Australian Amusement Fanatics

ps. if you had've gone to Pakistan instead of France, you would've been able to experience this. Is it a HUSS? lol

Some observations and questions... - is there some sort of surface on the seats to stop you from sliding? - can anyone make sense of the HUSS serial numbers? (usually some numbers indicate month and year of manufacture, but HUSS seem to have their own secret code) - the Hartig console looks differen...

wow. For whatever reason I have only now discovered this post. Amazing photos Chris - you've covered every inch of that beautiful machine magnificently with your photography talent. Some superb angles (I like that shot of the chrome bars too) Very interesting about the oil filter mod. Really hope to...

very interesting. This seems to be one very popular ride from the 3 they've quickly built in USA. I've been told it is like riding a Hurricane on steriods.

video of the first one built in Coney Island New York:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... 1jt-rpS3jU

Try Ashley Brophy at Showbiz Engineering - he comes from a circus / amusement background and specialises in building aluminium fencing for non-other than those in the amusement industry: showbizengineering.com.au

I drove past Ballarat a day or so before it opened - rides I could see parked were Hard Rock, Hangover, Dodgems (Pinks) and Magic Circus

Ben that is quite a shock it has been a decade. Here's to another 10 years... at this pace I can't see you regulars running out of things to discuss!

did you get any HussR?

Zipper (Shorts)
Dodgems x 2
Cha Cha (Watkins)
Technojump
Breakdance
Spaceroller
Kamikaze (Watkins)
Midnight Madness
Hurricane, Miami, Thunderbolt, NoLimit, Cha Cha, Crazy Raft (Bells)
Zipline (Brophy)

Kids rides included Waterballs x 2, Teacups, Goldmine Coaster, Superjet

that's about it - nice show

Do you have anymore photos of rides from your day there Matt?

Anyone got any photo's to share from Melbourne 2012?

HUSSR, I'm guessing you were too busy working to take any?

KMG make some good earners

It's not even a proper looping waterslide, like this one

I rode "Bling" at Blackpool (same as High Energy, Air). Like a lot of park flat rides, it lacked atmosphere, no music, for a ride that was only a few years old it was showing its age beside the sea. The ride was OK but nothing too memorable. Auto program with push button start and no speil...

A CHILDCARE worker is suing Wet 'n' Wild for $400,000 in damages after she became stuck in a waterslide. Cherie Schramm, 30, lined up to ride the newly opened Aqua Loop waterslide on January 2 last year but became stuck halfway. The Pimpama woman did not gather enough speed to complete the full loop...

HUSS - Take Off
HUSS - Flik Flak
HUSS - Flyaway
HUSS - Disco Round
Schwartskopf & Agner - Parkor
Chance - Skydiver
Chance - Tobboggan
Nauta Bussink - Evolution

Ekkafan, great first post. You have a good memory for prices. The Claw is an under-rated piece of equipment.

If you go to Gympie you won't be seeing a Zipper as it's been sold

Zamperla, dunno if Garry O'Neill ever had anything to do with it? Garry O'Neill definitely had involvement in it becoming trailerised. He quite possibly oversaw the building of the whole ride. I'm sure the NoLimit poster on here can confirm. The cars are definitely Reverchon style - but don't under...

Matterhorn - made by Sobema (early 70's?)
Thunderbolt - originally a park model at Grundy's Goldcoast, I think Garry O'Neill built some / all of it
Rock n Roll - made by Bertazzon

Riding the Gravitron for the first time with the song 'I wanna know what love is' by Foreigner playing. (this was definitely the 80's)

I thought I was so cool being brave enough to ride it. After that I tried it for another 8-10 times that day.

Turbo
Rainbow
Zipper
Enterprise
Ranger
Hurricane
Gravitron
Explorer (Flashdance)
Cha Cha
Breakdance

Hangover

I think it was the one that went to Durkins (now Phelan)

Did they ever own the Force 10 and Hurricane? I always remember seeing these rides amongst them.

Konga!