High Voltage (Hi-Lite Amusements)

High Voltage

The ride in 2010 under the ownership of Cetek Amusements
Hi-Lite Amusements (Australia) Location Travelling, Australia Status Operating since 2024
Cetek Amusements (Australia) Name Hangover Location Travelling, Australia Operated July 2000 to 24 October 2020 Neil Pont (UK) Name Skymaster/Hangover Location Travelling, UK Operated January 1990 to July 2000
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Manufacturer	A.R.M.
Product	Skymaster

High Voltage is a Ranger built by UK manufacturer A.R.M. currently owned by Australian amusements company Hi-Lite Amusements.

History

In July 1998 the seating on the ride was changed from that of a conventional Skymaster to a floorless version. This also saw the name of the ride change from Skymaster to Hangover.

Sometime after the incident in 2020, the ride was sold to Hi-Lite Amusements and completely repainted and refurbished. Under the new name of High Voltage, the ride first operated at the 2024 Perth Royal Show.

Incident

On 24 of October 2020 at around 5:30pm at the Cairns Showgrounds in Queensland, Australia, 25-year-old Darleen Wallace fell 30 metres to the ground from her front-row seat on Hangover, landing in the hydraulics of the ride. The operator of the ride was unable to stop the ride after this happened as it was running on a timer. She was rushed to the Cairns Base Hospital where she survived. Darleen suffered a brain injury, fractures to her back, her right hand, three ribs on her right side, and an injured ligament in her right knee. Hangover did not operate for four years after this incident and was later sold to Australian amusements company Hi-Lite Amusements, who have refurbished the ride and now travel with it under the name High Voltage.

Darleen later sued Cetek Amusements as well as the organisers of the event Hangover was present at during the incident for damages in October 2023. The court case is still ongoing as of 2024.