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Gold Reef City Theme Park

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Re: Gold Reef City Theme Park

Postby Coaster Cow » Sat Jan 29, 2011 7:33 am

Good stuff, thanks for sharing! The park looks almost Disney quality in decor, or at least Busch quality. Too bad the operations blow, the rides look awesome.
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Re: Gold Reef City Theme Park

Postby odene497 » Sat Jan 29, 2011 9:28 am

Awesome pictures Ross! I've always wanted to go here, but unfortunately Africa isn't on my upcoming itinerary. Maybe in a few years. :)
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Re: Gold Reef City Theme Park

Postby rosscoe » Sat Jan 29, 2011 9:35 pm

I think this is the only park in the world that has it's onsite hotel, inside the park. The hotels 46 rooms are in the original goldrush buildings, in the centre of the park.

Anaconda the parks main coaster stayed closed for the five hours I was there, the ride crew did a test run in the morning and than went to lunch and never returned! :omg:
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This photo was taken around midday, most of the park looked this empty for the time that I was there
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The parks fountain, leading up to the hotel
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Part of the hotel, all the other rooms where in buildays, along the parks main goldrush street
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Peacocks everywhere
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Taken from the river rapids
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Looking across to the turbines on the river rapids
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The ride themeing is wonderful, around mountains, over lakes and into jungles
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Just before the rain hits, the park runs there coasters in all weather, only closing for thunderstorms and staff who take five hour lunches!
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The tracks wraps itself around a mountain or two
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I so wanted to ride this!
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Re: Gold Reef City Theme Park

Postby rosscoe » Sat Jan 29, 2011 9:54 pm

The entrance to the ride was under the mountain, just off to the side was at any given time at least ten staff, who stood around telling people that the ride was closed... Um here's a novel idea, multi task, because it onlt yook two people to run each coaster in the park!
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On ride Jozi Express
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Tower of Terror heading to the mine lift
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Re: Gold Reef City Theme Park

Postby andyuk200523 » Sun Jan 30, 2011 9:33 am

Great Trip Report, did you successfully ride Anaconda? You don't hear much about this one, I believe it was made by Giovanola if I am not mistaken, I remember reading a construction report about it in First Drop years ago.

Lovely looking park, I kinda regret not visiting it when I was in SA 2 years ago (but then again, I was only in J'burg for about 1 hour!
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Re: Gold Reef City Theme Park

Postby rosscoe » Sun Jan 30, 2011 5:11 pm

Andy, the coaster never opened. :cry:
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Re: Gold Reef City Theme Park

Postby texcoaster » Sun Jan 30, 2011 8:22 pm

Here's a page I did on Anaconda several years ago in its original paint scheme.
At the end of the page is a link to a video of the whole layout.

http://BLOCKEDSITE.squarespace.com/anaconda/

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Re: Gold Reef City Theme Park

Postby texcoaster » Sun Jan 30, 2011 8:26 pm

Also, here is a page on The Tower of Terror back before the ride was modified. From the sound of it, everything I loved about the ride (the funky ride vehicles, the crawl around the top of the tower, the nearly full minute of hang time before the drop) has been changed. Elevator lift? Bah!

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Re: Gold Reef City Theme Park

Postby texcoaster » Sun Jan 30, 2011 8:30 pm

...and for those who wanted some, here's a page with a brief description and some pics of Golden Loop:

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Re: Gold Reef City Theme Park

Postby rosscoe » Sun Jan 30, 2011 11:18 pm

Tex, The Golden Loop is now nearly hidden behind trees, so it's a really hard ride to get a photo of.
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