Luna Park Sydney



Theme Park:Luna Park (since 2004)
Luna Park (2000 - 2001)
Luna Park (1995)
Luna Park (1983 - 1988)
Harbourside Amusement Park (1982)
Luna Park (1935 - 1979)
Address:1 Olympic Dr
Milsons Point NSW 2061
https://www.lunaparksydney.com/
Operated by: Luna Park Sydney Pty Ltd

Luna Park Sydney right next to the iconic harbour bridge is one of the most traditional amusement parks worldwide. Opened in 1935, the park hosts a large selection of family-friendy rides, as well as a bunch of very unique roller coasters. 

 
 
 

Highlights of the Theme Park

 




Coney Island • Fun House

 

Coney Island

Old fashioned fun

 


Rotor

 

Rotor

The sticky wall ride

 


Wild Mouse • Hopkins & Pearce Wooden Wild Mouse

 

Wild Mouse

An insane coaster

 


Dreamworld



Theme Park:Dreamworld (since 1974)
Address:Dreamworld Pkwy
Coomera QLD 4209
https://www.dreamworld.com.au/
Operated by:Ardent Leisure

Dreamworld GlobeDreamworld in Coomera, Queensland is the largest animal and amusement park in Australia. The park was founded in 1974 and is currently being operated by the Ardent Leisure Group. The park offers a wide range of family-friendly rides and experiences, among them you can take a plunge on the Giant Drop – the Southern hemisphere largest drop tower.

 
 
 

Highlights of the Animal and Theme Park

 




Giant Drop • Intamin Giant Drop

 

Giant Drop

The very tall drop tower

 


HotWheels Sidewinder • Arrow Looping Coaster

 

Gold Coaster

The unique looping coaster through the water park

 


Pandamonium • Zamperla Air Race

 

Pandamonium

The intense AirRace

 


Sky Voyager • Brogent Technologies Flying Theatre

 

Sky Voyager

Soarin’ over Australia

 


Tailspin • Gerstlauer Sky Fly

 

Tailspin

A daredevil flight

 


The Claw • Intamin Gyro Swing

 

The Claw

An awesome swing

 


 
 

Past Highlights of the Animal and Theme Park

 




Buzzsaw • Maurer Sky Loop

 

Buzzsaw

Loopin’ the sky

 


 

Tower of Terror II

The reverse free fall coaster

 



An Icon of the Pleasure Beach

My last visit to the Pleasure Beach was in 2016, so I was very excited to finally ride the park’s newest addition, the Mack Rides roller coaster Icon. For the 2022 season, the last car of one of the trains was replaced by a car offering a spinning pair of seats, thus creating the Ensō experience – a nice feature which comes with a heavy price tag.

The ride on Icon starts rather slowly as we are approaching the launch position. Starting from a standstill, we directly approach the lift hill support structure of the Big One roller coaster whilst racing over a huge camelback hill.  After a steep curve resembling an inclided loop tilted to the left, we make our way towards the courtyard of the Steeplechase roller coaster. After diving under the old horse ride coaster, we take some quick near ground direction changes, before we finally gain a bit of altitude and cross the track. Right above the visitors, we now take a well ballanced heartline roll – something you would not expect from a Mack Rides roller coaster. After making our way below the huge camelback hill, we dive down into a tunnel which leads directly into the second launch.

After being accelerated the second time, we gain up some height in a non-inverting Immelmann turn. This element rides itself rather odd, yet if gives you some views onto the park. A very funny right-hand bend follows, which leads into a very hill and dale section of the layout. After going up and down for quite a while, we now race over a weirdly banked speed bump, leading into a sequence of very short swifts to the right and to the left, where one of them unnecessarily crosses the Big Dipper roller coaster. After that, we are done and quickly approach the station. 

Icon has a very strong first act and a weaker second one. It’s funny that the ride is actually at its best, when the constrains due to the limited space were most severe. On the rather large plot of land where the second part of the roller coaster runs, the ride is quite repetitive. Especially the end of the ride is unfortunately not quite as successful. I would have liked to see a series of straight camelbacks here that would really knock your socks off, instead we swerve continuously from the right to the left and vice versa. Icon is therefore not my favourite ride at the Blackpool Pleasure Beach, nor comes anywhere close to the first double launch coaster the Pleasure Beach is offering since 1979. Anyhow, it is still a fun ride and a nice addtion to the fantastic rides at Blackpool Pleasure Beach.

Pictures Blackpool Pleasure Beach

 


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