Luna Park, Tel Aviv, Amusement park in Tel Aviv, Israel
Luna Park is an amusement park in the Expo Tel Aviv grounds, managed by the City of Fun company founded in 1975. Its roughly 28 rides stand among dense trees along paved paths and lawns. A Ferris wheel with yellow spokes and red-and-yellow gondolas rises near the entrance, beside a green-roofed pavilion, a white steel swing ride and a carousel with a white-and-yellow canopy.
The current park opened at this location in 1970, replacing an earlier amusement park in Jaffa that ran from the 1950s through the 1960s. The new site established itself as a modern urban attraction for families across the region.
The park's name echoes the Jaffa Luna Park that operated from 1950 near Derech Ben Zvi, and the Israeli children's song "Daddy, Let's Go to Luna Park", written in the 1950s, refers to that earlier site. The Demon Train dark ride, running since the early 1970s, sends carts through a haunted-castle tunnel past moving dolls and strange noises; its figures and outer scenery were replaced in 2015.
All visitors pass through security screening at entry, and children require adult supervision throughout the visit. Many rides enforce minimum height requirements, so families should check the rules before queuing.
The Anaconda, a Vekoma Boomerang coaster running since 2000, reaches 75.6 km/h over a 285-metre track with three inversions and a 35.5-metre peak. Its old orange cars now sit beside the ride as a sculpture with passenger figures still inside. The Ferris wheel at the front, about 60 metres tall, has cabins that lock from outside and cannot be opened from within.
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