Abandoned - Return to Sega World Sydney

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  • Опубликовано: 19 янв 2019
  • Last year I released my first RUclips video, looking at Sega World Sydney. Following many new events to happen this year, I have chosen to follow up the original video with some new happenings concerning Sega World's history and a potential revival of Sega World that may happen in today's world.
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Комментарии • 85

  • @TechGamesAU
    @TechGamesAU 5 лет назад +63

    Good work mate. Not sure you saw my message on the other video but my father was a carpenter who worked on the sega world construction. He helped build the ghost train I think. He’d be happy to do an interview about the construction and opening day that we went to for your channel.

  • @randomcommentog
    @randomcommentog 5 лет назад +25

    Man this really high Quality Reminds me of Bright Sun Films Abandoned series

  • @AtomicTractorWolf
    @AtomicTractorWolf 5 лет назад +9

    I always begged my mum to take me there and she never did. Your videos have finally given me an inside look of the place. It was one of those places you would always see when you went to Sydney and to me as a kid it always looked so magical. Sydney became really boring for a while. Sega world closed, Wonderland closed, then luna Park closed for a while. There are a few other places that existed before my time like waterworks in Mt druitt and a few other theme and water parks. Would be cool if you did a video on them.

  • @wayneturner8575
    @wayneturner8575 Год назад +1

    I worked at Sega World Sydney as a ride operator.
    Great co-workers. A shame about the terrible clueless management.

  • @georgeaslanidis4789
    @georgeaslanidis4789 2 года назад +1

    Very well done. I didn't have the chance to go to Sega World, but everyone that did spoke highly about it. Sydney needs something like this again, and hopefully one day it will happen.

  • @drewbo9074
    @drewbo9074 5 лет назад +2

    Your videos are amazing and so well researched mate, keep it up! (From a 80/90's video game kid).

  • @suppy59
    @suppy59 5 лет назад +2

    Great video, I found recently a photo of me with the sonic statue when I was about 4 years old, brought back good memories

  • @PixelsLtd
    @PixelsLtd 5 лет назад

    Brilliant video again mate, love your ideas for a new park. Congrats on graduating too, looking forward to seeing what you do next!

  • @sharkesaresexy6849
    @sharkesaresexy6849 5 лет назад +2

    Love your vids hun. Keep up the great work your research and delivery is fantastic

  • @timothystrong1
    @timothystrong1 2 года назад

    Worked here from its opening in 97 to its eventual closure,from Admissions to Functions supervisor* These were the best years living in Sydney,
    Thankyou for sharing this flashback 😎💫

  • @d2k4l
    @d2k4l Год назад

    Great effort mate. Love that u did this.

  • @tomlee80
    @tomlee80 5 лет назад

    You make me feel old as a 38 year old Brit who remembers Sega World Trocedero, however your passion and knowledge on the subject of Sega's glory day's is sufficient. Here's to a return to Sydney harbour and the rest of the world.

  • @Magikct
    @Magikct 5 лет назад +1

    keep the good work up man this is some good content !
    takes me down memory lane.

  • @AmigaCammy
    @AmigaCammy 4 года назад

    I loved watching your original video on Sega World (for the first time just today) and it left me wanting to point out how in the last couple of years things have taken a huge up turn, I was going to point out TimeZone in Coolangatta as an example but then this video autoplayed next. :)

  • @geoffeastwood5352
    @geoffeastwood5352 4 года назад +1

    "Very few elements of the Darling Harbour redevelopment have proven to be enduring " - discuss !

  • @jasonw1971
    @jasonw1971 5 лет назад

    Great video on sega world and wonderland. A high standard which will improve in coming year. Your subscriber base is bound to grow as well. Other suggestions for content- water works (mt druitt and manly), Major Kingdom (Gold Coast), Leyland bros world (burnt down last year), el caballo blanco (west syd in 80s), Waratah park (skippy) in terry hills. Good luck!

  • @HeminaAu
    @HeminaAu 5 лет назад

    Thanks for the nostalgia!

  • @basillah7650
    @basillah7650 5 лет назад +1

    They need multi-players mode to be successful that is what made them popular back in the day they ended up dying out for focusing on single player prize modes that needed too many prize tokens.

  • @tabuoey
    @tabuoey 4 года назад +2

    I went to Tokyo Joypolis recently and I thought it was a lot of fun! High tech VR and fun rides. Definitely think it would be cool if something like that came to Australia but then again sonic is much more popular in japan

  • @GamingForTheRecentlyDeceased
    @GamingForTheRecentlyDeceased 5 лет назад +4

    You didn't hit your Mic stand at all in this video (thumbs down) nah kidding mate. Great video thanks for the nostalgia hit. Keep up the good work.

  • @foxyheartsisters
    @foxyheartsisters 5 лет назад

    Awesome! Love it!

  • @TimonSuricata
    @TimonSuricata 4 года назад

    fantastic video, keep up the good work! its great to see a young guy who appriciates what Sydney once had, the way Sydney has gone is very upsetting with the loss of the monorail, wonderland, sega world etc.
    Oh hey, look into the old African Lion Safari at Warragamba, that place was another awesome piece of History!

  • @Kazemaru
    @Kazemaru 5 лет назад +1

    I'm still sad I never got to know or experience Sega World when I was a kid. But man I would love it if came back this day and age. Yeah you make a lot of sense. I think if Sega World came back it would work now. I think it can be a place similar to Epcot's Innoventions (Back when Sega sponsored it), Disney Quest, and Dave & Busters. I feel it can be a place to show new amazing arcade machines & rides but also embrace its old school arcade roots. Keep up the great work, I like your content.

  • @VTH223
    @VTH223 5 лет назад +5

    2:37 Sonic seems to be internally disgusted be as it looks like someone puked all over him and sally.

  • @milesinfront
    @milesinfront 5 лет назад

    Great vids! If you're looking for ideas, how about the Brisbane Airport to Gold Coast hovercraft service???

  • @TheAndrewWardHour
    @TheAndrewWardHour 5 лет назад

    I recall visiting Sega world in 1999. It was actually really cool. I do recall thinking however at the time that it was very quiet. We didn't have to queue for any rides at all. We got off a ride and went straight back on it. The tech for the time was quite impressive.

  • @Allanbuzzy
    @Allanbuzzy 5 лет назад

    The resurgence of arcades has not only been in Australia, but in other countries such as the United Kingdom and America with bowling alleys and amusement centers. They still get regular visitors and I believe there's a chance that a new indoor amusement park could happen at some point in the next few years. I've seen there was a Sega Republic, which was similar to SegaWorld, but I believe that's been closed down now. But seeing the growth in these arcades shows you that there is still a demand for something similar to SegaWorld.

  • @meowdacat
    @meowdacat 4 года назад

    Also comes down to this alot of people with kids now went to arcades when they where kids in the late 80s and 90s and they want there kids to have that experience too

  • @NathanSpies
    @NathanSpies 3 года назад

    I can't wait til the day Sega announces that Sega world Sydney will be resurrected

  • @Peter-ev2kr
    @Peter-ev2kr 5 лет назад

    Good video mate

  • @AvoozlPlays
    @AvoozlPlays 4 года назад +1

    Londonderry? Wow, they weren't that far from me since I'm in Richmond.

  • @Themasktrooper
    @Themasktrooper 5 месяцев назад

    If Sega opens another make a Tails and Amy mascot costumes to hang out with the Sonic mascot costume

  • @deanchur
    @deanchur 5 лет назад

    Timezone in Hindley St, Adelaide, had one of those roller coaster simulators at 6:40 as well. This was back in the early 2000's though; the place closed well over a decade ago now.

  • @summermuffinvlogs-7484
    @summermuffinvlogs-7484 5 лет назад +1

    Just wondering what brand of laptop are you? (Love the vids)

  • @MistyKathrine
    @MistyKathrine 3 года назад +1

    11:45 actually Sega owns the full rights to Sally and could reuse her if they wanted to.

  • @c0smic481
    @c0smic481 5 лет назад +1

    I Want to get this guy to 2000 Subs!!! He is so great he even deserves more!!!! Btw i subbed!!

  • @leighsaunders3278
    @leighsaunders3278 2 года назад +2

    I tend to feel if it did open in 2017 then it would of been doomed come 2019 when covid-19 hit.

  • @nicolasd.madsen9317
    @nicolasd.madsen9317 5 лет назад +2

    I really want someone from sega to see this video
    Then they may make a Kickstarter

  • @kyliethelittlespider-mangirl94
    @kyliethelittlespider-mangirl94 4 года назад

    I hope those statues will be restored soon :(

  • @RCMasterAA
    @RCMasterAA 5 лет назад

    Good job on the video! Have you thought about starting up a Patreon to get some donations in to improve your equipment? Another way to drum up some views and subscribers would be to post your link on r/sydney and r/australia. I'm sure they would appreciate the nostalgia hit.

  • @buda3d2007
    @buda3d2007 3 года назад

    Not wrong, timezone was kinda dogdy on George st a friend of my co-workers got stabbed there, or chased outside and then stabbed as it was reported on the news, I think the late 90's early 00's was less dodgy but late 80's to mid 90's could draw some dodgy characters, best period though was late 80's to mid 90's, as you know console rapidly got very good and the need for big bulky arcade hardware was redundant, although the points you raise for its resurgence is great to see it have a comeback, was a social meetup for many of my pals when i was a kid, so i have many good memories of being at the arcades with a few dodgy ones sprinkled in ;)

  • @matthewbrown6163
    @matthewbrown6163 5 лет назад

    I went there once in the 2000's & we were there 2 hours before it closed for the day so were charged kids prices. It was almost empty as people were going home & we had a ball going from game to game. Great fun but would it work today ? Who Knows ?

  • @deadeyethekiller5150
    @deadeyethekiller5150 5 лет назад

    I'm happy to be subscriber 414

  • @adammuscat9950
    @adammuscat9950 5 лет назад

    Something similar to Dave & busters chain in the states would do well in Australia

  • @androgynous_salad_strawberry
    @androgynous_salad_strawberry 5 лет назад

    I was born in 2003, and boy do I wish they would do that! I would definitely beg my parents to go. I hope it would be entirely Sega based as well. That would be heaven for me!

    • @shitposts2
      @shitposts2 4 года назад

      the park closed 2000

  • @meltonthegamer
    @meltonthegamer 5 лет назад

    SEGA simply do not have the money to create such a place at the moment. What they need to do is work on creating and growing quality franchises like Sonic, Yakuza, Daytona USA and then they need to work with an existing theme park to implement a Sega World area heavily featuring a Sonic themed rollercoaster and free or cheap to play arcade games

    • @basillah7650
      @basillah7650 5 лет назад +1

      They need to make new games instead of milking old ones

  • @carltoncarlyle4584
    @carltoncarlyle4584 5 лет назад +3

    what if nintendo created a theme park called nintendo land🤔

    • @crystaljane18
      @crystaljane18 3 года назад

      And then 2 years later at Universal Studios Japan... ✨💡

  • @brudworks
    @brudworks 5 лет назад +2

    I tried to buy the statues in 2012 when they were in better condition but was told no

    • @user-fy7un8tk3i
      @user-fy7un8tk3i 5 лет назад

      Brudworks wait what

    • @brudworks
      @brudworks 5 лет назад +1

      Yeah I know. The guy was stubborn as. I offered $1000 :(

    • @basillah7650
      @basillah7650 5 лет назад +1

      Should have just taken them the statues were obviously stolen with the damage they have if they have bought them they would not look like they had been ripped out of the ground

  • @WaterYoshi
    @WaterYoshi 5 лет назад

    9:04 whats this song?

  • @iscarethem545
    @iscarethem545 Год назад

    I heard they're thinking about making a sega world in America

  • @SalocinTEN
    @SalocinTEN 5 лет назад

    It might come back again because of the new sonic movie.

  • @ravia1988
    @ravia1988 4 года назад

    Interesting hypothesis that there could be something similar to Sega World in the future. I really don’t think so though. The fact is people in general don’t go out as much these days so building a Sega World 2.0 is not viable. If for some reason it was build I doubt Sega would have anything to do with it. Sega has struggled to keep with modern video gaming unlike its competitors Sony and Nintendo.
    You make the point that arcade centres have opened up in Japan and China. Do you know the population of these countries? There’s a billion people in China. The population of Australia is 25 million. We just don’t have the population to make theme parks successful and amusement companies know this after failed attempts at trying.

  • @shilohr7284
    @shilohr7284 5 лет назад

    I’d do anything to get those statues
    Sell my cat, sell my house , sell my car i would do anything to get them and give them to someone who could restore them to their original glory
    But I dont think i can do it now since I may be to young 0-0

    • @basillah7650
      @basillah7650 5 лет назад

      They are not selling so you have to take them with bolt cutters fair game since with that amount of damage they clearly stole them anyways

  • @blammerpam4170
    @blammerpam4170 5 лет назад

    Can someone please tell me the address

  • @robradical7213
    @robradical7213 5 лет назад

    Say-ga

  • @bradythomas234
    @bradythomas234 5 лет назад

    We need sega arcades in the united states

  • @rosshilton
    @rosshilton 4 года назад

    its not abandoned its gone....

  • @MLW-hl8xf
    @MLW-hl8xf 5 лет назад

    Hi

  • @tracytron7162
    @tracytron7162 5 лет назад

    I also fucking hate SEGA for ignoring the Archie comics

  • @MilesTails101
    @MilesTails101 5 лет назад

    I wanna get you up to 10,000 subs i just subbed and ringed the bell😊

  • @BlezzBeats
    @BlezzBeats 5 лет назад

    I would go to Australia for SEGA World alone

    • @basillah7650
      @basillah7650 5 лет назад

      Go to japan they have it there still

  • @thashaayenimuralitharan6117
    @thashaayenimuralitharan6117 3 года назад +1

    Plz tweet Christian white head aka.the tax man why did sega world close and ask him of sega world will come back

  • @ddarkdomz
    @ddarkdomz 5 лет назад

    Have any of you guys actually been to Sega World Sydney? It was s**t! Perhaps no one recalls, but it was essentially an IMAX cineplex masquerading as an indoor theme park. The development failed, because firstly, they only screened boring IMAX films, the theaters were converted, not purpose-built IMAX. And because Holden and Ford dominated the Australian economy, EVERY freaking arcade game was a driving one. And the greedy machines only accepted $2 x2 coins to give it a go. I remember, because it was our first time holidaying in Sydney, and my parents regretted their decision taking us to Australia.

    • @meltonthegamer
      @meltonthegamer 5 лет назад

      Sounds pretty bad. But still SEGA liked to take the risk and do things big

    • @basillah7650
      @basillah7650 5 лет назад +1

      Pretty stupid of you if you only went to Australia for sega world in the first place you should have gone to Japan for something better.

    • @chrisfi3d
      @chrisfi3d 5 лет назад

      Lol Sega didn’t produce driving games because Holden and Ford were big in Australia.