Australian Amusement Fanatics

Rainbow in 2008 was running the fastest ive ever felt it.... blows ali baba out of the water, it was soo hard to hold on to the lap bars... and it felt like you were going to get thrown out if you didnt hold on!

great times!

ive heard all the mechanical parts are in the process of being re built with the latest T U B standard .
rainbow for 2011

Garrys been all over the world soucing information because safety is number one priority.

I also heard 12 containers just arrived from italy for OCS FUN.

flapjack, i hope that is true mate, im sure garry knows how much we all love the rainbow, it's a national treasure haha!

Hmm maybe it's a new coaster for OCS Fun that is going to be at RES. Yeh hopefully Rainbow will be back, if that is true, that's good news

Did you see how Rainbow looked in its last few years of operation under Wittingslow? OCS brought it back, better than it had looked in a decade and the fact that he still has it can only be a sign of his commitment to giving a quality piece of equipment the TLC (and knowledge) it requires. She is an inrticate machine - keep it in perspective and give credit where it's due.

Have to agree with Zamperla there, and also there are still a handful of Rainbow's operating in the world... Linnanmaki, Klinkerfuss' Millenium, Elitch Gardens, a Crazy Wagon, and Wade are planning on getting theirs back on the road.
Wittingslow only had it looking good from around 2002, the arms were painted, the cloud was re-painted/re-globed and then for 2003, the clouds on the gondola were re-painted.
O'Neills have kept it alive thankgod, I just hope it does come back better than before, because it CAN be fixed, Huss wouldn't let the ride just dissapear, they would have told people to stop operating, and not get them fixed!

Rainbow for 2011!

Well i love the ride i think its the best
cant wait to go on next year!!

you arent the only one.. with a bit of luck garry will get it to some melbourne shows!

dont know why ali baba is on midnight madness shits all over it they must not have applied because it is a much more smoother ride

Can someone please post a photo of these two ali baba's? I cant remember what they look like.

Are we talking about Gill Bros' Ali Baba getting on over midnight madness?? Both are great, but, If this is the case, I hardly think that Midnight 'shits on' Gill's Ali.. (As it was put in a previous post)
Or is it a different Ali?

must admit that Midnight Madness was better than i thought....
but hopefully ALI BABA can end its Easter Show run in 2011, didn't it do Sydney one year, was sort of in the spot that THUNDER BOLT is....

The Ali Baba first appeared at the Easter Show when it came to Australia in 2001, came for the following year and disappeared until last year. This was the same with the Hangover.

http://www.eastershow.com.au/concession ... nival.html

Who owns that mini type flume ride in the kids carnival? Its new to the show..

That's Garry O'Neills Adventure Island

how is ali baba a crowd favourite? looked like it was running nearly empty loads when i was there!

Do we know what the "To be announced "attraction is yet?? Is it indeed a new rollercoaster as first thought?
Cheers
Jobius

I doubt whether a new roller coaster will make it on at this late stage although it's possible they could kick Taipan or something off at the last minute. I think the current ride list is the line-up we'll see at RES this year.

Its a pretty large space whatever it is. Its about as big as Taipan is on the map..

So no one really answered my question. Do we know what is on the "to Be announced " ride is at the RES???

Cheers
Jobius

It could be the new kmg ride that just arrived like a month ago.

It's Garry O'Neill's new looping coaster from Italy. So 2 new rides debuting at Sydney for O'Neill's. That's what those 12 containers from Italy were.

I haven't heard anything about a new KMG ride??

i found a youtube clip of it.

maybe that will get on too? duno

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQ7w_ODEUvg

The KMG Experience. That's the ride you said was coming which you posted a few months back. Don't think anyone's bought one... unless you know something we don't know?

Top Gunner14 wrote:It's Garry O'Neill's new looping coaster from Italy. So 2 new rides debuting at Sydney for O'Neill's. That's what those 12 containers from Italy were.

I haven't heard anything about a new KMG ride??

Thanks TopGunner. That is excellent news.. anew coaster for the show!! What is the manufacturer..Pinfari or Zamperla?? What model is it and are there any pics??

Cheers,
Jobius