Editing Dark ride (section)

===Ghost train===
[[File:Ghost train.jpg|thumb|Ghost train]]
In the [[United Kingdom]], the [[Republic of Ireland]], [[New Zealand]], [[China]] and [[Australia]], dark rides with a scary theme are called ''ghost trains''.{{citation needed|date=April 2022}}

The first ride to use the name "Ghost Train" was that of [[Blackpool Pleasure Beach]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blackpoolpleasurebeach.com/rides/ghost-train/|title=Ghost train|work=blackpoolpleasurebeach.com}}</ref> The ride was imported in 1930 and originally called [[Pretzel Amusement Ride Company|The Pretzel]] (due to the curving shape of its track layout); but as pretzels were little-known in Britain, it was soon renamed after ''[[The Ghost Train (play)|The Ghost Train]]'', a play which ran for a year in London, a film adaptation of which was showing in 1931.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukrides.info/bpbghost.htm|title=Ghost Train|work=ukrides.info}}</ref> It was rebuilt in 1936 and has remained unchanged since. Blackpool Pleasure Beach is also home to [[Valhalla (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)|Valhalla]], a large indoor dark ride.

In Australia, a dark ride is named The Ghost Train at [[Luna Park, Melbourne]],<ref name="LPM Ghost Train">{{Parkz|ride_name=Ghost Train|location=Luna Park|parkz_number=169|accessdate=18 August 2013}}</ref> and a similarly-named ride was [[1979 Sydney Ghost Train fire|destroyed by fire]] in 1979 at [[Luna Park Sydney]].

The concept is also popular in the [[United States]]. One notable ghost train from the country is [[The Haunted Mansion]], first opened in [[Disneyland]] in [[Anaheim, California]], on August 9, 1969.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Finn |first1=Alan |title=13 Facts About Disney's Haunted Mansion |url=https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/58272/13-facts-about-disneys-haunted-mansion |website=Mental Floss |date=8 August 2014 |access-date=25 July 2021}}</ref>