Luna Park Melbourne Review Plus Win a Family Pass!

Luna Park, is an historic theme park which has sat vibrantly on the shoreline of Melbourne's St Kilda beach for 100 plus years. Its iconic laughing face entrance (known as Mr Moon) set against the sea views, has witnessed the comings and goings of generations of fun seekers for decades.

Which leads me to ask - When did you last visit Luna Park?

When an email arrived in my inbox inviting us to experience Melbourne's Luna Park recently, my immediate thought was - that will be so much fun for the kids! They'd never been before and quite frankly, neither had we - since childhood.

When the big day arrived, the kids were pumped with excitement and not quite sure what to expect other than holding onto the basic knowledge that we were visiting a theme park they had only ever seen and heard about.

Oh the joy!: That was pretty much enough to go by for them!

At the park's entrance, we were each issued with all-day ride passes, (in the form of bracelets), giving us the unlimited opportunity to try out absolutely everything as much as we liked.

Let the fun begin!

I am just going to jump straight in here and say that Luna Park is absolutely, totally awesome!

Really!

We have honestly not had this much fun, (nor were we expecting to) in ages.

Why is this place so wonderful? Why had we not been for decades? Seriously, we found ourselves glancing at one another all day, through looks of disbelief and awe. The fun and vibrancy of this park had been totally overlooked by us before now.

Luna Park, we had simply forgotten you and now we're well and truly hooked.

Luna Park's magic lies in its nostalgia. The park has a quaintness, beauty and a simple thrill that is altogether missing at other amusement venues we have visited. It has artistic flair, history and a uniquely Melbourne flavour that just draws you in.

 

Initially our kids were gobsmacked and unable to make a firm decision on which ride to visit first. Admittedly, so were we! There was just so much to take in and do and on the beautiful sunny day we attended, there were a huge number of visitors at the park too.

 

As any parent knows, the best way to get kids going with anything, is to lead by example and us grown-ups were quick to figure that one out here. And so, we unleashed our inner 'children' and our own kids soon let their guard down and were very quickly running to get on whatever amusement had the smallest queue. The momentum of the day was set...



Luna Park's historic carousel manufactured by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company is one of only 80 carousels 
 manufactured by the company between 1903 -1931. (This is number 30)
The carousel today is one of only 25 still in operation in the world and was the only carousel ever exported by the company.

The stunningly beautiful carousel lies at the heart of the park and none of us tired of riding this. I think we had about 17 rides each! It is so perfectly preserved and looks as it must have when it first arrived on Australian shores. Today it is housed under a protective shelter to keep it in pristine condition for future generations to enjoy.

For beautiful St Kilda beach sea views and a great aerial view of the park, take a scenic ride on the Ferris wheel.

Queuing for the Ghost Train ride was all about excitement and smiles. This attraction is absolutely unchanged since I was a kid and the memories came flooding back during the ride!

One thing that was knockout about Luna Park, was the professionalism of its staff and it is an aspect that I never anticipated I would be mentioning here. It does deserve mention however because the staff members at this venue, are stand-out fantastic.

At one point in our day, the Ghost Train broke down for around an hour. During this time, the two people who manned the attraction never left their post and dealt with the endless stream of enquiries from the public personally, on the spot until the ride was functional again.

The professionalism was not just observed in this instance either: All of the staff we came across during our visit were dressed in attractive uniforms and behaved so courteously. We were really impressed by this and we felt it made the day that much more memorable. (I just have to mention the park is spotlessly clean too.)

Cars on the Ghost Train ride are still given their initial entry momentum with the assistance of a good push!

 

 

The Scenic Railway: This ride is hands down, the number one attraction at Luna Park and remains 100 percent original. Here you'll find the longest queue (up to an hour's wait) but its popularity and thrill makes it entirely worth it. (Sadly my stomach is not the amusement ride type so I watched others enjoy this instead!)

 

The Scenic Railway holds the distinguished title of being the world's oldest, continuously running roller coaster (established in 1912) and it is the only one of its kind featuring an on-board driver.

"I can't believe I went on that!"

 

Visit Luna Park for a fantastic day out these school holidays!

For further details, more historic facts, opening hours and entry prices,

visit the Luna Park website here.

 

These school holidays, experience Climbzilla! The all new Sky Trail Navigator Adventure Course.

School holiday opening hours: Sunday to Wednesday 11am-8pm,

Thursday to Saturday 11am-11pm.

 

*All rides are subject to height restrictions and medical conditions.

 

Melbourne's Luna Park

Lower Esplanade, St Kilda.

Luna Park info line: 1300 888 272

 

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*Disclosure: Six Little Hearts were happy guests of Luna Park in exchange for this feature.

All opinions expressed are those of this blog's Author.
We had SERIOUSLY fabulous time! Thanks so much for having us!

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