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Gold Coast Theme ParksThe Gold Coast has a wonderland of theme parks to choose from, and you'd be nuts to not at least visit one! In fact, as Australia's theme park city it's possible to spend every day of your holiday at a different amusement park! Check out our summary of Gold Coast theme parks below: Dreamworld Theme Park Dreamworld Theme ParkDreamworld covers a massive 30 hectares and has a collection of awesome rides - many with a water theme to take advantage of the gorgeous Queensland weather. The theme park's attractions include thrilling rides like Thunderbolt, Wipeout and Giant Drop - plus many, many more. Plus for the littlies a Tiger Island theme world (with real tigers), a koala and kangaroo sanctuary, a riverboat cruise, and 'Gold Rush Country'. Claim to fame: The Tower of Terror - the world's tallest and fastest thrill ride with speeds of up to 160km per hour. Warner Brothers Movie World Theme ParkWarner Brothers' catch cry is "Where everyone's a star". It's all about the movies at Movie World! Popular movies such as Superman, Scooby Doo, Shrek, Lethal Weapon, and Wild West have their own special adventure attractions. There's lots of heart pounding rides, incredible visual effects, stacks of memorabilia for sale, and a fantastic Main Street Star Parade. Kids will love the 'Be a Hi-5 Star' Studio where they can star in and then take home a DVD of their Hi-5 performance. Claim to fame: High tech visual effects bringing the Movies to life. Great for movie lovers. Wet'n'Wild Water World Theme ParkWet 'n Wild is Australia's biggest water theme park. Put on your togs and your sunscreen and enjoy the brilliant Queensland sun while having fun on rides that take you into as much water contact as possible! (Don't worry there are lifeguards on patrol!) Great rides include the Whirlpool, the Wet Roller Coaster, Mammoth Falls, Giant Wave Pool. There's a beach to relax at, and a special spot for children at Buccaneer Bay. Claim to fame: It has the world's first wet roller coaster, Australia's biggest water attraction - Mammoth Falls, and is Australia's premier water theme park. SeaworldSeaworld is a kind of cross between a theme park and tropical water zoo! People LOVE Seaworld because you can get close to dolphins, seals, sharks and polar bears. Swimming with dolphins is on so many people's wishlists, and at Seaworld this dream can become a reality (and you can take home photographs to prove it!). Animals aside, there are stacks of rides and attractions at Seaworld to get your adrenaline pumping! Claim to fame: Swim with the dolphins, see the most feared species of shark in the world! Allows you to check off your holiday wish list to get close to wildlife, and mix it with some fun. Whitewater World Theme ParkWhitewater World is the offspring of Dreamworld. It's yet another water theme park which claims to have the most advanced water ride park ON EARTH.. Whitewater World has a variety of rides to keep everyone in the family happy - extreme waterslides, and loads of water rides. They also try and incorporate as much high technology into their rides to give you a bigger thrill. For kids there's Wiggle Bay, a toddler playground and a pipeline plunge. Claim to fame: Boasts four of the "world's best" water slides (watch out for wedgies).
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