Woodbine Centre
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| Location | Rexdale Blvd. at Hwy. 27 |
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| Coordinates | 43°43′13″N 79°36′01″W / 43.72028°N 79.60028°WCoordinates: 43°43′13″N 79°36′01″W / 43.72028°N 79.60028°W |
| Address |
500 Rexdale Boulevard Toronto, Ontario M9W 6K5 |
| Opening date | 1985 |
| Developer | Cadillac Fairview Corporation |
| Management | Peter McCallion[1] |
| Owner | Avison Young |
| Architect | Crang and Boake Incorporated[2] |
| No. of stores and services | 138 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 3 |
| Total retail floor area | 750,000 sq ft (69,677 m2)[3] |
| No. of floors | 2 |
| Website | www.woodbinecentre.ca |
Woodbine Centre is a shopping mall in the Rexdale area of Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario, Canada across from Woodbine Racetrack. In 2015, they celebrated their 30th birthday.
Opened in 1985 by then developer Cadillac Fairview,[2] the over 130 store mall is home to Fantasy Fair, a year-round indoor amusement park. The fair houses a Charles Loof carousel. It is one of 13 still in operation today.[4] They also have a 50 foot ferris wheel which they say is the only one in North America.[4]
Its design served as inspiration for property developer Sir John Hall when planning the MetroCentre, the UK's largest shopping mall, in the 1980s.[5]
Anchor stores
- Hudson's Bay
- Sears (formerly Simpsons)
- Rainbow Cinemas
Fantasy Fair Amusement Park
| Location | Rexdale, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
|---|---|
| Opened | 1985 |
| Rides | |
| Total | 9 |
Fantasy Fair is an indoor amusement park and the largest in Ontario featuring nine full sized rides:[6]
- 1911 Antique Loof Carousel
- Crystal Kaleidoscope - indoor Ferris Wheel (50 ft.)
- Bumper Boats
- Ships Ahoy - spinning tea cups
- Smash 'n Dash - bumper cars
- Fantasy Flight - A 32' Balloon Tower Ride
- Fantasy Fair Express Train - mini replica steam engine (driver sits in tender unit) with 3 open air passenger cars (each carrying 8 passengers)
- Airforce (plane ride)
- Spinner – roller coaster
- Simulator
- Climbing Wall
- Drop Tower
References
- ↑ Woodbine Centre: Contact us
- 1 2 http://astint.on.ca/woodbine-shopping-centre-rexdale/
- ↑ "Woodbine Centre: Project Overview". Marino. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- 1 2 http://www.fantasyfair.ca/rides-and-attraction
- ↑ Jackson, Chris. "A BOGOF offer from Inside Out you can't refuse". Inside Out. BBC. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- ↑ http://www.toronto4kids.com/Directories/Birthdays-Parties/index.php/name/Fantasy-Fair-at-Woodbine-Shopping-Centre/listing/25933/