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Jaffa23 · Post by **Jaffa23** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 11:03 pm

Ok - need some help....

Let me set the scene.....Exhibition Buildings Melbourne, early 80s, Skyhooks playing on stage. Jaffa23 dressed in his finest acid wash jeans, Starsky and Hutch jacket and Ciak shoes,,,,,
Several rides set up indoors, including a strange Ghost train which I hadn't seen before,,,,,

Description: You stood upright in cages that rotated very slowly off what looked like a monorail track (each cage had its own motor above your head which caused the cage to spin)....

Never saw it again,,,,,,,weird ride....

Any 80s fans out there who knew of this? Ozshowkid - any clues?

Cheers,

Jaffa23

Post by **Zamperla** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 7:20 am

I've seen the ride you are referring to. I think it would've been early 1990's Melbourne Show. (I had no idea it was that old, as it seemed like quite a modern concept) - am interested to know more.

Speaking of the Skyhooks, have you seen their 1974 'Horror Movie' film clip? (filmed at Melbourne's Luna Park, complete with a very scary looking Red Simmons):

http://youtube.com/watch?v=CLSC8c5oEJs

- top song.

Jaffa23 · Post by **Jaffa23** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 8:24 am

LOL! FANTASTIC!!! - hadn't seent that clip for years,,,,

Ah - memories of what Luna Park used to be like, with Big Dipper, Giggle Palace, River Caves, Mangels Whip and outdoor GoKarts...

Yeah - the spinning cages of the ghost train were quite a modern concept -I think I also saw it at a later time at the Melb show, but many of the cages no longer rotated - I guess this 'prototype' design may have led to high maintenance and technical problems,,,,

Cheers,

Jaffa23

zacchiniboy · Post by **zacchiniboy** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 8:53 am

yea i think thats miller's ghost train your talking about there. You stand upright in it and there is a little motor above your head. wat was painted on it?

Jaffa23 · Post by **Jaffa23** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 9:26 pm

Thanks Zacchinboy,

Can't really remember the artwork - I'm probably talking 20 years ago now....

For those who have never seen what we are talking about, I guess the only "similar" suspended ghost train / dark ride that I have come across is the Haunted Mansion dark ride in Funland, Rehoboth Beach. Cars are suspended by overhead track, however these are still sit down cars - not the stand up cages we have been discussing,,,

http://www.laffinthedark.com/articles/funland/vt001.htm

Similar concept.....

Cheers,

Jaffa23

Aussie Ride Broker · Post by **Aussie Ride Broker** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 7:37 am

That definately looks like Oz's Ghost Train

benclare · Post by **benclare** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 2:33 pm

Sounds interesting! I normally shy away from ghost trains but I do like a ride with a difference and the standup version does sound something like that.

ozshowkid · Post by **ozshowkid** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 12:00 pm

Yeah thats my familys ghost train, when it was at the melb show it was painted red.black.blue,yellow and green. Everything was these colours was a pretty good paint job only for those colours. It is Australian made and incidently Australia had the only two ghost trains the same as that up until 4-5 years ago when show west sold theres to China. It still travels with us all year round so you will see it again in one form or another. I will post a photo of it when i find it.

Cheers OZshowkid

Jaffa23 · Post by **Jaffa23** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 10:26 pm

Great - thanks OZ!!!

Look forward to seeing it again one day!

Cheers,

Jaffa23

v8dodgem · Post by **v8dodgem** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 10:18 pm

it was the nightmare used to go down back at melb show were wood chop is now

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