World’s first art amusement park coming to Atlanta’s Pullman Yards

“Luna Luna: Forgotten Fantasy,” the world’s first art amusement park, announced its limited run in Atlanta, the South’s leading arts and culture destination, at Pullman Yards, the historic, 27-acre site reimagined as a dynamic arts and entertainment district in the city’s Kirkwood neighborhood. Originally slated to open to the public on September 24, 2025, the Atlanta premiere has been indefinitely postponed with an announcement of new dates expected soon. All impacted ticket holders will automatically receive a full refund, including fees, to their original form of payment.

From the imagination of Austrian impresario, André Heller, “Luna Luna: Forgotten Fantasy” is a dazzling collision of art and amusement, featuring a veritable who’s who of modern art. Debuting in Hamburg, Germany, in the summer of 1987, the groundbreaking fairground united some of the most influential artists of the 20th century – from Jean-Michel Basquiat, whose graffiti-inspired paintings reshaped contemporary art, to Surrealist master Salvador Dalí, abstract pioneer Sonia Delaunay, and Pop Art icons Keith Haring, Roy Lichtenstein, and Kenny Scharf, among others – to design one-of-a-kind attractions.

 With grand visions of a world tour, Heller’s “Luna Luna” was instead largely forgotten for 35 years, remaining sealed away in shipping containers until they were eventually acquired and given new life by global superstar Drake and partners in 2022. Now, the lost treasures of “Luna Luna” return to dazzle a new generation.

“Forgotten Fantasy” is back, inviting contemporary visitors to experience art in the most unexpected of ways, now set against the vibrant cultural backdrop of Atlanta. Marvel at Jean-Michel Basquiat’s towering Ferris wheel, lose yourself in Salvador Dalí’s mirrored infinity Dalídom, say “I do” to anyone or anything in André Heller’s whimsical wedding chapel, and wander through Roy Lichtenstein’s labyrinthine Luna Luna Pavilion.

Visitors will be swept away by the sights and sounds of Kenny Scharf’s technicolor swing ride, delight in the carousels of Arik Brauer and Keith Haring, gaze into the watchful kaleidoscopic flags by Monika GilSing, and explore the playful wonders of Poncilí Creación’s PoncilíLand, designed for children and adults alike.

With an original soundtrack that blends music from the 1987 edition with new tracks created for the exhibition’s multi-city tour by André 3000, David Byrne, Jamie XX, Philip Glass, Saya Gray, and others, Luna Luna offers a multisensory experience. While the carousels, Ferris wheel, and swing ride are preserved as works of art, not available to ride, every attraction is operational – giving audiences the chance to experience the same curiosity, wonder, and joy that made the original “Luna Luna” legendary.

Visitors are also invited to dive deeper into the extraordinary history of the park through “Forgotten Fantasy: The Luna Luna Podcast,” a newly released six-part series hosted by renowned art historian Helen Molesworth. The podcast traces the origins, disappearance, and remarkable revival of the visionary art amusement park.

The limited run of “Luna Luna: Forgotten Fantasy” will open to the public at Pullman Yards (225 Rogers St NE, Kirkwood) on September 24, 2025. Tickets will be available at lunaluna.com.

Also on view at Pullman Yards during the run of “Luna Luna” will be the Atlanta Art Fair (September 25 – 28, 2025), with over 60 galleries showcasing contemporary art by local, regional and international artists, alongside talks, performances and presentations by Atlanta cultural partners.

For a full line-up of parallel events, visit pullmanyards.com.