[2] These amusement parks were especially popular among Singaporeans, as it was the locals' only form of entertainment, before television or shopping malls were introduced.

[3] Gay World Park was an all-in-one complex, where visitors were offered a wide range of entertainment, from films to shopping and games.

[1] However, as its popularity began to dip in the 1970s, Gay World Park was eventually demolished in 2000 to make way for residential estates.

[2] From traditional Javanese dances (called ronggeng), to films, cultural shows, cabaret performances, and sports matches, Happy World offered affordable entertainment for many Singaporeans.

[9] In May 1939, Tan addressed a crowd of over 10,000 at Happy World in an event to raise funds for war relief efforts.

[16] Most importantly, with the establishment of new attractive and fascinating shopping malls, as well as the rise of television, Gay World Park could no longer outcompete these newer and more interesting forms of entertainment.

[17] In a bid to revive its past glory, Gay World Park began to roll out free admissions in 1987.

[18] However, visitation to the park remained low as it could not compete with the newer cineplexes popping up all over the country at the time with only one of its cinemas left in operation.

[19] In fact, this decline in popularity due to newer forms of entertainment was not exclusive to Gay World Park.

[4] Eng Wah Organization discontinued its lease to the park and the 150 tenants were notified by the Land Office to vacate the building.

[2] However, many tenants were reluctant to leave, and when the lease for Gay World Park was temporarily extended, some shops continued operations.

Unfortunately, as power and water supply were cut, these remaining tenants had to resort to portable generators and car batteries for electricity.

[24] Professional bands dished out live music performances in the dancehall, providing the perfect ambience for dancing, from jazz to ronggeng to joget.

The school was funded entirely by donations made by the cabaret girls of Happy World and at one point provided education to over 600 students.

[26] The red light district of present-day Geylang, along the even-numbered Lorong streets of 2 to 30,[27] is said to have been a result of the nightlife scene of Happy World Cabaret.

The dance floor was surrounded by a dining area that ascended in three tiers and ended in a wide gallery that swept around all walls.

[24] In fact, Gay World Stadium hosted Malaya's first badminton Thomas Cup in 1952[29] and also the 1973 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games after being acquired by the government specifically for the event.

[30] Among the locals, Gay World Stadium was also especially famous for their wrestling and boxing matches starring renowned boxers such as Ventura Marquez, King Kong, and Tiger Ahmad.

Constructed out of reinforced concrete and covered by a large steel roof,[31] it was the largest structure that stood in Gay World at about 60 metres in diameter.

[28] While the land that Gay World Park sits was originally designated for residential use, however, no concrete plans has been established to date.

[18] Other than a period where this site was used briefly as a temporary location for two concrete plants which were especially needed at the time of the Nicoll Highway collapse, and the Deep Tunnel Sewage System office, this piece of land remains barren, with no evidence of Gay World Park's past in existence.