Australian Amusement Fanatics

Rusty doesnt run the gear and hasnt done for a long while his son Michael Thomas does.

And Im pretty sure they don't

NO!!!!

Dean Davis
Marchs
and a few others including myself

North Lakes Fun Fair
Crn Anzac Avenue & North Lakes Drive North Lakes, Qld
05/04/2012 to 09/04/2012
Carnival for all ages lots of rides:
Dodgem cars
Ghost train
Hurricane
Whizzer
Ferris wheel
kiddies rides
walk on water balls

Different owners....the other stuff was removed awhile ago as they lost their lease

Update, Fly Coaster and PARANOIA were earmarked for Kingston Park I had last heard but looks like that deal has gone south..... http://www.amusementz.com.au/ClasView.aspx?id=364

Force Ten/ Extreme Force has been in Qld I believe for the last couple of years. It is currently on the market

I put the music on as the wind sound was terrible. Hopefully I can sort it better on a nice fine day

This is a POV video I filmed over the weekend on the Ex Bernie Youngs Hurricane now owned by Carnivalland Amusements.

Filmed on a GoPro Hero HD camera mounted on the bonnet of the car

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6MNpBid ... er&list=UL

If she did grab the light pole it should not have been close enough for a rider to reach. Stupidity by the rider yes but obviously there was not sufficient clearance between the light pole and the ride. We all know when dealing with the public and rides we have to think outside the box hence why we ...

A new TV series aired on Channel 5 in the UK this week following the families of the UK's travelling showmen. I watched it online last night and loved it. Gives the public a bit of an idea what life is really like as a showman. FAMILIES BEHIND ALL THE FUN OF THE FAIR There can scarcely be a person i...

False alarm they were just dummies lol. They were doing a training exercise for if it does happen. You think they would try that out before they opened it to the public

I was in Liverpool yesterday picking up a truck I had purchased to drive back to Brisbane. Right near where I brought the truck OCS had a carnival there, it finished the day before (Sunday 24th) I happened to see it from the air on Sunday afternoon as I flew into Sydney. I pulled in and had a quick ...

Hey guys, I was driving past Dreamworld about a hour or so ago and Buzz Saw was stuck at the end of the vertical conveyor with the first car unside down. Looked like people were on it and there were rescuers in attendance with a massive cherry picker. With the Buzz having no over sholder restraints ...

I was checking out nearmaps and noticed out the back near the old Gravatron a Spongebob and Rugrats Raptor statue and heap of nickelodeon signs etc. I then seen on their site that all the rides have lost their Nic names. To be honest I am glad to see it all gone, they sold their Aussie soul when the...

First thing I thought of was I hope it's not the Smalls Ferris Wheel, that's the last thing they need to lose their other major earning ride. Doesn't look like theirs though, not sure who owns it.

Glad everyone is ok and hope the Ferris is repairable.

Thoughts go out to the family.

It was the dodgems:

http://www.portnews.com.au/multimedia/2 ... t=0&page=1

http://www.portnews.com.au/multimedia/2 ... =10&page=1

Toowoomba is no longer done by showmen (hasn't been for a couple of years), it is done by KayDee Promotions and they bring in a few rides from a couple of other local Brisbane operators.

Its on the lineup for Adelaide

Only Pinks Crazy Cars and Coney Fairs Dodgems in the main area and Gills Partyland's Dodgems over the kids area

I think it won't be long till Hurricanes have to have over the shoulder restraints.

Extreme is about as unique as Rock N Roll is unique, lets be honest......its just a newer faster Orbiter like Rock N Roll is a newer faster Matterhorn. Skywalker, XXXL, Speed, Space Roller, Sky Flyer these are all truly unique rides. When a operator buys a new version of a old ride it reminds me of ...

(August 13, 2011) - At the Glory Center amusement park outside Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, an amusement ride car flew off a ride and struck people who were standing in line around the ride. A 17-year-old girl who was in line to purchase tickets for the ride was killed, 2 people were hospitalized with se...

Just heard tonight Chippa has another ride being built at the moment I think its a wheel but unconfirmed but definately has something on the go.

You think that is bad, thats only the people on facebook......you should hear them on the grounds and on transport to and from. I went in this arvo cause I was going past and heard at least 20 people comment on how bad it is. This is a 15yr plan so its only going to get worse as far as I can see.

Still though they are right it was a stupid decision to put the showbags (very popular) in Sideshow alley (also extremely popular) it just a disaster. Also with only 1 and a half lanes of sideshow alley you have all the people condensed in there that usually are spread out over twice the area.