lashbear
09-20-2012, 06:51 AM
Video to get Moonie excited (if he hasn't seen it already)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=b327xcWVJ5c
Coney Island is my favourite part of Luna Park, and is in itself a tongue-in-cheek homage to the fact that in New York, Luna Park is contained within Coney Island - being the land down-under, we have to have it the other way around.
A little more info (From Wikipedia):
First constructed in 1935, Coney Island - Funnyland is the only operating example of a 1930s funhouse left in the world. Although some changes have been made over the years, the layout is almost identical to when Luna Park opened in 1935.
The design was based on funhouses in Europe and the United States, and contains rotating barrels, moving platforms, large slides, and arcade games. Today's Coney Island is also host to the restored artworks of Arthur Barton, along with photographs and memorabilia spanning Luna Park's 70-year history.
The slides and amusements are the same ones first used in 1935, but modified to meet modern safety standards. The amusements were saved from the 1981 demolition by the 'Friends of Luna Park' action group, who purchased them for $9,200, on the condition that they remain in the heritage-listed building.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=b327xcWVJ5c
Coney Island is my favourite part of Luna Park, and is in itself a tongue-in-cheek homage to the fact that in New York, Luna Park is contained within Coney Island - being the land down-under, we have to have it the other way around.
A little more info (From Wikipedia):
First constructed in 1935, Coney Island - Funnyland is the only operating example of a 1930s funhouse left in the world. Although some changes have been made over the years, the layout is almost identical to when Luna Park opened in 1935.
The design was based on funhouses in Europe and the United States, and contains rotating barrels, moving platforms, large slides, and arcade games. Today's Coney Island is also host to the restored artworks of Arthur Barton, along with photographs and memorabilia spanning Luna Park's 70-year history.
The slides and amusements are the same ones first used in 1935, but modified to meet modern safety standards. The amusements were saved from the 1981 demolition by the 'Friends of Luna Park' action group, who purchased them for $9,200, on the condition that they remain in the heritage-listed building.