Luna Park set for a $20m facelift, which includes, six new rides and refreshed food offering

EXCLUSIVE: Daredevils can expect more state-of-the-art thrills at the North Sydney theme park with $20m to be pumped into improvements in the next four years.

Luna Park is set to be upgraded, with $20m injected into the amusement park. Picture: Justin Lloyd

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DAREDEVILS can expect more state-of-the-art thrills at Luna Park with $20 million to be pumped into improvements in the next four years.

The multimillion-dollar changes will see six new hi-tech rides make their home in Sydney alongside updated favourites such as Coney Island, The Rotor, The Ferris Wheel and The Wild Mouse rollercoaster.

Landmark... Luna Park on Sydney’s famed harbour . Picture: Eagle Eye Drones

Frances Golding, Sarah Lord, Holly Faulkner and Audrey Simms on the Tango Train yesterday. Picture: Justin Lloyd

Coney Island will slowly be replaced with more modern attractions as Luna Park owner Brookfield Multiplex splashes the cash.

“The experience needs to be refreshed, we have approximately one million visitations per year,” Luna Park chief executive Peter Hearne said.

Children’s rides north of Coney Island will be replaced during the upgrade.

The first of six new rides to be built will be the Flying Carousel, which will form the centrepiece of a “family zone” designed to appeal to people with small children.

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Mr Hearne was tight-lipped on what the new rides will offer, but said they will be designed for thrill seekers and will use virtual reality and other technologies.

A Luna Park spokesman said the park needs to be refreshed to bring in more visitors. Picture: Brad Hunter