The smiling face of Sydney's oldest theme park has another reason to be cheery, it is about to get a $32 million 'facelift'.
After 85 years under the Sydney Harbour bridge, the theme park grinning turnstile gates will be getting a refurbishment and new rides to bring it up to the 21st century.
Plans to roll out nine new rides, with six aimed at younger children, were unveiled on Tuesday. Other attractions drawn up include a thrill ride to replace The Big Dipper.
The reconfiguration of the layout to accommodate new rides and updated regulations mean that this new roller coaster will be slightly smaller than the original. The – not quite as - Big Dipper will be a single-seat-wide train, designed with noise reduction and the peace of Sydneysiders in mind.
According to New South Wales Tourism Minister Stuart Ayres the new ride refurb will be as much about bringing the park in line with regulations to curb noise and light output, which had been in place for the past 15 years.
