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Along with the
development of Talbot Street for the 1981 season, and novel,
yet strangely appealing attraction was built. The Talbot Theatre
played host to the Fantastic Fountains show from 1981 until
the end of the 1992 season.
On the stage,
a 12 metre long trough held over 13,600 litres of water, and
500 water jets provided the entertainment in one of six different
shows, each lasting 10 minutes.
The show was
difficult to create, as an operator was first required to
create the show himself using a control board, that operated
the lights and power and angle of each of the water jets.
After setting a show to a music track, a special track was
added that the computer could follow to re-create the show
exactly in time with the music.
The attraction
was removed although the building remained when the area was
revamped and renamed to the Land of Make Believe for the 1993
season. The building then played host to a magic show for
a number of years before becoming Barneys Theatre in 2000.
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