Magic Mountain, Nobby Beach

Magic Mountain
Location	Nobby Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates	28°3′41.99″S 153°26′23.4″E / 28.0616639°S 153.439833°E / -28.0616639; 153.439833Coordinates: 28°3′41.99″S 153°26′23.4″E / 28.0616639°S 153.439833°E / -28.0616639; 153.439833
Owner	Page Newman (1962-1976) George Carrett (1976-1982)[1]
Opened	1962 (1962)[1]
Closed	1991 (1991)[1]
Previous names	Original name unknown[2]
Visitors (per annum)	40,000 (in 1962)[2]
Rides	10 total 1 water rides

Magic Mountain is a now defunct amusement park in Nobby Beach, Queensland, Australia which operated from 1962 to 1991. The amusement park was situated atop a mountain which now houses a variety of properties.^[1]

Origins

In 1962, Page Newman built the Nobbys Beach chairlift that later formed part of the Magic Mountain entertainment park. A cafeteria was built on top of the outcrop. It was a gamble that paid off, in its first year of operation the chair-lift carried 40,000 people. A Magic Castle was built, giving the park the "magic" theme. Page Newman sold the park in 1976 to George Carrett. Carrett owned the park until 1982 when it was sold again. In 1983, the new owner commenced intensive development with A$13.6 million spent to extend the Magic Mountain theme park.^[1][2][3]

Attractions

• Castle (featuring a magic show)
• Chairlift
• Chair O Planes
• Dodgem Cars
• Double-Decker Carousel
• Dryslide
• Parachute Drop Tower
• Plane Ride
• Train
• Waterslides^[1][2][3]

Closure and demolition

Magic Mountain closed in 1991 and the land was cleared and subdivided into two portions in 1995. The land was sold and is now the site of restaurants, shops and predominantly, Magic Mountain Resort Apartments, named in its memory. The only remnants of the chairlift is a street sign, Chairlift Avenue. ^[4] The chairlift was moved to Dreamworld^[5], while the parachute tower was moved to Australia's Wonderland. Both attractions have since been closed.^[5]

See also

• List of defunct amusement parks

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f} Potts, Andrew (3 March 2010). "What a magic place". Gold Coast Sun. http://www.parkz.com.au/forums/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=2472. Retrieved 1 September 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Potts, Andrew (10 March 2010). "It was magical at the top of the mountain". Gold Coast Sun. http://www.parkz.com.au/forums/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=2473. Retrieved 1 September 2010. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Wiseman, Neil (22 August 2010). "Progress saw the magic slide away". Sunday Mail. http://www.parkz.com.au/forums/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=2965. Retrieved 1 September 2010. 
4. ^ McRobbie, Alexander (1984). The Fabulous Gold Coast. Pan News. pp. 416. http://books.google.com.au/books?id=6JJTAAAACAAJ&dq=The+Fabulous+Gold+Coast&hl=en&ei=Ow9-TILGJoemvQOtxOGDDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAA. 
5. ^ ^{a b} "Skylink Chairlift (Dreamworld)". Database Entry. Parkz. http://www.parkz.com.au/parks/_/_/_/rides/12-.html.