Lost Amusement Parks of South East Queensland - Part 1: Brisbane and Surrounds

Theme parks are undoubtedly a huge part of South-East Queensland's identity and culture. Back in the 80's and 90s, a lot of Brisbane folk would have likely spent many a summer holiday at Top's, Amazon's, with the animals at Alma Park Zoo, or maybe even rode the Titan rolller-coaster at World Expo Park. Or perhaps your ancestors saw the tiger shows at Hemmant's Queensport Aquarium... Whatever happened to these places? While Brisbane has boasted a large number of theme parks, waterparks and wildlife centres, many of them fell in favour of the more tourist-centric areas like Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast, among many other reasons. This video is the first part of a series of South-East Queensland's lost theme parks and amusement centres. This first episode will take a brief look at the lost theme parks of Brisbane and its surrounding areas. All media sources are referenced in the end credits. Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction 0:52 - Brisbane's first theme parks 5:05 - Brisbane and surrounds 6:44 - Aquatic adventurelands 8:51 - World Expo Park 11:05 - Conclusion 12:15 - Credits IBIS Channel 32 acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands presented within this documentary, and we pay respects to Elders past and present.