Wonderland Sydney is closing!

[Nightshifter]

who give s a **** about people getting jobs. there are 3 million people living from an area from penrith to the city which offeres thousnads of jobs, most of these people include kids. tokyo has over 5 million people in tokyo city, where are the jobs there, so lets no start about people getting more jobs becasue it bull ****. theres a difference between a factory and an amusment park. MY FRIENDS ARE SAYING THAT ALL THE RIDES WELL THE MAIN RIDES, THE BUSH BEAST AND DEMON ARE CLOSED ALREADY. WHAT RIDES ARE OPEN AND CLOSED AT THE MOMENT!

[Flea]

^ LOL! I was there 30 minutes ago mate, and I can tell you that all the rides are open. However, Dragon's Flight & Tasmanian Devil are closed (and will be forever it seems). Regarding the jobs, it isn't as easy to get a job as you think it is.

Yes people did lose jobs (they should be given the jobs at luna park)

It has been said in a newspaper down south that Luna Park is currently offering jobs to Wonderland's employees. Liam

[Nightshifter]

people in the west that worked at wonderland sydney are not going to get a job all the way in the east at milsons point in the city. yes it may be hard to get a job but there are many jobs still to offer. that doesnt mean there is no jobs for people to get plus a lot of lazy unitteligent people are at centrelink.

[Flea]

^ Who said the employees don't live in the east? Luna Park are offering jobs for those that don't want to go through all that hassle of finding a job again. Liam

[Nightshifter]

and just about 10 minuted ago there was a tribute special about wonderland sydney, very sad, interesting but still advertising. the park was advertised explaining to go to enjoy your last days at wonderland sydney, it was very sad to see but it should still open peoples minds.

[Andy_q69]

A tribute where? O_o

[joz]

On the jobs thing, its worth noting that the new industrial park is offering 3000 jobs (plus offering many indirect) while Wonderland employeed 800. To be fair though, if SW was too close and I lost my job I don't know if I'd want a factory job, but its food for thought anyway.

[Wonderbuzz]

On the jobs thing, its worth noting that the new industrial park is offering 3000 jobs (plus offering many indirect) while Wonderland employeed 800.  To be fair though, if SW was too close and I lost my job I don't know if I'd want a factory job, but its food for thought anyway.

Not to mention that you'd probably have to wait 5-6years for them to wipe out WS and build the new factories/offices. As for job offerings from Luna Park, it's great that they are offering. But you still have to consider if the work is worth travelling to the city everyday for. And you also need to keep in mind that not all jobs that were lost were out in the actual park.

[willsy]

people in the west that worked at wonderland sydney are not going to get a job all the way in the east at milsons point in the city. yes it may be hard to get a job but there are many jobs still to offer. that doesnt mean there is no jobs for people to get plus a lot of lazy unitteligent people are at centrelink.

People will travel if they have to, and what makes you think all the worker at wonderland live in the west? i live on the south coast and work in syd, i drive like 1 3/4hrs there and back each day.

[willsy]

Not to mention that you'd probably have to wait 5-6years for them to wipe  out WS and build the new factories/offices. As for job offerings from Luna Park, it's great that they are offering. But you still have to consider if the work is worth travelling to the city everyday for. And you also need to keep in mind that not all jobs that were lost were out in the actual park.

Sometimes a job is a job and you have to travel.

[Scared of Jack]

Well, I certainly wouldnt even think of working at Luna Park if a certain supervisor applied for a job there!

[Daniel]

I've used my imagination to its absolute capacity Scared of Jack, and I think I know who the supervisor is you're talking about.... Not from the Attractions Department by chance? This person might go screw some staff members over there too. The Smiling Assassin. Only thing is they might have to do some work if they go there, only until bosses have been fooled into thinking this person knows what they're doing.

[Nightshifter]

the tribute was from sydney weekender

[Scared of Jack]

Gee Daniel, how did u guess? Just hope that if the certain supervisor does go for the job at luna park, lets hope the management there soon realise what he is really like! Remember! Safety always comes first! Hope Luna Park Reconsiders and do their homework correctly.

[Daniel]

They've covered for him before, they'll do it again to get him the job. Unfortunate thing for Luna Park is, they will hire him. He'll get the job and they'll learn the hard way. Will be like Butterbean at Wonderland revisited, this time at Luna Park.

[rappa]

So will we be seeing you on the 7th Former??

[FormerWonderEmp]

Yeah why not, count me in. ~Former

[ScReAMmachine!]

Former, why don't you leave that discussion to remain between you and Daniel. I am sure you would agree that this topic is 'Wonderland Sydney is closing' - not 'Daniel leaving WS' And before we speculate what will be of the former WS site, why dont we wait and see if the local council approves the re-zoning of the land, which it is yet to do. I wouldnt blame council for keeping the area Tourism/Recreation based due to exposure on the M4/M7.

[willsy]

council will re-zone it to industrail or what ever its called, there more $$ in it for them if they re zone to industrail, It wont take them 5 or 6 years to build or start to build there. Give it 1 year or less and you will see new building there. More jobs for the unemployed (hopefully) just my 2bob worth

[rappa]

Cool stuff Former. I always enjoy meeting those anonymous folks from the forum worlds :-)

[screammachine]

Ouch that comment was harsh...... :eek: But funny!!!! LOL But anyways back to the topic. I think that the site would prob stay till they manage to get rid of the rides. Which may take a while concidering the GC Parks dont have interest in them... Well thats my 5bucks Screammachine

[Daniel]

I am not going to acknowledge that uninformed comment with an answer. You obviously have no idea. Lets get back to the topic.

[Nightshifter]

did anyone realise how cheap ING or wonderland for that matter sold the park for $52 million,thats very cheap. in the area at horsley park the land is very valuable all around horsley and eastern creek fetching over $1 million for 1 hectare. Wonderland Sydeny should have been sold for over $100 million It goes to show how cheap wonderland or how desperate they were to get rid of the park.

[Daniel]

I missed your posts so much whilst I was absent Shifty.... Yet another 'Shifty Special'. I thought of it to be very cheap too. I'd have wanted a lot more. Real estate isn't really my strong point I must say though, so really I do not know. It just doesn't seem like enough. Then again, the ADI site went for $165 million for 1500 hectares.... That's something like $800,000 more per hectare for Wally World... One thinks Lend Lease got a bargain at St Marys...

[joz]

Sunway would've been better off by clearing the park and selling it as individual lots. Still, Sunway were never any good at running a theme park, so why would they know anything about real estate?