Funfields

Funfields (previously as The Whittlesea Alpine Toboggan Park) is an Australian amusement park located in Whittlesea, Victoria. It is 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of Melbourne. The park opened in 1985.

History

The park opened in 1985 as the Whittlesea Alpine Toboggan Park featuring toboggan rides. This ride, known as The Great Alpine Toboggan Slide still exists at the park. Thunder Dome is a set of go-karts which are modelled on 1950s and 1960s sport cars. The track is 400 metres (1,300 ft) long.

Attractions

Funfields has 14 rides designed for all ages, being the Kidzone designed specifically for kids and features three rides. It includes:

The rest of the park is made up of attractions designed for all ages.

Blackbeard's Fury

Funfields is also the home of Blackbeard's Fury. This ride is a pirate ship attraction which was previously located at Sea World on the Gold Coast.

In late 2012, the park purchased and refurbished another Gold Coast ride, Burnout, which was previously called "Stingray" and was located at Dreamworld. Crocodile Creek, an 18 hole mini golf course is located behind Blackbeard's Fury.