Magicland Ceases Operations, Sim Remains Up For Now

 

Last week, the owners of Magicland, a Disneyland tribute park, announced the place would soon be closing, the last day it would be open on Sunday April 14. Over the weekend, the park which often had just a few people, sometimes just one or two, swelled in numbers as people came by for one last look, to give the rides one more spin. Or perhaps they heard about the place and kept putting off making a trip over, and finally went when time was running out. 

 

There were also a number of comments in the park group, "I've seeen Mouseworld close. I've seen Enchanted Adventures close. I've seen Wedcot close like three times. This is the park I hoped I'd never see close. I'm heartbroken." "I'm gonna cry when its closing time, I've been coming since the beginning"

On Monday, the sim was still up. But most of the sounds were off, and most of the rides were still.

[16:33] Greeter: Thank you for visiting Magicland Park.  We have ceased operations.
[16:33] Greeter: All of the attractions are no longer operational.
[16:33] Greeter: Thank you, and we hope you have a great day.

Looking around, the rides were still, the scripts disabled. No longer would the monorail travel around. No more would the Carousel of Progress show how the family home had changed over the course of the 20th Century. Checking the castle, there was one sound clear, that of a ticking clock. Panning around, one could hear the sounds of the "It's A Small World" ride, faintly. 

 A number of people had gathered in the central area, talking about the park and how great it had been. A couple were in themed avatars. Among those there was Pixie Ella, one of the team behind Magicland was also there. 

That day, there would be an announcement from Kriste Beck, one of the owners

For the past 15 years, it's been nice having our own personal Disneyland in Second Life that we got to share with everyone.  It was kind of fun to be able to bring back certain attractions, such as Captain EO, the Peoplemover, the Carousel of Progress, and CircleVision.  There were magical evenings of stories being told at the Golden Horseshoe by Caledonia Skytower.  There were celebrations, achievements, happy moments, sad moments, and memories to be made for a lifetime.

I thank God for being able to share all of this with all of you.  Every show has an opening and a closing date, and as we close the show, we thank you for sharing your time and your lives with us and being a part of our 15-year story.

Viltrigen came of with a few videos of Magicland attractions, including this one of Tomorrowland. There was also the It's A Small World ride, and the Jungle Cruise. Nance Clowes would also state in the group there would soon be a new Disney-themed park opening soon. 

 

There are a few other Disney-themed parks still operational, Wedcot at Real Dreams (42/4/106), Sarah's Magic Kingdom at Toyah (203/161/51), and Enchanted Castle at Risian Flux (207/53/63).

"Goodbye, Magicland. I will miss you."

Bixyl Shuftan