Omaha Luna Park

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Omaha Luna Park is an amusement park located in Bennington, Nebraska with an Omaha mailing address that is owned by Carwardine Parks. From 1990 until 1997 the park was in demise.

The park opened in 1916, and it's famous mouth entrance was inspired by Luna Park, Melbourne in Australia.

History[]

The park opened in 1916.

In 1959, Nebraska Highway 66 was added.

In 1960, Dodgems was added.

In 1966, for the 50th anniversary, New Luna Park opened, in order to avoid having to be in compliance of not being allowed to demolish rides within Old Luna Park (a law that was enacted in 1964 and lasted until 1991).

In 1972, Kiddie Land was added.

In 1975, Wave Swinger was added.

In 1976, Bayern Kurve was added.

In 1978, Jet Star was added.

In 1980, Crazy 8 was added.

In 1982, Himalaya was added.

In 1984, UFO was added.

In 1985, Bobsled was added.

In 1987, Pharaoh’s Fury was added.

In 1988, Storm was added.

In 1989, Lunar Loop and Magic Carpet were both added.

In 1990, Boomerang was added.

In 1991, Rainbow was added.

In 1993, Spider was added.

In 1998, Carwardine’s River Rapids was added.

In 1999, Luna Flume closed down, the ride vehicles and other components were sent to Idora Park and Carwardine Colony for parts.

In 2000, Cycle Kid was added, marking one of the last TOGO coasters built for the United States market. H20 Tower was also added that year.

In 2002, Flyin’ Eagles and Crazy Train were added.

In 2003, 5 new roller coasters were installed for the "Man vs. Lines" project, as an attempt to compete with the nearby Six Flags Nebraska.

In 2006, The Secret of NIMH: The Ride was added.

In 2008, Rainbow was removed at the end of the season.

In 2009, Cosmik and Python Pit were added and Kids Kountry also got a small expansion.

In 2013, Arm of Doom was added.

In 2016, Centurion was added.

In 2022, Bart’s Skater and Super Mario: Warped World were added.

In 2023, the Thomas Town area was added.

Areas[]

Old Luna Park
Nebraska's Main Street
Kids Kountry (formerly known as “PBS Kids Neighborhood” [2003-2007])
New Luna Park
Thomas Town

Rides[]

Roller coasters[]

Bobsled (1985; An Intamin Bobsled coaster, planned to be seasonal due to maintenance costs.) [New Luna Park]
Boomerang (1990; An Arrow Dynamics Launched Loop II [essentially Vekoma Boomerang but made by Arrow] roller coaster) [New Luna Park]
Centurion (2016; A B&M Giga Coaster) [New Luna Park]
Cosmik (2009; A S&S Thrust Air 2000; formerly known as Hypersonic XLC at Six Flags Kings Dominion from 2001-2007) [New Luna Park]
Cycle Kid (2000; A TOGO Cycle Coaster similar to Cycle Coaster at Enakyo Wonderland in Japan) [New Luna Park]
Dongwa's Alley Run (2019; a Golden Horse/Vekoma Asia ZXC-4D Super Spinning Coaster) [New Luna Park]
Jet Star (1978; A Schwarzkopf Jet Star roller coaster, trains faced backwards in 1998 and 2018) [New Luna Park]
Lunar Loop (1989; A Schwarzkopf Looping Star roller coaster, originally going to be refurbished and renamed Sandstorm in 2002, but that was cancelled in favor of Redwall: Fight For Victory) [New Luna Park]
Nebraskan Nightmare (2003; a BAMECO Racing Coaster) [New Luna Park]
Python Pit (2009; An E&F Miler kiddie coaster, relocated from the former Jeepers! fun center at Carwardine Mills) [Kids Kountry]
Redwall: Fight for Victory (2003; A GCI wooden roller coaster with similarities to Boulder Dash at Lake Compounce; construction began in 2002 under Custom Coasters International but the ride was completed by GCI due to Custom Coasters' bankruptcy) [New Luna Park]
Sagwa's Rickshaw Run (2003; A BHS/Schwarzkopf Family Looping Coaster, previously operated on the German fair circuit from 1988-1997 as Der Serienmörder and with FairCon from 1998-2002 as Killer) [New Luna Park]
The Secret of NIMH: The Ride (2006; A Zierer NIMH Clone) [New Luna Park]
Super Mario: Warped World (2022; An RMC Raptor) [New Luna Park]
Toad Patrol: Flying Through the Big Blue (2003; a Vekoma SLC Coaster) [New Luna Park]
Silverwing (2003; a SkyTrak Flying Coaster; previously operated on the German fair circuit from 1998-2001 as Soloflight) [New Luna Park]
Special Delivery (1928; a wooden roller coaster, given an ACE Coaster Classic award in 2012, often known for it's immense amount of airtime, mostly due to the only restraint being a seatbelt, had six major refurbishments, as listed below, this was the longest wooden coaster until the Beast came out in 1979) [Old Luna Park]
- In 1942, a portion of the coaster was destroyed by a gas pipeline explosion and subsequent fire, the track was rebuilt, albeit with a different wood to save money during World War II, for almost half a century, it was quite obvious what was replaced.
- In 1961, the wooden tunnels were replaced with more "modern" aluminum tunnels with the track being replaced in those tunnels
- In 1980, the brakes were replaced with automatic brakes, eliminating the use of a brakeman at the station.
- In 1989, most of the track has been replaced by Dinn.
- In 1998, the drop has been retracked by CCI due to roughness complaints.
- In 2017, the remainder of the Dinn track and the lift hill (which was last retracked in 1989) was retracked by GCI, the drop is still the 1998 track.
Virginia Reel (1916; a Virginia Reel roller coaster, the last surviving Virginia Reel coaster in the United States, SBNO from 1995-1998 due to high maintenance costs and was planned to be demolished at the end of the 1998 season until Carwardine bought and saved the park, given a ACE Coaster Classic Award in 2001, celebrated it's 100th anniversary in 2016 with several celebrities from Nebraska, including Emily Kinney, Ted Hartley and John I. Jenkins, riding the ride in 2 golden tubs) [Old Luna Park]

Flat rides[]

Arm of Doom (2013; A Gerstlauer Sky Fly) [New Luna Park]
Bart's Skater (2022; A Zamperla Surf's Up) [New Luna Park]
Bayern Kurve (1976; A Schwarzkopf Bayern Kurve) [Old Luna Park]
Carousel (1921; An Unknown Manufacturer [listed as John Jay Doe on the website] Carousel) [Old Luna Park]
Carwardine's River Rapids (1998; Hopkins River Rapids) [New Luna Park]
Crazy 8 (1980; A Huss Troika ride) [Old Luna Park]
Dodgems (1960; Bumper cars) [Old Luna Park]
Flyin’ Eagles (2002; A Larson Flying Skooters ride) [New Luna Park]
H20 Tower (2000; An SCS Interactive tipping bucket structure with water slides built by ProSlide) [New Luna Park]
Himalaya (1982; A Wisdom Himalaya ride) [New Luna Park]
Magic Carpet (1989; A Zierer Flying Carpet ride) [New Luna Park]
Pharaoh’s Fury (1987; A Chance Pharaoh’s Fury) [New Luna Park]
Storm (1988; A Huss Enterprise) [New Luna Park]
Sleigh Ride (1978; A Mack Schlittenfahrt [Swing-Bob] ride) [New Luna Park]
The Spider (1993; A Huss Magic ride with a spider theme) [New Luna Park]
Tilt-a-Whirl (1958; A Sellner Tilt-a-Whirl ride) [Old Luna Park]
Turnabout (1962; An Eli Scrambler ride) [Old Luna Park]
UFO (1984; A Huss UFO ride, the last operating Huss UFO ride in the United States) [New Luna Park]
Wave Swinger (1975; A Zierer Wave Swinger) [New Luna Park]

Kiddie rides[]

Banana Squadron (2009; A Zamperla Mini Jet ride with bananas, relocated from the former Jeepers! fun center at Carwardine Mills) [Kids Kountry]
Diesel Drivers (2023; An SBF Visa Mini Convoy ride) [Thomas Town]
Dino-Go-Round (1990; A carousel style kiddie ride made by Zamperla with dinosaurs) [Kids Kountry]
Flynn’s Fire Training (2023; A Zamperla Fire Patrol ride) [Thomas Town]
Frog Hopper (2002; An S&S Frog Hopper ride) [Kids Kountry]
Kiddie Dodgems (1970; Kiddie bumper cars) [Kids Kountry, formerly New Luna Park]
Kiddie Himalaya (2009; A Mini Himalaya ride, relocated from the former Jeepers! fun center at Carwardine Mills) [Kids Kountry]
Percy’s Mail Delivery (2023; A Sartori kiddie train ride) [Thomas Town]
Thomas’ Wild Ride (2002; A Zamperla Crazy Bus ride with a train-shaped vehicle, formerly known as “Crazy Train” [2002] and “Runaway Train” [2003-2020], the vehicle was repainted to Thomas the Tank Engine colors in 2021, only Thomas-themed ride in the park before the addition of Thomas Town) [Thomas Town, formerly Kids Kountry]
Tumble Bugs (1962; A Traver Kiddie Tumble Bug ride) [Kids Kountry, formerly Old Luna Park]

Former rides[]

Children's Coaster (1972-2003; a Allan Herschell Junior Oval Coaster, relocated to Boblo Island Amusement Park as Lil' Excalibur, replaced with Python Pit) [Kids Kountry]
Flying Scooters (1943-1990; A Bisch-Rocco Flying Skooters ride, relocated to Wegmans Adventures in Family Fun and replaced with Rainbow) [Old Luna Park]
Luna Flume (1966-1999; An Arrow Log Flume, demolished and replaced with H20 Tower) [New Luna Park]
Nebraska Highway 66 (1959-2021; An Arrow antique cars ride, remained SBNO in 2020-21, demolished and replaced with Super Mario: Warped World) [New Luna Park, formerly Old Luna Park]
Rainbow (1991-2008; A Huss Rainbow ride, scrapped and replaced with part of Cosmik’s queue path and a lockers area for said ride) [New Luna Park]

Restaurants and food stands[]

Beer Garden (since the death of a drunk woman on Flight Commander at Kings Island, rides within a 22 acre radius that aren't kiddie rides have a "Sober Check" to check if you drank beer or not, if you drank, you wouldn't be allowed to go on the ride) [Old Luna Park]
Dairy Queen/Orange Julius [Nebraska's Main Street]
Dippin’ Dots [Indoor restaurant in Nebraska's Main Street and a stand in New Luna Park]
McDonald's [New Luna Park]
Pollo Campero [Nebraska' Main Street]
Subway [New Luna Park]

Walkarounds[]

Regular[]

Meeting Area A (Nintendo)[]

Isabelle
Kirby
Link
Luigi
Mario
Princess Daisy
Princess Peach
Princess Zelda
Rosalina
Samus

Meeting Area B (FOX)[]

Bart Simpson
Bob Belcher
Cleveland Brown
Homer Simpson
Krusty the Clown
Lisa Simpson
Marge Simpson
Peter Griffin
Stan Smith
Stewie Griffin

Meeting Area C (Nickelodeon)[]

Blue (BC&Y design)
Chase
Cosmo
Dora (CGI design)
Lincoln Loud
Marshall
Patrick Star
SpongeBob SquarePants
Squidward Tentacles
Wanda

Meeting Area D (Character Central West)[]

Chris Carwardine [animated design]
Crash Bandicoot
Creeper [Minecraft]
Dongwa
Master Chief
Matthias
Sagwa
Sir Topham Hatt [The Fat Controller]
Spyro the Dragon
Steve [Minecraft]

Meeting Area E (Character Central East)[]

Banjo
Billy Bob Brockali
Conker
Garfield
Kazooie
Odie
Rash [Battletoads]
Sonic
Tails
Tracer [Overwatch]

Occasional[]

Meeting Area A (Nintendo)[]

Captain Falcon
Captain Olimar
Diddy Kong
Donkey Kong
K.K. Slider
Toad
Tom Nook
Waluigi
Wario
Yoshi

Meeting Area B (FOX)[]

Bender [Futurama]
Brian Griffin
Chris Griffin
Dale Gribble
Hank Hill
Lois Griffin
Meg Griffin
Moe Syzslak
Principal Skinner
Sideshow Bob

Meeting Area C (Nickelodeon)[]

Angelica Pickles
Arnold Shortman
Eliza Thornberry
Jimmy Neutron
Mr. Krabs
Nigel Thornberry
Pablo [The Backyardigans]
Plankton
Sandy Cheeks
Tommy Pickles

Meeting Area D (Character Central West)[]

Trivia[]

Originally, Runaway Train/Thomas’ Wild Ride was named “Crazy Train” when it opened in 2002, but Ozzy Osbourne’s legal team eventually threatened to file a lawsuit against Carwardine Parks for name infringement. Eventually, they settled out of court during the off-season by agreeing to change the name of the ride, which happened before the start of the 2003 season.