Hi-Lite Park

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Opening in 1956 and closing circa 1985, Hi-Lite Park was an amusement park in Geelong, Australia, located on the corner of Bellarine Street and Ritchie Boulevard, near Eastern Beach, where the tram terminus once stood.

It was a very popular foreshore attraction in Geelong, comparable to Luna Park, Melbourne. The Hi-Lite Park was closed in the late 1980's with the new redevelopment of the Eastern Beach precinct; nothing remains of the former Hi-Lite Park.

In December 2006, a ferris wheel reported as the largest non-permanent ferris wheel in the southern hemisphere was erected in the same area in which Hi-Lite Park once stood.

It was imported from overseas by the Verfurth family who run Hi-Lite Amusements, having also operated Hi-Lite Park under the ownership of first-generation showman Emile Verfurth.^{[citation needed]}

Theme parks in Australia
Currently operating
Adventure World \| Dreamworld \| Gumbuya Park \| Jamberoo Action Park \| Luna Park Melbourne \| Luna Park Sydney Magic Mountain \| Sea World \| Warner Bros. Movie World \| Wet'n'Wild Water World \| WhiteWater World
Defunct theme parks
African Lion Safari \| Bullen's Animal World \| Dreamland \| El Caballo Blanco \| Fantasy Glades Hi-Lite Park \| Leisureland Fair \| Magic Mountain, Glenelg \| SegaWorld Sydney \| Wobbies World \| Wonderland Sydney