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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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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.

See also