Luna Park opened at St Kilda in 1912 and is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register, which is roughly the experience on offer: an old park by the beach, reached by tram, not a resort you drive into. Light home-prepared food is welcome inside, sandwiches, fruit and simple meals made before you arrive, while commercially prepared food, takeaway, deliveries, glass containers and large picnic setups are not. Loose items are not allowed on the rides and can only be left near the ride area at your own risk, so a hired locker or an adult who sits one out becomes part of the arrangement. Capacity is restricted and the number of tickets is limited, which is why booking ahead does more than save time at the gate. The trade-off is the calendar: the park runs on school holiday days, weekends and public holidays, and closes on Christmas Day, so an ordinary term-time weekday may not be an option at all.
Amusement Park
Luna Park
Luna Park has run at St Kilda since 1912 and is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register: an old seaside amusement park rather than a modern resort.
Typical visit
Ages
Booking
Price
Tickets for ages 4-12 are AUD 47.00 per person.
Ticket covers
The Unlimited Ride Ticket includes park entry plus every ride, as many times as you want on the day.
Who needs a ticket
Everyone aged 4 and over needs a valid ticket to enter the park.
Height limit
Little Lunies rides are for the youngest visitors: Happy Swing takes riders from 90 cm up to a maximum of 170 cm.
Booking
The park strongly recommends booking an Unlimited Rides Ticket or Family Pass before you come, because booking ahead guarantees entry.
No re-entry
Pass-outs are not available, so once you leave the park you are out for the day.
Getting there
Trams 16 and 96 stop at Stop 138, Luna Park/The Esplanade; by train, take the Sandringham Line.
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Why kids will love it
The smallest visitors get Little Lunies, a set of rides sized for them, with the Happy Swing carrying both a minimum and a maximum height, which is the polite way of saying a tall older sibling will be turned away from it. Carnival games sit alongside. Everyone else gets the run of the park, and because the ride ticket is not metered, the answer to “again?” can simply be yes. Food outlets keep to carnival standards, with children’s meals among the options.
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