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Another good question Joz. Since Luna Park has free entry I would assume this figure would purely be drawn from ticket and wrist band sales. Luna also does offer a year pass so presumably these sales are taken into account. Of course visitors could also mean concert goers and function guests so its reasonable to assume that Luna would add an average from last year of these visitors, which would greatly boost attendance numbers. Taking all these into account and it is easy to see how Luna could forecast numbers of 600,000-it would most definitely would include all facets that the Luna Park precinct offers.

Agreed 100%!. A successful Luna Park is good for Sydney and NSW and will also show to investors that a fun park in this state can be a worthwhile investment. Luna Park are expecting 600,000 visitors this year, a very healthy figure!! New attractions ( and hopefully down the line a new major coaster) will only see Luna Park go from strength to strength!! Its unique location right in the middle of the harbour city and its diversity as a concert and function venue has seen it thrive for over 10 years in its current incarnation. More power to them and I hope Luna Park is here for the next 100 years!! Good question. What I believe ( and I have nothing solid to back this up ) is that possibly the maintenance and upkeep of these rides is built into the current lease. That is to say, that Luna Park, cannot remove these rides or intrinsically change them and must maintain them as long as the park remains in operation. They definitely could not remove for instance, Coney Island, to install a new coaster or attraction. Having heritage listed items carries with it a responsibility as well as some fairly taxing and inflexible laws attached to them. Ask anyone who has a heritage listed abode and the red tape and restrictions they have to abide by when doing ANYTHING to the building. It is a nightmare!!

There was a short article in the Daily Telegraph the other day with Warwick Doughty, the park director. It was mostly about the introduction of the Hair Raiser ride but it did contain some interesting titbits. These include: The Hair Raiser was built in Texas and custom built for Luna Park Original plans called for it to be twice as high but this was reversed due to the sensitive nature of Luna Park's neighbours The article explains that their are heritage listed rides such as Coney Island and Wild Mouse but Warwick admits that some rides are reaching their use by date The Hair Raiser is the first of several new attractions that are planned for the next five years Warwick Doughty understand the need to refresh and change. Obviously with the imminent removal of Flying Saucer, the unexpected downtime of Tango Train these holidays, and the recent opening of Wet and Wild, this has forced Luna Park to evaluate and refresh its ride line up and attraction list. No real surprise here and this was called out on this very board. Hopefully, these plans will include another coaster in the park at some point , but the mere fact that they have a five year plan is very encouraging to say the least. Link to the article is here: http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx

I agree- they will make it work despite these issues. To talk about them pulling up stumps is a massive overreaction , to say the least.

Wow..just wow!! This ride looks like an accident waiting to happen!!! As you said Spotty, VERY similar to the Nautic Jet rides in Europe....never knew we had something so similar in our own back yard!!! Would love to ride this thing!!!

Do we have any concrete info on when and if the fire effects will be brought into use?? Other than anectdotal evidence, are we certain that they are going to actually be brought into existence?? It seems strange to me that a major part of the rides theming has not been completed or even tested at this stage. Thoughts??

Great video of what looks like a great ride!! Oh and the coaster looks good too!!

LPS have confirmed that Tango will be down for the majority of the school holidays, which is a real shame. First Flying Saucer and now Tango not available. Tango's issue, whilst unscheduled, is at least fixable. Flying Saucer's eventual fate is yet to be disclosed.

Spoke to Aussie World today and they confirmed that the first of the new rides is indeed what POP saw being constructed. They will be making an announcement soon!! This will not be long in making its debut, and hopefully the coaster will not be too far behind. It's not unreasonable to assume that both rides could be in place before the Easter holidays.

Thanks for the info Blake. Hopefully it will be back up and running by the 18th, as I am visiting the park on the 18th!! Looking forward to riding Hair Raiser!! Will take some pics and post a trip report. Cheers!

Agreed Gazza. Europa Park is on my must do list and looks absolutely amazing. Perhaps Alton Towers should be close to Top 10?? Canada's Wonderland also??

Something not planned has obviously happened to Tango;it now states on the website that it is currently closed for maintenance. Hopefully the downtime will not be too long!! The Huss Flying Saucer is a ride that is no longer manufactured and it is very hard to get replacement parts. There are only approx 15 of these rides left in the world and LPS's example is the only one in Australia. Fingers crossed the park can see an economic decision that sees the ride stay operating in the park. If that is not to be, my vote is to move the Tumblebug to the Flying Saucer's current site, which will free up the entire Big Dipper slab for another compact coaster to complement Wild Mouse. This could be a real option and would likely be the best chance for the park to gain a second coaster!!

The Flying Saucer has now been officially deleted from the Park Map. I questioned LPS regarding this and they stated that no official decision has been made yet regarding its eventual fate, however any decision will likely take some time to determine if the ride is salvageable.

Excellent!!! Did you manage to get some pics of the site??

Hehe!! True!! With that name I would want to ride it too!! Sorry Gazza as far as points go its not a very good example!!!

Nice!! Looks like despite it's problems there is still some love for Dreamworld!!

Unfortunately I agree with your sentiments. Whilst this is culturally important, realistically this will not sway the average person to want to visit Dreamworld. In my mind, this is really a non event and one which I will think will not not be a lasting "attraction". I use that term loosely.

The Freak Out is a very similar ride to the Claw at Dreamworld. This ride is brand new and will make its debut at LPS before hitting the ride circuit. It looks like a great ride and will be a great addition at LPS over the summer. Hopefully there will be more additions and announcements to follow- another 2 major rides plus Freak Out and Hair Raiser will make LPS an attractive place to visit!! Furthermore , if the demise of Flying Saucer turns out to be true, then one option would be to move TumbleBug to the Flying Saucers current position , which would free up space for the installation of another compact coaster. There are plenty of examples that would fit in that footprint and would be well within LPS's price range.

Awesome!! Just don't hurt your tongue!!!

Your right GoGoboy..this looks like a great little waterpark!! The Lazy River looks awesome!! I am thinking of doing Singapore at some point soon as well and this looks like the perfect companion to Universal!!! I haven't been to Wet and Wild Sydney yet but from the pics I have see, it looks very sterile. The Lazy River at Jamberoo is far better themed than its WNW counterpart and they have plans for a 2nd Lazy River in their stage 2 expansion!!!

The best thing about Aussie World is that it is never truly madly busy like the majors!! You will have an awesome day and there will be more than enough time for re-rides on everything!!!

Thanks AlexB... Beat me to it. Hopefully we don't have a new RWC!!

Thunder, it is very good to have you back!! Hope you will make your presence known more often!!

Actually the Plunge at Aussie World is an excellent ride, well themed and a brilliant addition for a park of this size!!!!

Based on what??