Liverpool Holiday Carnival

[itsfun]

Starting this Saturday 11th July and going till Sunday 18th July.

Powell Park

Hoxton Park Road

Dodgem Cars
Top Gun
Sizzler
Zoomer
Giant Slide
Disco Show
Jungle Challenge
Circus Train
Cup and Saucer
Swinging Boats
Mini Jeeps
Inflatables
Games and Food.

Fireworks Saturday nights at 8.30 pm

[princess]

Good luck itsfun with your holiday carnival, good to see that the lights in Sydney have not been completely turned off.

[Top Gunner14]

What are the opening times? And the Disco show, what's that? It's not Phelan's Miami Trip is it?

[itsfun]

Yes your correct top gunner. 12NOON ON WEEKENDS 3PM WEEKDAYS.... Come on over with your camera chinese tourist.........

[Top Gunner14]

Will do my best

[itsfun]

Just about ready to start. Had to tow trailers in by excavator. Even my 4wd got boogged putting the Clowns into position.Should be lots of fun in the mud

[princess]

Nothing worse, looks like a good weekend.

[Top Gunner14]

Was in the area today so quickly called into the carnival to get a few flics. In a pretty good position there on the main road so it would get plenty of viewing and I heard they go well most nights down there which is good. All gear was looking good too. The carnival is operated by East Coast Amusement's, Foster's Amusements and Amusement Hire Services.

Top Gun:





Had the sun in the background so tried this shot, its not the best:


Sizzler:





Dodgem Track: Bit suprised they don't have the back banners up.



Giant Slide:





Zoomer:





Disco Show: This is John Phelan's new Miami Trip. This model is a funlight model so different to the Ferrari ones we have here. So it is smaller in height and a bit different in its own ways of course. Must admit, I'm not a fan of its artwork or the overall look of the ride.







Jungle Challenge: Had a few graffiti tags on there which is a bit of a shame, but it is Liverpool so yeh.





Tea Cups: Nice set of tea cups. First I've seen them



Circus Train:



Good carnival overall, shame I couldn't get there while it was open. Hopefully the operators go well for the rest of the period they're there for.
Enjoy!

Cheers
Top Gunner14

[Zamperla]

Great photos. Good to see the new 'Disco Show 2002' (does this mean it was made then?)

Interesting design, backflash looks better than I'd expected.

[HUSSRAINBOW]

lol can disco be towed by a normal car? hahah

[Top Gunner14]

Thanks for the comment Dave. Not to sure on how old it is but I can find out.

Umm, no Huss unless you'd wanna blow the engine on your car lol. You still need a truck to tow it except the ride has the drawbar which you can see in the photos and the back of the truck has the ring feed connection which then hooks up to the drawbar. Alot of the showmen in Europe use the drawbars on most of their rides

[Vee]

Umm, no Huss unless you'd wanna blow the engine on your car lol.

Going would be difficult but stopping would be the real treat

[Zamperla]

can disco be towed by a normal car?

glad this has been clarified. I was going to ask this question too, lol.

[Top Gunner14]

Lol Vee, maybe some electric brakes on the trailer would be needed

[Josh in Rocky]

Is that how Disco sits when it's not operational or were they still setting it up? Seems like an awkward spot for
it to sit stationary. Very bright etc, love it! The disco/dance type theme seems like a popular one for rider interaction
so can't wait to see it in action. Maybe Phelans need to kidnap old matey who operates ultimate party machine and
tie him up in their booth with the mic taped to his mouth and not let him out! hehe... Great Operator!

[Top Gunner14]

Yeh most operators swing the row of seats up to the top while the machine isn't operating and lock it up there. Yeh I think the Ultimate Party Machine is the best operated Miami here in Oz probably, and yeh he sure is a whizz the operator of it

[Zamperla]

most operators swing the row of seats up to the top while the machine isn't operating and lock it up there

Am pretty sure the counterweights on an empty 'bench' are heavier than the ride itself. i.e. without manual brakes, it naturally rotates to the top. A while back the manual brakes failed on a zamperla 'crazy bus' during a power failure causing it to rise to the top. (right when a mother and child were half way through exiting the ride) no one was harmed.

[redhot]

Nice pics Topgun.
Disco Show looks great, a real neat and tidy setup there.
I like the backdrop (especially the centre!!)

[princess]

(especially the centre!!)

shaking my head lol

[Top Gunner14]

most operators swing the row of seats up to the top while the machine isn't operating and lock it up there

Am pretty sure the counterweights on an empty 'bench' are heavier than the ride itself. i.e. without manual brakes, it naturally rotates to the top. A while back the manual brakes failed on a zamperla 'crazy bus' during a power failure causing it to rise to the top. (right when a mother and child were half way through exiting the ride) no one was harmed.

So is that why when theres only say for example 2 people on a Miami, it looks like the ride goes faster over the top than when it swings through the loading area?

[PNC]

i know the dominator doesnt try and go to the top, but the boat is a bit heavier than most, it would also depend on the weights, the dominator has short weights that come off during pack up, i think people put it up top to stop public jumping on it while closed.

[Top Gunner14]

Yeh that's what I first suggested that they swing it up the top to stop the public.

Just while we're talking about the Miami's heres a photo from behind the backwall showing the counterweight system. Most of the Miami's here in Aus have the counterweights connected and structured on their own whereas the Funlight models weights are built into 2 big steel wheels. The weights are on the bottum here and behind the wall:

[Top Gunner14]

Heres a video showing the operation of a Funlight Miami Trip and showing the counterweight system aswell:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u9diRIRvW0

[kiwi]

Nottingham UK Maimi's require at least 3 riders to ensure bench is heavier than counterweights. Otherwise in event of power failure, once the hydrualic brakes are released the bench will spring to the top.

Kiwi

[Zamperla]

Great video. The rim drive system is simple but clever, and probably cheaper to maintain (also allows a high gear ratio for smaller tyre-drives to power it)

i think people put it up top to stop public jumping on it while closed

this makes sense too. Probably a combination of both reasons depending on the make.

I've often wondered what the ratio is on the HUSS Rainbow or Ranger. I'd say an empty gondola on those would be equal (or very slightly heavier) to the opposite end. feels that way when riding with only a few people on board.