tinhead Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 Here in Wales we have a free festival and fair in our capital city, which happens to be eight miles from my town. The CARDIFF BIG WEEKEND is the climax of a fifty seven day music and arts festival. It’s the UK’s biggest FREE outdoor festival and Wales largest travelling fair, which happens to be a slightly smaller version of Goose Fair in Nottingham, most of the same rides are at both fairs. This year we had four coasters two kiddie and a Crazy Mouse and a Toboggan coaster, which I had never seen before and was pretty wild looking. The rest of the attractions are flat rides and normal side show stalls with a few kiddie rides thrown here and there. In total there are about hundred and fifty attractions and draws crowds up to two hundred thousand a day. Most rides are priced around two to three pounds or three fifty to four dollars for our friends across the pond, but there are one or two rides which are totally over priced I saw two rides priced at fifteen pounds (twenty five dollars) and for some reason these rides had the biggest queues, even though there were plenty of better rides priced much lower. The fair is set in the streets which is an area of about two city blocks and some of the rides are so well placed you just miss trees and buildings, which adds more thrill to most of the rides, Each year it gets bigger and better, with attractions being added all the time and this year the fair was an alcohol free zone, but it didn’t seem to stop a few sharing there excitement on the rider next or in front them. Overal it’s very well organised and great fun. I will end my TR there as I never know what to say in these reports I find it easier to show you in pictures and video, so under this you can view the video and a few pictures. Hope you enjoy….. Cardiff Big Weekend Video UPDATE Magic mouse POV There is some strong language in this video. Chaos we all have one of these close to home. This the Toboggan ride if anyone knows more info on these please post, i would like to find out more on it. The main stage...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hicko Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 I first went on that Tobogan ride at Great Yarmouth Plesure Beach about 15 years ago!!! I remember getting stuck right at the top of the vertical lift hill for a couple of minutes lol. There very rough but kind of fun in a way because it's so unique. More recently though I remember seeing it at a travelling fair in Sheffield about 4 years ago. EDIT. Nearly forgot to say but that video was great. Really well edited. Good job 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinhead Posted August 16, 2005 Author Share Posted August 16, 2005 Thx for the big up on the video. I have to agree with you that coaster is very unique and the ride isn't that rough till you get to the bottom when it changes back to a normal coaster, the few dips it had were very sharp. just thought i would add more pics for you all. Its the Mouse where are all the traps when you need one. £15 OR $25 to ride this. Nice view boring as hell ride. The odd little cars on the Toboggan coaster Megaspin Twirl n Hurl ride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DenDen Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 AWESOME VIDEO!!!!!!!!!! I loved it! It was better than "Cats". I'd watch it again and again! Oh, and Toboggan is actually a classic ride that's been around for years, made by Chance rides. http://rcdb.com/id1671.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hicko Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Thx for the big up on the video. I have to agree with you that coaster is very unique and the ride isn't that rough till you get to the bottom when it changes back to a normal coaster, the few dips it had were very sharp. just thought i would add more pics for you all. Yeah, That's what I mean about it being rough. You have to adopt the "Brace" position when going down those dips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocna Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Hey butt im from cardiff to i go everyyear to these things and i enjoy them quite a bit. That tobaggon ride was so funny it kills when you get to the bottom of the helix its just makes you cry with laughter and i went on it twice lol you can hardly fit in the seats in the postman pat cars lol. I went on that vertigo thing at the back with the 4 at the top and 4 at the bottom thing which cgoes upside down i thought it was quite gd and reely funni and it was only 5 quid not 15. Im sure im the 1 on that ride in your video lol cos when i was going down there was some1 with a camera and its like the same clothes i wore lol but never mind. overall its a good weekend and really enjoyable with my best ride being the shaker its always funni and i also enjoyed it when you spin so fast you stick to the wall and the floor goes so youre in the air i was like nearly upside down poper funni. Tht ride you labbeled the hurl and twirl is right when i was on it some guy was being sick it just speins so fast and disorientates you when going upside down. Anyway top video and i like your col website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinhead Posted August 16, 2005 Author Share Posted August 16, 2005 AWESOME VIDEO!!!!!!!!!! I loved it! It was better than "Cats". I'd watch it again and again! Oh, and Toboggan is actually a classic ride that's been around for years, made by Chance rides. http://rcdb.com/id1671.htm Thanks for the info DenDen, i hadn't been able to find out even what make it was and I hope you are watching the lloyd webber version of cats and not hanging around alleys in some alley cats fetish type thang. That tobaggon ride was so funny it kills when you get to the bottom of the helix its just makes you cry with laughter and i went on it twice lol you can hardly fit in the seats in the postman pat cars lol. Funny you should say that i thought that would have been a good theme for it POSTMAN PAT THE ESCAPE . Like you i have been going to the fest for a good few years, i used to work for the company that did the sound for the stage for 5 years, it is a very cool weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandaman Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Duuuuuuude... the fog effects on that Sky Sling = pwnage. Heck, all of the fog effects for that matter... those are some really funky rides! (Goes along with the video music, I guess... ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinhead Posted August 17, 2005 Author Share Posted August 17, 2005 UPDATE: POV of the Magic Mouse added Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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