- The Beachouse
The Beachouse (often capitalised as BeacHouse) is an
amusement arcade located in the seaside resort of Glenelg inAdelaide ,South Australia . It was built and designed by land owners the Rimington Group as a replacement to the former Magic Mountain, which was demolished in 2004. The complex opened in July 2006 as part of the final stage of the Holdfast Shores redevelopment.On September 18 2008, The Beachouse owners, the Rimington Group went in to receivership with debts of $16 million.
On October 1 2008, The Beachouse was given a lifeline when The Taplin Group bought the freehold title to the site, the Taplin Group will lease the business back to its previous owners, the Rimington Group with a 40 year lease.
Attractions
The Beachouse has the following attractions:
*The Slides, three enclosed and heated slides, one of which accommodates rafts, up to 130 metres.
*The Cars, Soli Italian Formula One dodgem cars.
*The Castle, a 5-storey play castle. [What's At The Beachouse page 1, http://www.thebeachouse.com.au/about_us.htm]
*The Carousel, the old carousel from Magic Mountain, restored.
*The Golf, an 18-hole mini-golf course.
*The Boats, Bumper boats equipped with water cannons.
*The Train, a miniature train. [What's At The Beachouse page 2, http://www.thebeachouse.com.au/about_us_2.htm]
*The Wheel, Australia's first single arm ferris wheel. Not yet opened to the public.
*A large game arcade.
*A cafe.'Fun Cards'
The Beachouse uses [http://playcard.com.ar Sacoa Playcard] to manage payment, [Sacoa PlayCard Customers, http://www.playcard.com.ar/customers3.html, 8th down the list] with cards referred to as 'Fun Cards'. If more than 300 credits are used on one Fun Card over any amount of time its owner receives a VIP Card entitling them to 10% off games and rides [The Beachouse - What is a funcard?, http://www.thebeachouse.com.au/the_funcard.htm] .
References
External links
* [http://www.thebeachouse.net.au/ The Beachouse]
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