Dreamland (Melbourne Amusement Park)
Dreamland was an Australian amusement park in the Melbourne 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. 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 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.