EKKA 2009

[Top Gunner14]

Good to hear your enjoying the show so far Josh. Definately worth the trip by the sounds of things

[Force10]

You really can't compare it with hardrock two totally different rides

[Top Gunner14]

Yeh I thought that the Hard Rock may loose its appeal to the public a little bit with the XXXL going right over the top compared to the Hard Rock.

[Top Gunner14]

Chant's Rock N Roll in full force: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XvhdQrP3W8

Goldenway's XXXL and Chant's Rock N Roll: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiVZFqPQauE

[princess]

Great lighting, quite a good crowd for the first night.

[princess]

Hurricane has gone missing, no post from him yet, come on I am waiting to send some more reviews off to Ben

[Josh in Rocky]

Good to hear your enjoying the show so far Josh. Definately worth the trip by the sounds of things

Yeah, definately worth the effort. Went back tonight and played games against the wife for something different. Had a ball.. hehe
Won some toys for the kids anyways. Was wondering why it was so quiet for a while in yogo alley, then the fireworks finished and you couldn't move and the big boys were back to full cycles for a while...
Met the boys today, but was pretty hot in the sun so we didnt stay for long. Just got to get home early in the morning and the trip will be a success after the rocky start in Rocky airport.
Will go throught the pics when i get home and do a review. Catchyas!

[HUSSRAINBOW]

More photos...



























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[Space Roller Freak]

Great photos Huss, thanks. Thanks also to Top Gunner for finding them vids on you tube.

[princess]

So Huss did you make a sneaky trip to Brissy.

[scorpionSA]

Nice Photos Huss.
So want to be in Brissy right now!

[scorpionSA]

and have fun when you get to Adelaide Huss! Is Canberra next on the agenda?

[Top Gunner14]

So Huss did you make a sneaky trip to Brissy.

These are all off flickr lol

Yeh good pictures there. I'm suprised I haven't seen one photo of Pirate's Revenge. Has anyone had a ride of it up there yet?

[HUSSRAINBOW]

hahah I wish I was at EKKA, just thought id bring the great world of Flickr pix to you kids.

There is a photo of pirates, but I couldn't link it...

[tooheyzz]

According to the News Operators are having the reduce there prices to encourage riders
Guess that good news for riders
but bad news for operators

[Top Gunner14]

I think $10 is a better price for XXXL than $15. Yeh it is new and all but you can't go charging an arm and a leg to have a ride. If operators have lower prices, they'll get more people and in return more $$$. Yeh I know some of the rides are transported on a few trailers and all but its starting to turn people away, especially with families having a tough time at the moment with the economic crisis. But then the operators would be doing it tough too.

How much are the new rides operating for. Rock N Roll, Pirate's Revenge, Sky Flyer?

[princess]

I have heard that it is a tough show so far, Did'nt No Limit charge 15 dollars when it first went to Brisbane, what are they charging now.

[Top Gunner14]

No Limit's always $15

[Hurricane]

No Limit was charging 10 dollars the last 2 years at Ekka. XXXL is charging 10 dollars. Rock and Roll, Skyflier, Pirates Revenge were charging 8 dollars and 2 dollars for a rain poncho.

[princess]

And your review Hurricane???

[Hurricane]

It's coming... it's coming. The last few days have been very hectic for me. I'll probably do it this weekend after my final visit to on saturday.

[kiwi]

A few random shots from the midway

[Top Gunner14]

Thanks for those photos Kiwi. Did you go on anything? Noticed Goldenway's Speed has had the bottom panels and ticket/booth repainted aswell. Also a photo of Chant's Clown game which Chant's built themselves.

Shame with Pirate's Revenge with the front of the ride up high. Loss of viewing for the public. Everyone how has the Pirate's Revenge gone up there. Has it been popular. I'm guessing it wouldn't be as busy as it was at Sydney

[Zamperla]

Great photos Kiwi. Rock n Roll is looking stellar.

Did anyone ride it? How does the ride compare to Thunderbolt?

[redhot]

Yeah, nice pics Kiwi.
I can't wait to see Rock n Roll all lit up at night. Looks great!
Good to see that Lauries Breakdance is getting around to alot of shows too.