Manly Fun Pier
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The Manly Fun Pier was a small amusement park
located on a wharf in Manly
, New South Wales
, Australia
. It operated from 1931 to 1989.
and promoted with the slogan "Built for fun in 31"
During its life, the Fun Pier saw a number of renovations (including a substantial renovation in 1980/81).
It was eventually demolished in the late 1980s when the passenger wharf was extended and redeveloped in 1989. The new complex opened in 1990 and had an amusement centre in the basement level which was operated by the American company TILT.
The amusement centre closed when wharf was again substantially redeveloped in 2000.
Amusement park
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located on a wharf in Manly
Manly, New South Wales
Manly is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Manly is located 17 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre of the local government area of Manly Council, in the Northern Beaches region.-History:Manly was named...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It operated from 1931 to 1989.
History
The Manly Fun Pier started life as a cargo wharf at Manly Cove in the 1850s. In 1927 the cargo wharf was closed and in 1931 it was reopened as the Manly Amusement Pierand promoted with the slogan "Built for fun in 31"
During its life, the Fun Pier saw a number of renovations (including a substantial renovation in 1980/81).
It was eventually demolished in the late 1980s when the passenger wharf was extended and redeveloped in 1989. The new complex opened in 1990 and had an amusement centre in the basement level which was operated by the American company TILT.
The amusement centre closed when wharf was again substantially redeveloped in 2000.
Attractions
At the time of its alteration in 1980/81, attractions included:,- shark aquarium (the entrance of which was a large shark mouth),
- dodgems
- ghost train
- wax museum
- fun castle
- Ferris Wheel
- merry go-round
- the Octopus ride
- the Space-Walk ride
- miniature train ride
- tumbling house and slide
- the Mexican Whip ride
