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The June issue of MANIA is action-packed. Prepare to be impressed by real life Avengers, nab ninja tactics off Naruto and uncover amazing kung fu legends! Then beat the cold with hilarious Ice Age and Super Mario jokes. We’ve also got Skylanders and LEGO up for grabs in our awesome prize stash!

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Calling all Fruit Ninjas!

May 18th, 2012 by Ange | No Comments | Leave a comment | Filed in AWSM |

Hey MANIACS,

Reckon you’re a Fruit Ninja pro? Then jot down these deets because there’s a hunt for Australia’s Fruit Ninja Master! To celebrate the anniversary of Fruit Ninja, there will be dojos in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane where there’s free ninja gear and you can compete to win a place at the finals, where the national champion scores heaps of prizes including a trip to Japan!

Brisbane – Monday May 21st at Queens Street Mall from 10am – 7pm
Sydney – Thursday May 24th at Darling Harbour from 10am – 7pm
Melbourne – Saturday May 26th at Federation Square from 10am – 7pm

You can check out http://www.halfbrick.com/2012/05/fruit-ninja-anniversary-tour/ for more deets. Good luck, YAKS!

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Wacky Wednesday

May 16th, 2012 by Ange | No Comments | Leave a comment | Filed in AWSM |

Prepare to be impressed by these INSANE world records:

  • Leo Mondello from Italy cracked 130 eggs with his head in one minute!
  • Ilker Yilmaz from Turkey not only squirted milk from his eye, but the distance of the squirted milk was 297.5cm!
  • Ever wondered how many t-shirts you can wear at once? Ask Sanath Bandara from Sri Lanka, he managed to pull off 257!
  • The tallest chocolate sculpture was a 10m Christmas tree created by Patrick Roger in France. It weighed 4000kg and took a month to make.
  • The longest skateboard ramp jump record goes to Danny Way from the USA. He did a 24 metre 360 air on a Mega Ramp at the X Games in 2004.

For more impressive feats, make sure you grab the latest issue of MANIA on sale now! We suss out real life Avengers abilities, amazing kung fu legends and GINORMOUS landmarks in Australia.

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Get your own character!

May 11th, 2012 by Ange | No Comments | Leave a comment | Filed in AWSM |

Hey YAKS!

Ever wanted to have a character that looks just like you? Here’s your chance! The Commonwealth Bank is on the hunt to find Australia’s Best School Banking saver and the winner will have their very own Dollarmite character. The winner also snags an annual movie pass for their family and iPads for their school! There are also cool prizes for 50 runners up and 10 000 Dollarmite figs up for grabs!

For more deets on how to enter, check out: http://www.commbank.com.au/personal/youth-students/kids-banking/dollarmites/dollarmize-yourself.aspx

 

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Meet Lightning McQueen!

May 9th, 2012 by Ange | No Comments | Leave a comment | Filed in AWSM |

We’re MASSIVE Cars fans and are pumped to hear that Lightning McQueen is hitting the road around Australia! He’ll be at the V8 Supercars Phillip Island 300 with his mate Mack the Transporter on Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th May.  Don’t forget your cameras, because you can get your photo taken with Lightning and Mack. There are heaps of other cool Cars 2 activities too, including the Junior Drivers Training Track, Mater’s Workshop and the ultimate Race-O-Rama PS3 play-off!

The event is free for kids under 12 with a general admission paying adult. Tickets are now on sale at Ticketek!

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The Wimpy Kid’s Coming!

April 27th, 2012 by Ange | No Comments | Leave a comment | Filed in AWSM, Reads |

If you’re a MASSIVE Diary of a Wimpy Kid fan like us, you’re not going to want to miss this. The real Greg Heffley is coming to Australia! Jeff Kinney, who created Diary of a Wimpy Kid, will be here for the Sydney Writer’s Festival next month. We heard Greg’s stories are based on Jeff’s own experiences so we can’t wait to hear all about them!

If you want to see Jeff live in the flesh, he’ll be giving a talk at the Sydney Opera House on May 16. Tickets are $12 for kids under 16 and $20 for adults, and you can get them at http://www.swf.org.au/

We wonder if he’ll bring the Cheese Touch with him? You won’t want to miss this, MANIACS!

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Control the show!

April 11th, 2012 by Ange | No Comments | Leave a comment | Filed in AWSM |

We love Choose Your Own Adventure stories, but did you know that there are Choose Your Own Adventure shows? The Arts Centre in Melbourne has a cool show coming up called Escape from Peligro Island, where you get to pick what happens!  How? You get a hand-held controller and so how the story ends is literally in your hands! Will you choose to take on blood-thirsty vampires? Can you escape from Peligro Island or will you end up stranded there forever?

Where: Fairfax Studio, Arts Centre Melbourne

When: Saturday May 5 at 11am and 1:30pm

For more deets and ticket prices, check out: www.artscentremelbourne.com.au

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Happy Easter!

April 6th, 2012 by Louise | No Comments | Leave a comment | Filed in AWSM |

 

Team MANIA wishes you and your families an AWSM Easter weekend! Good luck in your egg hunts, YAKS – we know you will dominate!

Our Easter treat to you is a new issue of MANIA! It hit shelves on April 9, which is Easter Monday, and has Monsuno on the front. Make sure you nab yourself a copy before it sells out… it’s AMAZING!

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Beat your boredom!

April 4th, 2012 by Ange | No Comments | Leave a comment | Filed in AWSM |

Hey there MANIACS,

The school holidays are so close that we can smell them! If you’re a Sydney or Melbourne YAK with the boredom blues these holidays, then you should check out the rad Phineas and Ferb’s Brilliant Backyard event! It’s a free event with cool activities and games. You’ll even get to test out their  latest invention, the Photo-Inator, and take a pic of yourselves with Phineas and Ferb and get a free Phineas and Ferb photo frame!

 

 

If you want to check out the event, head to:

Knox Shopping Centre, Centre Court Level 1
425 Burwood Highway
Wantirna South, VIC
April 11-18 from 9am, and 10am on Sundays

then

Warringah Mall Shopping Centre
Cnr Condamine St and Old Pittwater Rd
Brookvale, NSW
April 18-22 from 9am, 10am on Sundays.

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Go to the show!

April 2nd, 2012 by Ange | No Comments | Leave a comment | Filed in AWSM |

The April school holidays are so close! If you’re looking for cool things to do, then head out to the Sun-Herald Sydney Family Show from April 5-22 at the Entertainment Quarter in Moore Park. Entry is FREE and there are heaps of cool things there like carnival rides, showbags, an animal nursery, reptile pit, art and craft pavillions, activity centres and special celebrity guest appearances! There’s even duck racing and duck fashion parades. AWSM!

Make sure you’re a Facebook friend of MANIA too because it’ll score you $15 off the five hour ride session ticket show price. All you have to do is click here and enter the code from our Facebook page before 5pm on April 4 and you’ll only have to pay $24.70 instead of $40 for your five hour unlimited rides wristband! Ride sessions are 10am-3pm or 1-6pm daily. For more info, head over to: http://www.sydneyfamilyshow.com.au/ or http://www.facebook.com/sydneyfamilyshow.

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LEGO Batman 2 Sneak Peek!

March 19th, 2012 by Ange | No Comments | Leave a comment | Filed in AWSM |

Hi MANIACS! Did you have a good weekend?

So as you probably know, we love LEGO video games! And we are pumped to hear there’s going to be a LEGO Batman 2 game! The new game LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes will be released in winter and will have Batman and Robin teaming up with their friends Wonder Woman, Superman and Green Lantern. Check out the AWSM trailer here:

What do you think, YAKS? Leave us a comment or send your thoughts to our Games Rant page!

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