This must be the sweetest place to work. You sit there in this tiny little cubicle all day, using the free wi-fi of the central city, not having to try selling any passes or anything. Because the thing sells itself. What tourist, bored of Auckland's underwhelming inner city night life and with NZ cash burning a hole in their pocket wouldn't want to get strapped into this thing and thrown around?
I managed to score a ride on the sky screamer once. I'm not sure how it came about, but me and a friend got bought a ride by someone who must have been desperate for company. I'll admit it, there is a moment of fear when you are actually strapped in looking up at the sky, waiting for it to send you flying. Imagine if the ropes came undone? As we were catapulted into the air, I felt my crappy warehouse slip on shoe come flying off and go hurtling across the road. Hopefully no one got hit, cause it would have been going pretty fast.
The ride came to an end, we got off and watched the video. It was fun, but not 40, 60 ? dollars worth of fun. Leave it to the tourists I say. read more