Seagaia Ocean Dome
{{Short description|Indoor waterpark in Miyazaki, Japan}}
{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name = Seagaia Ocean Dome
| image = 220px
Miyazaki Ocean Dome, surrounded by golf courses
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| caption = Miyazaki Ocean Dome, main pool
| location = Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
| coordinates = {{coord|31.955112|N|131.469655|E|region:JP_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| opened = {{start date and age|1993|07|30}}
| closed = {{end date and age|2007|10|01}}
| reopened =
| demolished = 2017
| operator =
| construction_cost =cost ¥200 billion ($1.6 billion)
| architect =
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The {{Nihongo|Seagaia Ocean Dome|シーガイアオーシャンドーム|Shīgaia Ōshan Dōmu}} was one of the world's largest indoor waterparks, located in Miyazaki, Japan.
Layout
The Polynesia-themed Ocean Dome, which was part of the Sheraton Seagaia Resort, with the world's biggest retractable roof, which was opened and closed according to the weather conditions; 12,000 square metres of sandy beach, crushed from 600 tonnes of stones; an "ocean" six times larger than an Olympic pool, filled with 13,500 tonnes of unsalted, chlorinated water{{cite news |title=Pantai, lautan, 'dibawa' ke dalam dewan |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/beritaharian19931114-1.2.12?qt=seagaia,%20ocean,%20dome&q=seagaia%20ocean%20dome |work=Berita Harian (Singapore) |date=November 14, 1993}} kept hot at 28 °C, equipped with a wave-machine with 200 variations, and listed in the Guinness World Records as the biggest simulated pool. A {{convert|340|hectare}} resort, it boasts five hotels, several golf-courses, a botanical park and a zoo.
History
The Ocean Dome water park, which opened in 1993 along with the rest of the complex, was visited by 1.25 million people in the peak year of fiscal 1995. Other accommodations within the area include the Seaside Hotel Phoenix, the Sun Hotel Phoenix, and the Cottage Himuka, with 14 cottages in a wooded setting. Depending on the season, entrance cost for the simulated dome was 2600 yen ($21.17) for an adult and 1600 yen ($13.03) for a child.
Seagaia filed for bankruptcy on February 19, 2001, being the biggest failure of public-private partnership in Japan and symbolized the excesses of Japan's bubble economy.{{cite news |title=Lavish Japan theme park files for bankruptcy |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/biztimes20010220-1.2.31.3?qt=universal,%20studios,%20japan&q=universal%20studios%20japan |work=Business Times (Singapore) |agency=Reuters; Associated Press |date=February 20, 2001}} The dome was later bought by Ripplewood, an American private-equity fund, in 2001 for 16.2 billion yen (US$148 million), which was less than 10% of its construction costs of 200 billion yen ($1.8 billion). Ripplewood had also invested an additional 3.5 billion yen ($32 million) on renovations for the dome; but even after the remodeling of the resort, the hotel closed down with liabilities of 276 billion yen ($2.5 million).
The water park was closed in 2007 by Phoenix Resort K.K. The Seagaia Ocean dome was demolished in 2017, a year after the hotel had received major renovations which did not include the dome.
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References
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External links
{{Commons category|Phoenix Seagaia Resort}}
- [http://www.seagaia.co.jp/index_en.html Phoenix Seagaia Resort homepage in English]
- {{cite web|url=http://www.pantherhouse.com/newshelton/new-entry-in-our-artificial-beach-with-a-real-beach-300-meters-away/|title=New Shelton Wet/Dry: Further information on the Ocean Dome|date=27 November 2007|website=Panther House|access-date=27 November 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071128183354/http://www.pantherhouse.com/newshelton/new-entry-in-our-artificial-beach-with-a-real-beach-300-meters-away/|archive-date=28 November 2007}}
- {{cite web|url=https://spikejapan.wordpress.com/2010/10/10/phoenix-seagaia-look-on-my-works-ye-mighty/|title=Phoenix Seagaia: Look on my works, ye Mighty|website=Spike Japan|date=10 October 2010}}
Category:Sport in Miyazaki (city)
Category:Buildings and structures in Miyazaki (city)
Category:Defunct amusement parks in Japan
Category:1993 establishments in Japan
Category:2001 mergers and acquisitions
Category:2007 disestablishments in Japan
Category:Buildings and structures demolished in 2017
Category:2017 disestablishments in Japan
Category:Indoor amusement parks
Category:Demolished buildings and structures in Japan
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