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This year I went to the Sydney Royal Easter Show twice, so I thought I’d share my ride experiences and thoughts. The first time I went (on the 24th), I rode Claw, Hard Rock and Energy Storm. The second time I went (on the 31st), I rode Claw (again) twice, Hard Rock (again), Twin Flip, Crazy Coaster and Rainbow.
My reviews:
Claw: The first time I rode this was in 2003, and it was my first ‘upside-down’ ride. This year it wasn’t so bad, but still intense, and plenty of fun. I was disappointed that they took the fog machine away, though. I thought that added something to it. This ride will always be one of my special favourites.
Hard Rock: Pure fun, and gives a nice stomach-drag-type sensation. Overall I’d say it’s a great ride.
Energy Storm: For all the upside-down and spinning in this ride, I thought it was extremely tame. Putting its weak thrills aside, it was surprisingly comfortable to ride, and I found it easy to relax (maybe to the point of taking a nap). Also, it seemed to work very smoothly, despite its rather old-looking interior (meaning the restraints, which had tape on them).
Twin Flip (Flip The Man, take note): I got on this ride, had the restraints locked in…until the people who were working the ride decided to let more people on. One of them was an obese girl. Half an hour later of everyone sitting there waiting for the ride to start, they decided to finally take the girl off. There must’ve been some issue with her weight, because they made her change seats and kept locking and unlocking all of our restraints. Besides that, wow – Twin Flip is intense. Flip The Man, this ride is fast! It’s not so much the flipping around upside-down thing that’s so bad. Before the ride ends, it simply has you spinning around very quickly. It made me feel extremely sick and dizzy. Warning: never go on Twin Flip when you’ve only eaten a banana and had a few sips of water all day.
Crazy Coaster: This ride wasn’t on my ride-list, but after Twin Flip my friend decided I should go on something a little more tame. So after two hours of waiting for my stomach to settle, I was dragged on Crazy Coaster. My friend was screaming and having a great time, but I was just laughing at her reactions through the entire ride. We were also fearing for our lives, because it gives you the feeling that you’ll de-rail and go over the edge on those tight turns. Funny!
Rainbow: I went on this alone, and even with the belt on properly I slid right over into the space beside me. A couple beside me were having a great laugh, so I was equally as happy when they got crushed against each other. Also, the fireworks went off as we were riding, so the operator gave us a longer ride.
The ride with the best atmosphere: Twin Flip had the most talkative and fun operators (despite all the delays), with Rainbow’s close behind.
