Photo TR: Gold Reef City, Johannesburg, SA

[woah_killaTPR's bug...]

I couldn't really see it clearly, but how does that new lift work on Tower of Terror?

[CK MediaBANTRONNED]

I couldn't really see it clearly, but how does that new lift work on Tower of Terror?

Like an elevator.

[Divv3kControlled by a sentient spreadsheet...]

Thanks for this TR!

Shame you missed out on Ratanga Junction and a couple of the credits, but still you got to ride Anaconda which just looks and sounds awesome!

I'm sure I'll get to South Africa some day. maybe I'll time my trip to coincide with the 2010 World Cup.

[texashorns82492A zonkey is a cross between a zebra and a donkey.]

Anaconda looks like a B&M

[Canobie FanRock Your Cock!]

Anaconda looks like a B&M

because it uses the same track system. Just like how the 2 Gio Hypers also look like B&M track.

[ShockwaveNon-German Tom]

Thanks for this TR!

Shame you missed out on Ratanga Junction and a couple of the credits, but still you got to ride Anaconda which just looks and sounds awesome!

I'm sure I'll get to South Africa some day. maybe I'll time my trip to coincide with the 2010 World Cup.

Now that's not a bad idea. And talking of good ideas, I'll buy a Scotland shirt well in advance, because I don't think England will qualify to the next one!

[Divv3kControlled by a sentient spreadsheet...]

Well you never know because it was announced today that Scotland are sixteenth in the world! How the hell do Fifa come up with these rankings? Scotland haven't qualified for a mjor tournament in ten years!

But yeah on topic I imagine South Africa would be looking pretty cool come 2010 when the eyes of the world are on them - not that it doesn't look pretty cool already of course!

[jynx242I prefer to mate with donkeys over humans!]

Hey - thanks for the Pictures. Those parks are beautiful! Since it will be a LONG while until I get to make it to that side of the world - I'll live vicariously through you.

David

[coasterrichI Guess Donkeys Are Okay]

Thanks for all your comments Guys. It was a shame about Ratanga, especially being right next to the park and not going in. Id have liked to have seen Gold Reef Busier too, I didn't actually ride that much due to the wait times, especially Anaconda. 15-25 minutes was the average for 10 riders to appear. I did manage 4 rides in a row when the large group of 20 ish in the park came over for a ride. It was either ride or take photo's, so I decided on the former!

The only downside not shown in the pics was that they don't disguise construction very well, and some areas of the park were being worked on (or were obviously half completed), whilst I was there. Seems odd when the finished article is so nice.

Living in Europe (and travelling to the US) I have been lucky to have ridden a fair number of Schwartzkopf shuttle loops, so missing out on it wasn't really a disappointment. It has been closed for months too, and was all ready to reopen - its just things happen very slowly out in Africa. Deadlines there are generally "when its done" - hence why the ToT reopening has slipped so much!

Anyway, there are a number of flights from Cape Town to Joburg, so anyone in Cape Town can get to the park relatively easily. It cost me £55 for the return flight with Kulula (SA Budget airline owned by British Airways), £25 each way in a Taxi and £8 to get into the park and buy a ride wristband. Well worth taking a day out for...

[ECZenithGood to the last drop]

Absolutely beautoful photos, lots of keepers! I like the new paint on Anaconda, although I'm not sure how new it actually is. Last time I saw it, it was an awful pink...

Never new ToT was being upgraded, I love the new trains!