Australian Amusement Fanatics

Was Orion a Schwartzkopf Enterprise?

I backed this during the Kickstarter campaign,it does look very good.Other flat rides that had short preview videos early on were a Huss Troika and a Mondial Topscan.Looks as though they're hoping to implement things like money management and goals/mini games,much like RCT.

Without doubt the best looking Zipper in Oz,but electrically driven usually means slower,hope this isn't the case with this model.

Going by the pics I saw,it wasn't at Ballarat...but I don't think a Zipper has been there for years anyway.Best bet is probably Dandenong.

Last time I saw Force 10 & Orbitor was probably the same years those photos were taken.

The Ex Davis Zipper!!!,it's good to see it travelling again,who owns it now?...and anyone know whose Ali that is?,it was at Sale over the weekend.If that Zipper is under new ownership it's hard to say where it will show up next.

Do you know whose Zipper it is?...might be JD's,or Zacchini's could be down this way again.

Half an hour of footage of some classics at an American fair,which as the topic title indicates includes a Radar.I'd say this would be from the mid to late 80's?

http://youtu.be/mj3fjp-n3X8

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What an awesome find,I just wanted it to keep going and show more rides and full cycles!,I bet there were more classics there that were not shown.How good would our midways look if these were still travelling along with some of the modern classics we have here today.

Didn't you say a Hurricane showed up before set up began...and it obviously bailed again?.That Zipper is definitely rough looking,saw it last year at Traralgon,it does operate pretty fast though.Can't wait for JD's to get their Zipper on the road regularly to show everyone how good a Zipper can look.

Ah yes...the new Chance ride,read about it a few weeks ago,not all that impressive...an original Trabant at full flight would be more of a thrill. This looks interesting,manufactured by Perrin Stevens in the UK. https://m.facebook.com/303835763668/timeline/story?ut=3&hash=-7578479391829875199&am...

Yikes!!...that gondola doesn't look stable at all,how long till it gives way and ends up looking like that Rainbow and Ali Baba after their accidents?.

Monkeypie wrote:Is this a similar ride to Hard Rock but bigger?

Yeah,the ride motion is the same...in terms of height they're more or less the same,I think Freak Out has 2 or 3 metres on Hard Rock,negligible really.Be interesting to see if there's much of a difference in the ride experience.

If they decide to set up at Mardi Gras it'll fit right in.

Why not shop around for something new & original?,we already have two of these,or are they selling their original and replacing it with a new model?.

Beautifully refurbished Force 10 owned by A & P shows in the US.

http://youtu.be/IzzyLH1-M_g

Sizzler looks brilliant.

Better late than never. Line up for Sale from memory Hurricane Music Trip Crazy Raft Cha Cha Tilt Scorpion Pretty sad year,only stayed for around half an hour,shot some vids and left.Didnt ride anything. Hurricane- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtxC3_BkaiM&feature=share&list=UU5jqrSPRuQgygT...

Going by his sense of humour in the rest of that album...its hard to take him seriously,but it would be awesome to see this on our midways.

^What a horrible looking monstrosity^

50 MILLION?!....bloody hell!!!

Does Mildura every year.Pretty sure it's the only Victorian show it attends.

Cheers mate...always love the shots of rides all lit up.Hows Turbo Boost going,still pulling in the crowds?.

I thought I'd lost this picture....but as usual,it turned up when I was looking for something else.This was the first time I went to the Melbourne show...cant be sure on the year...89/90 maybe?.Rode most of the Huss classics-Pirate,Breakdance,UFO...dont remember seeing Rainbow,though I'm sure it was...