Magic Mountain was an
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
Nobby Beach,
Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
,
Australia
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which operated from 1962 to 1991. The amusement park was situated atop a mountain which now houses a variety of properties.
Origins
In 1962, Page Newman built the Nobby Beach
chairlift
An elevated passenger ropeway, or chairlift, is a type of aerial lift, which consists of a continuously circulating steel wire rope loop strung between two end terminals and usually over intermediate towers, carrying a series of chairs. They ...
that later formed part of the Magic Mountain entertainment park. A cafeteria was built on top of the outcrop. It was a gamble that paid off, in its first year of operation the chair-lift carried 40,000 people. A Magic Castle was built, giving the park the "magic" theme. Page Newman sold the park in 1976 to George Carrett. Carrett owned the park until 1982 when it was sold again. In 1983, the new owner commenced intensive development with
A$13.6 million spent to extend the Magic Mountain theme park.
Attractions
* Castle
* Chairlift
* Chair O Planes
* Dodgem Cars
* Double-Decker Carousel
* Parachute Drop Tower (Giant Drop)
* Plane Ride
* Train
* Splashdown
* Ball Pit
* Jumping Castle
* Giant Cargo Nets
* Carousel
* Tram ride
* Magic Show in dedicated theatre
* Flickers (Old B&W silent movies)
*
Closure and demolition
Magic Mountain closed in mid 1987 and remained a derelict unused site until 1991 when the land was cleared and subdivided into two portions in 1995. The defunct site was briefly used as a set for a scene in the remake of the TV series ''Mission Impossible''.
The land was sold and is now the site of restaurants, shops and predominantly, Magic Mountain Resort Apartments, named in its memory. The only remnants of the chairlift is a street sign, Chairlift Avenue.
The chairlift was moved to
Dreamworld,
while the parachute tower was moved to
Australia's Wonderland
Wonderland Sydney (originally known as Australia's Wonderland), was an amusement park in Eastern Creek, Sydney, Australia. Officially opened in December 1985 by the Premier of New South Wales, Neville Wran, the park was the largest in the southe ...
. Both attractions have since been closed.
External links
Magic Mountain TV commercial 1986
See also
*
List of defunct amusement parks
References
{{Australian Theme Parks
Defunct amusement parks in Australia
1962 establishments in Australia
1991 disestablishments in Australia
Amusement parks in Queensland
Amusement parks opened in 1962
Amusement parks closed in 1991
Tourist attractions on the Gold Coast, Queensland