If I could like your video a thousand times, I would. Have waited over 25 years to see photos or footage of the Grundys ghost train, let alone more of the place itself. So many memories from my childhood! This was my favourite place to go. Thank you so much for converting, uploading and sharing
I was stunned when I saw this video while having a local nostalgia wallow. At the 24 second mark, 2 young females enter the video - both in white tops, the shorter in a light blue skirt, the taller in a dark blue skirt with long hair tied back in a scrunchie. The camera pans back down around 31 seconds and they cross the shot again in front of the Art Union prize car. The camera pans right then left and at 39 seconds they're seen from behind walking along the arcade. I'm convinced it's my wife (before we married) and her younger sister. My wife agrees it looks like her and her sister, and she agrees it's quite possible it is them as they were frequently going to the beach at Surfers and walking through Grundy's quite often at that time. I'd love to get a higher res copy or view the original video!
That's fantastic and amazing that your wife and her sister are possibly in the video, the original is on a video 8 tape or something like that. That would probably be as good a quality as you will get, and that is the full recording I have of Grundys.
Damn, I loved that place. The ghost train was great. I loved the BB gun Wild West shooting range and playing Afterburner in the arcade. The complex even had indoor waterslides. Such a shame it's gone.
Agreed. There was nothing like it. Such a fun atmosphere! Not sure why, but that gold waterfall at the back if i remember correctly from floor to ceiling always caught my eye too.
Oooooooha ahhhhhh i was a wee wipper snapper back then thats why Timezone, old time photos, shooting gallery and Strike is disjointed today and the floor-plan is similar to back then but from your video i can now picture the carousel is where strike-zone is i get it. I remember holidaying there when i was young my Aunt entered her name into the win a car shown in your video ground level she won a Ford Capri. Thanks for the memories there now coming back to me
FANTASTIC, EXCELLENT, SUPERB video! I went to Grundy’s many times. When I was a kid (in the 1980s), my family frequently stayed at a camping ground near Tallabudgera Creek (we are from NSW). At night we would head over to Surfer’s Paradise and to Grundys. This video brings back a lot of childhood memories for me. Thanks for the awesome upload! 👍😃
if they had kept the Grundy's waterslide going in 1989, 1990, 1991 instead of closing it down or shutting it down in 1987 or 1988 there might have been some footage of it
I feel old after watching this. It was awesome hearing "Falling to Pieces" by Faith No More being played in the background at Grundy's though. (Just as Jason Donovan's plaque is viewed).
I just put a link of your video on a facebook page called Have you seen the old Gold Coast. Watch your views go up. You should get an Adsence account and you can make some money on the side if your 18 and over.
If I could like your video a thousand times, I would. Have waited over 25 years to see photos or footage of the Grundys ghost train, let alone more of the place itself. So many memories from my childhood! This was my favourite place to go. Thank you so much for converting, uploading and sharing
I totally agree!
Agree totally, what memories....
This fantastic to see this again. I remember Grundys like it was yesterday.
I was stunned when I saw this video while having a local nostalgia wallow. At the 24 second mark, 2 young females enter the video - both in white tops, the shorter in a light blue skirt, the taller in a dark blue skirt with long hair tied back in a scrunchie. The camera pans back down around 31 seconds and they cross the shot again in front of the Art Union prize car. The camera pans right then left and at 39 seconds they're seen from behind walking along the arcade. I'm convinced it's my wife (before we married) and her younger sister. My wife agrees it looks like her and her sister, and she agrees it's quite possible it is them as they were frequently going to the beach at Surfers and walking through Grundy's quite often at that time. I'd love to get a higher res copy or view the original video!
That's fantastic and amazing that your wife and her sister are possibly in the video, the original is on a video 8 tape or something like that. That would probably be as good a quality as you will get, and that is the full recording I have of Grundys.
Damn, I loved that place. The ghost train was great. I loved the BB gun Wild West shooting range and playing Afterburner in the arcade. The complex even had indoor waterslides. Such a shame it's gone.
Agreed. There was nothing like it. Such a fun atmosphere! Not sure why, but that gold waterfall at the back if i remember correctly from floor to ceiling always caught my eye too.
Oooooooha ahhhhhh i was a wee wipper snapper back then thats why Timezone, old time photos, shooting gallery and Strike is disjointed today and the floor-plan is similar to back then but from your video i can now picture the carousel is where strike-zone is i get it. I remember holidaying there when i was young my Aunt entered her name into the win a car shown in your video ground level she won a Ford Capri. Thanks for the memories there now coming back to me
FANTASTIC, EXCELLENT, SUPERB video!
I went to Grundy’s many times. When I was a kid (in the 1980s), my family frequently stayed at a camping ground near Tallabudgera Creek (we are from NSW). At night we would head over to Surfer’s Paradise and to Grundys. This video brings back a lot of childhood memories for me. Thanks for the awesome upload! 👍😃
I grew up here in the 80s with my little brother and my mates best time’s ever the water slides where the best and ghost train
I wish there was footage of the Grundy's waterslides, they were fantastically fast and fun back in the day.
if they had kept the Grundy's waterslide going in 1989, 1990, 1991 instead of closing it down or shutting it down in 1987 or 1988 there might have been some footage of it
I feel old after watching this. It was awesome hearing "Falling to Pieces" by Faith No More being played in the background at Grundy's though. (Just as Jason Donovan's plaque is viewed).
Wow talk about memory lane..my friends, and i were always there hanging out..40 years ago and it seems like yesterday...☹
Really lovely family memories
I think I still have some of the tokens from the arcade that was here in a box somewhere.
I remember those "have your picture taken" with a celebrity... lol.
Yea I got mine with Hulk Hogan.I took it to school and duped all my mates and they thought it was real 🤣
No tattoos
Thanks for the upload!
I have linked my own UA-cam videos to the community Facebook pages and pentrist. I have seen the views just go up very quickly on some of the videos.
Back when the world was normal.
Many reg grundies have come and gone since then.
Anyone remember Charlie Cheese with the Robots?
Ok take any one on
I just put a link of your video on a facebook page called Have you seen the old Gold Coast. Watch your views go up. You should get an Adsence account and you can make some money on the side if your 18 and over.
Thank you Sean, I have done that.