Australian Amusement Fanatics

Marchs Amusements: SkyWalker, Hurricane, Big Whizzer (Cha Cha), Wave Swinger, Jumbo Slide, Sesame Swinger Bells Amusements: Music Trip, Cha Cha, Swinger, Tornado, No Limit, Hurricane, Turbo, Thunderbolt, Ski Jump, Paratrooper, Giant Slide, Bungee Tramps, Dodgems + Kids Rides Cetek: HangOver, Magic C...

Well...yesterday I went to the EKKA and had an absolute ball...will just get down to the reviews: SkyWalker: As most of you know I am not exactly a big person...but on this ride apparently I was...the harness was not locked down far enough and I had to have the operator SLAM it into me. It was at a ...

First night at the EKKA everything closes at 6pm... as it's often a very quiet night. Will be heading in next Friday with Kate so will give my review then. Sorry if i've been inactive... busy work life these days, but I do read still.

Certainly No Limit over Freestyle IMO... the experience is just so much better and thrilling

Steve07 wrote:ok.. so what carnival would you think is worth traveling to in August (excluding EKKA)??

Either Browns Plains or north lakes would be a good show to go to

Top Gunner14 wrote:Went past their farm the other week, and yes still there. Would have to take a clueless foreigner to buy that

China?

The ride we are talking about is not a flume... but something like this:

http://www.rcdb.com/2079.htm

Wet n Wild Gold Coast are planning to demolish Bermuda Triangle? BASTARDS!!! I definately won't be going to their park then! Do you think it's possible that Wet n Wild Sydney might be getting the Water Coaster? Probably won't. Who knows where the ride's going, but who cares. We're finally getting a...

Source: Parkz.com.au In an interview with German business magazine insideB, managing director of Mack Rides, Christian von Elverfeldt has revealed the sale of one of their water coasters to an Australian park for 2013. Details are limited at this stage, but the revelation looks set to continue a per...

For those of you that can not be bothered clicking... here is the official ride list Speed XXXL Space Roller Skywalker Hangover Hard Rock Extreme Zipper Pirates Adventure *NEW* RockStar *NEW* BreakDance Carnevil Crazy Cars Crazy Coaster Disk'o EuroSlide Fungee Bungee Haunted Hotel Psychodelic Rock n...

Gatton's line up normally isn't too big. If I recall from 2008 the majors were Shockwave, Zipper, Music Trip, Hurricane and Cha Cha with a few smaller rides and dodgems.

No Cyber Party will be at Noth Lakes Fun Fair during Ekka Really? That's a surprise... I would have thought they would have taken it to Browns Plains Carnival as thats where the Trooper, Roller Derby and the rest of their gear used to go. I know they wouldn't go back to EKKA due to ground space bei...

princess wrote:Another ride we enjoyed together Hurricane, Youngs at fishers ghost, I think that was the highest I had experienced.

Yeah, that Hurricane really gave a huge bounce! We need to enjoy some rides together again soon. Let me know if your up this way for Ekka =)

Surprised that the RNA is actually going to release a full ride list. Would love to see Insanity or No Limit come back onto the grounds... I'd also like to see Cyber Party but I am dreaming with that one (But it will be at Browns Plains which is about 10 mins from my house =D)

Yeah, Techno isn't really good for people that are really tall. I didn't mind the actual ride, just came off hurting alot... same as the Ex. Durkin's Claw. The OTSR's really hurt my shoulders as they were hard as rock. And if I want to bounce alot, I'll go for the king of bouncy bouncy and that's th...

Just remember that Pavier Amusements is different to Goldenway Amusements... they are the same family, but different companies. Goldenway is Boderick Pavier and the other is Brenton Pavier if i'm correct.

There are lots of variables... weight, height, water pressure even the board shorts you are wearing... They weigh EVERY guest before riding and if you are not between 45kg and 120kg you don't ride. The park has been tinkering with many things such as no rash tops allowed to making everyone wear a ra...

Princess on Hard Rock... nuff said

If the rest of the ride is operating fine, then I don't see the issue in them running it. As long as they were not putting riders on the arm that was not working, especially if it's something so simple as the chain breaking which can't be fixed while in operation. Would be stupid to lose all the mon...

Can I just say that Midnight Madness is looking so much better lately. Even the Gel's down the bottom of the deck have been done up to look better. I still don't like the huge panels on the lower arm but you can't win them all

I can't comment too much on the situation due to my work contract... but there ARE signs posted at the bottom of the slide and the top stating WHAT to do in the event you don't make it around... not to mention they have a COMMUNICATION SYSTEM in place so the attendants at the top of the slide can ta...

As far as I am aware Alpine Express is also a Sobema model, and from what I have heard it has a rather interesting way of running if I am not mistaken. Someone probably knows more about it than I do (think saltwater...) Dreamworlds Matterhorn (Tamed down like hell) is also a S.D.C model if I am not ...

Mixerholic wrote:It would be nice if Wittingslow did get some MAJOR RIDES!!! It'd be nice if they got a KMG Experience or Discovery, a Inversion would be nice...but no dice

...but we already have a KMG Inversion?

Well I did have company and it was a beautiful day. :D That day on Hard Rock was amazing, we need to do it again! As far as rides that I don't like... I wasn't a huge fan of Chaos or Claw (Durkins) as the harnesses hurt my shoulders alot. I'm also not a fan of Techno Jump either as it hurts my legs...

No Limit
Skywalker
Extreme
Cyber Party
Space Roller
Insanity
Zipper
Hurricane
Thunderbolt
Energy Storm