Other related pages:
- Bush Beast Operation
- Bush Beast Construction
- Roller coaster Photos
- Bush Beast Videos
- Bush Beast light sensor layout
- Bush Beast Demolition
- Bush Beast Daily Ride Check
- Bush Beast Height Restriction Risk Assessment
After the park closed on April 25, 2004, a heritage order for the Bush Beast was submitted to Blacktown council in June 2004.
June 16 2004
The yellow Bush Beast train was sitting at the top of the lift hill.
August 2004
All 14 Bush Beast and 10 Beastie carriages where moved out to the maintenance area by one of the wonderland maintenance staff still working at wonderland after it’s closure.
Who would’ve thought that they would ever see all 4 trains together?!
September 2004
Bush Beast and Beastie carriages where moved from the maintenance area, out to the back paddock behind Minchinbury reservoir
Bush Beasts Yellow PTC Train, minus two cars, under the cover of the stables in the back paddock behind Minchinbury reservoir.
Beasties two blue PTC Trains under the cover of the stables in the back paddock behind Minchinbury reservoir.
Bush Beasts Red PTC Train and two Yellow PTC carriages in the back paddock behind Minchinbury reservoir.
March 31 2005
A cyclone fence went up around the Bush Beast while the Heritage Order for the Bush Beast was being reviewed by Blacktown Council.
Saturday August 27, 2005
Bush Beast was demolished, it was 19 years, 9 months and 23 days old, half its expected age!
The trains remained out the back of the property.
January 2006
The Bush Beast and Beastie trains where sold and moved to an unknown location.
27 January 2006
An ad appeared on usedrides.com
PTC Doubles in good condition and well maintained.
Just removed from functioning coaster.
17 Large cars (4 seaters).
Can Ship anywhere in the world.
$3,000 each or best offer.
This was the picture attached to the ad.
January 2011
The Bush Beast and Beastie trains were found out at O’Neill’s Adventureland, a small amusement park located in Edmondson Park, New South Wales, Australia.
21 June 2012
Wonderland History went out to O’Neill’s Adventureland to inquire about purchasing the Bush Beast and Beastie trains.
24 January 2013
Wonderland History purchased all 4 Bush Beast and Beastie trains for $6,000. After publicly raising $2,000 the founder of Wonderland History donated the remaining $4,000 to purchase the trains plus paid to have them transported from O’Neill’s Adventureland in Edmondson Park NSW to a temporary location in Londonderry.
14 July 2013
Wonderland History photo shoot with some of the people that donated money to save the trains.
11 February 2015
The trains were moved to one of our Wonderland History storage facilities at Rooty Hill – one of our admins back yards 🙂
March 2018
14 Years since the trains ran on the tracks at Wonderland, the trains were moved again, this time to their forever home, Artisans Park at Bathurst, where they will be restored and placed on permanent display. Artisans Park is in the process of building a station and a section of track, to allow the trains to be rolled out, and the opportunity to have photos taken, in and around the trains.
