Dreamworld is a large theme park situated on the
Gold CoastThe Gold Coast is a city in the southeast corner of Queensland, Australia. It is the second most populous city in the state and the sixth most populous city in the country. It is also the most populous non-capital city in the country...
in
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. It is currently Australia's largest theme park. It is well known for being the location of the Australian
Big Brother House. In addition to Big Brother,
Friday Night GamesFriday Night Games was a spin-off from Big Brother Australias Friday Night Live, hosted by Mike Goldman with Bree Amer and Ryan "Fitzy" Fitzgerald and was produced at Dreamworld, Gold Coast, Australia by Network Ten....
was also filmed at Dreamworld. The Big Brother House has now been one of the most popular tourist attractions in Dreamworld.
Dreamworld also features several restaurants and shopping outlets; a kids area
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Central,
WigglesThe Wiggles are a children's musical group formed in Sydney, Australia in 1991. Their original members were Anthony Field, Murray Cook, Greg Page, Jeff Fatt and Phillip Wilcher...
World for toddlers and infants; as well as many themed areas such as Tiger Island, The Australian Wildlife Experience and Gold Rush Country.
Dreamworld is a large theme park situated on the
Gold CoastThe Gold Coast is a city in the southeast corner of Queensland, Australia. It is the second most populous city in the state and the sixth most populous city in the country. It is also the most populous non-capital city in the country...
in
QueenslandQueensland is a state of Australia that occupies the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
. It is currently Australia's largest theme park. It is well known for being the location of the Australian
Big Brother House. In addition to Big Brother,
Friday Night GamesFriday Night Games was a spin-off from Big Brother Australias Friday Night Live, hosted by Mike Goldman with Bree Amer and Ryan "Fitzy" Fitzgerald and was produced at Dreamworld, Gold Coast, Australia by Network Ten....
was also filmed at Dreamworld. The Big Brother House has now been one of the most popular tourist attractions in Dreamworld.
Dreamworld also features several restaurants and shopping outlets; a kids area
NickNickelodeon is the Australian counterpart of the Nickelodeon network in the United States.-History:Nickelodeon was launched on October 23, 1995, on the newly launched Foxtel and Austar cable/subscription television platforms, offering live action shows and cartoons. Nickelodeon was also added to...
Central,
WigglesThe Wiggles are a children's musical group formed in Sydney, Australia in 1991. Their original members were Anthony Field, Murray Cook, Greg Page, Jeff Fatt and Phillip Wilcher...
World for toddlers and infants; as well as many themed areas such as Tiger Island, The Australian Wildlife Experience and Gold Rush Country. In December 2006, a new waterpark,
WhiteWater WorldWhiteWater World is a water park located on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia that opened to the public on December 8, 2006, at an initial cost of AUD$56 million. It is situated directly adjacent to the Dreamworld theme park, in the suburb of Coomera...
, operated by the same company as Dreamworld, opened next door to the park.
An event in which Dreamworld remains open after dark, Screamworld, is held at numerous times over the year where all thrill rides and a selection of children's rides are open outside park hours.
History
In 1974, John Longhurst put his dream of building a theme park into practice and purchased 85 hectares of land beside the
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in
CoomeraCoomera is a suburb on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 Census, Coomera had a population of 1,420.Coomera has long been earmarked as a new satellite growth suburb, similar in many ways to Robina...
. The theme park was officially opened on November 15, 1981 by the Premier of Queensland of the time, Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen.
Four months later, Dreamworld's first roller coaster, the
Thunderbolt, was opened and remained the major attraction of the park for the next 15 years.
Many more thrill rides have been built since, with the world's (at the time) fastest roller coaster,
Tower of Terror, opening in January 1997 followed a year later with the world's tallest freefall drop, the Giant Drop sharing the same 40-storey tower.
Since 2001, an alliance with
Big Brother Australia, which is filmed at Dreamworld, has allowed the park to gain considerable media attention. Visitors to the park could visit the house from July to December of each year the series was filmed. The Big Brother house remains standing despite the 'axing' of the show by
Network TenNetwork Ten, or Channel Ten, is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
in 2008. It is currently closed during park hours but is available for event hire.
The
CycloneThe Cyclone is a steel high-speed gravity rollercoaster operating at Dreamworld, one of the tallest in the Southern Hemisphere, and was the tallest when it was first built...
roller coaster, originally based in
Luna Park SydneyLuna Park Sydney is a historical amusement park, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Luna Park is located at Milsons Point, on the northern shore of Sydney Harbour...
where it was known as "The Big Dipper", was relocated to Dreamworld due to noise complaints from nearby Sydney residents.
An alliance with
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saw
Nick Central open on December 26, 2002. This themed area is based on a similar concept which
Paramount ParksParamount Parks was an operator of theme parks and attractions, which annually attracted about 13 million patrons. Viacom had assumed control of the company as part of its acquisition of Paramount Pictures in 1994....
in the United States and Canada have used successfully at many of their parks.
In August 2004,
The Thunderbolt was demolished and sold for scrap metal, with the park retaining a section of track and at least one train in the park's back-of-house areas.
The Claw, a powerful pendulum that swings 9 stories high, opened September 2004 and is still proving to be popular with visitors.
On September 10, 2005, Dreamworld's newest themed area,
Wiggles World, opened based on
The WigglesThe Wiggles are a children's musical group formed in Sydney, Australia in 1991. Their original members were Anthony Field, Murray Cook, Greg Page, Jeff Fatt and Phillip Wilcher...
and targeting infants and toddlers.
The
Blue Lagoon water park area was closed in 2006 due to the construction of adjacent water park,
WhiteWater WorldWhiteWater World is a water park located on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia that opened to the public on December 8, 2006, at an initial cost of AUD$56 million. It is situated directly adjacent to the Dreamworld theme park, in the suburb of Coomera...
. The same year saw the opening of Australia's first
FlowRiderA FlowRider
® is an artificial sheet wave surfing environment incorporated in many waterparks and hotels. It was originally invented by Tom Lochtefeld, a surfer, for the Schlitterbahn Waterpark Resort in New Braunfels, Texas....
.
Mick Doohan's Motocoaster opened in late September 2007. Manufactured by Swiss company
Intamin AGIntamin Worldwide is a designing and manufacturing company in Wollerau, Switzerland. It is best known for creating thrill rides and roller coasters worldwide. The U.S. division of the company is located in Glen Burnie, Maryland, and is headed by Gary Palmer, MD and Arnold Bernsteiner. The Intamin...
, it is Australia's first Motorbike Launch rollercoaster and is also the only of its kind to feature life-size replicas of 500cc motorbikes.
In 2008, the
SpongeBob FlyPants ride opened in late June to add to the lineup of rides at Nick Central. On the 17 December the
V8 SupercarV8 Supercars is a touring car racing category based in Australia and run as an International Series under Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile regulations...
Red Line driving simulation attraction opened.
Main Street
Main Street serves as the entrance and midway for the park, and mainly has shopping outlets scattered along the path. A few attractions can be found here.
- Croc Pond - A pond with miniature crocodile boats drivable by park guests.
- Dreamworld Railway - Another one of Dreamworld's original attractions which features a steam locomotive with several passenger trailers running on a loop around the park stopping at four stations; Main Street, Billabong, Australian Wildlife Experience and Rocky Hollow. Originally known as the Cannonball Express.
- IMAX
IMAX is a motion picture film format and projection standard created by Canada's IMAX Corporation. The traditional version of IMAX has the capacity to record and display images of far greater size and resolution than conventional film systems...
Theatre- An IMAX cinema currently displaying the Space Station IMAX film.
- Remota Boats - A pond with miniature speedboats drivable by park guests. The pond was originally a fountain which hasn't operated since the introduction of local water restrictions.
Ocean Parade
Ocean Parade features three of the six major thrill rides at Dreamworld. The Claw, Wipeout and the Cyclone are within close proximity of each other. Ocean Parade has an Australian beach culture theme, and has beach-themed rides scattered around the area.
- The Claw - A six million dollar Intamin Gyro Swing
The Frisbee is an pendulum-motion amusement ride designed by HUSS Maschinenfabrik. The term is often used to describe similar rides built by other companies.-Design and operation:...
. Capable of swinging 120 degrees to a maximum height of nine stories, it offers views of Surfers Paradise, 20 kilometres away. Part of the Big 6 marketing campaign.
- Cyclone
The Cyclone is a steel high-speed gravity rollercoaster operating at Dreamworld, one of the tallest in the Southern Hemisphere, and was the tallest when it was first built...
- An Arrow DynamicsArrow Dynamics was a roller coaster design company based in Clearfield, Utah, United States. In 2002, the company went bankrupt but was quickly bought by fellow amusement ride manufacturer S&S Power to form S&S Arrow. During its peak, Arrow Dynamics was responsible for some of the biggest and most...
Sitdown Looper is the tallest gravity roller-coaster in Australia. Originally named the Big Dipper and located at Luna Park SydneyLuna Park Sydney is a historical amusement park, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Luna Park is located at Milsons Point, on the northern shore of Sydney Harbour...
, it was relocated to Dreamworld after controversies concerning the noise, which forced Luna Park to close for several years. A minimum of 6 riders must be met before the ride can be operated. The ride itself lasts for approximately 45 seconds. Part of the Big 6 marketing campaign.
- FlowRider
A FlowRider
® is an artificial sheet wave surfing environment incorporated in many waterparks and hotels. It was originally invented by Tom Lochtefeld, a surfer, for the Schlitterbahn Waterpark Resort in New Braunfels, Texas....
- Born from the roots of surfing, skateboarding, snowboarding and bodyboarding, FlowRider is an artificial wave created on a flexible, trampoline-like base. This was Australia's first FlowRider installation. During park hours the ride operates in bodyboard mode where groups of 15 riders share a 30 minute session on the ride. After park hours, stand-up boarding is made available for a 12 rider, hour long session.
- Game Site - A large indoor arcade with various attractions including bowling, video games and arcade machines.
- Reef Diver - A SDC Enterprise
The Enterprise is an amusement ride, manufactured primarily by HUSS Maschinenfabrik in 1972. The ride was an adaption and improvement of a design produced earlier that year by Schwarzkopf, with an increased passenger capacity. Despite not owning the original incarnation of the ride, HUSS was issued...
which is painted bright yellow to stand out along with its Ocean Parade theming. Reaches speeds of up to 60km/h, and is suitable for guests 1 year of age and over (guests under 4 years of age must be accompanied by an adult).
- Rock Climbing Wall - Situated next to the Wipeout, an ideal family attraction
- Stingray A rotating ride featuring controlled lifting and tilting movements with a capacity for 36 riders.
- Wipeout - A Vekoma
Vekoma Rides Manufacturing B.V. is a roller coaster and thrill ride designer with its facilities based in the Netherlands. The company was founded in 1926 by Hendrik op het Veld under the name "Veld Koning Machinefabriek" and had first manufactured agricultural machinery and mining equipment...
Waikiki Wave Super Flip, costing AU$6 million opened in 1993 with the opening of the Ocean Parade precinct. It is capable of handling 40 riders at a time with ride cycles lasting 2.5 minutes. A minimum of 20 riders must be met before the ride can be operated. Part of the Big 6 marketing campaign.
- V8 Supercars Red Line is Australia's first full-motion virtual V8 Supercars experience. For a cost of $10, drivers can race against 3 other drivers (in other simulators) as well as 21 computer drivers.
- Alien vs. Predator vs. You or AVPX is a themed indoor laser skirmish
Laser tag is a team or individual tagging where players attempt to score points by tazing targets, typically with a hand-held infrared-emitting targeting device. Infrared-sensitive targets are commonly worn by each player and are sometimes integrated within the arena in which the game is played...
attraction included in the admission price. Riders are split into two teams: Humans and Infected Humans. This attraction was built by Sudden Impact - the same company that built various other walk-through attractions for Dreamworld in the past.
Nickelodeon Central
A section of the park designed specifically for children and teenagers,
Nickelodeon CentralNickelodeon Central is a themed kids area at Australia’s Dreamworld theme park and Movie Park Germany . From 2000 to 2005, Paramount Parks launched the area in its major parks; the licensing carried over with their sale to Cedar Fair in late-2007, but will be dropped at the end of the 2009 season...
features rides based on characters from the network. All but four of the attractions in Nick Central operated previous to the 2002 opening of the area. (The Nickelodeon Central concept appeared in various Cedar Fair theme parks in North America, but all of these will be closed at the end of the 2009 season.)
- Angry Beavers Spooty Spin - Rotating enclosed spinning ride themed to the Angry Beavers.
- Blue's Skidoo - A rotating fixed arm plane ride themed to Blues Clues.
- Dora the Explorer Sea Planes - A rotating fixed arm plane ride themed to Dora the Explorer
Dora the Explorer is an American animated television series that is carried on the Nickelodeon cable television network. A pilot episode for the series aired in 1999, and Dora the Explorer became a regular series in 2000. The show was created by Chris Gifford, Valerie Walsh, Rick Velleu and Eric...
.
- Nick-o-Round - A general Nickelodeon themed Merry-go-round
A carousel , or merry-go-round, is an amusement ride consisting of a rotating circular platform with seats for riders...
.
- Rocket Power Bumper Beach- A Rocket Power
Rocket Power is an American animated cartoon that aired from August 16, 1999 until July 30, 2004 on Nickelodeon. It is the thirteenth Nicktoon overall.-Premise:...
themed Dodgem cars attraction. 'One way only' loop track.
- Runaway Reptar Roller Coaster - The feature attraction of Nickelodeon Central which is themed from the fictional Rugrats
Rugrats is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain for Nickelodeon. The series premiered on Sunday August 11, 1991 and aired its last episode on Tuesday June 8, 2004....
monster Reptar. A 344 metre inverted sit-down roller coaster takes 20 riders up to a height of 15 metres through helixes, a camel hump and banked curves. It can travel up to 40 kilometres per hour.
- Slime Bowl - An amphitheatre which features shows ranging from visitors getting "Slimed" to performances by SpongeBob SquarePants
SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series and media franchise. It is currently Nickelodeon's highest rated show, the most distributed property of MTV Networks, and among Nicktoons Network's most-watched shows...
. See Nickelodeon Central - Live Shows
- SpongeBob FlyPants - Newest attraction for Nick Central, opened June 2008. Rotating ride where riders are arranged in pairs in a lying down position.
- Swinger Zinger - A Chair-O-Planes
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ride.
- Wild Thornberry's Rainforest Rampage - A two level kids semi-indoor playground where kids are able to shoot soft foam balls from cannons along with many other activities.
Tiger Island and Rivertown
Built around Dreamworld's central channel, Rivertown serves as the entrance to the Mick Doohan's Motocoaster and Tower of Terror rollercoasters. Tiger Island is a tiger exhibit located within close proximity of Rivertown.
- Captain Sturt Riverboat - A paddle wheel boat which travels around a small river loop connecting Wiggles World with the Wiggles Farmyard Friends petting zoo on the opposite side of the loop.
- Mick Doohan's Motocoaster
Mick Doohan's Motocoaster is a long motorcycle roller coaster at Dreamworld on Queensland's Gold Coast. The AU$10 million ride, constructed by Intamin and opened to the public in September 2007, is associated with Australian morotcyclist Mick Doohan...
- An Intamin AGIntamin Worldwide is a designing and manufacturing company in Wollerau, Switzerland. It is best known for creating thrill rides and roller coasters worldwide. The U.S. division of the company is located in Glen Burnie, Maryland, and is headed by Gary Palmer, MD and Arnold Bernsteiner. The Intamin...
Motorbike Launch Coaster which consists of a launch whereby riders sit on full-scale replica 500cc racing bikes arranged in eight rows of two with two sidecars attached to the right side of the last two motorbikes (The sidecars were initially designed to be in the middle of the trains). Two trains each with 16 riders are in operation. Part of the Big 6 marketing campaign.
- Tiger Island - One of only two exclusive tiger
The tiger is a member of the Felidae family; the largest of the four "big cats" in the genus Panthera. Native to much of eastern and southern Asia, the tiger is an apex predator and an obligate carnivore...
habitat exhibits in the world. It features Dreamworld tiger handlers putting on tiger shows daily with both BengalThe Bengal tiger, or Royal Bengal tiger , is a subspecies of tiger primarily found in India and Bangladesh. They are also found in parts of Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar and southern Tibet. The Bengal tiger is the most numerous of the tiger sub-species...
and SumatranThe Sumatran tiger is a subspecies of tiger found on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Recent genetic testing has revealed the presence of unique genetic markers, which isolate Sumatran tigers from all mainland subspecies...
tigers. The area has Indonesian style theming. Dreamworld is one of the leading contributors to tiger conservation with donations totalling nearly one million dollars to projects in India, Russia, and Sumatra.
- Tower of Terror
Tower of Terror is a steel shuttle roller coaster at Dreamworld in the Gold Coast, Australia. It is currently the fourth fastest roller coaster in the world, but has been reported to be the fastest and tallest roller coaster on a tower...
- An IntaminIntamin Worldwide is a designing and manufacturing company in Wollerau, Switzerland. It is best known for creating thrill rides and roller coasters worldwide. The U.S. division of the company is located in Glen Burnie, Maryland, and is headed by Gary Palmer, MD and Arnold Bernsteiner. The Intamin...
reverse freefall ride, based on the technology and design of Superman: The EscapeFor the similarly named roller coaster located in Australia, please see Superman Escape.Superman: The Escape is a launched shuttle roller coaster located in the Samurai Summit area of Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California that opened in 1997. It is nearly identical to Tower of Terror,...
at Six Flags Magic MountainSix Flags Magic Mountain is an amusement park located in Valencia, California north of Los Angeles. It opened on Memorial Day weekend on May 29, 1971 as Magic Mountain, by the Newhall Land and Farming Company...
. When the ride first opened, it was the tallest and fastest ride in the world. It was the world's first roller coaster to break the 100mph speed barrier. It is now the world's fourth fastest rollercoaster (equally fast as Superman: The Escape). The ride's support structure, which it shares with the Giant Drop, is a major landmark on the Gold Coast reaching a height of 115 metres. The Tower of Terror cost Dreamworld AU$16 million to build. Part of the Big 6 marketing campaign.
Wiggles' World
Based upon popular Australian children entertainers,
The WigglesThe Wiggles are a children's musical group formed in Sydney, Australia in 1991. Their original members were Anthony Field, Murray Cook, Greg Page, Jeff Fatt and Phillip Wilcher...
, Wiggles' World is aimed at toddlers and young children and features gentle rides and attractions.
- Big Red Car Ride - Riders sit in "Big Red Cars" which follow a track which takes riders through a tour of the Wiggles House.
- Captain Feathersword's Ship - A facade pirate ship which is used as a children's playground.
- Dorothy's Rosy Tea Cup Ride - The newest attraction to Wiggles World, the ride opened on September 15 2006 on the first anniversary of the opening of Wiggles World. This ride is based on the Teacups
Teacups is an amusement ride characterized by cup-style spinning vehicles atop a turntable-like floor.-Operation:Typically, each set of four teacup vehicles has a circular floor or a motor capable of turning 360 degrees. The circular floor or motor sits within a larger, turntable-like floor...
ride with Dorothy theming. Suitable for all ages, with children over 90cm tall permitted to ride without an adult.
- Fun Spot Activity Centre - An indoor activity centre with educational and interactive games designed for a younger audience.
- Wiggles Farmyard Friends - An attraction suitable for young children and families. The attraction is based around a farmyard building, which contains live farmyard animals that children can pet and feed.
Australian Wildlife Experience
The Australian Wildlife Experience is a registered zoo with 800 native and barnyard animals located within the Dreamworld grounds.
- AVIS Vintage Cars - A fixed track car ride with scaled-down Ford Model T
The Ford Model T is an automobile that was produced by Henry Ford's Ford Motor Company from 1908 through 1927. The Model T set 1908 as the historic year that the automobile came into popular usage...
cars fixed onto a concrete track with a single guide rail. The ride has been relocated to the very end of the park near the Australian Wildlife Experience due to the placement of Mick Doohan's Motocoaster ride in 2007.
- Bilby House - An exhibit where guests can get up close with the bilby
Bilbies are desert-dwelling marsupial omnivores; they are members of the order Peramelemorphia and closely related to the bandicoots. Before European colonisation of Australia there were two species...
marsupial animal.
- Daintree Rainforest - An exhibit of animals which live in tropical climates.
- Kakadu Wetlands - An exhibit of reptiles which feaures a crocodile
A crocodile is any species belonging to the family Crocodylidae . The term can also be used more loosely to include all members of the order Crocodilia: i.e...
pool and a crocodile feeding show.
- Koala Country - An exhibit focusing on Dreamworld's collection of 58 Koala
The Koala is a thickset arboreal marsupial herbivore native to Australia, and the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae....
s, including the first blue-eyed koala known to be born in captivity. The "Cuddle a Koala" feature allows guests to have a photo professionally taken holding one of the park's koalas. This section also features kangaroos which guests can feed and pet.
- Oakey Creek Farm Show - An interactive show set against an outback station and providing visitors with a taste of life on an Australian farm.
- Outback Adventure - An exhibit for Australian animals native to outback habitat.
- Australian Animal Presentation - A new show which displays a selection of animals from the critically endangered Bilby to Crocodiles, Snakes and our iconic Aussie natives, which include the Cockatoo and Koala.
Dreamworld Studios
Dreamworld Studios including the Big Brother House, Studios and Dreamroom are all currently closed awaiting redevelopment.
- Big Brother Studios - Big Brother Australia had its last season in 2008, and is currently believed to be on hiatus. The Big Brother House still stands and until January 2009 was open for self guided tours, it is now only available for private event bookings. The Dreamworld Studios area is currently closed.
Gold Rush Country & Rocky Hollow
A Western/mine-themed section of the park which contains the park's two water rides and serves as the entrance to the world's tallest amusement ride, the Giant Drop.
- Giant Drop
The Giant Drop is the world's tallest and fastest amusement ride , located at Dreamworld in Australia. The ride stands 120 metres high and accelerates to speeds around 135 km/h. The Giant Drop opened to Dreamworld in 1998, sharing the Dreamworld Tower structure with the Tower of Terror, which...
- The Giant Drop is currently the world's tallest and fastest freefall ride with a drop height of 119 metres (390 ft) and a maximum speed of 135 kilometres per hour (84 mph). It features a wait of 40 seconds at the top of the tower before the drop. The ride was designed and built by Intamin AGIntamin Worldwide is a designing and manufacturing company in Wollerau, Switzerland. It is best known for creating thrill rides and roller coasters worldwide. The U.S. division of the company is located in Glen Burnie, Maryland, and is headed by Gary Palmer, MD and Arnold Bernsteiner. The Intamin...
, and opened a year after the Tower of Terror (also designed by Intamin). Part of the Big 6 marketing campaign.
- Helicopter
A helicopter is an aircraft that is lifted and propelled by one or more horizontal rotors, each rotor consisting of two or more rotor blades. Helicopters are classified as rotorcraft or rotary-wing aircraft to distinguish them from fixed-wing aircraft because the helicopter achieves lift with the...
joy flights - Park visitors may take helicopter flights taking in views of Dreamworld and the Gold Coast. Visitors can choose from five different flight paths. Joy flights incur an additional expense.
- Rocky Hollow Log Ride- A log flume
A log flume is a flume specifically constructed to transport lumber and logs down mountainous terrain to a sawmill by using flowing water. These watertight trough-like channels could be built to span a long distance across chasms and down steep mountain slopes...
which features minor dips, turns and tunnels as well as a major drop at the end which ends with a splashdown at a speed of 50 kilometres per hour. Suitable for guests 1 year of age and over (guests under 4 years of age must be accompanied by an adult).
- Thunder River Rapids - A river rapid ride which features floating rafts holding up to six people floating down a foamy, turbulent river reaching speeds of up to 45 kilometres per hour. At least one rider usually ends up quite wet due to waves splashing over the side of the raft, often all can come out quite wet, or there could be any number in between. The ride opened in 1986 in conjunction with the opening of Gold Rush Country.
Previous attractions
- Vortex - A park-model Gravitron
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.- Removed on the 2nd of February 2009 for the new Alien Vs Predator themed Laser Skirmish attraction named AVPX in 2009. The Vortex operated under that name until 2002, when it was renamed to fit the Ocean parade themeing. Was Suitable for guests 1 year of age and over (guests under 4 years of age must be accompanied by an adult).It is unknown if the ride will eventually be re-located to another section of the park.
- Big Brother House Tours - The Australian version of the Big Brother reality show was filmed at Dreamworld. Between seasons (August to January), self-guided tours were allowed of the contestants' house, camera runs, and eviction stage. During seasons, guests could view the eviction stage (access to the stage itself is limited), the 'control room' (video editing room) and plasma screens displaying live feed from the house. Discretion was advised when bringing younger ones as video content was not censored.
- Blue Lagoon - Was Dreamworld's water park area with a large pool, a children's pool and various slides (listed below). It closed in the middle of 2006 due to the construction and opening of WhiteWater World, a large new water park built adjacent to Dreamworld. The area is now used for The Dream Room function centre.
- Aqualoop Flume - This was a body slide, once part of the Blue Lagoon.
- Krakatoa's Revenge - This was a tube slide, once part of the Blue Lagoon.
- Toboggan - This was a toboggan, once part of the Blue Lagoon.
- Creature Cruise - A gentle boat ride which flowed past hand crafted models of animals. Was opened in 1997 but closed in 2000.
- Eureka Mountain Mine Ride
The Eureka Mountain Mine Ride is a wild mouse rollercoaster at Dreamworld. It has been SBNO since 2006....
- A wild mouse rollercoaster designed by HyFab. The Ride has not been operational since 2006 and has been decommissioned.
- Go Karts - A go-kart track which operated from 1982 to 1992. Reason for the removal of this ride is still unknown, possibly due to lack of popularity or comfort.
- Gum Tree Gully Theatre - This housed musicals such as Outback Celebration and Country Jamboree before it was demolished to make way for Wiggles World which opened in 2005. The Big Red Car Ride now stands where the theatre once was.
- Lara Croft
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Tomb RaiderTomb Raider is a video game developed by Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive. It was originally released in 1996 for the Sega Saturn followed shortly thereafter for MS-DOS and PlayStation versions. Tomb Raider was also released into the mobile gaming market, for Windows Mobile...
- Enter the Tomb - A walk-thru temporary attraction based on the second movie "The Cradle of LifeLara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life is a 2003 action film directed by Jan de Bont, and starring Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft. It is a sequel to the 2001 film Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.- Plot :...
". It featured fog filled narrow passageways, lighting effects and live actors. It opened on December 26, 2003 and closed four months later on April 18, 2004. Has since Reopened at Luna Park Melbourne.
- Nightmares - A temporary scary experience walkthrough attraction featuring two different sections. The Freezer and Angoscia. It operated from December 26, 2006 through to July 7, 2007.
- The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Live - The third temporary scary walkthrough attraction for the park. This attraction was open for a limited season during December 2008 and January 2009. The set has now been relocated to Montreal, Canada
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.
- Skylink Chairlift - A chairlift which linked Gold Rush Country with the Australian Wildlife Experience. It commenced operation on November 30, 1989 and closed on March 15, 2005.
- SpongeBob SquarePants Water Play - A themed water play area for children has been left dry since the start of local water restrictions in 2006.
- Thunderbolt - Was Dreamworld's original roller coaster
The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. LaMarcus Adna Thompson patented the first coasters on January 20, 1885...
which opened in 1982 and was closed on August 8, 2003. It cost 4 million AUDThe Australian dollar is the currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, and Norfolk Island, as well as the independent Pacific Island states of Kiribati, Nauru and Tuvalu...
to build and was capable of reaching speeds of up to 87 km/h. It was the first roller coaster in Australia to feature vertical loops. The land where Thunderbolt stood is partly occupied by the FlowRiderA FlowRider
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and the FlowRider shop.
- Kennyland - featured one outdoor and three indoor rides which closed early in 2002 for the construction of Nick Central. Dreamcopters (the only outdoor ride of this section) has since been relocated, rethemed and renamed to Blues Skidoo. During the construction of Nick Central, these rides temporarily operated in the Rivertown / Gum Tree Gully section of the park.
- Village Oval - a collection of rides which now all are part of Nick Central. The original rides were named: Bumper Bowl (Now Rocket Power Bumper Beach), Carousel (Now Nick-O-Round), Red Baron (Now Dora the Explorer Sea Planes) and Avalanche (Now Angry Beavers Spooty Spin).
Kenny and Belinda
Kenny Koala and Belinda Brown are the Mascots for Dreamworld. They make an appearance every day for the JTB private cruise scheduled at the Captain Sturt Riverboat. Until 2002, Kenny and Belinda had their own stage show and themed area named 'Kennyland'.
Goldie the Clown
Goldie the clown is active mascot at Dreamworld. He owns a pint sized rainbow coloured mini minor called 'Happy Days'.
He's best friends with Wizz. Goldie also likes to dress up as a Fireman, Bride and other things. Also watch out because Goldie likes to squirt people.
Wizz
Wizz is an old Wizard and is always welcome to help Goldie in causing mischief. The Wizz is a familiar sight atop 'Hot Stuff' - the breathing Dragster motorcycle. He is also best pals with Goldie.
Nick and Wiggles Characters
Regular characters include Dora the Explorer, Spongebob Squarepants, Patrick Starfish, Chuckie, Angelica, Tommy, Captain Feathersword, Dorothy the Dinosaur, and Wags the Dog. These characters make frequent rounds of the park aboard an attractions car and stop for photo opportunities with guests.
Ticket Prices
The ticket prices vary from one package to another and these can be found at
Dreamworld's website.