Dreamland
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Amusement parks
- Dreamland (amusement park)Dreamland (amusement park)Dreamland was an ambitious amusement park at Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City from 1904 to 1911. It contained primarily freak shows.- History :Created by a Tammany Hall-connected businessman William H...
at Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York - Dreamland (Melbourne amusement park)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 :...
- Dreamland MargateDreamland MargateDreamland Margate is an amusement park located in Margate, Kent, England. It is currently owned by Margate Town Centre Regeneration Company and is closed to the public...
, in Kent, UK - Nara DreamlandNara Dreamlandwas a theme park near Nara, Japan which was built in 1961 and inspired by Disneyland in California. On August 31, 2006, Nara Dreamland closed permanently.-Layout:...
, near Nara, Japan - Yokohama DreamlandYokohama DreamlandYokohama Dreamland was an amusement park that operated in Totsuka, Yokohama, Japan from 1964 to 2002. It closed permanently on February 17, 2002 due to financial issues. The amusement park was turned into a prison in 2006.-External links:...
, in Yokohama, Japan - Seabreeze Amusement ParkSeabreeze Amusement ParkSeabreeze Amusement Park, known locally as Seabreeze, is an historic amusement park in Irondequoit, a suburb of Rochester, New York, United States.Seabreeze is in northeast Irondequoit, where Irondequoit Bay empties into Lake Ontario...
in Rochester, New York, known as Dreamland from the 1940s to the 1970s
Other places
- Dreamland, MichiganDreamland, MichiganDreamland is an unincorporated community on Copper Island , in Torch Lake Township, Houghton County, in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It has been described as being a "district of Bootjack" or in Bootjack, but is usually recognised as a separate town...
, United States - Dreamland Beach, in Bali, Indonesia
- Dreamland (Fallujah, Iraq)Dreamland (Fallujah, Iraq)Once a Baathist resort in Iraq, Camp Baharia was the smaller of two major U.S. bases maintained just outside Fallujah. The facility, specifically named after the Marine Corps, uses an Arabic word for the Marine Corps, 'mushaat al-baharia,' which translates into 'walkers of the navy' or naval infantry...
, a military base at a former Baathist resort - Area 51Area 51Area 51 is a military base, and a remote detachment of Edwards Air Force Base. It is located in the southern portion of Nevada in the western United States, 83 miles north-northwest of downtown Las Vegas. Situated at its center, on the southern shore of Groom Lake, is a large military airfield...
, a land section in Nevada owned by the United States Air Force, also known as Dreamland
Music
- Dreamland (Aztec Camera album)Dreamland (Aztec Camera album)Dreamland is a studio album by the alternative rock band Aztec Camera, released in 1993.-Track listing:All songs written by Roddy Frame#"Birds" 4.56#"Safe in Sorrow" 4.56#"Black Lucia" 4.00#"Let Your Love Decide" 5.03#"Spanish Horses" 4.35...
- Dreamland (Beat Circus album)Dreamland (Beat Circus album)Dreamland is the second studio album by American band Beat Circus. It was released on January 29, 2008 by Cuneiform Records, and shares its title with the turn-of-the-century Coney Island theme park which burned in a devastating fire in 1911. The album is a 150-page score for 9 musicians composed...
- Dreamland (Black Box album)Dreamland (Black Box album)Dreamland is the debut studio album of Italo house band Black Box. It was released in May 1990 on RCA Records, and was preceded in 1989 by the international hit single, "Ride On Time." The album was certified gold in both the U.S...
- Dreamland (DGM album)
- Dreamland (Robert Miles album)Dreamland (Robert Miles album)Dreamland is the debut album by Robert Miles. It was released on June 7, 1996 in Europe where it was a hit, and was also released in the U.S. about a month later, with a new track sung by Maria Nayler, "One and One". This new track became very popular and was later released as a single in the U.S....
- Dreamland (Joni Mitchell album)Dreamland (Joni Mitchell album)Dreamland is a compilation album by Joni Mitchell, released in 2004 by Rhino. The songs for the album were selected by the singer herself. The booklet contains an essay by Cameron Crowe on Mitchell's career and several paintings by Joni Mitchell...
- Dreamland (Madeleine Peyroux album)Dreamland (Madeleine Peyroux album)Dreamland is the first album by singer, songwriter, and guitarist Madeleine Peyroux; it was released in 1996.-Track listing:-Personnel:*Madeleine Peyroux — guitar, vocals*James Carter — bass clarinet, tenor saxophone...
- Dreamland (Robert Plant album)Dreamland (Robert Plant album)Dreamland is singer Robert Plant's seventh solo album and the first with the band "Strange Sensation". The album was released in July 2002.Many of the songs are cover versions, mainly blues, but also some rock...
- An album by the YellowjacketsYellowjacketsYellowjackets is an American jazz fusion/smooth jazz quartet.-History:The original group, called The Robben Ford Group, was formed in 1977, and consisted of Robben Ford, Russell Ferrante, Jimmy Haslip and Ricky Lawson, all top-notch L.A. session musicians...
- A song by HammerFallHammerFallHammerFall is a power metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden. The band was formed in 1993 by ex-Ceremonial Oath guitarist Oscar Dronjak.- Early days :...
- A song by Our Lady PeaceOur Lady PeaceOur Lady Peace is a Canadian alternative rock band that formed in Toronto, Ontario in 1992. Headed by lead vocalist Raine Maida since its formation, the band additionally consists of Jeremy Taggart on percussion, Duncan Coutts on bass, and Steve Mazur as lead guitarist...
- A song by The Wailers
- A song by Saint LowSaint LowSaint Low is a band and vehicle for singer-songwriter Mary Lorson, formerly of Madder Rose.In Madder Rose, Lorson sang lead vocals, but guitar player Billy Coté wrote the majority of songs on each album, leaving Lorson with a backlog of her own songs. After Madder Rose released its last album,...
- A song by Émilie SimonÉmilie SimonÉmilie Simon is a French singer and composer of electronic music.-Émilie Simon:In May 2003, she released her debut album Émilie Simon. The electronic album was critically acclaimed and went on to become a commercial success. To promote her album, she did numerous live performances and TV...
- A song by Julien-KJulien-KJulien-K is a music group that began as a side project for electronic music created by Amir Derakh and Ryan Shuck from Orgy, with the later addition of Elias Andra, and Anthony 'Fu' Valcic....
- A song by LillixLillixLillix is a pop/rock band from Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada, formed under the name Tigerlily in 1997 when the early members were in high school. The band was originally composed of guitarist Tasha-Ray Evin, keyboardist Lacey-Lee Evin, bassist Louise Burns, and drummer Sierra Hills...
- A power metalPower metalPower metal is a style of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. The term refers to two different but related styles: the first pioneered and largely practiced in North America with a harder sound similar to speed metal, and a...
band from the NetherlandsNetherlandsThe Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
Written works
- Dreamland (Kevin Baker)Dreamland (Kevin Baker)Dreamland is a 1999 novel by American author Kevin Baker, published by HarperCollins Publishers. It centers on the colorful underworld of turn-of-the-century New York City, with much of the action taking place in the Coney Island amusement park of Dreamland.It is written about the adventure park...
- Dreamlands, a fictional location in the work of H. P. Lovecraft
- A novel by Dale BrownDale BrownDale Brown is an American author and aviator, most famous for his aviation techno-thriller novels, with thirteen New York Times best sellers to his name.Brown was born in Buffalo, New York...
- Dreamland (novel)Dreamland (novel)Dreamland is a young adult novel by the American author Sarah Dessen.-Part I: Cass:Caitlin O'Koren has just realized that on her 16th birthday, her 18 year old sister, Cass, has just run away. Everybody completely forget about Caitlin's birthday. Her parents are broken-hearted, since she was...
, by Sarah Dessen - A poem by Lewis CarrollLewis CarrollCharles Lutwidge Dodgson , better known by the pseudonym Lewis Carroll , was an English author, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon and photographer. His most famous writings are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass, as well as the poems "The Hunting of the...
- Dream-Land, a poem by Edgar Allan Poe
- Dreamland Chronicles by Scott Christian Sava
- Dreamland: A Self-Help Manual for a Frightened Nation, a book written by the Icelandic author Andri Snær Magnason
- A fictional location in three novels by Jody Lynn NyeJody Lynn NyeJody Lynn Nye is an American science fiction writer. She has frequently collaborated as a co-author or the author of a sequel....
(Waking in Dreamland, School of Light, and The Grand Tour)
Entertainment
- Dreamland (2006 film), a 2006 drama film
- Dreamland (2007 film)Dreamland (2007 film)Dreamland is an American science fiction film that was released on DVD February 27, 2007.-Plot:In the Nevada mountains between Las Vegas and Reno in the desolate nuclear testing grounds of Dreamland , a young couple Megan and Dylan stop in a greasy spoon cafe where they learn about the Area 51...
, a 2007 science fiction film - Dreamland (2009 film)Dreamland (2009 film)Dreamland is a 2009 Icelandic documentary film about politics, environmental preservation and damming, focusing on The Kárahnjúkar Hydropower Project and its environmental impact. The movie is based on the book Dreamland: A Self-Help Manual for a Frightened Nation by Andri Snær Magnason...
, a 2009 documentary film - "Dreamland" (The X-Files), a sixth season episode of The X-Files
- "Dreamland II" (The X-Files), a sixth season episode of The X-Files
- The Dreamland Chronicles: Freedom RidgeThe Dreamland Chronicles: Freedom RidgeThe Dreamland Chronicles: Freedom Ridge was a canceled video game for PC and PlayStation 2 by Mythos Games, the authors of the original X-COM game, claimed to having been "essentially a remake of the first X-COM with 3D graphics".-Story:...
, the cancelled game that later became UFO: AftermathUFO: AftermathUFO: Aftermath, is a 2003 real-time strategy game with real-time tactical battles from ALTAR Interactive, being a homage to the X-COM series of games. It started as The Dreamland Chronicles: Freedom Ridge, an abortive project by the Mythos Games, original developers of the X-COM series... - Dreamland (Doctor Who)Dreamland (Doctor Who)Dreamland is the second animated Doctor Who serial to air on television...
, a 2009 animated serial based on Doctor Who
Miscellaneous
- DreamlandKirby's Dream LandKirby's Dream Land, known as in Japan, is a 1992 third party developed platforming video game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy handheld video game console. It was first released in Japan, and was later released in North America. It is both the first video game...
, a fictional country in the Kirby series of Nintendo games - Dream world (plot device)Dream world (plot device)Dream world is a commonly used plot device in fictional works, most notably in science fiction and fantasy fiction. The use of a dream world creates a situation whereby a character is placed in a marvellous and unpredictable environment and must overcome several personal problems to leave it...
, an unrealistically delightful fictional place