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Dreamland was an Australian
amusement park An amusement park is a park that features various attractions, such as rides and games, as well as other events for entertainment purposes. A theme park is a type of amusement park that bases its structures and attractions around a central ...
in the
Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
suburb of St Kilda, which was opened on 2 November 1906. It was demolished in 1909, except for the Figure Eight rollercoaster which remained open until 1914.


History

In November 1906 Dreamland was opened in St Kilda, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. It was built on an area of wasteland which included a lagoon.Ups and downs of Melbourne's historic funpark
Date: 17/10/2010, Publication: The Sunday Age, Section: Supplement, Page: 10, Financial Review The lagoon had been drained in 1870 and the site had been unoccupied for more than a decade. Dreamland was demolished in 1909, but in 1912
Luna Park Luna Park is a name shared by dozens of currently operating and defunct amusement parks. They are named after, and partly based on, the first Luna Park, which opened in 1903 during the heyday of large Coney Island parks. Luna parks are small-sc ...
was opened in the same area. Luna Park is still open and operating today.


Past attractions

* Robson's Figure Eight rollercoaster. * "The Trip to the Moon" in the "Dreamland Airship" * San Francisco earthquake and fire. * Ascent of Fujiyama. with descent via either the. ** "Down and Out". ** or the "Bump the Bumps". * Hereafter * The Rivers of the World. * "The Unseen World" with its mystic caves. * Hall of Illusion. * Grecian Theatre.


See also

*
Luna Park, Melbourne Luna Park Melbourne is a historic amusement park located on the foreshore of Port Phillip Bay in St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria. It opened on 13 December 1912, with a formal opening a week later, and has been operating almost continuously ever s ...


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Park History
Defunct amusement parks in Australia 1906 establishments in Australia 1909 disestablishments in Australia Amusement parks in Victoria (state) Demolished buildings and structures in Melbourne Buildings and structures demolished in 1909 St Kilda, Victoria {{Melbourne-stub