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Re: EKKA 2009

Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 7:24 am
by Top Gunner14
Good to hear your enjoying the show so far Josh. Definately worth the trip by the sounds of things

Re: EKKA 2009

Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 9:53 am
by Force10
You really can't compare it with hardrock two totally different rides

Re: EKKA 2009

Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 12:00 pm
by Top Gunner14
Yeh I thought that the Hard Rock may loose its appeal to the public a little bit with the XXXL going right over the top compared to the Hard Rock.

Re: EKKA 2009

Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 7:14 pm
by Top Gunner14
Chant's Rock N Roll in full force: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XvhdQrP3W8

Goldenway's XXXL and Chant's Rock N Roll: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiVZFqPQauE

Re: EKKA 2009

Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 7:58 pm
by princess
Great lighting, quite a good crowd for the first night.

Re: EKKA 2009

Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 8:44 pm
by princess
Hurricane has gone missing, no post from him yet, come on I am waiting to send some more reviews off to Ben

Re: EKKA 2009

Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 10:55 pm
by Josh in Rocky
Top Gunner14 wrote:Good to hear your enjoying the show so far Josh. Definately worth the trip by the sounds of things

Yeah, definately worth the effort. Went back tonight and played games against the wife for something different. Had a ball.. hehe
Won some toys for the kids anyways. Was wondering why it was so quiet for a while in yogo alley, then the fireworks finished and you couldn't move and the big boys were back to full cycles for a while...
Met the boys today, but was pretty hot in the sun so we didnt stay for long. Just got to get home early in the morning and the trip will be a success after the rocky start in Rocky airport.
Will go throught the pics when i get home and do a review. Catchyas!

Re: EKKA 2009

Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 1:27 am
by HUSSRAINBOW
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Re: EKKA 2009

Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 7:18 am
by Space Roller Freak
Great photos Huss, thanks. Thanks also to Top Gunner for finding them vids on you tube.

Re: EKKA 2009

Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 9:37 am
by princess
So Huss did you make a sneaky trip to Brissy.

Re: EKKA 2009

Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 1:30 pm
by scorpionSA
Nice Photos Huss.
So want to be in Brissy right now!

Re: EKKA 2009

Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 1:38 pm
by scorpionSA
and have fun when you get to Adelaide Huss! Is Canberra next on the agenda?

Re: EKKA 2009

Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 4:16 pm
by Top Gunner14
princess wrote:So Huss did you make a sneaky trip to Brissy.
These are all off flickr lol

Yeh good pictures there. I'm suprised I haven't seen one photo of Pirate's Revenge. Has anyone had a ride of it up there yet?

Re: EKKA 2009

Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 4:35 pm
by HUSSRAINBOW
hahah I wish I was at EKKA, just thought id bring the great world of Flickr pix to you kids.

There is a photo of pirates, but I couldn't link it...

Re: EKKA 2009

Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 4:59 pm
by tooheyzz
According to the News Operators are having the reduce there prices to encourage riders
Guess that good news for riders
but bad news for operators

Re: EKKA 2009

Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 5:04 pm
by Top Gunner14
I think $10 is a better price for XXXL than $15. Yeh it is new and all but you can't go charging an arm and a leg to have a ride. If operators have lower prices, they'll get more people and in return more $$$. Yeh I know some of the rides are transported on a few trailers and all but its starting to turn people away, especially with families having a tough time at the moment with the economic crisis. But then the operators would be doing it tough too.

How much are the new rides operating for. Rock N Roll, Pirate's Revenge, Sky Flyer?

Re: EKKA 2009

Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 5:28 pm
by princess
I have heard that it is a tough show so far, Did'nt No Limit charge 15 dollars when it first went to Brisbane, what are they charging now.

Re: EKKA 2009

Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 5:56 pm
by Top Gunner14
No Limit's always $15

Re: EKKA 2009

Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 9:26 pm
by Hurricane
No Limit was charging 10 dollars the last 2 years at Ekka. XXXL is charging 10 dollars. Rock and Roll, Skyflier, Pirates Revenge were charging 8 dollars and 2 dollars for a rain poncho.

Re: EKKA 2009

Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 7:34 am
by princess
And your review Hurricane???

Re: EKKA 2009

Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 5:09 pm
by Hurricane
It's coming... it's coming. The last few days have been very hectic for me. I'll probably do it this weekend after my final visit to on saturday.

Re: EKKA 2009

Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 8:57 pm
by kiwi
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Re: EKKA 2009

Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 4:31 pm
by Top Gunner14
Thanks for those photos Kiwi. Did you go on anything? Noticed Goldenway's Speed has had the bottom panels and ticket/booth repainted aswell. Also a photo of Chant's Clown game which Chant's built themselves.

Shame with Pirate's Revenge with the front of the ride up high. Loss of viewing for the public. Everyone how has the Pirate's Revenge gone up there. Has it been popular. I'm guessing it wouldn't be as busy as it was at Sydney

Re: EKKA 2009

Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 5:22 pm
by Zamperla
Great photos Kiwi. Rock n Roll is looking stellar.

Did anyone ride it? How does the ride compare to Thunderbolt?

Re: EKKA 2009

Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 5:33 pm
by redhot
Yeah, nice pics Kiwi.
I can't wait to see Rock n Roll all lit up at night. Looks great!
Good to see that Lauries Breakdance is getting around to alot of shows too.