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Re: Glenelg Entertainment Complex (New Magic Mountain)
Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 1:48 pm
by Diamond
Yeah i can see these bloody things from my balcony
Re: Glenelg Entertainment Complex (New Magic Mountain)
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 11:47 am
by wayniac
Hi Everyone, have been lurking on this site for a while now, some interesting stuff being discussed
, thought i would join up and say g'day
Question: With this new "wheel of Trippy colours" does anyone know when it is the expected to be open to public??
Cheers
Wayne
Re: Glenelg Entertainment Complex (New Magic Mountain)
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 12:06 pm
by stelaras
wayniac wrote:Hi Everyone, have been lurking on this site for a while now, some interesting stuff being discussed
, thought i would join up and say g'day
Question: With this new "wheel of Trippy colours" does anyone know when it is the expected to be open to public??
Cheers
Wayne
Welcome to the forums...
In answer to your question...Does anyone really care, This project was delayed, is small in comparisson to other Ferris Wheels and it looks horrible.
To somehow put it in perspective the 120M Ferris wheel at the docklands in Melbourne has all of its 6, 28M arms already installed and is well on the way to being completed and work started on it in late June 2007.
Re: Glenelg Entertainment Complex (New Magic Mountain)
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 1:52 pm
by Ben
From The Messenger:
Ferris wheel ready for Christmas
20Nov07
THE first of 16 gondolas have been put on the Bay's ferris wheel, with the $1.5 million ride expected to be open by Christmas.
Beachouse manager Peter Rimington said the opening of the ride, meant to have been in October, had been delayed because of the project's ``complexity''.
``Hopefully we're here before Father Christmas,'' he said.
``At the moment we're getting two gondolas on per day.''
The single-arm ferris wheel is an Australian-first.
Unlike other Australian ferris wheels which are supported by eight legs, it is held up by one giant column.
Mr Rimington said once all gondolas were on, a platform for ridegoers to get on and off the wheel would be built.
A competition to decide who will be first to ride the ferris wheel will be held closer to the opening date.
Rides will cost up to $5 and operate daily in summer, Sunday to Thursday, from 9am to 9pm, and Friday and Saturday, 9am to 11pm.
Re: Glenelg Entertainment Complex (New Magic Mountain)
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 2:36 pm
by wayniac
Cheers Ben, thanks for the Update
Re: Glenelg Entertainment Complex (New Magic Mountain)
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 2:47 pm
by Plasmatron
thechap wrote:Friggin hell they're ugly!
Yeah, seriously. What were they thinking? And don't get me started about the incredibly meagre size (smaller than the surronding buildings)... this is a fleeting children's attraction, nothing more. Just a shame it's appearing on such a prominent site.
Re: Glenelg Entertainment Complex (New Magic Mountain)
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 4:23 pm
by Pants
F**k that's embarrassing.
Re: Glenelg Entertainment Complex (New Magic Mountain)
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 4:58 pm
by omada
LOL! Those pics of this so called "Ferris Wheel" are an absolute cack!
At least it has comedic value
Re: Glenelg Entertainment Complex (New Magic Mountain)
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 10:09 pm
by Dave_The_Planner
AG wrote:There's a story around the place that the rollercoaster that was at Glenelg's Luna Park was closed after an accident sometime before the Luna Park itself was closed. So they reassembled the rollercoaster at Sydney's Luna Park at Milson's Point.
Actually, the reason Adelaide's Luna Park closed was that it struggled financially and was more or less forced to close down. It simply wasn't making the money it needed to survive.
Re: Glenelg Entertainment Complex (New Magic Mountain)
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 5:39 pm
by Howie
Pic of the ferris wheel from today.
Re: Glenelg Entertainment Complex (New Magic Mountain)
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 5:48 pm
by Norman
Thanks Howie. I forgot to put up one I took a while ago...
Re: Glenelg Entertainment Complex (New Magic Mountain)
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 6:12 pm
by pushbutton
Oh God!
What a shame. The rest of the structure (apart from the gondolas) looks very small, but quite nice. Why on earth didn't they go for white gondolas, in a stylish shape. It wouldn't have even cost any more surely???
Re: Glenelg Entertainment Complex (New Magic Mountain)
Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 2:14 pm
by Shuz
What in freaking freak's name is that?
It should be torn down immediately!
Re: Glenelg Entertainment Complex (New Magic Mountain)
Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 6:01 pm
by Matt
OMG.
Horrific.
Re: Glenelg Entertainment Complex (New Magic Mountain)
Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 8:45 pm
by AtD
You guys seriously didn't expect the London Eye did you?