Australian Amusement Fanatics

It is similar to, but not identical to the Fabbri Kamikaze.

I had to laugh at the extrodinary lengths carnival workers had to go to stop the ride, "they pulled the plug" Yes this aspect intruiged me too, as all rides are equiped with an 'emergency stop' which will generally cut all power to the ride motors in the rare instance they have to be used...

Carnival ride spins out of control (Thursday, July 7, 2005) - At the Montcalm County 4-H Fair in Greenville, Michigan, a carnival ride called the High Flyer was shut down after an apparent electrical malfunction caused it to spin much faster than its design speed. Witnesses say they saw the entire r...

Welcome aboard Wasashowie!

Yes, good choice there

Look forward to reading other posts from you.

What is your opinion on Schapelle Corby's charges?

Agreed. Will the Chance Sea Dragon be a travelling unit?

There seems to be a lot of used Invertor's on the market for very reasonable prices. Perhaps this is reflective of its limited success. Had to read that quote I wrote a few times, not sure what context it was made in, but I don't think the ride has been an all out success. However in our limited mar...

Ahh... yes.

Chris where did you get those photo's from? I assume that's not the actual unit.

I notice the counterweights are a lot higher - new Fabbri design.

This will make a slower but smoother swing - possibly a less exciting ride to the rider, but less maintenance for the owner.

Nah not overly technical (not for a laymen like me anyway) Yeah I suppose one thing with Zipper is the sheer number of moving components (rollers, cable crosses, numerous bearings) Perhaps one of the things that always draws me to being a fan of this ride is watching it - to the eye, my mind has alw...

Trav, a Zipper car is possibly the most safety-redundant thing you could ever put your body in - 3 separate locks on the door (pin, main lock and extra spring lock) and the hinges have 2 small circles of cable around them on the top and bottom in the rarity that they give way. You'd have a greater c...

Gibbo, clever metaphore. I both agree and disagree. The debate of safety / maintenance of travelling vs static rides is an on-going one. On the one hand, permanent attractions are not disassembled and hastily bolted together in regular intervals, many would think at face value this would make them s...

Yeah, I concur. Wonderland's demise was certainly no surprise. (at least in its geographic size) :arrow: I just realised that whole sentence rhymed. I think it would've been viable in a more minimal geographic size with more closely regulated (and limited) operating hours. This is also the general c...

Yeah interesting point of Adventure World in Perth Mattee. This is a good example of a well managed seasonal park with a minimal static population. Anyone know the population of Perth? Not so sure about your Six Flags example, from memory, the Six Flags consortium has been on shakey financial ground...

A major park can and will inevitably be done somewhere other than the Goldcoast in the future. It is inevitable. It all comes down to good management and investment. Sega World was a very average venue, and can hardly be called a true themepark. It's focus was too narrow. (I can say this having been...

I have a feeling, if Matt's theory is correct (which I've always argued with him) that the enterprise there may actually be the one that Dreamworld had replaced.

I always thought it was the same one just refurbished.

I will never forget my first ride on Eureka Mine, I was lining up, expecting some semi-thrilling, Disney type attraction... but what I got was something totally different - that ride really does throw you around. I love it - it's possibly one of the best of its type, simply because it does give you ...

As you guys know, I'm not a regular viewer of BB, and have only ever watched it for the first time on a few episodes this series - I wish I had've seen this? Without doubt, Merlyn has breached his contract.

Simply put, those giant freefall towers are much simpler structurally (a rising central column). As Chris says, HUSS Giant rides are complicated extreme structures, and would not be cost efficient to travel. They are designed for concrete foundations, not trailer chasis's. I hear Power Tower (the ta...

Nebs two possible reasons for you luckily not feeling this:

a) Your head is the size of a pea

b) You have huge elephant-like ears that act as shock absorbers for your cranium

or less likely,

c) The train may have had new wheels etc. fitted?

Roadrunner 'packs a great punch' and is not to be underestimated. I think for a coaster of that size and design, the sensation of going down that first hill is fantastic, you really get slung around and it's so ultra-smooth. One thing that really annoys me on L Weapon is the slamming of your head fr...

Go easy there Chris - modelling is obviously easy once you know how, but part of the fun is learning by your own mistakes - are you saying you have not improved from the first model you built? I look forward to seeing that breakdance! Would be interesting to see some differnet backdrop artwork on it...

I put loads on, cause it smelt nice

You're a classic Nebs

I cannot believe someone suggested it would be better to incorporate some sort of upside down element to the Rainbow, I firmly dissagree. If you want this, ride Hang Over. The Rainbow (and its other imitators) will always remain more graceful and popular than Chance's Invertor (which I think you are...

According to OzShowKid, the Force 10 is back again (we had some lengthy discussion on it, but it seems the search function is not working like it should, or some topics have been lost in the changeover) Good description Trav - to simplify it a bit, it is structurally slightly similar to how the main...