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Galaxyland

Amusement park in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Galaxyland Powered by Hasbro (formerly Galaxyland, Fantasyland) is an indoor amusement park located in the West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was 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 the time of opening, at 36.5 metres (120 ft).[5][6] The record was broken by Nickelodeon Skyline Scream at American Dream Meadowlands in East Rutherford, New Jersey in 2019.[7]

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Galaxyland was originally known as Fantasyland from 1983 until 1994. An appellate court ruled on March 11, 1994 that the name "Fantasyland" was already legally in use for one of the lands of the themes existing in Disneyland and other theme parks, like the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World, Hong Kong Disneyland, Disneyland Park in Paris, Tokyo Disneyland, and Shanghai Disneyland Park, owned by the Walt Disney Company. The lawsuit 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.[8] 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".

On December 18, 2019, it was announced that Galaxyland would undergo a renovation to be completed by late 2020, featuring new attractions licensed from Hasbro franchises.[9] The redesign construction began in December 2019, with its grand opening as "Galaxyland Powered by Hasbro" due covid 19 Galaxyland was scheduled to open for the winter of 2022.[10]

Galaxyland remained closed for most of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

1986 Mindbender accident

On June 14, 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 and severely injuring one.[11] The ride had several safety improvements, including more routine maintenance checks and three emergency brake sections added to the track.

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Rides

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There are a total of 27 different rides operating in Galaxyland.[12]

List of rides

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Balloon Race and the Cosmic Bounce before retheming to the My Little Pony franchise, to the names Flight to Equestria and Rainbow Bounce respectively. Also visible are Cosmo's Space Fountain (in the foreground, and removed in the Great Galaxyland Ride Shuffle of 2015–2017), a small portion of the Cootie Coaster (near the three highest balloons, as Autosled in this image), and Rainbow Bounce (to the right of Flight to Equestria, as Cosmic Bounce in this image).
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Flying Galleon's old location, circa October 2006. Also visible is the Galaxykids Playpark in the background.
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"Space Shot"
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Mindbender and Galaxy Orbiter
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