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03-16-2016, 05:07 AM
Forgotten memories: 8 long-lost theme parks in Australia
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Amusement parks are far and few between in Australia — so when one disappears, it leaves a big hole in people's*hearts.
There's a cluster of theme parks on the Gold Coast in Queensland, the odd miniature amusement park in regional holiday towns and the long-running Luna Park in Melbourne or Sydney, but otherwise it is slim pickings around the country.*
SEE ALSO: Lifelike velociraptor invades Australia in hunt for Jurassic World (http://mashable.com/2016/03/02/lifelike-di**saur-invades-melbourne/)
From the feeling of dropping down "Space Probe 7" at Wonderland for the first time, to flying over a shopping mall in Adelaide's Dazzeland, the fear and glee of these moments have stuck in our minds even as weary adults. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/15/australia-theme-parks/)
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Amusement parks are far and few between in Australia — so when one disappears, it leaves a big hole in people's*hearts.
There's a cluster of theme parks on the Gold Coast in Queensland, the odd miniature amusement park in regional holiday towns and the long-running Luna Park in Melbourne or Sydney, but otherwise it is slim pickings around the country.*
SEE ALSO: Lifelike velociraptor invades Australia in hunt for Jurassic World (http://mashable.com/2016/03/02/lifelike-di**saur-invades-melbourne/)
From the feeling of dropping down "Space Probe 7" at Wonderland for the first time, to flying over a shopping mall in Adelaide's Dazzeland, the fear and glee of these moments have stuck in our minds even as weary adults. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/15/australia-theme-parks/)
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