Wow Dianna, you went there every week!!! And I thought I was lucky going there once a year. No wonder you remember the river caves so well. And I rember that first bump too!! So the North pole scene was first. You must have lived in North Sydney. Did they have yearly passes then like they did for Wonderland?
I agree Go Boi, that the amusement parks today are just made up of carnival rides that you see everywhere. Except for the Looney Tunes ride at Movieworld and the volcano ride (i forget what it is called) at Sea world, there are no other dark rides, that I know of. My kids have grown up now and I dont go to amusement parks. The Luna Park sydney River Caves ride was exceptional for its time. It was on par with the dark rides in Disneyland and the Ghost Train was a long ride and scary (well for me anyway). Best Ghost Train I have ever been on. They sure dont make 'em like they used to. sigh