Patrick Dove 24 Report post Posted July 25, 2016 So I saw this on Facebook: Kenny Kemp: Any new rides Like · Reply · June 10 at 4:27pm Funfields Hi Kenny, we have a few new attractions coming to Funfields, they will be announced closer to our opening date! Unlike · Reply · 2 · June 10 at 4:39pm Anyone have any info or Ideas?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThemeTendo 266 Report post Posted July 30, 2016 Plans have been submitted to the Whittlesea Council... and it's a Proslide TornadoWAVE. Source (Pages 135-145): https://www.whittlesea.vic.gov.au/~/media/Files/Your Council/Council Meetings/2016-07-19-agenda.pdf Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gazza 2,068 Report post Posted July 30, 2016 (edited) Looks good, would have to be one of the longest Waves out there due to that open air section before the helix, but I think if they had shunted the whole tower a few meters further north they would be able to mirror the landing pool and add a second slide utilising the conveyor at some point in the future more easily. I wonder if in the long term they'll remove the go karts? It's a huge plot of nice flat land in an otherwise heavily sloped park and you can easily imagine 4 or 5 slide complexes being arranged around the edge of that bowl of land, with a wave pool or lazy river in the middle. Edited July 30, 2016 by Gazza Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Patrick Dove 24 Report post Posted July 31, 2016 Wow that looks awesome thanks for the info guys! :-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jobe 858 Report post Posted July 31, 2016 Excellent- thanks for the info Theme Tendo!! This a great addition to this small park. I have never visited but it is certainly now on my radar to do so - it is definitely a family friendly park and my 2 young children will love it!! What is interesting is that the original Facebook post stated "few new attractions coming" It certainly looks like that there could be more announcements coming our way soon regarding new attractions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Patrick Dove 24 Report post Posted August 1, 2016 Jobe, I was just gonna say it says "a few", meaning multiple, so fingers crossed for more good stuff!! :-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jobe 858 Report post Posted August 1, 2016 Yep that was the point I was making. Looking forward to further developments. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luke 232 Report post Posted October 7, 2016 (edited) Funfields is getting it's own VR experience, transforming the Blackbeard's Fury pirate ship into "Dragon's Fury VR". Very interesting to see if the pirate ship motion will translate well into a VR experience. It's cool to see a small park dive head first into the VR craze. Fingers crossed they pull it off well. Edited October 7, 2016 by Luke Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tim Dasco 764 Report post Posted October 7, 2016 Does anyone know when the Tornado wave is going to open? On a side note it seems like Pro-slides are selling loads of waterslides to Australian parks in the last few years. Kraken, Perfect Storm, Funnel Web, FF's tornado wave, FF's Kraken racer, the maze waterslides (proposed), Triple vortex, and the ones at WNW Sydney. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luke 232 Report post Posted October 7, 2016 12 hours ago, Tim Dasco said: Does anyone know when the Tornado wave is going to open? There is a trend that Funfields seem to follow, where major investments occur every 2 years. The Wacky Waters water play area opened in late 2011, then 2 years later, the Typhoon bowl slide opened in late 2013, and then another 2 years, the Kraken Racer opened in late 2015. My bet would be for next season, a late 2017 opening for the the new Tornado Wave slide. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gazza 2,068 Report post Posted October 9, 2016 VR on a pirate ship....that's unexpected! I kind of see Funfields as having fallen into the role for Melbourne that Adventure World did for Perth. I just hope now at this early stage they take some strategic direction and start thinking about how the park will be organized with themed lands etc. Some of the smaller parks kind of struggle a bit with being a bit random with where they add stuff. I just hope they don't struggle with the neighbours, since there are literally houses with back fences against the park. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jobe 858 Report post Posted October 9, 2016 (edited) Not having been there before, I am not familiar with the park. Do they have much room to expand Gazza or are the residences only on one side? Given the way the park is rapidly expanding, it is certainly on my radar to visit-it certainly seems like a great little park that the fam bam would enjoy. Edited October 9, 2016 by Jobe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luke 232 Report post Posted October 9, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, Jobe said: Given the way the park is rapidly expanding, it is certainly on my radar to visit-it certainly seems like a great little park that the fam bam would enjoy. Funfields really is a great park for families. All their rides and slides are all 'family-thrill level friendly' (if that makes sense). As a melbournian I have visited Luna Park, Adventure Park in Geelong and Funfields many times. Out of the three I would recommend FF hands down as Melbourne's flagship park. The biggest draw at the park, sans the toboganns, is the large grassed grounds, trees to sit under and covered seating areas. Heaps of people bring in large eskies, use the barbeques and have a picnic. It's what makes the park unique; Funfields feels like a large local park with rides/slides, vs. rides/slides with a grassed/shade area. It's unfortunate that park doesn't have much for thrill seekers, but my bet is this will change in the coming years (starting with the tornado wave). @Jobe The park doesn't have much room for expansion. @Gazza I like your idea of removing the go karts. Removing the gokarts will free up a nice plot of flat land. I will not miss them, but the majority will; they are always super popular. Red = (what I think) might be available expansion area.The hill gets very steep up towards the end of the land....probably unusable, unless they spend major money on earthworks. Orange = The dream would be to see a terrain hugging coaster utilize that steep land. Yellow = Existing picnic, grass grounds and shade area. Cross hatch light blue = They could use this hill and build a coaster, or multiple waterslides that fly over the toboggans. Purple = This is where the new toddlers water play area is going. http://www.funfields.com.au/rides/birdy-cove-waterplay Green = Overflow carpark, which is definitely needed in the summer. I've seen this fill up completely before. Edited October 9, 2016 by Luke Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gazza 2,068 Report post Posted October 9, 2016 If I were them I'd look at doing a car park across the road, with a pedestrian crossing, or an underpass, then expand the park forwards. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tim Dasco 764 Report post Posted October 9, 2016 It will be interesting to see what the future holds for FF. The Tornado Wave seems like it will be a hit with the thrill market and if they go with a clover leaf raft it should have a decent capacity. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Shaw 528 Report post Posted April 3, 2017 I am a big fan of what the guys are doing at FF. As are my kids! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slick 2,269 Report post Posted April 3, 2017 Just noticed this on the Funfields website... @Mark Shaw confirmed for Funfields? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tim Dasco 764 Report post Posted April 3, 2017 Can't be it would have to be AWesome not Awesome. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
