Ghost Train
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Ghost Train
Luna Park Melbourne · AU · Pretzel Amusement Company Pretzel electric-cart dark ride
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Fast facts
- The Ghost Train was purchased from the Pretzel Amusement Company. lunapark.com.au
- It opened at Luna Park Melbourne in 1934. lunapark.com.au
- The ride is a Pretzel electric-cart dark ride. researchbank.swinburne.edu.au
- Luna Park Melbourne stands on the foreshore of Port Phillip Bay in St Kilda. en.wikipedia.org
- Its building stands an estimated seven metres high. en.wikipedia.org
- The cars travel at walking pace, about five kilometres per hour. en.wikipedia.org
- With small cars sent off about every twenty seconds, it carries an estimated 360 passengers an hour. en.wikipedia.org
The story of Ghost Train
Luna Park added the Ghost Train in 1934, purchasing it from the Pretzel Amusement Company. It joined a growing collection of amusements at the St Kilda foreshore park between the wars. lunapark.com.au· en.wikipedia.org
The attraction belongs to the early electric-cart dark-ride tradition, in which small cars carried visitors through a confined succession of theatrical scenes and sudden surprises. Its surviving identity remains closely tied to the Pretzel name and method. researchbank.swinburne.edu.au
Through the decades, the Ghost Train remained among Luna Park Melbourne’s historic attractions, while newer mechanical rides came and went around it. The park continues to list it as a permanent ride. en.wikipedia.org
In 1994, the Ghost Train was classified by the National Trust, adding formal recognition to a dark ride already cherished as part of Luna Park’s long seaside history. lunapark.com.au
Sources
- lunapark.com.au Acceptable source
- researchbank.swinburne.edu.au Acceptable source
- en.wikipedia.org Acceptable source
- lunapark.com.au Acceptable source