Australian Amusement Fanatics

Has it broken down and been removed from site? My daughter went yesterday with some other family members and they said they could not find it.

Rode Disk'O last night. Bit of a ZZZZZZZ. My 9yo daughter enjoyed it, but didn't find it all that exciting. Having said that, she rode every major ride and coaster at least twice at DW and WBMW last year (except Giant Drop...we don't do drop rides like that in our family).

CG

Hi all, it has been a while since I have been around these parts! Was at Moomba last night taking some pics (mainly fireworks) and I wandered through Alexandra Gardens (but I only skirted around the rides in Birrarung Marr). I was amazed at how awesome the rides look this year. It seems the ride ope...

What is crazy cars?

CG

Macquarie Leisure Trust (owners of Dreamworld) have always been the owners of Whitewater World.....

http://www.macquarie.com.au/au/property ... 051128.htm

CG

Whilst bouncing around on Yuo-Tube I found this....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u18xAaRGjc

Which led to this....

http://www.coasterdynamix.com/default.aspx

Anybody seen it in real life or even got some? It looks like it works quite well.

CG

Dont be sorry avp, that is what everyone else has been saying, After last year, I made a decision to not go to the RMS this year...first time I would not go in 25years. Since I started seeing the ads around the place, I started to feel weak...the show is like a drug to me.....but given the comments...

So is there actually much that is new this year on the Midway? The only thing I have heard is Raupenbahn is in for the first time.

CG

Hmmm...still not sure if I'm going now that I am in the country. Are there any significant new rides over last years assortment? (No list on the website :? ) I noticed the one of the rides listed for Wild Wednesday is 'Colemans Gold Mine Coaster'. Anyone shed some light on what this is...a themed wi...

The old carnival area next to Epsom rd is completly fenced off??? That's going to make for some interesting packaging around the grounds... Edit: the map of the grounds is up....as there are no horses this year, they are using some of the area from last year that the horses were in on the Langs Rd s...

I remember it being at the RMS in the early 90's....it was between the government pavillion and the dog pavillion. I wanted to ride it but none of my friends would go on it with me.

CG

Doh, my trip has been pushed back to November. Mightg have to take a weekend flight to somewhere further south that will be open.

Any suggestions?

CG

www.cedarpoint.com

Anyone out there been? I am meant head to Detroit at some stage for about 2 or 3 weeks. Hopefully it will be when Cedar Point is in season....only about a 2hr drive

CG

A few rides listed...nothing special.... http://www.royalshow.com.au/carnival.asp Wild Wednesday sounds interesting. Having said that I probably won't be going to the show this year...first time in over 20 years I won't be there. I was disappointed last year and I will probably be overseas in Detroi...

Well, the name sucks! 7M high....is this thing a launched start?

CG

benclare wrote:I am not sure whether there would be a market for an amusement park containing all the old rides but I know I would visit it often.

That was Lindsay Fox's intent for LPM, but it never happened.

CG

That is VERY wierd.

CG

They're all over the place.

http://www.flowrider.com/

Check out the promo vid.

CG

Good work Mattie! It doens't look like a December '06 opening to me though...perhaps a partial opeing?? Overall, I would suggest target completion may be September '07. The picture 'thunderbolt_area_01.gif' looks like the side wall for a 'Flow Rider' (standing wave).....perhaps! Keep them coming ove...

Mattie wrote:But I have an annual pass to both, so I just decide on the day what I want to do. Or maybe just do both.

Rub it in why don't ya!!

CG

Hangover was at Eltham festival just last weekend....along with Ferris Wheel, Gravitron (whatever it's called) and Sea Explorer.

CG

With the dissapointment for me this year that the main arena at the RMS will be without the sound of thundering V8s from the Holden Stormrider utes (due to the small arena due to redevelopment), I was wondering if anything other than the noise and bright lights of the carnival attracts other people ...

oh yes like that time on wittingslows when your car flew off the booms and shot right into the main arena, people thought it was part of the show! :P Did that actually happen in Australia? I know it happened at the Texas State Fair back in the 80's (my parents were in Texas at the time, so they saw...

I wouldn't stress too much about the thing falling apart. From memory of the Zipper, since I haven't seen on up close for a while, it is fairly over engineered structurally, as thing were back then. Even the bolted joints are fairly hefty. Remember, it was originally designed to run at twice the spe...

Woah (I presume you mean AMF though). I used to work for one of the centres (however, I can't bowl for poo). Funnily enough, AMF Australia was the only branch worldwide that was profitable...and now AMF in North America is seemingly dead. I guess MLT picked up a profitable bargain from the administa...