Location | Yahatahigashi-ku, Japan |
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.Space World permanently closed on January 1, 2018. Space World was a major amusement park in the Yahata district of the city of Kiyakyushu, Fukuoka prefecture, built around the theme of space. The JR Station named 'Space World' may remain, but the long-established theme park after which it is named, closed at the beginning of 2018. As of April 2018, the brightly painted rollercoaster and the centrepiece Space Shuttle appear to be largely intact but the dismantling.
Space World (Japanese: スペースワールドHepburn: Supēsu Wārudo) was a theme park in Yahatahigashi-ku, Kitakyūshū, Japan.
In December 2016, the park announced it would permanently close at the end of December 2017. [1]
The park permanently closed at 2 o'clock, January 1, 2018.[citation needed]
Ferris wheel[edit]
Space World was the home of the Space Eye, a 100-metre (330 ft) tall Ferris wheel affording panoramic views.[2]
Ice Aquarium[edit]
In October 2016, the park opened its new Ice Aquarium ice rink. Embedded in the ice were approximately 5000 dead fish, which caused public outrage. The park closed the attraction on 27 November.[3]
References[edit]
- ^News, Kyodo (December 16, 2016). 'Space World amusement park in Kitakyushu to close at end of 2017'. Kyodo News. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
- ^Attraction | SPACE WORLD | Space EyeArchived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^Gartland, Dan (November 28, 2016). 'Japanese theme park forced to apologize for creepy skating rink full of dead fish'. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
External links[edit]
Coordinates: 33°52′25″N130°48′44″E / 33.87352°N 130.81215°E
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