Page 21 - Holidays with Kids - Volume 62 (January 2020)

BEST THEME

PARKS

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Warner Bros. Movie World
1 Gold Coast, QLD
For little movie buffs, Warner Bros. Movie World will feel
like home – so good luck dragging them away from it!
Everyone from Road Runner to Batman gets their
moment of fame here, and with 29 rides and a heap of
character-packed attractions, the kids are sure to find all
their favourites. Adrenaline junkies need to check out the
DC Rivals Hypercoaster, the longest, tallest and fastest
coaster in the Southern Hemisphere. This 1.4-kilometre
ride hits speeds of up to 115 kilometres per hour, and
those who really want to commit to the experience can
opt to face backwards. movieworld.com.au

Sea World
2 Gold Coast, QLD 4 Wet’n’Wild Gold Coast
Part theme park, part marine sanctuary, Sea World offers Gold Coast, QLD
visitors the best of both worlds. Budding marine biologists
will be in awe of the huge array of marine animals, from 5 Luna Park
polar bears and penguins to rays, that the park’s team Melbourne, VIC
looks after, as well as the opportunities to meet seals and
dolphins up close. And spotting sharks from a glass- 6 Adventure World
bottomed boat will get a grin out of even the most stoic Perth, WA
kid. It’s not all animals and education though – kids can
meet their favourite Nickelodeon characters, and 7 Adventure Park Geelong
thrill-seekers can take their pick of 18 rides and precincts, Geelong VIC
ranging in thrill level from ‘mild’ to ‘max’. seaworld.com.au
8 Raging Waters
Prospect, NSW
3 Dreamworld 9 Funfields Theme Park
Gold Coast, QLD
Dreamworld is the biggest of the Gold Coast’s theme Whittlesea, VIC
parks. Visitors can come face to face with the jungle’s
most fearsome predator on Tiger Island, and meet Javi 10 Luna Park Sydney
and Zakari, the park’s newest tiger cubs. The park also Sydney, NSW
offers rides galore including the thrill rides, which will have
you spinning, dropping and speeding through the air. Sky
Voyager is Dreamworld’s newest ride and the Southern Highly commended
Hemisphere’s first flying theatre will have you soaring
away across 12 of Australia’s most exciting regions using
immersive special effects. dreamworld.com.au Aussie World Sunshine Coast

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