Luna Park, Sydney - Definition and Overview

Luna Park is a historical amusement park in Sydney, Australia, first opened in 1935. The park is located at Milsons Point, immediately west of the point where the Sydney Harbour Bridge meets the North Shore of Sydney Harbour. Like similarly-named parks elsewhere, the park's entrance features a giant face of the moon; in the case of Sydney, the face has been replaced several times, each differing in the details of facial expressions.

The park has a troublesome history: in 1979 fire broke out on the ghost train, killing several people. Since then the park has closed and re-opened several times, partly because of complaints by the mostly wealthy local residents to the noise generated by the park. Luna Park reopened in 2004 after several years' closure following an abortive attempt at reviving the park after a much longer period of closure.

There is also a Luna Park in St. Kilda in Melbourne, Australia, first opened in 1912 and there was a Luna Park in New York City in the United States.

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External links

• Luna Park (http://www.lunaparksydney.com)