The VCE Physics Days at Luna Park are held in the first week in March each year. In 2026 the dates will be Monday, 2nd March to Friday, 6th March.
The cost to students in 2026 will be $38.00 each. Bookings for 2026 are now open here. In the past, Luna Park invoiced the school after the event once actual student numbers are known, they now require a deposit of 30% to confirm the booking, which needs to be paid four weeks before the event.
Aerobatic displays have been confirmed for Tuesday and Thursday. If either display is cancelled due to bad weather, it will be re-scheduled the following day. The Physics Days normally run from 10:00am to 2:00pm each day, If there is a display, it will be at 10:00am, with the Luna Park activities pushed back by 30 mins. There will be flight simulators in the Pavilion behind the Ferris Wheel on each day.
Synchrotron Tours: If you are coming to Luna Park by bus, you may wish to extend your physics excursion by including a trip to Clayton for a Synchrotron Tour. ANSTO and Vicphysics are providing a Synchrotron Tour on each of the days from Monday to Thursday. The.re is no cost. The one-hour tour starts at 3:00pm. There is a 24 person limit on the size of each tour group. Bookings for these tours will open on Tuesday, 3rd February at 8:00am.
Links
- Information about what to bring, wet weather, etc as well as evaluation sheets.
- Background material on the physics of the rides, descriptions of the rides, pre-excursion activities, useful science equipment and a post excursion quiz.
- Datalogger information
- Worksheets. Note: Worksheets will not be available at Luna Park. Teachers should download them from this website, modify if they wish, select all or some and photocopy for their students..
- Videos of the rides that can be used as an introduction or for analysis.
- Aerobatic display. Information on the manoeuvres in the display. Usually on only one of the days and it depends on the availability of a member of the RAAF Roulettes.