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This article appeared on news.com. It seems the wheel can't handle the heat!! "THE operators of Melbourne's crippled giant observation wheel say they may have to wait until the end of the week before they know when it will start turning again. The giant Southern Star ferris wheel was shut down last Friday after Melbourne's three-day heatwave caused buckling in a bracing member and cracking in one of the steel tubes that hold up the wheel. Engineers from Japan are inspecting the 120-metre-tall wheel and assessing what repair work needs to be done. The chairman of the Southern Star Management Group, Fred Maybury, said the wheel, which cost $100 million and only opened on December 20, was under warranty and all work would be carried out at no charge. “The excessive heat we've had in Melbourne caused one of the members to buckle and that's created some cracking in the bracing structure up towards the hub,” he told AAP. ”There's nothing in danger of falling off but it's something we want to rectify and make sure it doesn't happen in the future.” He said the cost of repairs was not an issue because of the warranty. ”The suppliers are working with us so (cost) isn't an issue,” Mr Maybury said. ”It's more of an issue of the down time and the inconvenience.'' He said it was disappointing for Melbourne's newest sightseeing attraction to be out of action so soon after opening. ”Here we are with a brand new major tourist attraction and we've encountered this problem which became apparent during the excessive heat - it's extremely disappointing.”

I found out that the cars will be Evo's. They will have a blue flashing light on them and they will have an Italian sounding police siren. They will also have small red and blue flashing lights on the corners of the cars.

Back in the 70's I am sure there was a marine park similar to SW on the Gold Coast. I believe Sea World took over this park as I remember them selling souvenirs with this parks markings on them. Does anyone have any information on this park and what was it called. I think it was called Marineland but I am not sure.

I have it on good authority that the stunt show will be themed around the movie The Italian Job. I am unable to reveal my sources as they are related to my place of employment but MW's requests indicate that this is true.

I've been a member for ages and this is the first time I've posted. This is a great site for information on what is going on at all the theme parks and I enjoy reading what is happening. Good work everyone. On A Current Affair tonight they did a segment on Bikini's that uplift. These Bikini's were worn by models and were tested on Kamikaze at Wet N Wild. This was on Channel 9 though. I haven't seen anything on channel 10.