Headed by Luna Park, the queen of retro charm, this list of NSW amusement parks takes you on a head-spinning ride through dinosaurs, dancing horses, roller coasters, replicas and tiny towns. Buckle up for some fun at the fairground.

This short TV advertisement for the Paradise Gardens theme park was captured in a 1982 edition of Ten Eyewitness News. 

If you weren’t able to travel all over the countryside, the Leyland brothers would bring it to

In the 1970s and ’80s, your hotel

It started off mini, it ended up huge.

Originally intended to fill the gap left by the frequent closures of Luna Park, Wonderland o

Mike and Mal Leyland take a visit to Timber Town on their travel-by-request TV series

From the balconies of the Sydney Opera House, you can see the glittering lights of Luna Park

Special episodes like this one shot at Australia’s Wonderland in Sydney were popular with Young Talent Time fans. 

Sea World founder Keith Williams (1929–2011) talks about its origins as a waterski show. Sea World opened on the Gold Coast on 30 October 1971.