Luna Park Tel Aviv (Meaning in Hebrew something like “Tel Aviv Amusement Park”) is an amusement park in the Tel Aviv Exhibition Center complex. It was opened in 1970, as an urban amusement park. It replaced the “Amusement Park of Jaffa” that operated from 1952.
When it opened, it had only three rides: a Ferris wheel, bumper cars, and a horse carousel. Over time many rides were added including a roller coaster. During its period of operation by the municipality, admission to the complex was free, and visitors paid separately for each ride. In the late 1980s, the amusement park was privatized and transferred to the management of a private company.
Luna Park Tel Aviv Rides
Today, Luna Park Tel Aviv has about 26 different rides, designed for different age groups.
Anaconda – a “boomerang” roller coaster built by the Dutch company Vekoma, which began operating in the park in 2000. As of 2016, this model has been installed about 58 times in various parks around the world. The ride time in the Anaconda is one minute and 48 seconds, the track length is 285 meters, the record speed is 97.6 kilometers per hour and the record acceleration is 5.2 g.
Power Towers – A ride in which passengers lift themselves by pulling on a rope, and fall back. The facility opened in 2004.
Black Mamba – A “free fall tower” ride that was added to the park in 2009, a 16-seater elevator, which is launched to a height of 45 meters at a top speed of 72 kilometers per hour. It was the highest ride in the park until the Star Flair was built in 2016.
Roller coaster – The current roller coaster was inaugurated in early 2010 and includes ups, downs, and turns on the side. The ride is located in the place where the old roller coaster operated, which was dismantled before the construction of the new one.
Crazy Twister – A roller coaster inaugurated in 2011. The carriages rotate during the journey and travel the route twice.
Sky Craft – Built-in 2013, this is a ride that makes movements of ascent and descent, simulating a ride on a magic carpet.
Cinema Luna – watching a movie while sitting on comfortable moving chairs. Admission is at an additional cost.
Ferris wheel – a Ferris wheel that was built in early 2016 that rises to a height of about 60 meters, the trolleys on the wheel can be locked thoroughly and it is not possible to open them from the inside. Located where the old “ballerina” ride used to be.
Star Flair – A carousel with seats connected to it by chains, during which the passenger rotates and rises to a height of about 66 meters. Operation of the ride began in June 2016 and is currently the highest in the “Luna Park Tel Aviv” amusement park.
The King – a ride that replaced the old “octopus” one. Opened in 2017, the ride spins and flips in different and scary shapes.
The world of gems – a complex that opened in 2017 located in the area where the Hollywood carousel and the “flying camel” rides were once.
Water slides – a pair of red water slides in which the skiers glide quickly inside rubber boats. In the past, a pair of taller blue slides operated alongside the red slides. In 2006, the red slides were added to the park, which is also suitable for young children.
Topspin – a sofa-like device containing 40 seats, in which the passengers turn over and make circles in the air as the “sofa” is being held by two rods. In the past, there was water splashing from the sides towards the passengers of the ride. The name of the ride is the original name of the model, given to it by the manufacturer, the German “Hus Rides”. It reaches a height of 20 meters and is also known as “the lollipop”
Demon Train – A tunnel in which carriages travel, simulating a ride in a haunted castle, and passed scary dolls, music, and lights. The ride underwent an extensive renovation in 2015 that includes doll replacement and exterior decor.
Pirate ship – a huge swing that simulates a ship, moving back and forth up to a semicircle.
Breakdancer – a ride with four arms with trolleys on it. During the operation, the entire device rotates, the arms rotate separately, and the trolleys also rotate in sharp movements.
Bumper cars – a ride with a surface on which bumper cars move, in 2008 the old cars were replaced with new ones.
I skate – an ice skating rink in an area of 500 square meters located in a tent near the entrance to the park. Admission to it is at an additional cost.
Ta Ga Da – A plate-like device, without seat belts, that rotates and bounces the passengers in the rhythm of jumpy music. In 2021, a visitor to this ride was injured, and as a result, it was temporarily shut down. The ride returned to operation in the summer of that year.
Rides For Toddlers
Horse carousel – a horse carousel with 30 horses. The carousel has been operating since the opening of the old amusement park in Jaffa.
Elephant Carousel – A carousel where you ride elephants.
Swan carousel – a carousel where you ride swans.
Aircraft Carousel – A small carousel with planes for toddlers.
Safari – Jeeps traveling on a motorized route. The ride replaced the small carting track that was previously active.
Mini boat carousel – Carousel boat for toddlers.
Driving school – a ride for children in which a simulation of driving lessons takes place, as the children watch an explanatory video before boarding the ride and at the end receive a “driver’s license”. The ride has small cars and a marked road where children have to follow the instructions.
Israel Railways – a train that surrounds the park.
Luna Park Tel Aviv – Getting There
The Luna Park is located in the Israel Trade Fairs and Convention Center (Ganei Hata’aruha) in Tel Aviv. The entrance to the park is from Rokah Boulevard, opposite the Ganei Yehoshua parking lot.
- From the Ayalon Highway (north and south): take the University Rokah exit and follow the signs.
- From the Ayalon Highway (only from the south): take the Trade Fairs and Convention Center exit and follow the signs.
- From the HaKfar Hayarok interchange: drive south on Bnei Efraim Boulevard until you reach Ganei Hata’aruha.
- From the Geha interchange: drive towards Ramat Gan on Jabotinsky street, turn right on Sheshet Hayamim street towards the Ayalon shopping mall. Turn right again on the second traffic light to Ava Hillel Silver street, and left on the second traffic light to Lehi street. Continue on the bridge and turn left on the first traffic light to Shitrit street. Turn left on the first traffic light to Rokah boulevard and follow the signs.
Where to Park
- In the Ganei Yehoshua parking lot (charged parking. 50% off for Tel Aviv residents). The parking lot has two entrances: from the west and from the east. There is a pedestrian bridge from the parking lot straight to the Trade Fairs and Convention Center, near Tel Aviv Luna Park.
- In the road which surrounds the Trade Fairs and Convention Center, in front of Gate number 8 (free of charge).
- In the parking lot adjacent to the train station (with charge).
- Inside the Trade Fairs and Conventions Center (with charge).
