pgathriller Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 ***NEW PICS UP*** Photo Trip Report Carnival 4-9-07 I've been a forum member for over 2 years and this is the first phot trip report I have done. I'll tell you a bit about the carnival and let the pictures tell the rest. Carnival Was From Crabtree Amusements based out of San Antonio Texas Rides at the carnival- Crazy Mouse Kamikaze Mega Jumper Hi-Roller Drop Zone Paratrooper Scrambler Tilt-A-Whirl Zero Gravity (Round Up) Ferris Wheel Bumper Cars Many different kiddie rides I didn't go to the carnival last year but I did see it. Rides I saw last year but not this year was the- Inverter (Chance) Yo-Yo Zipper So me and two of my friends decided to go. In my opinion this carnival was a great deal. You paid $8 for an unlimited ride pass. The crowds were fairly light due to some gusty winds. When we got there the carnival had just opened. We purchased our wrist bands and headed straight towards the Kamikaze. I really enjoyed this ride but I swear it was a peice of shit. It took so many swings to finally go all around. The whole ride took you 360 degrees just twice in the 7 minute ride cycle. We then decided to go try the Hi Roller. When we got there it was closed. This was the ride I was most looking foward to riding and it was closed. You just have to love carnivals where your favorite ride is broken. =( Next we decided to try the Drop Zone. It was closed too. Thats two major rides closed already. We were bummed but decided to play some games. One of my most favorite things at carnivals are the carnies that try to get you to play the games. They'll do just about anything to get your money. I spent $3 on a smash the beer bottle game. You had to smash 2 beer bottles with 2 balls to win a prize. I got lucky and hit both so I won a huge stuffed Nemo. That was the only game I played. We then noticed Drop Zone was up and running so we gave that ride a shot. I really enjoy A.R.M Drop rides. You never know when it's going to drop. I'm glad my two local amusement parks "Western Playland" and "Cliff's" each purchased one last year. Next was the only credit they had. A rough Crazy Mouse. This thing was so brutal. Every turn you would slam into the side that had no padding. They also had this bunny hoppy towards the end that you go through backwards at high speeds. It HURT!! The ride operators told us not to wear the seat belts because they didn't work. That made me feel a lot better. Next up was the bumper cars. I have to admit that these were the best bumper cars I have ever been on. They literaly gave us a 10 minute ride cycle. These cars were fast, and head ons were allowed. You can just imagine three 17 year old guys on this thing. It was awesome. We got off and heard one of the mechanics say that the Hi-Roller was ready to run. We got excited and hauled ass to the ride. While it was testing the ride op. told us the ride has been down for 2 weeks. He asked if we wanted him to set it to top speed because he said he's been itching to run the ride the past two weeks and we said hell yea. He allowed just us on the ride and told everyone else he was still testing. This ride was insane!!! This has officialy been made my new favorite carnival ride. We got off after maybe a 4 minute ride cycle sick and dizzy. We then decided to go ride something tame so we tried the Mega Bounce. It's a somewhat new ride from A.R.M. This ride sucks and it hurts! I am 6'1 and the OTSR's are hard as a rock. They cut into my shoulder blades. This ride is highly uncomfortable IMO. We ended up breaking it because our arm stopped going up and down when we went backwards and stayed that way the rest of the day. I'm never riding this thing again! We then decided to ride the Scrambler, Paratrooper, Tilt-A-Whirl and Round Up all in a row. I will never do that again. I really love these rides but I got so sick last night when I got home because of these rides. Each ride had about a 6 minute ride cycle. The Paratrooper didn't go backwards but was really fast! The Round was just your typical Round Up. The Scrambler was nothing special but me and my friends crammed into one and I was on the outer seat and got squisehed nasty. The Tilt-A-Whirl was really fast and I was getting freaked out because the caps that are screwed on to the front of the tubs kept coming off mid ride. The operator would just place them back on after every ride. Is that safe? We then ate the 7/11 across the street because the prices were crazy at the carnival. I bought a Big Gulp, a bag of mucnhos, and a bag of chips ahoy for $2.50 compared to a $5 medium soda at the carnival. Just randomness: Us three rode the Spin The Apple ride from "Sellner". That ride is awesome. It's not just a kiddie ride . We tried to ride the Rockin Tug but the Op. was huge and had the deepest voice I have ever heard and got pissed at us for wanting to ride. It was pretty funny. They also had a baby tiger exhibit with baby tigers in poor health. I work at the zoo here in El Paso and I occasionaly work with the tigers and I know how a healthy tiger looks. The ones at the carvial looked like they had a skin infection and looked dehydrated. Well that's about it. I know that's a lot but now you can go through the pictures. I will be going to the carnival again on Friday so if you want specific pics just let me know. Enjoy the pics! Another Round Up Pic Lonesome Scrambler Kamikaze Painful Mega Bounce Another Ferris Wheel Shot Shot From Ferris Wheel Tilt-A-Whirl Drop Zone May Be Blurry But This Pic Is Dedicated To "USROADTRIPPER" Ferris Wheel Opened Wide Another Shot Of The Crazy Mouse Crazy Mouse From Hell Hi Roller While Being Worked On Insane Rusted Paratrooper Zero Gravity (Round Up) The Ferris Wheel My Idiot Friends On The Paratrooper 5 Kiddie Rides And A Roller Coaster In One Shot! (Notice How Empty It Was) Cat Exhibit Garfield Broken Down Crazy Mouse (Those Mice Are Evil!) Tilt-A-Whirl With A Ride Op on Viagra LMAO!! Wierd Ride From Zamperla No Carnival Is Complete Without A Painted Set Of Boobs Rockin Tug We Weren't Able To Ride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loco Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 Wait Wait, there wasn't a Zipper there? Wow that's like a fair tradition, no matter how small, almost every fair manages to have one. I hate Zipper's though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastrfreak2000 Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 That ferris wheel looks like it's missing parts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgathriller Posted April 11, 2007 Author Share Posted April 11, 2007 Its funny that this is the main fair and on the other side of the city there is a parking lot carnival with 6 rides with a Zipper as their main ride. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldogmom Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 Nice TR and pics. Boy, that Scrambler looks like it would fall apart if you blew on it! I love those Round Ups- you don't see too many of those any more. Nice Ferris wheel pics (I have a Ferris wheel fetish) .The High Roller looks like it could be really nauseating. I can see why you had a barf-o-rama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socalMAN123 Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 It's not a fair without a Zipper. Oh well, seems like you enjoyed your visit. I've never seen one of those Hi Rollers before, are they fun? ---Brent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 Oh god, riding a Hi Roller is like having the most rough sex possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnewton34 Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 Tilt-A-Whirl With A Ride Op on Viagra LMAO!! Huh to the what? I think this needs some explanation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgathriller Posted April 11, 2007 Author Share Posted April 11, 2007 ^ LMAO!! Me and my friends were sitting in our tub waiting for the ride to start when the ride op. passed by and he was smiling so intensly he looked like the guy on the viagra commercial that smiles. It was so hilarious!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 And no cheesy metal fronted "Scary Dark Ride" there either, huh? Sad, sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceDragon Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 Wait Wait, there wasn't a Zipper there? Wow that's like a fair tradition, no matter how small, almost every fair manages to have one. I hate Zipper's though. ummmm... England hates those rides... we have a major shortage of them... i havent even seen one outside a screen before... let alone ridden it! Although, our fairs have the usual, each packed with strobes... ever done a round-up with strobes? doesnt sound like much, but it feels lke something from Dr. Who... its really trippy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IwantRevenge Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 Erm exactly what does High roller do, not trying to sound like a noob but i've seen them before and always wondered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 Here's a . The cars go around the inside while the oval rotates. It's a lot like doing a bunch of corkscrews, but the sensation of going around the ends while it's turning is freaky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calaway Park Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 Here's a . The cars go around the inside while the oval rotates. It's a lot like doing a bunch of corkscrews, but the sensation of going around the ends while it's turning is freaky. They are SCARY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 Here's a . The cars go around the inside while the oval rotates. It's a lot like doing a bunch of corkscrews, but the sensation of going around the ends while it's turning is freaky. They are SCARY. But awesome. Like I said, rough sex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the sound Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Here's a . The cars go around the inside while the oval rotates. It's a lot like doing a bunch of corkscrews, but the sensation of going around the ends while it's turning is freaky. That is the most screwed up thing EVER! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socalMAN123 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 ZOMG! That is one crazy ride! Yet, I suddenly have the urge to ride one. Maybe there will be one at the OC Fair this year. ---Brent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 ZOMG! That is one crazy ride! Yet, I suddenly have the urge to ride one. Maybe there will be one at the OC Fair this year.---Brent Probably not, but Butler Amusements has one called Crazy Train, which is the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfie Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Oh my gosh, is that Crazy Mouse's layout exactly the same as Ragin' Cajun from SFGAm? Crazy Mouse Ragin' Cajun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreatOne Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 ^Yep. They're Reverchon stock-model Crazy Mice. I think Zamperla now has the rights to the ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StealthFan Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 I would never go on a high roller after seeing that, they don't look safe and i'm surprised people don't pass out after that, 10 loops on Colossus is nothing compared to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 I would never go on a high roller after seeing that, they don't look safe and i'm surprised people don't pass out after that, 10 loops on Colossus is nothing compared to that. Actually, it's very safe (if it's California-Safety Compliant, then yeah, it's safe), and the experience, while dizzying, isn't really like anything else. It's more like riding a Kamakaze sideways than constant corkscrews. Granted, I have seen my fair share of people puking after it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillrideseeker Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 WoW! Great TR! I loved the shots from the ferris wheel! Although I do not see how you could bring yourself to ride those rides. After being puked on and in on the Kamakize I decided never to ride another carnival ride. Plus I dont scream on rides any more. Anyways great TR! ~Matthew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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