Pure FunDay Sunday at Luna Park
December 27th 2009 23:36
Some families enjoy museums and art galleries (or so the highbrow parents claim). Others have more simple tastes. Give us a rollercoaster any day.
Santa brought us annual passes to Sydney's Luna Park. Santa told me they only cost $99 each (now the price has gone up to $120) and reliably informed me that too much fun was never enough. So we put them to use two days after Christmas. Combined with the Cityrail Family FunDay Sunday deal, which allows families to travel on trains, buses and ferries across the network for only $2.50 each all day, it made for a cheap excursion.
And even better, the best fun I've had since I came to Luna Park last holidays. I'm definitely not the type to wait on the sidelines while my kids have all the fun. At the beach, at Scouts, at a theme park, I'm at the front of the queue ready for action.
We hopped off the ferry which was groaning under the weight of families on their FunDay Sundays, just as the first few drops of rain started to fall.
"Quick," I said. "Let's get our tickets and head for the Wild Mouse, just in case it closes because of the rain."
We ran to the rollercoaster. "Oh no," said Jono. "It's closed."
The lonely attendant waved to us. "It's not closed, just empty," I said. And that was the story of our dream day. No queues, no crowds and ... no more rain. Those few drops at the start were it.
But we did get very, very wet. Once we'd finished on the Wild Mouse and crashed around Dodgem City, we ran through Coney Island to the northern end of the Park. Jono wanted to hit the Ranger, the big swinging version of the Pirate Ship. We rounded the corner to see a brand new ride - Pirate's Revenge. It's a log ride similar to Rocky Hollow at Dreamworld and Splash Mountain at Disneyland. What a hit. No matter where we sat, Martin, Rowan and I got soaked while Teflon Jono stayed dry.
We made it home by 8pm for dinner, all exhausted yet exhilarated after our day - most definitely a Family FunDay Sunday.
Santa brought us annual passes to Sydney's Luna Park. Santa told me they only cost $99 each (now the price has gone up to $120) and reliably informed me that too much fun was never enough. So we put them to use two days after Christmas. Combined with the Cityrail Family FunDay Sunday deal, which allows families to travel on trains, buses and ferries across the network for only $2.50 each all day, it made for a cheap excursion.
Coney Island at Luna Park
And even better, the best fun I've had since I came to Luna Park last holidays. I'm definitely not the type to wait on the sidelines while my kids have all the fun. At the beach, at Scouts, at a theme park, I'm at the front of the queue ready for action.
We hopped off the ferry which was groaning under the weight of families on their FunDay Sundays, just as the first few drops of rain started to fall.
"Quick," I said. "Let's get our tickets and head for the Wild Mouse, just in case it closes because of the rain."
We ran to the rollercoaster. "Oh no," said Jono. "It's closed."
The lonely attendant waved to us. "It's not closed, just empty," I said. And that was the story of our dream day. No queues, no crowds and ... no more rain. Those few drops at the start were it.
But we did get very, very wet. Once we'd finished on the Wild Mouse and crashed around Dodgem City, we ran through Coney Island to the northern end of the Park. Jono wanted to hit the Ranger, the big swinging version of the Pirate Ship. We rounded the corner to see a brand new ride - Pirate's Revenge. It's a log ride similar to Rocky Hollow at Dreamworld and Splash Mountain at Disneyland. What a hit. No matter where we sat, Martin, Rowan and I got soaked while Teflon Jono stayed dry.
We made it home by 8pm for dinner, all exhausted yet exhilarated after our day - most definitely a Family FunDay Sunday.
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