114,714 people watched a giant mechanical kangaroo steal the show. Peak Australia.
The 2000 Summer Olympics Closing Ceremony took place on 1 October 2000 in Stadium Australia. The Closing Ceremony attracted 114,714 people, the largest attendance in modern Olympic Games history. IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch declared that the 2000 Olympic games were best Olympic Games ever.
Production
That mechanical kangaroo. No notes. Perfection.
Costume
Kylie Minogue's gold hotpants changed lives.
Practical Effects
Human torch cauldron descent still slaps.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 114,714 attendance remains the largest single-ticketed event in Australian history. They had to invent new crowd control.
This ceremony basically invented the template for 'what if we just put EVERY Australian pop culture reference in a blender?' that Rio 2016 later stole.
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