Magic Kingdom, Sydney
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Magic Kingdom was a small amusement park located in Lansvale, New South Wales, Australia. It is now closed.
[edit] History and Operation
The park operated in the 1970's, 80's and early 1990's. The park was closed not long after Wonderland Sydney opened.
The park was promoted on television with commercials featuring the song Magic by the band Pilot.
Some of the rides were sourced from Luna Park after it closed in 1979 following the Ghost Train tragedy [1]
Magic Kingdom was popular at its peak but due to size and location (it could only be accessed by road which went through an industrial area and residential area) the park struggled to remain viable. Many people from the south west of Sydney have fond memories of Magic Kingdom and miss it along with the other parks of the same era which also closed around the same time.
[edit] Attractions
The park was small covering about 36 acres. Features included:
- Over 15 rides
- Slides (Two open water slides (95 metres long) plus a giant dry slide) [2]
- Radio controlled cars
- Picnic area with barbecue facilities [3]
- Big Shoe
- Petrol powered mini-boats on a lake [4]
- In the 1990s' bungy jumping was available at the park. [5]
[edit] References
- ^ Aussie Heritage - Luna Park (2007-01-30). Retrieved on 2008-02-01.
- ^ Cockington, James (28 November 1986), “SUMMER NO SWEAT”, Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ “Children’s parties”, The Sun-Herald: Tempo, page 129, 7 April 1991
- ^ Abandoned Parks - Funk.net.au. Retrieved on 2008-02-01.
- ^ Corbett, Bryce (21 December 1996), “Nathan's leap of faith”, The Daily Telegraph (Australia): page 13
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