Melbourne Star

Came here during the Christmas and New Years holidays. The line to purchase tickets seems long and waited for about 15-20 mins to get served. The line to get on the flight was around 20 mins also. Total ride time was 30 mins. It was good that they have aircon inside the carriage. Probably good experience as a once off. Staff was friendly especially the guy at the front whilst waiting for to get on.

I've been on the Melbourne Star and it was a nice experience. Very gentle and you get a pretty good view. The inboard audio commentary was quite helpful to learn a bit more about the city of Melbourne. I went during the daytime, next time I might try it at sunset and night as it would be nice in a different way. Popular with locals and tourists alike. There is a good gift shop after the ride too.

It was the first time over the weekend that we went on the Melbourne Star Observation Wheel, I’ve always wanted to go on the London Eye and thought this would be quite similar but just with a different view of course. I had my parents in law travelling to Australia and thought no better excuse to get everyone on this. The ride is about 30 minutes, extremely slow. We had the entire family on its own carriage which was fantastic. Upon entering they took a number of photos as you would expect at any of these touristy location. The service of the guys at the wheel entrance was fantastic, the fellow they had spoken multiple languages which was impressive given the number of tourist they would attract here. The biggest disappoint for me was on exiting and the photos they presented and the asking price of $60 for 2. I thought for a few slides of photos worth only 10cents to print and to charge customer a price of $60 was really over the top, I wouldn’t mind paying for ...read more

Fun iconic venue to go visit to get a great view of Melbourne. You can park at Docklands/Costco and walk over or take the 48 tram from the city. If you have an Entertainment Book you can get a good deal off the ticket. It's great that it's back up and running now.

Took my first ride on the Melbourne Star tonight, fantastic experience. I live in Melbourne & I recommend this to locals and visitors alike. I did a night flight and it was beautiful to see our gorgeous city under lights.