Australian Amusement Fanatics

OK I won't tell what happened when you first rode the Space Ball Hurricane....

Well the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers is on this week-end at Queens Park. I was up yesterday setting up the Space Ball Ride and here's a list of the other rides that I know will be up there for the week-end.

Zipper
Cyber Party
Ali Baba
Force Ten
Hurricane
Space Ball
Round Up
Kid's Rides

To put the myth to the facts the chair lift that does Brisbane & Melbourne is owned by Stan Durkin. The only thing that is moved and assembled on each are the seats.

We did have one running on the East Coast back in the 70's/80's called the CALYPSO WHEEL, run by the Watkins.

Most of the Show People who use to turn up and do the Cleveland Show when it was running will be in the lower half of NSW when the Festival is on, with all the newer rides heading for Adelaide, Melbourne & Perth Shows. Most of the rides that do the Festival are the ones that do the Gold Coast Sh...

1. Elwin's Thunderbolt
2. John's Zipper
3. Trindall's Cyber Party
4. Travis's Cha Cha
5. Clayton's Tilt a Whirl.

Friday late afternoon and evening were pretty constant with people riding all the rides. Travis's Cha Cha had one of its busiest time up here on the run, the same as Space Ball.

Well Top Gunner14, We run as credited the largest Amusement Brokerage network here in Australia. We are the official agents for SBF - Visa International Rides Group from Northern Italy and Westech Rides from Switzerland. One of the other rides on its way here is the Apple Coaster for Dylan O'Neil. T...

The Tango will be making its debut here for the Coffs Harbour Christmas Carnival, owned by the March & Hennensy Families.

Pavier's have another KMG Ride due here this year.

Well after a busy week-end at Redcliffe it's good to be home for a couple of days, its a bit hard to do a report when you are there working your equipment as I was. But from most of the other Showman I talked to over the week-end Friday was our busiest day at the show with free admission on the gate...

The Top Gun was the one that Ashley bought off of Pickett's last year.

Well it's nearly upon us here the 2007 Redcliffe Show is on this Friday, Saturday & Sunday.

I'll be there today setting up our rides and will get a list of the rides there.

I know of 4 rides that will be arriving here this year bought by Showman and 3 others going into theme parks here in Qld.

Well this week is the Nambour (Sunshine Coast) Show from the 14th-16th June.

Line up is basically the same as Caboolture with a few rides that were also up at Toogoolawah.

PNC, the Hurricane is Young's one, all the rides are up here at present doing the Northern,Lower and Western runs. March's were in yesterday afternoon starting to put up the Wave Swinger and I'll be there today putting up the Space Ball Ride. Looks like a good variety of rides to suit everyone so le...

I'm counting down the days when I take the GMC through its full run. Cause we are talking at just under 2 minute ride on it... A real value for money for the riders. If you want to meet me I'm the guy in the SBF- Visa International shirt on wearing the Australian Amusement Brokers cap.

The Coaster is located opposite the Accor Arena and is the first ride you'll see when you come through that gate. This forum won't let me upload my photos and have discussed this several times with Mat about it. Both OZ & I will be on the Coaster the first day of the Show so if you are coming on...

Well the Gold Mine Coaster is all set up ready for its first customers an gear should be arriving anytime from now onwards since the RES now has control of the grounds.

That definately looks like Oz's Ghost Train

Since the ride is on its way here I can tell you a bit about the GMC..... Its a figure 8 Roller Coaster, not like the ones Dave's mentioned this ride has a great tendacy depending on how I feel the day we set it up, and what I feel confortable with the speed side of the ride. Factory recommended spe...

Well I'll be there on the 5th April 2007, making sure that the GMC is operating, if anyone is going on the 5th to the show, just look for the guy with the SBF-Visa Shirt on, cause then you'll run into me.

I can tell you there is another ride on its way from Italy which will premier at the RES.

Wittingslow's old Zipper is now owned by Dean Davis who premiered the unit at the recent Gold Coast Show.

Mat,

The next one where the Cyber Party and Zipper are working is the Toowoomba carnival of Flowers on this week-end 16-17th September

Cyber Party is faster than the Breakdance ride with a lifting action, and a lot more spinning in the cars.

Location of the grounds are the Corner of Long & Smith streets Cleveland Mattie.