have that school bus done by the bottom of a hill and they say if you drive into it all the way and try to come back up the road and you see that big moving truck in the way… you better be prepared for a scare of a life time…cuz they block you in and i dont know if they try to beat your *** or try to kill you…forgot the story but its cool and scary to look at. they have stuff all in their yards, like voodoo stuff, or i guess that’s what it is…oh and on the liberty land thing…ive been there several times. and ive never seen anything happen or hear of anything happening to anyone…thing like that would pass around…but thats my opinion.
Comment by bobbie | 07.10.2006 | 3:18 pm
Where is the Voodoo village? I am from Memphis and am not sure I remember that place
Comment by Ann | 10.11.2006 | 4:23 pm
oh my goodness i have been to libertyland so many times; im so glad i did not know about this at the time i would have freaked out and left. But i still ask my self has any body ran into the ghost? its very unknown
Comment by daniella olvera | 10.17.2006 | 2:51 pm
I have lived in Memphis my whole life and this Liberyland story IS B.S!
And Voodo Village in down in South Memphis, NOT A GOOD PART OF TOWN. I went there several times when I was a teenager. All I remember is crazy stuff in people yards the house where shacks! Not sure exactly where it is located but I wouldn’t advise anyone to go there. I have heard that the people that live there will block the road and hit your car with stuff.
Comment by Ruth | 10.18.2006 | 2:59 pm
I have never heard that story about Libertyland… I think that is made up.
Comment by Brittany | 10.27.2006 | 3:48 pm
I’ve lived in Memphis all my life and ive never heard this story. Ivge been to libertyland and nevwe saw or had any trace of a ghost. This a crapload of a story
Comment by Brandon | 10.28.2006 | 11:56 pm
I’m from Voodoo village and I advise you not to go there anymore.
Comment by M. Laveau | 10.30.2006 | 11:07 am
I THINK SOME OF IT IS REAL AND FAKE CHECK IT OUT ITS COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment by TANNER CARDEN | 12.14.2006 | 10:24 am
I’m from Memphis as well and have never heard of this story. Voodoo Village I have heard of and had the sense never to go there.
Comment by Shannan | 01.1.2007 | 1:57 am
I have lived in memphis all my 44 years and have definitely heard about the libertyland ghost. my father is a retired policeman and knew alot of ghost stories involving overton park (blue lady), libertyland, Orpheum, Voodoo village, house on Brownsville road, etc. whether it really happened? don’t know, but the story has been around a long time.
Comment by adrienne | 02.26.2007 | 2:48 pm
Here is another list of ghosts in Memphis: http://memphis.about.com/od/halloween/p/ghosts.htm
Comment by strvnwritr | 08.4.2007 | 2:23 pm
This is no longer there. Liberty Land was torn down last year in 2006. Sorry people.
Comment by Ashley | 08.23.2007 | 5:14 pm
That story doesnt make any sense. Did the balloon fly underneath it or something?lol
Comment by Scott | 09.1.2007 | 11:42 am
I live in Memphis, have all my life. Currently living in Bartlett. I have heard of the Liberty Land ghost many times, but no one has been able to prove it real or fake. I have also heard of Voodoo Village from my dad who said that when he was teenager, he and some friends went down there (1974) and he said that they barely got down the road before weird stuff and sounds and shadows and stuff started happening. they made it through most of the place and then two of the guys with him, looked up into a tree and started screaming, turned white, and turned the car around and punched it out of there. they wouldnt say what they saw but my dad is still friends with one of them and he still to this day will not talk about it and starts sweating and turning pale if you ask him. so maybe there is something to the story. also, there is a graveyard on 51 highway goin into millington that is haunted and i have seen it for myself along with my sister and aunt who were with me. I think it is called Woodhaven Cemetary. Anyways we were there one night play in the graveyard like most teenagers do just to get spooked and have fun and my aunt was in the car. well, the graveyard is divided by little roads. we were standing one side of a road in there facing 51 highway, when we saw a man with black hair and a reddish looking shirt walking towards us. at first, we just thought there was someone else in there or the people who take care of it were telling us to get out. but as he got closer to the road coming towards us, he just dissapeared!!! well, of course, we were a little freaked out so we went back to the car. well, in the middle of the cemetary, there is a huge statue of jesus. and as we drove around it leaving, the eyes were following us until we got out. i have been back there since then but only during the day. i have asked people to go back with me at night and investigate but no one wants to go. I may just have to go by myself and take some pictures and see if i can prove any of it.
Comment by cyma80 | 10.3.2007 | 1:26 pm
i live in memphis and have never heard that one…. who cares now because libertyland is shut down anyway?
Comment by Ashley | 10.5.2007 | 11:19 am
i live in memphis and have never heard that one…wwho cares now anyway liberty land is shut down?
Comment by Ashley | 10.5.2007 | 11:20 am
thats so freaky i could have never belived it wow
Comment by kathleen | 11.14.2007 | 12:02 pm
I lived in west TN for 30 yearsand never heard this story. Every summer we would go to libertyland and never saw a thing out of the ordinary. This could be true or not. But you would think there would be a record of the death somewhere in the shelby co records.
Comment by rustee | 11.19.2007 | 1:07 am
I worked at Libertyland in the 80s and there was a guy that got caught in gears of the carousel and was killed. It was certainly no legend or myth.
Comment by Ben | 12.10.2007 | 10:28 pm
that sounds so stupid so get over it ok try that freaks
Comment by kkhurst351 | 12.14.2007 | 11:44 am
To the dumb a** who said they are from Voodoo village…come on really you think they got internet there.. I mean if they can afford a computer would the be living in a shack???? Dont try to break in and steal it cause they got ADT alarm systems!!!
Comment by jne doe | 03.1.2008 | 1:36 pm
oh wow. i have heard this but dont think it is true. i have lived in memphis all my life and cant beleive this is the best they have for memphis haunts. there are like 20 better ones that have been proven true. go to shadowlands and they will show every haunt in every state. anywho. liberty land is gone now so it dont matter anyways.
Comment by cv | 03.20.2008 | 1:08 pm
How can he “forget” to turn off the carousel? Weirdo!!!!! Oh well, he still did it to help a kid get a balloon. That is so sweet of him.
Comment by Tiffany | 03.24.2008 | 7:00 pm
To the person who said they were from Voodoo Village, you’re not. The people who live there do not call it that, and hate it when you do.
Comment by Caitlin | 06.5.2008 | 8:00 am
All right i had a fun adventure last night i went to alot of the suposedly haunted and REALLY creapy places last night and voodoo village was by far the SCAREIEST place i went to. Three of my friends and i went down to the bus on mary angela road around two in the morning and the scariest thing happened when we got there there was a lady standing in some type of aferican dress and she had her head crooked to the side with a deranged look on her face then she started to walk toward us. It was very foggy and as she came toward us from the fog about four other people with corpse like features emerge rom the fog and they all had VERY large knifes and the look on our faces was like “O MY GOD” its time it get the heck out of here! As we drove in reverse they started to chase us so we sped up and got the heck out of there so thats my story of my adventure from last night 6/15/08 i hope none of yall are as dumb as we were last night that was almost a near death experiance and i will probably go back tonight. HAHA
Comment by Milky | 06.16.2008 | 5:27 pm