Galaxyland, previously known as Fantasyland, is the biggest indoor amusement park in the world. Located in the West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, the biggest mall in North America, it is home to the world's tallest (14 stories) and longest indoor roller coaster, the Mindbender. It is also home to the Space Shot, the world's tallest indoor tower ride, at 36.5 metres (120 ft).
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History
Galaxyland was originally known as Fantasyland from 1983 to 1995. However, the name Fantasyland was already used for one of the theme lands existing in Disneyland and other theme parks, like the Magic Kingdom in Disney World, Hong Kong Disneyland, Disneyland Park in Paris, Tokyo Disneyland, and Shanghai Disneyland Park, owned by the Walt Disney Company. A lawsuit eventually forced the mall's owners to change the park's name, though they were allowed to continue using the name "Fantasyland Hotel" for a hotel in the mall. Fantasyland became Galaxyland officially on July 1, 1995. This was celebrated with a new "space age" theme, and the arrival of the park's new mascot "Cosmo".
Accident
In June 1986, a wheel sheared off the last car on the train of the Mindbender and the train crashed at high speed into a concrete pillar killing three of the ride's occupants. Since then the ride has had several safety improvements including more routine maintenance checks and three emergency brake sections added to the track.
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Rides
There are a total of 24 different rides operating in Galaxyland.
List of rides
Decommissioned rides
See also
- World Waterpark
References
External links
- Official Galaxyland Website
- Galaxyland at the Roller Coaster DataBase
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