Luna Park - Spirits of the Carnival documentary

A documentary produced in 1995 to celebrate the re-opening of Sydney's Luna Park - behind the smiling face lies a story of sweat, greed, competition and tragedy that nearly destroyed a city's amusement park forever.
For more than a century in Sydney and Melbourne, Australians have enjoyed 'Luna Park'. This documentary is the story of two men who dedicated their lives to the spirit of fun, Ted Hopkins and David Atkins - the builders and managers of Sydney's Luna Park. But their dream to bring pleasure to people would be plagued with difficulty: the Great Depression, a World War, the greed of big business and time itself. With each new decade Luna Park would have to compete with new technology and the dreams of a new age. When it was first built, Luna Park's combination of carnival, theatre and physics created a truly remarkable phenomenon... fun!

[@angrybirdsrulez302]

This is why I'm so Obsessed with Luna Park Sydney 🎡🎢🎠🌛💙

[@Jamie-cc2bo]

After the fires my family who have been in the carnival business for 150 years, went to Luna Park for the auction. My dad bought the laughing clown moulds ( they're all unique ) that we're used to make the clown's there . His set of laughing clowns were the first to be made out of the moulds after they were bought and the laughing clowns I own were the last to come out of the Luna Park moulds

[@trillioncrowns]

such a good documentary 9/10

[@thechaz83]

In America we still have small traveling remnants during the summer. Sadly, we don’t believe they’ll return to my area bc last week dumb, ignorant kids were fighting. One brandished a gun killing an 18 yr old girl. Too sad. I don’t understand people anymore But great documentary. Loved it :)

[@loverlyme]

What a wonderful overview of the history of this site, and of the whole funfair park history, this has been. Thank you.

[@Johnnyboywonder199]

Great documentary of Sydney’s Luna parks history.

[@Spider-Man13578]

I love Luna park I’ve been there since 2002 when I was 2

[@allaboutloveatyutoob2507]

One of the best videos i've ever seen on You Tube. This was brilliant, so well made and documented.

[@trillioncrowns]

i watched all of youtube! like 79% of yt and i can say this was so good

[@hankthedog2594]

It was arson that destroyed the ghost train and killed those people

[@Jamie-cc2bo]

The mafia wanted the land so they set fire to the ghost train . My family went there for the auction and bought a lot of carnival equipment

[@queenielouweekly3160]

I feel terrible for those poor souls who lost their lives and left their families in despair, and Ghost Train 😢

[@stuhopwood2730]

so sad poor hoppy

[@stephanierobson1051]

Rest in peace Shamus Richard Michael jonthen Damien and Craig and jhon 1 billion dollars reward in the Ghost train fire 🔥 exposed revilled it was Hilly Crruped in 20201

[@queenielouweekly3160]

*Seamus

[@Spider-Man13578]

I’m now 24

[@trillioncrowns]

im now 34

[@aidatesnjak8064]

Zoom Oidnw

[@sexobscura]

*[ innocence lost ]*

[@trillioncrowns]

satanic park mate