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| posted on April 8th, 2010 at 03:04 PM |
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Dead Sydney Fun Parks
Maybe it's today's public liability insurance requirements, or rising real estate prices, but all of Sydney's old fun parks and amusement centres
seem to have closed. The one at Jamberoo seems to be the only one left.
Does anyone have any memories (and, even better, photos) of these now-defunct Sydney fun parks?
* Australia's Wonderland, Minchinbury
* Bullen's Animal World, Wallacia
* African Lion Safari, Warragamba
* Adventureland, Leppington
* Magic Kingdom, Lansvale
* Manly Fun Pier, Manly
* Mt Druitt Waterworks
* Paradise Gardens, Cattai
Anyone been to these places ? I went to all of them, and can remember them all. Most have been redeveloped. Some of them are still there, rotting
away.
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| posted on April 8th, 2010 at 03:30 PM |
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The ' Fun Police ' have done a great job, haven't they?
I remember going to Paradise Gardens (then Bungool Picnic Ground), for motorkhanas in the early '60s.
Perhaps I may start a new thread!
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| posted on April 8th, 2010 at 03:36 PM |
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Luna Park is still open, but its not much of a fun park, especially after the "Fun police" took the old roller-coaster down for "Noise" related
reasons,
At least i live close to Jambaroo, but they are still needing alot more upgrades to come close to competing with QLD
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| posted on April 8th, 2010 at 05:27 PM |
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What about el cabelo blanco
only seen it cause driven past it a few times
what about wonderland in syd,
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| posted on April 8th, 2010 at 08:43 PM |
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There was also Santa Land on Delhi Road North Ryde
It was there in the late 60's - right hand side as you are driving towards Chatswood, just before Nth Sub Crematorium.
Went there when I was a wee tacker
In the late 70's we use to canoe / kayak up Lane Cove River from Boronia Park to Lane Cove weir and stop there to muck about.
One day and old codger came out and let go with both barrels of a shot gun towards us.
Found out later it was a HUGE 2 up school and we were upsetting them
Never paddles so fast in my life!!!
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| posted on April 8th, 2010 at 09:03 PM |
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Been to these ones as a kid,
* Australia's Wonderland, Minchinbury
* Bullen's Animal World, Wallacia
* African Lion Safari, Warragamba
* Manly Fun Pier, Manly
I was only recently thinking about Bullens Animal World, thought I might look it up to take my kids there. I guess you have just saved me the
trouble.
My oldies would probably have some "slides"of us at Bullens Animal World & the African Lion Safari.
What about Featherdale Farm? & Old Sydney Town?
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| posted on April 8th, 2010 at 09:06 PM |
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what about Old Sydney Town,The Butterfly Farm,and there was another old colonial style park out at wilberforce??? then you have Model Park which is
still going ,i remember going there with my dads work for the kids Christmas party in the early 70`s
http://www.modelpark.org.au/
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| posted on April 8th, 2010 at 10:29 PM |
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No doubt the liability insurance is huge, but I maintain that all of these places are too expensive. Jamberoo is 10 minutes away from me. But its $137
for family of 4 to get in the gate. Add inflated food prices and you are looking at about $200. Thats a lot of money for a lot of people. If it was
$60 / family you might go 2 or 3 times per year. i've only taken my daughter there once in 12 years. Same with the cinemas. My local is greater
union. If you book online so that you get good seats, you pay $1 on top of the $15.50. It wasnt that long ago when me and the wife you could both go
for $6.00 with a shopadocket. We used to go every weekend. Now we go 4-5 times / year... and usually to a kids movie.
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| posted on April 8th, 2010 at 10:37 PM |
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Yeah i flew back to Sydney for trainign after living in adelaide for about 9 years.. and im liek yay one day off im going to Wonderland... and there
was an industrial estate where it used to be.... What ever happened to allow the biggest wooden rollercoaster of this hemisphere be torn down. I
remember as a kid sitting on that for 10 rides in a row... the deamon where you went backwards.. and then space probe 7 funded by channel 7..
I thought old sydney town was still going
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| posted on April 9th, 2010 at 08:56 AM |
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No, Old Sydney Town at Somersby closed in 2003, apparently. It seems most of it is still there, rotting; you drive right past it to get to the
Australian Reptile Park (which was moved from North Gosford in the 1990s). I remember watching the 'floggings' at Old Sydney Town back in the 1970s
when I was a kid.
Australia's Wonderland (later called Wonderland Sydney) opened in 1985 to replace the troubled Luna Park. It was popular for a while but started
losing money in the 1990s. It was sold to the Malaysians in 1997 and it closed on Anzac Day 2004. It was completely demolished by 2005 and today it is
industrial land. The two wooden roller coasters - the Bush Beast and the Beastie - were demolished. The steel roller coster (called the Demon) was
sold to an amusement park in Alabama where it still runs today. Like the way the newer Luna Park 'Big Dipper' was dismantled and rebuilt at
Dreamworld in QLD.
I agree Chris, I only take my daughter to Jamberoo once a year. Don't start me on the cost of the Royal Easter Show...
Paul I remember the park at Wilberforce, it was called Australiana Village. I vaguely remember it - I think it had one of the 60-class NSW Garrett
locos on display, which would have been moved to Thirlmere after it closed.
We drove right past the old African Lion Safari, and Bullens Animal World, on the recent Flat Four Supercruise. The former gates of Bullens Animal
World still exist on Park Road.
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| posted on April 9th, 2010 at 09:28 AM |
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Ramsgate Baths was a great place to go when I was a kid. As well as salt water - from Botany Bay - pools,they had a HUGE slippery-dip, and a mini zoo
with monkeys etc. and a Galah with about 3 feathers, reputed to be over 100 years old! I think it was called Cocky Bennett.
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| posted on April 10th, 2010 at 03:50 AM |
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yeah now yr talking yes Ramsgate Baths used to go there for the school swimming carnival was tops and the slipper dips great fun for all
they had a mini archade as well remember Greg
I grew up in blakehurst so new the area well i think there was 7 pools in total a few different sizes n depths hey
i remember the best fish n chips there too
it now is covered by a Coles supermarket
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| posted on April 10th, 2010 at 12:20 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Phil74Camper
Paul I remember the park at Wilberforce, it was called Australiana Village. I vaguely remember it - I think it had one of the 60-class NSW Garrett
locos on display, which would have been moved to Thirlmere after it closed.
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That's the one Phil ,I remember going there with the scout group i was in,just couldn't remember the name
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| posted on April 10th, 2010 at 06:48 PM |
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magic kingdom used to be named Hollywood in the 50's -60's
and wonderland in Tamarama in the 10's 20's
Keeping it real !
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| posted on April 10th, 2010 at 08:28 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by silver
magic kingdom used to be named Hollywood in the 50's - 60's
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thats the name i remember "Hollywood Picnic grounds"
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