Australian Amusement Fanatics

From the official site: "After almost 10 years of dutiful service and many screams and laughs, the Shock Drop has moved on from Luna Park. The ride is being replaced with a brand new thrill ride for Luna Park which is bound to set pulses racing and produce even bigger screams and laughs. The ri...

Hello Bell's Turbo,,,,,,

http://www.nearmap.com/?ll=-35.346045,1 ... d=20100707

Jaffa23

LOL LOL LOL! That well may be me in that 1975 video! I have fond memories of riding the Scat at Luna Park around that time!!! Fast forward 35 years,,,, St Pats Primary school in Murrumbeena has the Cyclone (aka Scat) each year from Smarts amusements - it's literally 500 meters from where I live - I'...

We need to get Erin Brockovich onto the AAF forums,,,,

This sounds ugly,,,,

Hi all, Well I have temporarily escaped the cold Melbourne winter, and have travelled to Kuala Lumpur Malaysia (work - not holiday). Anyway, I did some research prior to travelling, and found an indoor amusement park within a MASSIVE shopping complex. It's called Cosmo's World Theme Park http://www....

Hmmm - not sure which ride, could be any of the following according to Flat Rides,,,,,

- Supreme Scream
- Touchdown
- Take Off
- Super Shot
- Shocker
- Ring of Fire
- Power Surge
- Moby Dick
- Freak Out
- Fly Willy
- Barrel of Fun

but I think it's the Zipper,,,,,,,,,undone

Turbo???????C'MON BELLS!!!!

2 quick points.. Topgunner - as Usual - AWESOME PICS. I think it's great how many shows u can get to and bring the "atmosphere" of the shows to those who can't make it there,,,, Princess /Zamperla / Benclare's comments - AGREED AGREED AGREED! A new coaster on the eastcoast! Wow - I think T...

For Sale:

http://usedrides.com/ViewAd.aspx?Ad=11523&view=i

Maybe TPA could buy this, and replace their missing cages / and have some spare parts left over?

Jaffa23

Awesome photos as per always Topgunner! WOW - SKI JUMP! Had no idea these still existed in OZ,,,takes me back 30 years,,,hell I'm showing my age! Ski Jump was a staple ride around carnivals / fetes / shows in the 70s / 80s...thought they would all have been at Sims Metal for scrap by now. Good on ya...

Totally agree Super Loops.... I think the atmosphere has disappeared completely,,, Me too would luv to see the Turbo back (the Mel show was the last time I rode it early 2000). Speaking of the ex: Witts Mad Mouse, someone told me it may now be in Indonesia,,,, http://www.rcdb.com/4456.htm?p=0 Anyone...

As Huss had said earlier, the flume was in a pretty crap position, but still seemed to be doing reasonable business with families (parents and kids). I think with the Kids zone closeby and designated Drumstick Family carnival area, a lot of people / families were being drawn to it - gotta say it's v...

Hi all, Just a quick post - got back from a week in the Philippines for work on Friday morning, then headed straight to the show with both 4 and 2 year old girls.... Had a wander down main carnival area - it was very very quiet around 7pm. A comment / question re: the Tornado (Round-Up). Yes it was ...

Zamperla to add,

If you have a Yahoo account, you can log into Flickr; see the Photograhers profile (luna.park25), and then send him or her a FlickrMail Message...

Good luck,

Jaffa23

Thanks Zamperla - I have been looking for years of shots of the Big Dipper with little luck - one of my life's biggest regrets I never rode it! These photos really give an insight into how the track was positioned at the park, and how "magic" the park used to be,,,,,

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Hey all, Surfing the web, and came across some astounding old photos of Luna Park Melbourne, including some amazing shots of the old wooden Big Dipper (track, station, train, etc). Don't know if the person who owns this set is an AAF person, but congrats to them for posting these,,,,, Take a look - ...

Cmon everyone - chill PLEASE!

Paul - if you know the facts - tell us....

Huss - I dont visit this site to read rude abusive posts from you


It's about THE RIDES!!!!

Jaffa23

Thats a bummer - sorry to hear about the non-visit to LPM - typical Melbourne weather.

Hopefully you'll get a chance at a later stage,,,,

Jaffa23

What??? No mention of TURBO???

Hey Princess, Well Iguess I also fit into the "Senior Citizen" category a bit, and have vivid memories of the River Caves at Luna Park in Melbourne,,, I fondly remember having the Sunday Roast with my grandparents in Elwood (a suburb right next door to StKilda), then my Pop taking me to Lu...

OK - firstly, for those expecting detailed extreme ride reviews - sorry: you will be disappointed..... This day was about taking my 2 girls to Dreamworld, and doing the "Dad Thing". Anyway, ride review: Dorothy's Teacup Ride: Extreme G forces - should have had over the shoulder restraints....

Hi all. Well as some of you may have read from my Movie World posts, the family is now on vacation on the Gold Coast. The trip was booked many months ago, and at that time of booking, the only park that I was thinking of taking my girls to was Sea World. 2 years ago I took my then 2 year old there, ...

Hi all, Well finally my long awaited leave has arrived, and I have towed my family up to the Gold Coast. My plan of course was to ride kiddie rides at SeaWorld with my 4 and 2 year olds girls,,, but also hoping that I could get a "JDO" (Jaffa Day Off), and go roller-coastering to my hearts...

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=598061

Hmmm - I wonder if there will be repercussions (i.e. taken off the road) for ours down here???

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