Manly Fun Pier
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The Manly Fun Pier (or Manly Amusement Pier) was a small amusement park located on a wharf in Manly, New South Wales, Australia. It operated from 1931 to 1989.
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[edit] History
The Manly Fun Pier started life as a cargo wharf at Manly Cove in the 1850s. In 1927 the cargo wharf was closed and in 1931 it was reopened as the Manly Amusement Pier [1] and promoted with the slogan "Built for fun in 31" [2]
During it's life, the Fun Pier saw a number of renovations (including a substantial renovation in 1980/81). [3]
It was eventually demolished in the late 1980's when the passenger wharf was extended and redeveloped in 1989. The new complex opened in 1990 and had an amusement centre in the basement level which was operated by the American company TILT. [4]
The amusement centre closed when wharf was again substantially redeveloped in 2000.
[edit] Attractions
At the time of its alteration in 1980/81, attractions included: [3], [2]
- shark aquarium (the entrance of which was a large shark mouth),
- dodgems
- ghost train
- wax museum
- fun castle
- Ferris Wheel
- the Octopus ride
- the Space-Walk ride
- the Mexican Whip ride
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Metherell, Terry; George and Shelagh Champion, (2005). Manly Council Local Studies Collection - Manly Wharf Fact Sheet. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.
- ^ a b Roller-coaster.com.au "Manly Fun Pier". Retrieved on 2008-01-26.
- ^ a b Maloney, David (2004-04). ST KILDA PIER KIOSK CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT PLAN (Comparative analysis - pg 53). Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
- ^ Date, Margot (1990-11-29), “'NEW' WHARF PUTS MANLY BACK ON THE MAP”, Sydney Morning Herald: News - page 4
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