Bass Pro is a shopping complex adjacent to the
Champlain Place
Champlain Place (), also known as Champlain Mall and styled as Place Champlain Place on their social media pages, is a shopping mall, shopping centre located in Dieppe, New Brunswick, Canada. It is the largest single-building shopping centre in A ...
shopping mall in the city of
Dieppe, New Brunswick
Dieppe () is a city in the Canadian maritime province of New Brunswick. Statistics Canada counted the population at 28,114 in 2021, making it the fourth-largest city in the province. On 1 January 2023, Dieppe annexed parts of two neighbouring Lo ...
, Canada near
Moncton
Moncton (; ) is the most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of New Brunswick. Situated in the Petitcodiac River Valley, Moncton lies at the geographic centre of the The Maritimes, Maritime Provinces. Th ...
.
History
The Complex was opened on February 15, 1990 under the name Crystal Palace by
Cadillac Fairview
The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited, branded as Cadillac Fairview, is a Canadian company that invests in, owns, and manages commercial real estate, mainly in Canada and the United States. As of March 2017, the company had 73 properties, enco ...
as mainly an indoor
amusement park
An amusement park is a park that features various attractions, such as rides and games, and events for entertainment purposes. A theme park is a type of amusement park that bases its structures and attractions around a central theme, often fea ...
with McGinnis Landing and a hotel.
On July 31, 2014 Cadillac Fairview announced that Crystal Palace would permanently close on September 1, 2014 to make way for New Brunswick's first
Bass Pro Shops
BPS Direct, LLC, trade name, doing business as Bass Pro Shops, is an American privately held sporting goods retailer that offers hunting, fishing, camping, and other related outdoor recreation equipment, marine manufacturing and sales, and outd ...
store.
As of September 1, 2014, the indoor amusement park, which included 14 rides (Carousel, Sky Flyer, Pirate's Cove Mini Golf,
Wave Swinger
The swing ride or chair swing ride (sometimes called a swing carousel, wave swinger, yo-yo, waver swinger, Chair-O-Planes, Dodo or swinger) is an amusement ride that is a variation on the carousel in which the seats are suspended from the rot ...
, Convoy, Jumping' Star, Tree House, Crazy Submarine,
Climbing wall
A climbing wall is an artificially constructed wall with manufactured grips (or "holds") for the hands and feet. Most walls are located indoors, and climbing on such walls is often termed indoor climbing. Some walls are brick or wooden constr ...
, Rio Grande, Red Baron, Crazy Kars, Bullet, and Lazer Runner), a
video game arcade
An amusement arcade, also known as a video arcade, amusements, arcade, or penny arcade (an older term), is a venue where people play arcade games, including arcade video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, merchan ...
, and smaller snack locations including
Pretzelmaker
Pretzelmaker is a chain of independently owned and operated franchised stores that specialize in hand-rolled pretzels, smoothies and cold beverages. It is a franchise brand in the portfolio of Global Franchise Group. It has more than 280 locatio ...
and Wazzoos (Canteen) closed for good to make way for Bass Pro Shop.
As of October 31, 2014, The
Ramada hotel, McGinnis Landing Restaurant, and Convention Centre all have closed.
Crystal Palace has since been taken over and made into a Bass Pro Shops location.
See also
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Champlain Place
Champlain Place (), also known as Champlain Mall and styled as Place Champlain Place on their social media pages, is a shopping mall, shopping centre located in Dieppe, New Brunswick, Canada. It is the largest single-building shopping centre in A ...
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Dieppe, New Brunswick
Dieppe () is a city in the Canadian maritime province of New Brunswick. Statistics Canada counted the population at 28,114 in 2021, making it the fourth-largest city in the province. On 1 January 2023, Dieppe annexed parts of two neighbouring Lo ...
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References
{{Shopping centres in New Brunswick
Buildings and structures in Dieppe, New Brunswick
1990 establishments in New Brunswick
Tourist attractions in Dieppe, New Brunswick
Shopping malls in New Brunswick
Defunct amusement parks in Canada
Amusement parks opened in 1990