September 10, 201410 yr comment_191542 Hi all, Taking an interest on billy davis funpark in Woolwich common which takes place from the 13th September to the 5th October. Does anyone know what rides are likely to attend this funpark? Would be really appreciated as considering going. Thanks, James
September 10, 201410 yr Author comment_191570 Probably john davies x flight freakout, davies matterhorn, rock rage sometimes attends the funparks. Thustons extreme at some events, perrin matthews tango they are really good events you pay in a time slot and you get a good few hours on the rides its a really good event!
September 11, 201410 yr comment_191601 I actually visited one of these a few months back. Was billy davis waltzer, orbiter along with it's the roller, 2fast2furious Matterhorn and various other family attractions. Seeing as john davis has no personal events on at the moment I imagine his attractions would attend unless under maintenace. Will probably go either way as it's really good value for £7 of unlimited riding. Don't think rock rage will go, visited a funpark back in 2012 which was there but I think it sticks to the main funfair events now although it seems to be touring much less than it used to be. The seats weren't even spinning though to save money which kinda sucked so would much rather head to Milton Keynes cheap night and ride it for £2 with a proper cycle
September 11, 201410 yr Author comment_191612 I actually visited one of these a few months back. Was billy davis waltzer, orbiter along with it's the roller, 2fast2furious Matterhorn and various other family attractions. Seeing as john davis has no personal events on at the moment I imagine his attractions would attend unless under maintenace. Will probably go either way as it's really good value for £7 of unlimited riding. Don't think rock rage will go, visited a funpark back in 2012 which was there but I think it sticks to the main funfair events now although it seems to be touring much less than it used to be. The seats weren't even spinning though to save money which kinda sucked so would much rather head to Milton Keynes cheap night and ride it for £2 with a proper cycle yes very true. Its also touring more down south now rather than its home in scotland! And wow £2?! When I went to milton keynes cheap night last year everything was £1.50!
September 11, 201410 yr comment_191613 Everything was £1.50 except for vertigo and rockrage which were priced at £2. The price in rock rage was unjustified but they always seem to do it despite the signs I hear but vertigo was advertised as not part of the £1.50 night on the sign. £2 for one set of flips and 3 revolutions over the top was a decent price though considering it is usually priced around £3.50.
September 12, 201410 yr Author comment_191640 Over the top was at milton keynes?! where was that and what day did you go to milton keynes? I went on opening night (31st october) and rock rage was 1.50
September 12, 201410 yr comment_191661 No I just meant rock rage went three times 'all the way over the top' I went on the last cheap night, was either the last Saturday or the Sunday. Something around the 9th November or along those lines. Was £2 at the start of cheap night when it was slightly emptier and rode it twice, however formed a nice long queue around and about the field(pull down had begun already and they had taken away the queue fencing!) in the evening so unsure of the price as didn't ride again. One thing I did notice about it was that it kept breaking when it reached the top and had to restart the cycle. One time it was stuck at the top for about 20seconds before coming back down! The people didn't even get to again like usual when it breaks down which must have been bad for them!
September 12, 201410 yr Author comment_191663 Ahhh yes! I went on the very first cheap night and it was heaving! rock rage had a constant queue so did Vertigo! And it sometimes does that due to the computer getting confused sometimes if it thinks that a gondola is still unlocked it will stop it at the top for a few seconds to relock it even if it has not moved
September 21, 201410 yr comment_192560 I went to Amersham Street Fair last night! The fair has been running since 1200 and runs for two days from 4pm-midnight each day. Whilst I did not stay till midnight, I stayed for a couple of hours in the evening to check out the fair and try a couple of rides! The fair was hosted by ivrin leisure and was slightly disappointed when I got there as the fair line up was different to what was said by irvin leisure. There turned out to be no waltzer, freak out and a couple of other smaller attractions which were on the ride line up. This was as George Irvin decided to take his freak out down to Thame Street Fair up in Oxford instead. However this didn't bother me as there were some nice suprises in the line up When I arrived at the fair there was a very lively atmosphere and the first ride I saw was a very rare ride which I had never seen in real life before, Smith's calypso! This is a bit like a break dance but much more intense and forceful, I rode it later in the night when the fair had cleared up a bit and was much emptier. Before riding anything however, I walked down the fair having a look at what rides were on offer. So here's the line up: Smith's calypso. Smith's 'Spinball' Roundup. Hackett's Ski Jump. 2x Dodgem Tracks. Funhouse+Ghost Train. R.B Leisure 'Tropical Trip Miami' Groom's Twister. Irvin's Superbounce. Benson's 'Body Count' Superstar. Danter's Superstar. Danter's Oxygen. Anyway, when I got there around 8pm the fair was very busy, I even counted 50people in the line for Danter's oxygen booster which didnt seem worth the wait. However, I did manage to get a ride on it when it cleared up later in the evening and had no queue watsoever around 10pm. Danters superstar was also very busy around 8pm and was going full every time with a nice atmosphere and mic work and music on the ride. Infact, every ride was doing decently around 8pm-9pm before the fair started to clear up and got much emptier, meaning you had to wait a long time for the ride to start before it began(especially on danters superstar). The line up was very interesting and was nice to see two superstar models competing against each other, I had ridden Benson's body count in the past and was suprised at how much better danters superstar was altogether. Unfortunately for danters superstar, when the fair was emptier around 10pm, it became much less popular and body count was still going fairly busy every so often. Whilst both rides are amazing, danters superstar was a much better experience, had much better lighting and appearance and the atmosphere on the ride was amazing. Danters oxygen was great aswell, I preferred it to other KMG booster I had ridden as once the car had 'lost its bounce', it regained it again meaning that you rocked back and forth a lot more than other boosters. I don't think it is the best booster I have been on but it was still great and I really enjoyed it. Anyway, enough of the blabbing here is my ride count for the night! Danters Superstar x2, priced at £3 a ride. Smith's Calypso x1, priced at £2.50 a ride. Danters Oxygen x1, priced at £4 a ride. I have a video of danters superstar when it was much quieter on in the evening, unfortunately there was no mic work later on in the evening as there were much less people in the grounds however the ride still had a good atmosphere. It is really a great ride and was being operated slightly differently to usual to what I've seen on other videos on youtube. It was my first ever time in the ride and was an amazing superstar, I can't wait to ride it again, one of the best funfair rides I've ever been on. Anyway, overall the fair was great, wasn't too overpriced either and had a nice night time atmosphere. Hoping to be able to ride danters superstar some time in the near future aswell as it was really a great ride
September 21, 201410 yr Author comment_192635 Great report james! Danters superstar is number 1 compared to shufflebottoms which is also nice but danters is better run and presented! Oxygen is one of the nicest boosters in the uk!
September 21, 201410 yr comment_192639 Danters superstar was actually amazing, highlight of the night and is up there as one of my top funfair rides
September 23, 201410 yr comment_192886 Sorry for double post but was just browsing and realised how much Milton Keynes bonfire funfair used to be with 2xtreme, over the top, tango etc on top of the rides we have today. Would be nice to see Airmaxx going this year along with some of the old favourites. Does anyone know anything about the ride line up this year, unsure if I will go but there are three £1.50 cheap nights I beleive so would be nice to get there and try a couple of rides/attractions.
September 23, 201410 yr Author comment_192890 Line up wont be confirmed till nearer the time. Its kept a closely guarded secret! But dreams live could attend maybe or a starflyer
September 24, 201410 yr comment_192929 Great report james! Danters superstar is number 1 compared to shufflebottoms which is also nice but danters is better run and presented! Oxygen is one of the nicest boosters in the uk! Did Benson's sell their superstar off then? Was looking forward to seeing it back in Ealing common next year
September 25, 201410 yr Author comment_193003 Yes they did well on paper they did but luke shufflebottom (who now owns the superstar) is married to one of the bensons so therefore its still in the family kinda and it still does the same fairs as before I think
September 25, 201410 yr comment_193017 Oh okay! Just saw it on a dreadful cycle at amersham and was wondering why! Shame the cycle has become so poor!
September 25, 201410 yr Author comment_193018 Probably still getting used to the rides control? thats always a thing with new ride owners who havent opearated that ride before!
September 25, 201410 yr comment_193023 Yeah was being operated decently at the beginning for the first 2 revolutions but then the spinning went really slow when the arm turned the other way. Quite a short ride time and not being operated to its full potential, nice to see jingles back on the ride though! Danters superstar was being operated so much better though, really enjoy that model
September 26, 201410 yr Author comment_193093 Danters is always operated brilliantly! I got the chance to see it testing at the river festival and they showed off what the ride could really do!
September 30, 201410 yr Author comment_193464 Thorpe have no right to moan about energy when this ride was run on fuel. Think about how much it cost to run. Thorpe stop being cheapskates and put more trains on your coasters
October 19, 201410 yr Author comment_195324 I know a few people on the TPM forums are a fan of the Extreme/Orbiter ride! Heres a video of the control panel for the ride!
October 23, 201410 yr Author comment_195673 Rock rage is gonna be at northampton st crispins fair 25th till the 28th of october! If you live close by pop down and check it out!
October 23, 201410 yr comment_195680 Any chance superspin will be attending Milton Keynes along with rock rage this year?
October 23, 201410 yr Author comment_195682 Not heard anything yet but as soon as I do it will be put up here'
November 2, 201410 yr Author comment_196564 http://youtu.be/8Cnetu956pw the french have ripped off our beloved Atmosfear. It looks excatily the same as the UK model except for the paybox!
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