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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. We NEED this back!

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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.

We NEED this back!

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