For 90 years, a ride on Luna Park’s ferris wheel has been the true test of many relationships – would she say yes? – while a ride through the River Caves was often remembered as the spot for the first pash.

The Rotor may have swept lovers literally off their feet, but the ride’s stomach-churning moves have been known to sour budding relationships.

Luna Park will mark its 90th birthday on Saturday with an event where 90 nonagenarians – plus or minus a few years – will ride the big wheel again.

Hopping on the ferris wheel on Thursday, Brian Calford, 89, said he and his wife Bett, 87, of Port Macquarie – now married for nearly 70 years – have been visiting Sydney’s Luna Park for family outings for decades. It brought them joy, he said.

When they moved to Australia from the UK, they cele

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