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Overall they seem like B-grade superheroes to me. Most kids wouldn't even have heard of them. It's a shame MW couldn't get the Marvel contract after Wonderland closed - they are the most popular by far

Nebuchanezzar - your ideas would certainly stuff up a lot of Luna Park's heritage value. There is no need to change the 'Luna Park' sign. The lettering is effective and has remained the same since the park opened 70 years ago. It is part of the face and towers which are an important iconic Sydney landmark. Although the face, towers and lettering are not the originals (they were entirely rebuilt in the early 1990's) they are based on the exact design and are on the exact same spot

Well said! I totally agree with every point except maybe the Zipper

I'm not liking that screen at all. The Daily Planet facade is the most prominent feature you see as you are walking down Main Street. I think it's a shame to block it with a random video screen

The Western Action Show was fantastic. The atmosphere, the special effects, everything. It was located in the ampitheatre (which later became an enclosed theatre for the crappy Maverick show) in the western themed section. You can still see the building now, although I don't think it's used for anything anymore. It was definitely one of the highlights of a trip to Movie World in the early-mid 90's

I wandered through Luna Park on a couple of different occassions over the xmas school holidays and paid particular attention to the Hard Rock. Judging by the queue lines, it actually seemed to be one of the least popular rides there. The cheap looking Simulator had a queue about 5 times longer and the Dodgems queue seemed to be full. I couldn't figure out why this would be the case. Why would people choose these other rides (which are always there) over the great looking brand new Hard Rock?

I agree about Sea World Nara Resort... it's not so great. It's a shame because it has potential. When it first opened I remember it was a bit more impressive. We stayed there a few years back and kept reading all this advertising saying how the resort had just been through a massive refurbishment. But nothing seemed to have changed! I think they had some new chairs in the lobby and that was about it

I have always thought this style of slide would be the perfect addition for WnW. My only concern is that they are going to be removing an existing slide to install the new slide. Surely this is not a great idea considering one of WnW's biggest issues is capacity. The simple fact is the park is still in need of MORE waterslides. The last few years only brought us the terrible Whirpool Springs

I have always thought this style of slide would be the perfect addition for WnW. My only concern is that they are going to be removing an existing slide to install the new slide. Surely this is not a great idea considering one of WnW's biggest issues is capacity. The simple fact is the park is still in need of MORE waterslides. The last few years only brought us the terrible Whirpool Springs

I think the repainted Zipper looks great. It really makes it look so much newer and brings it out of the 70's a bit. Love the red

I'd love to see Movie World grab that title! I am definitely happy to hear about the possible dark ride sections at the start of this ride... it would be keeping in true MW style and would certainly create atmoshpere. In fact that is one of the main reasons MW is my favourite park. For me, dark rides (or rides with dark sections) just add so much more to the overall experience. That is why I have never been a fan of Wonderland or Dreamworld style parks

As much as this ride is sounding like it's going to be fun, I hate the way Australian parks have avoided installing a nice standard sit-down hyper with a massive lift hill and continuous circuit. To me, this sort of ride should have been added before all of these variations like launch coasters. The closest we have is Cyclone and that is way off the mark. And Movie World skipped this style of coaster all together

I think they are heading in the right direction. We need a decent waterpark or 2 in NSW. Jamberoo isn't likely to spend huge amounts of money which means they would probably never buy a truly decent dry ride. So they might as well spend the cash on good wet stuff

I honestly think the facade looks much better and certainly stands out a lot more without Regan. The IT clown head looks identical to the movie and is very scary. I think it's a definite improvement. Not that I'm a fan of this style of random spray painted artwork

I went to the show the other day. The Haunted Mansion truly is crap. The Roller Ghoster is definitely better. The artwork out the front no longer has a picture of Regan but a giant picture of Pennywise the clown from IT instead (very freaky). The ride was possibly a little short though. I remember a few years back there were some really good ghost trains at the show... and certainly more variety than there is now. Does anyone know if these trains are still around and maybe just in other parts of the country? I remember there was one particularly good ghost train which looked a bit like the Haunted Mansion from the outside. Inside, it was just so much better though and longer too. Rather than the crappy lift hill the Haunted Mansion has, it had an elevator which took the train straight up in the dark (kind of like Scooby at MW). I'd love to know what happened to it

I think it'd be a bit sad for Disney to choose the site Diane Beamer is promoting in Western Sydney. It is in Prospect for goodness sake. Doesn't sound like a very good location. And 30 hectares really is pretty weak. I don't understand why Blacktown Council are promoting this particular parcel of land as a possible theme park considering its relatively small size? It would certainly not leave much room for future expansion. Surely there are other larger, more appropriate areas of land still available for this sort of thing

Unfortunately I don't have a scanner. But if you get a chance go to the North Sydney library - they have some great books on Luna Park. One of the best is called Just for Fun by Sam Marshall (it's the one I have)

This was a long time ago. Around the 1940's/50's I think. There is a picture of one of the speedboats in action in the book and on the side of the boat it says 'ZEPHYR'. That's about as much as I can tell you

What is the difference between the RollerGhoster and the Haunted Mansion?

I found this extract in my Luna Park book - 'Speedboat rides around Lavender Bay and out to the bridge were operated from the jetty off Coney Island by Fred Johnson as a concession.'

Has anyone been on the newish ghost train they had at the show last year? It was 2 storeys with a lift hill on the outside and some modern looking cars. It actually looked really decent for a ghost train but I'm not sure what it was like inside. Hopefully it will be there this year and I'll give it a go. I know a lot of people aren't a big fan of these rides but I have always liked them, even the crappy ones, there's just something about them. I remember when I was younger they would have 4 or 5 different ghost trains at the show at one time but last year I could only find the 2 storey one

I hope Luna Park thinks twice before holding another Hip Hop event like that. Surely the sort of crowd it attracts is not wanted at LPS

It's interesting that the land is again in Western Sydney and being promoted for use as a theme park by Diane Beamer. Good on her I guess. As much as I am not a fan of seeing a theme park in the Blacktown area again, if the council is going to support it (and they obviously are) then I assume it could be a positive thing. Also in the SMH today there was mention of a proposed high speed rail link between the city and Paramatta. It would significantly cut travel times to Blacktown and surrounds. This could also be a very positive thing for a new park out there. We all know that a new theme park could definitely be feasible in Sydney. You only have to look at the huge response Luna Park has received to see that. Critics will say that it could fail just as Wonderland did. But people in the know (like us) understand that Wonderland closed because Sunway wanted to cash in on land values. Had the park received proper investment and attention over the last 10 years 'failure' would have been unlikely

It's interesting that the land is again in Western Sydney and being promoted for use as a theme park by Diane Beamer. Good on her I guess. As much as I am not a fan of seeing a theme park in the Blacktown area again, if the council in that area is going to support it (and they obviously are) then I assume it could be a positive thing. Also in the SMH today there was mention of a proposed high speed rail link between the city and Paramatta. It would significantly cut travel times to Blacktown and surrounds. This could also be a very positive thing for a new park out there. We all know that a new theme park could definitely be feasible in Sydney. You only have to look at the huge response Luna Park has received to see that. Critics will say that it could fail just as Wonderland did. But people in the know (like us) understand that Wonderland closed because Sunway wanted to cash in on land values. Had the park received proper investment and attention over the last 10 years 'failure' would have been unlikely

It's interesting that the land is again in Western Sydney and being promoted for use as a theme park by Diane Beamer. Good on her I guess. As much as I am not a fan of seeing a theme park out west, if the council in that area is going to support it (and they obviously are) then I assume it could be a positive thing. Also in the SMH today there was mention of a proposed high speed rail link between the city and Paramatta. It would significantly cut travel times to the Blacktown area. This could also be a very positive thing for a new park out there. We all know that a new theme park could definitely be feasible in Sydney. You only have to look at the huge response Luna Park has received to see that. Critics will say that it could fail just as Wonderland did. But people in the know (like us) understand that Wonderland closed because Sunway wanted to cash in on land values. Had the park received proper investment and attention over the last 10 years 'failure' would have been unlikely