Crackerjack Review
Crackerjack Review
Well, the lineup was not impressive, and it was VERY muddy... not much more to say lol.
RIDES:
Hurricane: Youngs
Music Trip: Youngs
Cha Cha:: Unknown
Super Jumper: TPA
Super Trooper: Trindalls
Hollywood Drive: Evans
Kamikaze: Watkins
I arrived just after opening. It was a ghost town there, none of the rides even had there lights on or the music. I had thought for a second it was cancelled!
My first ride of the night was Hollywood Drive, it has new signage and looks really good.
I then moved over to the Cha Cha and had a whirl... now whoever was driving that beast was freakin EVIL! Spending litterally 15 minutes on that nearly made me ill. It would have to be one of the fastest Cha Cha's i've ever ridden, minus Bells and Supa Sizzler.
The appearance was rather average.
I then walked over to Watkins Kamikaze, only to find it was encountering issues and wouldn't open till later in the night. So I then went over to Young's Music Trip, only to realize it was having issues as well.
I then went over to Young's Hurricane... I was locked in and actually a bit nervous as I havn't been on any rides since EKKA last year. And as the ride started it made a violent rumble and stopped. I BROKE the Hurricane
After about 10 minutes the ride was going again, it was a decent ride but not as good as Bell's or Marches. It wasn't going that close to the center pole, and the whoosh sound just sounded like a tragic fart to be honest.
I then saw that Kamikaze was running so I scrambled over to ride, now this is a ride that has really seen better days. After I had paid my 6 dollars to get on, I sat in the front row. My harness and seat were covered in duct tape and none of the lights on the ride were working at all. The ride just spun backwards and forwards and didn't even stop at the top once.
I then went over to Super Jumper, I much prefer Lauries Techno Jump (or Bouncy Bouncy as I call it) This ride had none of the lights on, the cycle was improved from the last time I rode it, but I happened to sit in a dodgy car. I wasn't bouncing anywhere near as high as any of the other cars.
I then noticed that Youngs Music Trip had a huge crowd gathering so I presumed it was about to open. I guess I was wrong... and by 6:30 it still wasn't running at all.
I then went over to Super Trooper, and let me say the Trindalls didn't seem happy at all. Every other ride was attracting people, and not ONE person had brought a ticket. I went up and paid my 6 dollars, and I think it was Robert Trindall running it, the lighting on the ride looks great, but the cars and sweeps could do with a tidy up. The ride itself was incredibly fast and tilted to the full 45 degrees and was very relaxing.
I then realised that Music Trip had it's lights on, So I went and brought my ticket. This was another of those "15 minute long rides" that I encountered. I loved the operator interaction on this ride, and I had a girl next to me who was about to barf. I Kindly spoke to her as we were sitting at the top and pointed at her friend and said "That way"
Music Trip was looking in good shape, but NOTHING compared to bells. But it gets brownie points for having a picture of Madonna on it!
Ride Count:
Hurricane: 2
Cha Cha: 2
Super Jumper: 1
Kamikaze: 1
Music Trip: 3
Super Trooper: 1
Hollywood Drive: 1
RIDES:
Hurricane: Youngs
Music Trip: Youngs
Cha Cha:: Unknown
Super Jumper: TPA
Super Trooper: Trindalls
Hollywood Drive: Evans
Kamikaze: Watkins
I arrived just after opening. It was a ghost town there, none of the rides even had there lights on or the music. I had thought for a second it was cancelled!
My first ride of the night was Hollywood Drive, it has new signage and looks really good.
I then moved over to the Cha Cha and had a whirl... now whoever was driving that beast was freakin EVIL! Spending litterally 15 minutes on that nearly made me ill. It would have to be one of the fastest Cha Cha's i've ever ridden, minus Bells and Supa Sizzler.
The appearance was rather average.
I then walked over to Watkins Kamikaze, only to find it was encountering issues and wouldn't open till later in the night. So I then went over to Young's Music Trip, only to realize it was having issues as well.
I then went over to Young's Hurricane... I was locked in and actually a bit nervous as I havn't been on any rides since EKKA last year. And as the ride started it made a violent rumble and stopped. I BROKE the Hurricane
After about 10 minutes the ride was going again, it was a decent ride but not as good as Bell's or Marches. It wasn't going that close to the center pole, and the whoosh sound just sounded like a tragic fart to be honest.
I then saw that Kamikaze was running so I scrambled over to ride, now this is a ride that has really seen better days. After I had paid my 6 dollars to get on, I sat in the front row. My harness and seat were covered in duct tape and none of the lights on the ride were working at all. The ride just spun backwards and forwards and didn't even stop at the top once.
I then went over to Super Jumper, I much prefer Lauries Techno Jump (or Bouncy Bouncy as I call it) This ride had none of the lights on, the cycle was improved from the last time I rode it, but I happened to sit in a dodgy car. I wasn't bouncing anywhere near as high as any of the other cars.
I then noticed that Youngs Music Trip had a huge crowd gathering so I presumed it was about to open. I guess I was wrong... and by 6:30 it still wasn't running at all.
I then went over to Super Trooper, and let me say the Trindalls didn't seem happy at all. Every other ride was attracting people, and not ONE person had brought a ticket. I went up and paid my 6 dollars, and I think it was Robert Trindall running it, the lighting on the ride looks great, but the cars and sweeps could do with a tidy up. The ride itself was incredibly fast and tilted to the full 45 degrees and was very relaxing.
I then realised that Music Trip had it's lights on, So I went and brought my ticket. This was another of those "15 minute long rides" that I encountered. I loved the operator interaction on this ride, and I had a girl next to me who was about to barf. I Kindly spoke to her as we were sitting at the top and pointed at her friend and said "That way"
Music Trip was looking in good shape, but NOTHING compared to bells. But it gets brownie points for having a picture of Madonna on it!
Ride Count:
Hurricane: 2
Cha Cha: 2
Super Jumper: 1
Kamikaze: 1
Music Trip: 3
Super Trooper: 1
Hollywood Drive: 1
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Geez, a pretty sad carnival. Was that Young's cha cha there? Probably was, and what a letdown with heaps of the rides having issues when you get there! And i think by the sound of you, the Kamikaze needs alot of work and might be looking as bad as the OFA Skymaster. Kamikaze looks great with all the artwork and when all the lights work. Thanx for the review Dan, can't wait to see the pictures.
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Nah, it wasn't Young's Cha Cha, it had white sweeps with a pink center, and white cars with rainbow writing on the back saying "Cha Cha"
And yes Princess, there was no atmosphere at all at Crackerjack. Not even any of the people in the joints were spruiking. I think there was maybe 100 - 200 people at the showgrounds at the max. I saw Robert Trindall around the showgrounds a few times, and he didn't look too happy about the turnout. I reckon if Cyber Party had been there that ride really would have knocked all the others out. Even on a dead day that ride still draws the people.
Now, when mum gets back from Thailand with my laptop later this afternoon. I will transfer the photos from my phone to the PC. They aren't the worlds best quality, but you can see the rides. I got photos of Kamikaze, Hurricane, Music Trip, Super Trooper and Cha Cha. I think I snuck in one or two of Super Jumper too but I can't remember.
EDIT: I forgot to mention, Coney Fair's Gravitron was there, and that was looking REAL tacky... Plain white ship with no artwork, and the sign for the ride was a plain blue background with a fluro light behind it with the word "Gravitron" on it.
But... I secretly went to the Royal Easter Show The food van I brought my dinner from was still using Easter show cups and napkins! Oh... and according to Super Trooper I also went to Toowoomba. So I did a fair bit of travelling last night!
And yes Princess, there was no atmosphere at all at Crackerjack. Not even any of the people in the joints were spruiking. I think there was maybe 100 - 200 people at the showgrounds at the max. I saw Robert Trindall around the showgrounds a few times, and he didn't look too happy about the turnout. I reckon if Cyber Party had been there that ride really would have knocked all the others out. Even on a dead day that ride still draws the people.
Now, when mum gets back from Thailand with my laptop later this afternoon. I will transfer the photos from my phone to the PC. They aren't the worlds best quality, but you can see the rides. I got photos of Kamikaze, Hurricane, Music Trip, Super Trooper and Cha Cha. I think I snuck in one or two of Super Jumper too but I can't remember.
EDIT: I forgot to mention, Coney Fair's Gravitron was there, and that was looking REAL tacky... Plain white ship with no artwork, and the sign for the ride was a plain blue background with a fluro light behind it with the word "Gravitron" on it.
But... I secretly went to the Royal Easter Show The food van I brought my dinner from was still using Easter show cups and napkins! Oh... and according to Super Trooper I also went to Toowoomba. So I did a fair bit of travelling last night!
Great review as always Hurricane; I have been to similar events before and it's so sad when there are issues with rides and no one is around.
Remind me never to sit next to a sick person when you're around; I can do without being thrown up on thank you very much! It's happened to me once and that was enough!
Remind me never to sit next to a sick person when you're around; I can do without being thrown up on thank you very much! It's happened to me once and that was enough!
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Nice work Hurricane.I'm 95% certain that Cha Cha was down here in Victoria,in '06 at Traralgon.I couldnt work out whose it was either.The Kamikaze was at that show as well,and back then one of the arms had almost all the globes blown,but it sounds even worse now.At least you got a Hurricane fix,even if it wasnt all that great!.
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Thanks hurricane, I knew what Cha you were talkin about, I saw it at Lithgow Show last year. It runs pretty fast too, well it did when I saw it. You can see how bad the conditions were up there, in front of the Cha Cha, big water puddle. I've never seen trindall's Super Trooper before, looks pretty good and looks like the same model as Bell's. And boy does Kamikaze sound shocking, they better fix it up, it used to look awesome when all the lights were on. I think they need to take it off the road for a bit of time and fix up a couple of things.
Thanks again for the photos Hurricane. Now time to save up for the Ekka
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Thanks again for the photos Hurricane. Now time to save up for the Ekka
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