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Dazzleland was a two-story indoor amusement park occupying the top levels of Rundle Mall Shopping Centre. The amusement park was part of the Myer Centre which was built between 1988-1991, at a cost of $1 billion. Some years later, the centre was sold for $140 million, contributing to the collapse of the State Bank Of South Australia.

The park's signature attraction was a figure 8 rollercoaster named Jazz Junction, its track running overhead, 5 storeys high. Other attractions included dodgem cars, a carousel, giant playground, musical fountain and train.

With the park's closure in the early-1990s, an attempt was made to fill the upper levels with smaller, higher paying retail tenants. This soon proved unsuccessful in luring the necessary foot traffic, whereby the upper level remained vacant for many years.

As of 2008, approximately one third of the site is occupied by a large gym, the remainder still vacant.

As of December 2009, the Fernwood Fitness Centre has relocated to the Renaissance Centre(Toys R Us), leaving Level 4 entirely empty, with Myer no longer keeping the doors open on that floor.