HussRainbow87

Just got off the first ride to the public, can confirm it is the same cycle we have seen in videos. Fountains don’t rise. the flips are insanely fun, I have forgotten how big these Huss rides actually are when I haven’t seen them in a while. I think the cycle is fine for opening as they’ll want to get through as many as possible. just needs more upside down moments and full speed loops because the thing can hammer when they get going. all in all, the area is cool! Glad I got to be one of the first.

Fingers crossed for tomorrow.

Hopefully a soft opening in the coming days, I’m back to Melbourne on Thursday and it would be a nice way to end 7 months up here!

Looks amazing at night.... but that cycle. Like really?

If Oktoberfest 2021 goes ahead, I'm there!

Haha sorry wrong choice of wording, although something must have been up with the jets on the Top Spin at Alton Towers when we rode it because we got absolutely soaked!

I mean it was cool on a hot day in Paris, but you don’t get drenched, just a quick splash on the head haha. It was more fun trying to splash each other when they hold you over the jets

I mean they still sell them, and they’ve been installed in an few parks in recent years. I’d say they’re still pretty popular, but when you’re dealing with a machine that was originally designed in the early 90s, of course there isn’t going to be a demand like before. I think many are stuck with “vekoma is better, because of the movements” but not because I’m team HUSS, the top spins just provide a better ride motion and feeling. Although I’m sure once it’s open people are going to criticise it regardless. Shame there doesn’t seem to be any rider interaction with them. The best part of the cycle is when they hold you over the jets and you can splash each other before they go full strength and get you drenched. The French gave the best cycle I’ve ever had on a top spin. For example, YouTube Fleur Top Spin Fresh! I think I had a 10 minute cycle and it was incredible!

All the others are unreliable....

Ohhhh this is promising. Super excited

Fingers crossed for Vortex opening ASAP! I wanna try get on it before driving home to Melb after 6 months....

Ok well that’s news to all of us! Interesting to see how something like that could travel here because they’re enormous! Excited none the less

Be interesting to see if the Sky Flyer is still being made by Funtime.... arguably the best chain ride manufacturer in the world, the 80m models are just beautiful machines!

Troika definitely won’t be seeing the light of day again, Ranger is being used for parts, Break Dance... well who knows, but just because Joylands are removing these rides, doesn’t mean they’ll be travelling

Lol... best comment all week... "It's now going to operate as a carnival ride by Joylands" Sure.

I meant on here....

Didn’t really need to be mentioned as it was common knowledge. There was more to it than just operation of the ride. also why would I know this more?

No, I would say the ride specifically.... you don’t need to take it soo personally. Facts are facts. It wasn’t looked after and it wasn’t run very well.

It was also run terribly and probably the worlds worst example of a HUSS Break Dance.

I wouldn’t say impressive really. The only thing I’m kinda interested in is that pendulum thing that actually goes 360 which people seemed to have missed. There is a counterweight arm in the renders. And as for the European comment, they put far more effort into their attractions than anywhere in the world, best atmosphere that no park or fair elsewhere could match.

I mean the I mean the only thing that looks of some quality is the Intamin coaster, and even then with such a low capacity those coasters hold, that’s a bit of a stretch. I don’t really look at that concept and think, I need to be there opening day of any of these attractions. Even when the Huss rides were there, I didn’t really feel any desire to want to visit the place when I was in Sydney.

Hard luck? I don’t live in Sydney so I’m not too worried. I guess I can always go visit the Ranger and Troika if need be.

I guess it’s exciting, I’m not big on LPS, never really have been, even with the HUSS rides in there. I’ll just cart my ass back to Europe when I can to experience good German Fair Rides ☺️

Takes out HUSS for this.... ok.

I wouldn’t get too excited about that “certain return”