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Big Dipper (Luna Park Sydney)

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SLNSW 23962 Hollywood Hotel girls at Luna Park taken for Fullers Theatres Ltd
SLNSW 23962 Hollywood Hotel girls at Luna Park taken for Fullers Theatres Ltd

The Big Dipper was a wooden roller coaster operating at Luna Park Sydney from 1935 until 1979. It was demolished in 1981. First constructed in 1930 to an American design, the wooden Big Dipper roller coaster was a mainstay of Luna Park Glenelg during its four years of operation. The ride was dismantled and shipped to Sydney when the Glenelg park went into voluntary liquidation in 1934, and became the biggest attraction of the newly opened Luna Park Milsons Point (which was later renamed Luna Park Sydney). The ride was 800 metres (2,600 ft) long, lasted three minutes, could reach speeds of 84 kilometres per hour (52 mph), and when all three roller coaster trains were operating, could carry 72 people. The Big Dipper remained popular throughout its operating life. The coaster became inactive when Luna Park was closed following the 1979 Sydney Ghost Train fire, and was demolished and burned, along with most of the 'old' Luna Park, when Australian Amusements Associates took over the site on 3 June 1981. Two of the nine roller coaster cars were purchased at the auction before the demolition; one is on display within Luna Park today, while the other is part of the Powerhouse Museum collection.

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Big Dipper (Luna Park Sydney)
Olympic Drive, Sydney Milsons Point

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Olympic Drive 1
2061 Sydney, Milsons Point
New South Wales, Australia
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SLNSW 23962 Hollywood Hotel girls at Luna Park taken for Fullers Theatres Ltd
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