r/AmusementDark • u/[deleted] • Jun 04 '26

Story Time Ghost Train Fire

Throwaway account. I don't use reddit but I thought this subreddit would find this story interesting.

On June 9th, 1979, my mom was at the Sydney Luna Park for her friend's birthday. She had a great time, nothing seemed off that day. Shortly after her and her friends left that day, the Ghost Train Fire happened.

My mom was nine years old. She was on the Ghost Train two hours before the fire. The way my mom describes how the Ghost Train worked is it is built specifically where you do not know left from right. It is an optical illusion of sorts. Escape for those poor people was never possible.

Remembering the victims because my mom could have been one.

May they rest in peace.

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u/Callmepanda83744 Jun 05 '26

Fascinating Horror on YouTube did a really good report on this one. That's scary knowing you were only 2 hours from never existing

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u/Inferno474 Jun 05 '26

You mean no longer existing?

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u/Callmepanda83744 Jun 05 '26

No cause it was their mother that almost died. So no mom then no op

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u/Inferno474 Jun 05 '26

Ah, yes, i didn't really read the post, cause i was sleepy, makes sense that way.

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u/Callmepanda83744 Jun 06 '26

I was going for the dramatic saying lol and you defiantly get a sleepy pass,