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mashburger: monnie: darknessandstarlight: joyfulpantsofbuttlol: shadel: Dazzleland | Myer Centre, Adelaide, South Australia 1991 Dazzleland was a two-story indoor amusement park occupying the top levels of the Myer Centre in Rundle Mall, a major shopping street in Adelaide, Australia. The centre was built between 1988–1991, at a cost of $1 billion. Some years later, the centre was sold for $140 million. The park’s signature attraction was a figure 8 roller coaster named Jazz Junction, its track running overhead, 5 storeys high. Other attractions included dodgem cars, a carousel, giant playground, musical fountain and train. With the park’s closure on 31 January 1998, an attempt was made to fill the upper levels with smaller, higher paying retail tenants. This soon proved unsuccessful in luring the necessary foot traffic, whereby the upper level remained vacant for many years. The remains of Jazz Junction were removed during 2003 as part of the renovation of the Myer Centre. Such a waste. Adelaide used to be cool, man. JK. Adelaide is still bitchin’. Just less rides. I miss this so much. WANT THIS BACK Ahhh! I was always too scared to go on the rollercoaster and I will live with that regret forever. Memories. Why did it have to be taken away!? WHYYYY

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shadel:

Dazzleland | Myer Centre, Adelaide, South Australia 1991

Dazzleland was a two-story indoor amusement park occupying the top levels of the Myer Centre in Rundle Mall, a major shopping street in Adelaide, Australia. The centre was built between 1988–1991, at a cost of $1 billion. Some years later, the centre was sold for $140 million. The park’s signature attraction was a figure 8 roller coaster named Jazz Junction, its track running overhead, 5 storeys high. Other attractions included dodgem cars, a carousel, giant playground, musical fountain and train.

With the park’s closure on 31 January 1998, an attempt was made to fill the upper levels with smaller, higher paying retail tenants. This soon proved unsuccessful in luring the necessary foot traffic, whereby the upper level remained vacant for many years. The remains of Jazz Junction were removed during 2003 as part of the renovation of the Myer Centre.

Such a waste. Adelaide used to be cool, man. JK. Adelaide is still bitchin’. Just less rides.

I miss this so much.

WANT THIS BACK

Ahhh! I was always too scared to go on the rollercoaster and I will live with that regret forever.

Memories. Why did it have to be taken away!? WHYYYY

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  13. wheretoanchor reblogged this from abdjeirlfk and added:
    I don’t usually reblog stuff like this, but this is where my childhood was spent. My Dad worked as a Financial Advisor...
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  15. lonely-losers reblogged this from abdjeirlfk and added:
    WHAT THE FUCK WHY WASN’T I BORN THEN OMG NOW THE CITY IS SHIT I WISH IT WAS STILL THERE I WENT TO THE MYER CENTRE...
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  18. cutenory reblogged this from iwontallowit and added:
    i hate my parents for never taking me to dazzleland when i was younger
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  20. shaunlorrain reblogged this from monnie and added:
    More of Adelaide I wish we could have back!
  21. chantor reblogged this from faeriekitteh and added:
    I want to go to freakin’ Dazzleland!
  22. faeriekitteh reblogged this from shadel
  23. sit-and-sink reblogged this from simplylester and added:
    :O, so there was shit to do in Adelaide.
  24. danceandsunshine reblogged this from gee-quinn and added:
    I remember going on the roller-coaster when I was 3. :3
  25. princesscakes reblogged this from mashburger and added:
    Memories. Why did it have to be taken away!? WHYYYY
  26. gidgetcooper reblogged this from oceanobsession and added:
    Dazzleland | Myer Centre, Adelaide, South Australia 1991 Dazzleland was...two-story indoor...
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  28. andemaiar reblogged this from shadel and added:
    Sad, isn’t it?
  29. bestmistake reblogged this from mashburger and added:
    We NEED this back!
  30. mashburger reblogged this from monnie and added:
    Ahhh! I was always too scared to go on the rollercoaster and I will live with that regret forever.
  31. badgersdontrideonferriswheels reblogged this from coltothedeafhorse and added:
    I MISS THIS SO MUCH. =(
  32. emotionallyclumsy reblogged this from smoldvatore

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