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CH7 just reported it will cost $15 for adults and $10 for kiddies.... ride goes for 15mins.. there is a special VIP cabin you can hire which is said to gain a special liquor license!

donks wrote:CH7 just reported it will cost $15 for adults and $10 for kiddies.... ride goes for 15mins.. there is a special VIP cabin you can hire which is said to gain a special liquor license!

Yes and a DVD player.Why would you be watching a DVD while your up there?

4353 wrote:So how much do they charge for a ride lol ?

$15 for adults
$10 for kids

for comparison the london eye is ₤18

Mug wrote:

donks wrote:CH7 just reported it will cost $15 for adults and $10 for kiddies.... ride goes for 15mins.. there is a special VIP cabin you can hire which is said to gain a special liquor license!

Yes and a DVD player.Why would you be watching a DVD while your up there?

The eye of the tiger?

spartacus wrote:

4353 wrote:So how much do they charge for a ride lol ?

$15 for adults
$10 for kids

for comparison the london eye is ₤18

₤18 = $37AU (rounded obviously)

however, keep in mind that the London eye is almost 3 times larger, and a much longer ride

Mug wrote: Yes and a DVD player.Why would you be watching a DVD while your up there?

Cause there's nothing else to see? A DVD would be good, but not as good as a blue ray.

Mug wrote:

Toottoot wrote:The state was looking at a permanent one. This is only a temporary one.

What is the point of a temporary one?

To make money. Much the same as the temporary rides at the Royal Show.

Nafenn wrote:

spartacus wrote:

4353 wrote:So how much do they charge for a ride lol ?

$15 for adults
$10 for kids

for comparison the london eye is ₤18

₤18 = $37AU (rounded obviously)

however, keep in mind that the London eye is almost 3 times larger, and a much longer ride

And if you say " Oh I have been on the London Eye" to someone overseas they will be impressed etc, but if you say to someone "I have been on the Big Wheel" (whatever its called)
they won't be half as impressed, infact if they haven't been to Perth in last week they will have no idea what it is.

Toottoot wrote:

Mug wrote:

Toottoot wrote:The state was looking at a permanent one. This is only a temporary one.

What is the point of a temporary one?

To make money. Much the same as the temporary rides at the Royal Show.

and half those rides LOSE money

written_ficton wrote:

Toottoot wrote:

Mug wrote:
What is the point of a temporary one?

To make money. Much the same as the temporary rides at the Royal Show.

and half those rides LOSE money

Which ones LOSE money?

Why do the half that LOSE money keep coming back year after year? Surely they cant keep going if they LOSE money.

Toottoot wrote:

written_ficton wrote:

Toottoot wrote:
To make money. Much the same as the temporary rides at the Royal Show.

and half those rides LOSE money

Which ones LOSE money?

Why do the half that LOSE money keep coming back year after year? Surely they cant keep going if they LOSE money.

It is impossible for a ride at the royal show to lose money. Unfortunately...

I get a better view from our head office building...as does W_F from where he took the photos...like I'll be paying to see very little.

spartacus wrote:

Toottoot wrote: Why do the half that LOSE money keep coming back year after year? Surely they cant keep going if they LOSE money.

It is impossible for a ride at the royal show to lose money. Unfortunately...

Maybe half is over estimated.... but some do loose money.... by the time they pay expenses + royalties then hefty mx costs for that period of time they loose money

written_ficton wrote:

spartacus wrote:

Toottoot wrote: Why do the half that LOSE money keep coming back year after year? Surely they cant keep going if they LOSE money.

It is impossible for a ride at the royal show to lose money. Unfortunately...

Maybe half is over estimated.... but some do loose money.... by the time they pay expenses + royalties then hefty mx costs for that period of time they loose money

Yes it can't be cheap to obtain one of those rides, transport it around, then get approvals, then get licenses and insurance. I imagine they would need lots of extensive maintenance and safety checks.

Folks it's a pain trying to fix up mixed quotes like a lot of you had, please if you're going to quote part of someone's post make sure you don't delete any tags at the beginning or end, otherwise it lands up someone being quoted as saying they said something when they didn't etc. I've fixed up the last few, but please keep it in mind.