Mini TR-Luna Park

[whakojacko]

I was in Sydney for a few days recently and naturally had to visit Luna Park to get my first southern hemisphere credit. The place was extremely empty, maybe due to the only soso weather and high winds.

 

View from the ferry-Its quite small

 

Very nice views

 

Coney Island lives on down under? I apparently its an area with your typical kids crazy house-style stuff. Cost extra though, so I didnt go

 

Crazy flat-Aw hell no. I think that guy was the only person on the ride

 

There it is-Wild mouse. 10AUD for a single ride, unlimited ride passes are available (but given the size, probably not a good value)

 

View from the lift hill-It runs noticeably faster than your typical Arrow Mouse so this was the only on-ride picture I took for fear of my camera

 

Empty Boardwalk-Did I mention the amazing views?

 

What you wont see in your typical US boardwalk park-a trendy bar. There was even another one. This is something I wouldnt complain seeing in the US although parks would inevitably make it crazy expensive

 

All in all a tiny park that can be completely covered in under an hour. But given free entry and the fact that its a good excuse to walk the harbor bridge (which any Sydney visitor should do) there really isnt a good reason not to go.

[downunder]

^Coney Island is probably the most fun part of Luna Park, they have near vertical wooden slides and all kinds of crazy stuff, it's a shame you missed that.

 

I posted some photos of the inside of Coney Island on packfanlv's Luna Park trip report:

 

http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=47869&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=20

 

Otherwise Luna Park is very light on for attractions, I've only been there once to it's current incarnation and it's only 10 minutes from work.

[larrygator]

^Brent - thanks for pointing that out, I never saw your pictures from inside the funhouse in packfanlv's thread.

 

^^Crazy flats rides rule - another UFO uncovered to go along with the ones at Darien Lake and Canada's Wonderland

[packfanlv]

Thanks for the report. I agree that Luna Park Sydney is small, but it does have quite a bit of charm and its location is stunning.

 

It looks like you made the same mistake as me and skipped out on the Coney Island indoor section. I didn't know what was inside until Brent told me.

 

Thanks again for sharing.