# Gold Reef City in Johannesburg — Citylit

Roller coasters and gold-rush streets built around a historic Johannesburg mine.

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## Gold Reef City

Roller coasters and gold-rush streets built around a historic Johannesburg mine.

- City: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
- Category: Entertainment
- Address: Northern Parkway & Data Crescent, Ormonde
- Citylit page: https://citylit.vercel.app/johannesburg/entertainment/gold-reef-city
- Official website: https://www.goldreefcity.co.za/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_Reef_City
- Sources checked: 2026-10-08
- Coordinates: longitude 28.01222222, latitude -26.23611111 (venue pin; entrance may be unverified)
- Coordinate source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold\_Reef\_City

Gold Reef City is an amusement park in Johannesburg, South Africa. Located on an old gold mine which closed in 1971, the park is themed around the gold rush that started in 1886 on the Witwatersrand, and the buildings in the park are designed to mimic this period. There is a museum dedicated to gold mining on the grounds where it is possible to see a gold-containing ore vein and see how gold is poured into barrels.
There are many attractions at Gold Reef City, including water rides, roller coasters, and the famous Gold Reef City Casino.

About source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_Reef_City; checked 2026-10-12; license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/.

### Practical facts
- admission: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- booking: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- stepFreeEntrance: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- accessibleToilets: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- parking: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- publicTransport: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- family: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- environment: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- durationMinutes: 90 (editorial-estimate); checked 2026-10-08; source: Citylit editorial planning estimate

### Sources
- Gold Reef City - Theme Park in Johannesburg South Africa: https://www.goldreefcity.co.za/; fetched 2026-10-08; retrieved during research
- Gold Reef City: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_Reef_City; fetched 2026-10-07; retrieved during research

### Photographs and credits
- https://citylit.vercel.app/images/86f6d1c67849.jpg — Gold Reef City - View from Giant Wheel to Jozi Express and Johannesburg in the background. Venue photograph. Author: CMallwitz (talk); license: Public domain; source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:20080216_97_Johannesburg_Gold_Reef_City.jpg
- https://citylit.vercel.app/images/0409d617dd2b.jpg — Johannesburg skyline from Gold Reef City. Venue photograph. Author: Andres de Wet; license: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/); source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Joburg_panorama.jpg

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