Luna Dark 2025: Carnivale of Screams transforms Melbourne's beloved amusement park into a spine-chilling nightmare playground.
The fortune teller’s séance spirals out of control and the lights vanish. Something else boards the tram and you’re trapped in total darkness with entities that have no intention of letting you leave. The twisted clowns lurk in silence while the lunch lady’s meat grinder keeps turning, and they’re all having fun at your expense…
Welcome to Luna Dark 2025: Carnivale of Screams, where Melbourne’s beloved amusement park becomes a nightmare playground. Carnivale of Screams promises to turn Melbourne’s favourite family destination into a haunted hellscape that’ll have even the bravest souls questioning their life choices.
This isn’t your average Halloween party – it’s a full-scale invasion of ghouls, ghosts, and carnival carnage that runs across six bone-chilling nights and two youngster-friendly day sessions. The night sessions serve up spine-tingling scare attractions, live entertainment, and roving monsters from 6pm until the witching hour strikes at midnight. Meanwhile, the day sessions offer little monsters a chance to get their Halloween fix without the nightmares, running from 11am to 5pm with treats minus the tricks.
Luna Dark 2025: Carnivale of Screams
- Thursday 23 October, 6pm-midnight
- Friday 24 October, 6pm-midnight
- Saturday 25 October, 11am-5pm (day session), 6pm-midnight (night session)
- Thursday 30 October, 6pm-midnight
- Friday 31 October, 6pm-midnight
- Saturday 1 November, 11am-5pm (day session), 6pm-midnight (night session)
- Luna Park Melbourne, 18 Lower Esplanade, St Kilda
- Find out more info here
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Scare attractions that’ll haunt your dreams
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The centrepiece of Luna Dark 2025: Carnivale of Screams returns with Behind the Screams: Haunted House, back for its third terrifying year and more twisted than ever. This immersive haunted maze plunges visitors into the abandoned, dark corners of the park through hidden alleys and backstage corridors where the carnival’s most deranged characters call home.
Twisted clowns lurk in every shadow while unhinged security guards watch your every move. The mysterious Mr Moon stalks from behind, and the lunch lady’s meat grinder never stops turning – all having their fun at your expense. This isn’t your typical funhouse experience; it’s a survival horror adventure where every corner hides a scare and the only way out is straight through the madness.
Adding to the terror is the brand new End of the Line: Darkness Experience, a chilling sensory journey that’ll leave you questioning reality. Hidden at the far end of the park, visitors board Luna Dark’s abandoned tram for what starts as a fortune telling session but quickly spirals into something far more sinister. When the lights vanish and spirits board the tram, you’re trapped in total darkness with entities that have no intention of letting you leave. It’s a one-way ticket to supernatural chaos that serves as the park’s most haunted attraction.
Entertainment that’s drop-dead gorgeous
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The scares don’t stop at the attractions – Luna Dark 2025: Carnivale of Screams brings a killer lineup of entertainment that’ll keep the party going until you’re literally dead on your feet. Your hauntingly fabulous host Beverly Kills takes command of the main stage, delivering spine-tingling performances alongside circus entertainer Sian and live music from The Engagement that’ll have you dancing with the dead.
The newly introduced Wizz Fizz Treat Zone caters to younger ghouls during day sessions, offering treats without tricks before the lurking scarecrows emerge as darkness falls. Visitors can knock on the door and enter the cornfield, though they never know what horrors hide amongst the harvest. The scare factor varies dramatically from day to night, ensuring appropriate frights for every age group.
For adults seeking liquid courage, the resurrected Haunted Spirits Bar makes its return after disappearing since 2019. This 18+ venue offers the perfect opportunity to wine and dine with the dead while enjoying a killer lineup of spooktacular beverages and nearby stage performances. It’s the ideal spot to take a breather between scares and toast to surviving another night in the carnival.
Rides and games with a ghoulish twist
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Every Luna Park favourite gets the horror treatment during Luna Dark 2025: Carnivale of Screams, with unlimited rides available throughout both day and night sessions. Choose your haunted horse on The Grand Carousel, prepare for additional scares on the classic Ghost Train, or brave the thrill rides spinning and squealing on the Enterprise. The infamous Great Scenic Railway offers dips and drops that’ll have you screaming for entirely new reasons.
The carnival games receive a suitably spooky makeover, with opportunities to fish for eyeballs, conquer Wizz Fizz monsters, or take on creepy clowns to win prizes. Neon photo opportunities and roving ghosts and ghouls set the perfect tone for a night of frightful fun, ensuring every moment is Instagram-ready.
Bargain hunters can take advantage of Cheap Thrills Thursday Night Savings, offering $10 off night session tickets for Thursday 23 October and Thursday 30 October. These strictly limited tickets provide the same frightfully good fun for less, though time is running out to secure these deadly deals.
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This article was made in partnership with Luna Park.
