Abandoned Oz: Remnants of Wonderland Sydney

[@AbandonedOZ]

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[@mrlanki1485]

Hey mate, where exactly did you enter, I can’t seem to find it

[@RR-qv8uz]

My childhood right there all strewn across this paddock. 🥺 Lived 15 minutes away in the 80’s and 90’s!

[@083stacey]

Wonderland was such an amazing place ! I went alot of times in the late 80s and the 90s! My dad used to buy as wonderpasses ! It was the best ever place ! This video is sad for me to watch.

[@harleydavidson1950]

Me too, memories lost.

[@elijahtautaiolefue4368]

I remember it well , I was there on the first day of the opening in the late 80s. It only open on the weekends. As the years go by, it was sold to foreign ownership & open everyday. After a while...they closed it down & was sold as prime real estate for industrial area. Good job guys.

[@pentergraph]

What you are looking at is the remnants of hanabarberra land, which was the first part of the park closed, before the rest closed down, so I’m not surprised these are still here and long forgotten about..the paddle boats and the boats from the flume ride, the bricks and the flint stones rides, the rubble is various houses and parts of the mini bush beast. The rest was buried as the wood had a highly toxic chemical in it to prevent rot, and to stop people pinching parts of the coaster. The slides are from the water park and some from dastardly and muttleys slide fun house. The water valves were the supply for the waterfall in front of the space probe.

[@lighting_fast]

Who agrees that more could of been done to save it!! It was the best theme park. If those high end boss's got off their bums from the computer and did more in the park maybe it would be saved

[@douglaskennett2805]

Yes I firmly agree,more could have been done to save Australia's Wonderland theme park,maybe it was an old outdated theme park,but it was it was a wonderful theme park from all wonders of life to visit,we need to keep these theme parks open for the next generation of kids and adults to visit.Australia really needs its theme parks open to stay in the game.Written by a fan who has been Australia's wonderland as a kid,now all see is rubble everywhere!!

[@NickGibbsmusic]

*could have

[@user-kc1tf7zm3b]

Business is business. The property owners are fully entitled to yield the maximum value and profit from the subsequent property sale and redevelopment. The business was not viable as the compelling theme and amusement parks precinct are at the Gold Coast, so there was too much competition with a superior product elsewhere.

[@lighting_fast]

@@user-kc1tf7zm3b True; but as someone who worked at the theme parks on the gold coast many years ago I can tell you that the parks there were the same, they always complain that the park was doing poorly in profit they were never happy, and it was sold a couple of times.

[@ShaloinMonk2681]

Could of or could have?

[@ekbournes]

I loved wonderland use to go every holidays even when we got older I’d just say mum drop me off at wonderland and pick me up before it’s about to shut! Wonderland was the best this EVER!!! Had many birthdays parties there, it’s was my childhood wonderland was a must see and it was never boring, Miss it so much wish I could have taken my children to a place where I use to go all the time when I was there age!

[@cleanslate5342]

Sadly i turned 2 yrs old a couple days before it was shutdown and have baby photos there speechless

[@ahanemone]

My childhood has been left lying to rot in a huge field... I remember the last time I went there, I almost went on every ride except the Space Probe. The Bush Beast was so rickety and rough I could feel all my bones rattling and I ended up with bruises on my butt lol. The Demon was super scary and fast but fun. Our family was not very well off when we were kids, so going here was a really special treat. RIP Wonderland.

[@PeterArnold1969]

You can thank the KZbin algorithm for serving this up to me, Phil. It's so sad to see all the remnants of Wonderland just strewn around. It's like they just left in a hurry, and just left everything behind. I never went there, but when I was a teenager, we did drive past there quite a few times going to visit relatives out that way.

[@aliennn31]

This place was awesome. Thank you for sharing what's left of it again!

[@ringthebellamy]

Thank you for keep making these videos. There's something so calming to me about abandoned places. I love Australia too. I personally think it's a really unique place.

[@ReviewTyme]

Such a shame to see the history of such a great local theme park for me end up like this. If ran correctly Wonderland Sydney could have very well still been open and expanding today, but with Sunway's greed for a quick buck what little is left of the park is left slowly rotting away in a field forgotten by time and the people of Sydney.

[@user-kc1tf7zm3b]

Business is business. The property owners are fully entitled to yield the maximum value and profit from the subsequent property sale and redevelopment. The business was not viable as the compelling theme and amusement parks precinct are at the Gold Coast, so there was too much competition with a superior product elsewhere.

[@danielraymond9631]

So many memories. I went on my first roller coaster in Wonderland. Sydney just isn't the same without it. I also went on that flinstones part of the park, there was a short water/coaster type ride for younger kids, i think the white slide looking parts may be part of the ride, the boat just near it too.

[@ccss5438]

I went so many times in the late 90s I lived 2 hours away

[@ambostralian]

I don't know if it's still there but years ago (as in probably almost 10 years ago) I spotted the sign for wonderland at the recycling depot near Windsor.

[@whyfjwhts]

Still there

[@ambostralian]

@@whyfjwhts Yeah I found out after posting this comment that they actually bought the sign

[@MuiTube]

Man I’d love to see this! Well done man!!!

[@middleagedgearjunkie]

I tried to find it on Google maps, it appears that it's gone now. Looks like the site has been developed.

[@rmoz2729]

6:45. I think that is ‘Ned Kelly’s Getaway’. That slide would get the rider air as it was an almost vertical drop. There were plastic things you would sit on to ride down the slide and then skim to the end.

[@kayhalliwell4404]

Greetings from Brisbane. I had never heard of Wonderland in Sydney but a good find. Thank you.

[@husseinalshamri296]

I currently live 10 minutes away from this beauty who want to say are final goodbyes with me plz reply

[@Chris-cq9zy]

Keen! I actually visited it today. Couldn't help myself lol. My work is just down the road from it. Had to bypass the Minchinbury reservoir though. Ended up covered in heaps of Burr seeds but it was well worth it! 😁😌

[@RustyKeys72]

Good one, Phil. This was a really enjoyable video that bordered on ASMR at times, lol. I'm looking forward to watching this channel grow in the future. All the best, mate.

[@aaronpeaty6619]

that concrete shed with all the pipes etc was wonderlands way they used those to pump water in for the snow river rapids and also i know something as well about wonderland due to my dad had to work there when they pulling it down. When it came to snowy river rapids they only knocked down the BIG green wheel that was used as the station for the rapids but the concrete foundation itself for the rapid's is still there today they filled it in with soil and leveled it off so if you went out there and remember exactly where the rapids was with a shovel it would be easy to find but half of it is under a industrial building the other half is not there a little tip if anyone like to find it its still all there but just been filled in :) :)

[@acethxtic]

So sad 😰 this place was my childhood

[@Left-Foot-Brake]

Went there many times as a kid.... then my girlfriend had a job there as a guide when I was 18 or 19.... I remember she was bummed when it closed because she was outta work!

[@prazzo1232]

So sad. Wonderland was my childhood!

[@angelaasfour1056]

Great work well done!Thank you

[@75alexg]

It's so sad what happened to AW. If the place had decent public transport back then, maybe it would've stood a better chance. Unless you drove, it was a hard place to get to.

[@aussie_david_youtube]

I used to catch a bus straight there from Campbelltown Railway Station.

[@susanrutherford866]

There were buses from Blactown Station .

[@harleydavidson1950]

So many memories watching this.

[@Godzilla32]

Found the location of this video in 2 mins on Google maps. Interesting to see it's still visable from the satellite image.

[@tonymccarthy6713]

Thanks. I do remember Adventure land but have never been there. I wonder why it folded, must have been about 20 years ago.

[@joshuatranterhtd4life677]

it's called Wonderland and it closed 18 years ago in 2004

[@craigbonney9723]

I worked there back in the day ... great fun! Pity Sydney doesn't have a proper theme park anymore.

[@debbsrebornnursery]

It sad that Sydney's history I just left there to just rott away, wonderland was the best place to go when I was a child, the last time I went was with my mum , dad n little sister as a teenager, I did the guess your weight thing they got it wrong so I got a prize, I still have that toy today

[@mattdiscus]

wish you guys did a video about old Sydney town in Somersby

[@michaelbrain3820]

They did!

[@rachelhovenden3669]

Is that the small part of what is left of the area? Most is built for industrial area. I imagine every time driving down the m4 about the space probe and the wooden roller coaster bush beast. And there is one lone electric box for a ride next to the fence on m4.

[@whyfjwhts]

No that electric box was for a sign they had there for a ride b4 that used to be a old ww2 air plane

[@andreww3609]

Fantastic drone footage mate!! :)

[@johno9507]

Last time I went to Wonderland the ticket guy said all the major rides weren't working, but they still wouldn't give a me discount.

[@itzjp1257]

Hey man how did you get in there?

[@jalstair]

Unfortunately. My mom from indonesia had visited this theme park, it was such a wonderful place my mom said. And i have many souvenirs from this place, it is sad that this place was abandoned

[@user-kc1tf7zm3b]

Wonderland was not abandoned. The amusement park was closed in an orderly manner in 2004, then demolished to make way for the Interchange Park industrial estate. The Wikipedia article has the details.

[@NemesisTWarlock]

And JUST when Defunctland does a video about the old place... :)

[@RayDredge]

Andar Broment Reviewtime did one also

[@dallisfitzgerald7231]

So sad watching this 😢

[@bwilson-p6i]

How do you get to this spot, i know exactly where it is but do you have to trespass or jump fences to get there?

[@peterbreis5407]

I thought it had all been turned into an industrial park. Brings back memories of driving to Sydney early on Canberra Day which would be Monday second week of March and having the place virtually to ourselves along with hundreds of other Canberra number plates in the car park. We would ride on everything, but particularly the Bush Beast roller coaster and the Murray River Rampage until we were thoroughly sick of it all. The Murray River Rampage killed those poor families in the Gold Coast. It had been relocated from Wonderland along with a lot of other run down equipment. Bargain basement and deadly.

[@MangoMonkeyyy]

How to get bit by a snake 101.

[@laurastrawbridge7203]

how do u get there

[@souvlakie]

My mum's friend, Kelvin used to go to the park, but a few years ago he past away, he was disabled so every time he got off of a ride he would be smacking my mum and saying"AGAIN AGAIN" and I never got to go there

[@JE19RE92MY]

How do u get in

[@aidanlawrence6479]

Owners of the land should really clean all that shit up, pretty disgusting to leave it rot in the bush

[@goldenharborstudios7180]

I rekon they should've kept a storage shed with all the crap in it. Just for history and stuff.

[@PiazzaWoodWorks]

Can’t recycle fibreglass so that’s their dumping ground by the looks of it

[@joshuatranterhtd4life677]

is that the actual site where Wonderland was?

[@MangoMonkeyyy]

Where is this?

[@trenthooper3848]

Can u film the entrance next time.. where you walked in after getting your tickets...

[@allurach1746]

Vintage Toy Hunter I think there’s a massive building there now

[@theresewatts271]

Why is there so much leftover debris?

[@dmarjanac]

So awesome! Would love to see this. Would you share the location?

[@lukebeedle6797]

Park at the bp on wallgrove road and walk across into the bush land. Follow the dirt track

[@AUSTOGO]

Such a shame this place has become like this 😭

[@5simon943]

Was it easy to get too or is it all fenced off? Cause I know the indrustal estate has taken over

[@083stacey]

I have a picture of me and my dad on the paddleboats!

[@telling4290]

Is it still like this where we can walk in like this?

[@Sept1973]

Wow from what it was to this, all for a company’s greed. Disgusting.

[@user-kc1tf7zm3b]

Business is business. The property owners are fully entitled to yield the maximum value and profit from the subsequent property sale and redevelopment. The business was not viable as the compelling theme and amusement parks precinct are at the Gold Coast, so there was too much competition with a superior product elsewhere.

[@Talon828]

Good stuff guys, How about a look at Schofields Airport when you get a chance

[@backyardfever9207]

Gone now 😣

[@Pale4TR]

Can we see the site of the bush beast and the demon?

[@khawk4276]

Those sites are occupied by buildings now, if I remember correctly.

[@Random_cam.]

This this same video from a year ago?

[@MsKerryjames]

Thanks for the revisit it was great. Can you tell me was the boot still there? Thanks again keep up the great work Kerry x

[@AbandonedOZ]

Hi Kerry. You’re very welcome :) Unfortunately i didn’t spot the boot. We did go for a walk further out into bush land just incase there was something there but we were out of luck. Cheers for watching :)

[@RealMarkBilly]

@Kerry, I could be wrong, but I think the Boot you’re thinking of was at Magic Kingdom, which was in Lansvale.

[@MsKerryjames]

@@RealMarkBilly Hello, Yes you are right I got myself confused lol well there you go . Have a great day regards Kerry

[@jessicanolde7739]

I only remember the roller coaster ride??

[@chooka83]

How they let this place shut is beyond me me

[@looneybirdstudiosandbillyb7337]

Why didn’t u take it home and repaint it

[@gobblemcgee8495]

guys where is the rest of it . i know its much bigger than what you showed

[@TheSecurity16]

It's mostly an industrial estate now

[@geoffreymartin2764]

Phil, you seem to go out in windy weather a lot. Even looking at trains etc. 🔱🏳‍🌈

[@AbandonedOZ]

Haha yeah it’s windy a lot in Sydney

[@Pale4TR]

Not really abandoned.. it was demolished everything's been pushed into piles. I went twice as a kid. I can't make heads or tails of it now 😢

[@k9tropsicale702]

Me and me mates explore dis place

[@kerrykelaher2607]

Reason to close : " australian general public " lied to !" " it was all about profits !" " of selling the land !"

[@Braxs1]

Sad 😞

[@kennkelly5570]

i see this 1 year go

[@963wolfman]

What happened to the rest of it it looked like you only filmed like a little garbage dump the car park would bigger than that area that you filmed and then you got the drone out and just film the same City little place what happened to the land around it why didn't you show that

[@TheSecurity16]

It is an industrial estate now so most of the main areas of the park have been rebuild on

[@963wolfman]

OK yeah just would have been nice to compare I've been to Wonderland years and years ago before the waterpark all that as just trying to remember again

[@083stacey]

I so wish it was just abandoned with all the original footpaths .. now that would be cool!!!

[@083stacey]

It would be cool and so sad at the same time. Even sadder it's all industrial built over some peoples most fun joyous moments of their lives!

[@stevenwells7614]

Most of the big rides were sold to other theme parks

[@RachelXKnight666]

So much of this stuff seems to be from Hanna Barbera land xd

[@johhnmorgan8329]

Brown snakes crawling around

[@user-kc1tf7zm3b]

At least the channel host is not exploring alone.

[@kutie_koala]

Why do they leave so much crap everywhere? This would be frowned upon if it was your average person leaving their junk wherever they felt like to rot or for someone else to clean up. Great vid, but this mess is just sad and lazy

[@user-kc1tf7zm3b]

Private property, so the owners can do whatever they like with the junk and rubble. It is not a public safety hazard.