Luna Parks opened in December 1912 Some of the original attractions included the Scenic Railway roller coaster, the River Caves, the Pharaohs Daughter (an exotic erformance auditorium also known as the Egyptian Theatre), the American Bowl Slide (a giant slide down a chute into a revolving bowl of polished wood), the Palais de Folies (incorporating the Whitney Electric Photographic Studio), the Palace of Illusions, The Terrace Tea Gardens and the Ferris Wheel A main attraction at the park was live entertainment which included the Luna Park Band, high wire performances, performing animals, acrobats, trick cyclists, a troop of midgets and a Swedish diver, Miss Thelin who dove into a pool from a 50 ft tower into a tub of blazing water with her clothes alight