Science Centre Singapore announced on Tuesday that Snow City, the country's first indoor snow centre, will permanently close on September 30 after 26 years of operation.
The facility owners confirmed the closure of the Jurong-based entertainment venue, which has sparked an outpouring of sadness online from local residents and tourists who hold nostalgic childhood memories of the attraction.
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Recent Closures in Singapore
The announcement follows a series of recent manufacturing and hospitality closures across the country, including Gardenia ceasing Singapore production to lay off 141 employees and Asia Pacific Breweries shifting Tiger Beer production out of the country after 96 years.
Snow City's closure adds to a historical list of iconic local tourist destinations that have shuttered over the decades due to lease expirations, financial difficulties, or redevelopment plans.
Channel News Asia reported that previous major closures included the Big Splash water theme park in East Coast Park, which opened in 1976 and eventually shut down permanently as a lifestyle hub in October 2016.
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Fantasy Island, a 7.1-hectare water park that cost S$52 million to build on Sentosa in 1994, also shut down in 2001 following several accidents and has since been replaced by Universal Studios Singapore.
Additionally, the 12-hectare Tang Dynasty City theme park in Jurong closed in 1999 and was demolished in 2009 after failing to sustain visitor numbers against competing destinations like the Singapore Zoo.
Sentosa Island also saw the demolition of its 37-meter-tall historical Merlion statue following a 2019 announcement to clear space for the construction of the new Sentosa Sensoryscape garden walkway.
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The Van Kleef Aquarium at Fort Canning, which originally opened in 1955 as the first public aquarium in the country, also faced permanent closure in the 1990s following multiple unsuccessful rebranding attempts.
