Luna Park

Entrance To Luna Park

As I gazed at the immense clown, his gigantic mouth laid wide open. It was a clear Saturday morning, and I stood with my family in front of the Entrance of Luna Park. Luna Park is an enjoyable theme park, located in St Kilda, Melbourne, Australia. I went with my father, 3 of my sisters, my brother, Lisa my step mum and my dad’s mate Clint. Together we entered the clowns mouth.

The Spider

Did you know that the smallest spider species is called Patu Marplesi. One of the amazing rides at Luna Park is The Spider. The Spider was the first ride we went on. As I watched it in action I saw the fun it contained. The line passed quickly. We climbed into our carriages. I was seated with my younger sister Kacey. I was feeling pumped and waited for the ride to begin. My sister on the other hand was freaking out.

The ride began. The carriages started spinning. I felt like our carriages were like planets in our solar system orbiting the sun (spiders head) "This is amazing!" I yelled. We went up, down, left and right. We were all enjoying ourselves which put a big smile on my face.

The Twin Dragon

Do you get sea sick ? If so The Twin Dragon is not the ride for you. I boarded the ship with my two sisters (Viv and Lina). Together we decided to sit in the center of the ship. We pulled the safety bar down to our thighs and the ride began. It started with a simple rock, kinda like a rocking chair. Then began speeding up. "Weeeeee." We said joyfully. We had butterflies in our stomachs. It rocked back and forth. My younger sister Lina was having so much fun. I saw her smile and giggle. That made me happy.

Ghosts Train

Ghost. Are you afraid of them? The terrifying ghost train is a frightening ride full of jump scares. We were all able to experience this ride. I went with my younger sister Kacey. As the train headed towards the two wooden doors we had no clue about what was to come. The doors flew wide open. I saw nothing it was pitch black, but the train continued moving. I was excited.

I was able to see my arm, it almost turned purple. Kacey was squeezing on it like a crazy snake. All of a sudden the train made a right turned I almost fell out. How ever my grip kept me aboard the train. The train got faster. Bam! Daylight struck my face. The ride was over.

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This is a picture of my adventure on The Great Scenic Railway.

Roller coasters are popular rides. Well at Luna Park there is a ride call The Great Scenic Railway. Amazingly it had been running for 103 year! The line was extremely long. It was roughly an hours wait. Patience is not the ability to wait, but the ability to keep a positive attitude while waiting. I had no patience whatsoever.

Finally it was our turn. My sister Viv and I ran to the front row of the train. It began. I was excited as usual. The ride begin. It started at a slow and steady pace while going up. As we waited for the ride to get interesting we all admired the view. Once we reached the top the real ride began.

"Ahhhhhh!" We scream at the top of our lungs. We speeded down the railway in an intense speed. We slowed down. It was back to slow and steady. We all sighed in relief. Suddenly we were headed down another steep hill. It forced us to scream again. Followed by another steep hill but with a small in length tunnel. Finally we had time to recover.

“Get ready to scream.” Dad said. I spotted what I believe was the camera. An amazing thing Luna Park does is automatically snaps a quick picture of you and your families retention on the ride. If you wish, you can purchase your photo to keep that memory alive. Back to the story. I stared at the camera, while screaming my head off, as you can see in the photo. I feel that The Great Scenic Railway is one of Luna Parks top rides.

So in conclusion Luna Park is a great place to take your family for a day full of fun. The rides mentioned are not the only rides, for more info visit the Luna Park Website. My favourite ride was The Twin Dragon, although it wasn’t the most intense, I got to see my sisters having a lot of fun which I believe is the point of our visit to Luna Park, to have fun. Sometimes we didn't realize we were making memories - we just knew we were having fun.

My Holiday Hight and Lowlights

Highlight

Looking out for my dad I began thinking he wasn’t there. I was waiting at the Melbourne airport to see my father. Finally I spot him. It had been 10 months since I had seen him and I had missed him. Racing my sister Vivienne to him, I beat her. Every year we headed down to Australia she would always hug him first. While I stood there waiting. Ha, but not this year! As I hugged him I noticed my brother and sisters standing behind him. This was the first time he came with my brother and sisters to the airport. I began giving each and every one of them a hug. I was so excited. This is my main holiday highlight.

Because

1. I got to see and spend time with my father, brother, sisters and also Lisa (my step-mum).
2. I also got the chance to see my extended family (Grandma, Grandpa, Uncles and Aunts etc.)
3. Oh, and I received plenty of presents.

Lowlight

“Wait out here.” The sun had pass and the sky was dark, my sisters and I were told by Lisa to wait outside. While inside the house Lisa rapidly grabbed the butcher's knife and cautiously checked every room in the house. After a moment of silence she declared the house safe to enter. My sisters and I entered the house unaware of what had recently happened. Stepping into the lounge room an unpleasant smell filled my nose and I noticed the back door was wide open. Lisa filled us in on what had happened.

Someone had broken into our house, touched our cloths and personal items but strangely didn’t steal anything. We all strongly believe that it was Jordan (our next door neighbour). Well, back to the story. Lisa then contacted my father and told him what had happened.

After the phone call he was on his way back home. Meanwhile Lisa rushed over to our neighbour house (not Jordan) to get help. While she was gone, our poor dog began yelping as if someone was hitting her. I was worried. Someone was roaming around in our backyard. Lisa come back with two other adults. It made us feel a bit more safer.

Highlight

Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep. My 06:00 AM alarm went off. I had to wake up early because I had the chance to go with my dad to work. My dad is a carpenter. I extremely enjoyed the time I spent with him. He taught me the names and the use of different tools. e.g Trimmer, the Trimmer is used to cut or trim carpet. I wish I could spend more time with him.

Lowlight

Coming closer to the gate I already began crying inside. I was at the airport with my family about to fly back to New Zealand. We stood at the entry of the gate and the airline lady told me that its time to say my goodbyes. I hugged Kacey, my confident sister. Kacey is a strong confident person. She does not let anything knock her down. Then Lina my cheeky little sister. She is always up to mischief. It might be giving our sister’s dolls to our dog or making our brother angy. Next Vivienne my big faithful sister. Vivienne’s faith in god is unbreakable. She is a shy and a hardworking girl, wait I should say woman.

Then Matty my little power ranger. Matty is my brother he loves power rangers as he watches it he plays with his power ranger toys. He is very short but as they say big things come in small packages and even though he is small he is always trying to protect me. Next Lisa, my assistant in evil. Together we  cause evil. I enjoy her company because she also make me laugh when I need to. Then Dad, my humble father. My dad is always humble, he does everything he can to make us all happy. As I hugged him, he told me how proud he was of me.

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Goodbyes are not forever. Goodbyes are not the end. They simply mean i ll miss you, until we meet again.