76-595: The following is a list of attractions that previously existed at the Dreamworld amusement park on the Gold Coast , Queensland , Australia . From 26 December 1998 to 24 January 1999 Dreamworld played host to Michael Edgley's all new Moscow Circus. The circus show was shown four times a day and was located off Village Oval in a back-of-house area. A cast of 16 circus performers included clowns, jugglers, trapeze artists, high-wire artists and motorcyclists. Since
152-712: A Baldwin Locomotive (now known as the Dreamworld Express ), Model T Fords (now known as Vintage Cars), Rocky Hollow Log Ride, Australian Koala Theatre and the Captain Sturt Paddle-wheeler. The theme park was officially opened on 15 December 1981 by the Premier of Queensland of the time, Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen . Since then Dreamworld has constantly evolved adding new rides, themed lands and characters. One year after opening, in 1982,
228-403: A collection of rides, animal exhibits, shows, food outlets and merchandise shops. In December 2006, Dreamworld expanded its offerings by opening WhiteWater World next door. On several occasions during the year, Dreamworld remains open after dark. This event, known as Park After Dark, includes all of the thrill rides and children's rides. Dreamworld was known for being the former location of
304-604: A cost of $ 10 million. The first phase was the temporary summer show, the DreamWorks Holiday Shrektacular . The second phase was the DreamWorks Experience precinct (the retheming of the existing Kid's World area) which opened on 31 March 2012. The final phase was the development of Kung Fu Panda: Land of Awesomeness . This area opened on 21 December 2012 with the park's eighth thrill ride, Pandamonium . In 2012, Dreamworld also saw
380-532: A day and featured a half pipe and a couple of motocross jumps. The third event was held inside a circus tent off Village Oval in a back-of-house area. It was held between 26 December 2005 and late January 2006 and combined many elements in a normal circus show with the stunts featured in previous Xtremeworlds. Pirates of the Pacific was a one-off circus style show themed to Pirates. It was held from 26 December 2007 through to late January 2008. The 30-minute show
456-422: A hill and several s-bends. Kenny Karts was a series of children sized electric bumper cars located in a small oval shaped roadway. Adventure Trails was a jumping castle which was split into two distinct sections each themed after Kenny and Belinda respectively. Dreamcopter was the only outdoor ride of the section and featured small helicopters mounted to a central rotating pole. Riders were able to control
532-570: A later date. On 22 June 2019, six children were arrested after they burnt down the Big Brother house . The children were found at Coomera railway station shortly after the arson. Two of the children were charged with vandalism. The house was completely destroyed and it was demolished along with the Dreamworld Studios shortly after. The wind that day blew the smoke away from the park so the park did not need to evacuate and nobody
608-421: A minute, which was described as "impossible", and there had been no training of Dreamworld staff to cope with emergency situations. The coroner also noted that cuts to the park's repair and maintenance budget had been made seven months prior to the incident. On 9 November, Ardent Leisure chief executive, Deborah Thomas , announced that the ride would be permanently closed and demolished. In 2020, Ardent Leisure
684-576: A month later, on 27 April 2020, supports for the new roller coaster, announced in August 2019, started arriving at the Dreamworld carpark. Roller coaster tracks started arriving on 2 June 2020, however no land works had been done during the parks closure. The Play School Art Room was removed from Dreamworld's website and the attraction was removed, with the exception of the online park map on 17 June. DreamWorks Experience DreamWorks Experience
760-556: A new generation of rides." Dreamworld also announced a refurbishment of the Hot Wheels SideWinder coaster (renamed to The Gold Coaster) and an upgrade to ABC Kids World which includes a new ride. On 22 March 2020, Dreamworld announced that they would temporarily cease operations for both Dreamworld and WhiteWater World due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic . Two days later, Dreamworld announced it had donated 755 kilograms (1,664 lb) of food to OzHarvest. Over
836-417: A new themed area, Country Fair was opened. The new themed area featured Thunderbolt which opened as the world's longest steel double loop roller coaster. A new themed area known as Gum Tree Gully also opened. In 1983, two themed areas were opened. Blue Lagoon water park opened with three water slides and several pools. The second themed area was Village Green. Dreamworld also introduced Belinda Brown as
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#1732798116728912-399: A new, reversed car. In 2009, a Bell 206 helicopter operating joy flights on behalf of Dreamworld crash-landed in the carpark near the park's main entry. The pilot and four Taiwanese visitors to the park suffered minor injuries in the crash. The pilot was initially praised for avoiding crowded areas of the park, but it was later revealed the crash was a result of mismanagement which led to
988-422: A park technician because the park's electrical team was occupied with other problems. The young attendant had only been trained to operate the ride involved on the morning of the incident and did not know that there was an emergency stop button within her reach. She had been told "not to worry about that button, no-one uses it". As well, the report noted that ride operators had to conduct over 36 checks in less than
1064-609: A quarantine enclosure located in front of the Zombie Evilution attraction. On 29 February, Tiger Island closed for refurbishment, the tiger cubs were still viewable in a new Tiger Cub Kindy area, located in Ocean Parade. Tiger Island reopened on 18 September 2016 and Cub Kindy was moved back to Tiger Island. In April 2016, a man fell out of the log ride when he stood up mid-ride. He was then run over by two more logs, suffering cuts to his head and almost drowning. The ride
1140-464: A replacement building on the Nick Pics site. Earlier in 2011, the outgoing CEO of Dreamworld, Noel Dempsey, leaked Dreamworld's plans to team up with DreamWorks Animation on his LinkedIn profile page. On 10 November 2011, Dreamworld officially announced a three-stage plan to incorporate DreamWorks Animation films and characters into its theme park. The first phase, set to open 19 December 2011,
1216-589: A scare maze in April. On 12 May, Dreamworld announced that Wiggles World would become a shared kids' world based on the characters of the Australian children's television network, ABC Kids. ABC Kids World opened in June. Dreamworld also revealed plans for an extensive motorsport attraction, which was expected to be a new V8 Supercars attraction to either complement or replace V8 Supercars RedLine. On 26 July, Tiger Cub Kai
1292-563: A splashdown in the main pool. The third slide was the Toboggan . It was launched from a separate tower attached to the mountain. Riders would sit on a hard plastic toboggan and would plunge down a steep drop and stop in a specially designed pool. Blue Lagoon's closure was just months before WhiteWater World opened as a separate ticketed complex adjacent to Dreamworld. The area has since been used for various temporary scare attractions in addition to The Dream Room function centre. Country Fair
1368-560: A wide variety of new and refurbished children's rides. In 2003, Dreamworld further expanded its wildlife offerings by running after hours 'Sunset Safaris'. In August 2003, Thunderbolt was closed. It was demolished and sold for scrap metal in March 2004. Dreamworld has retained a section of track and at least one train in the park's back-of-house areas. Later that year in September 2004, The Claw opened in Ocean Parade. On 15 March 2005,
1444-526: Is now known as the Murrissipi River. No expense was spared when Longhurst employed some designers who worked on Disneyland and Walt Disney World to design the park. It was up to a collection of Australian architects to mimic Australian pioneer buildings during construction. With attractions, Longhurst aimed to satisfy all of the family. Opening day attractions included the IMAX Theatre,
1520-583: The Dreamworld Express and Sky Voyager . Among the 40+ attractions includes the world's third tallest and fastest drop tower , The Giant Drop ; The Gold Coaster , the oldest operating steel roller coaster in Queensland; and Steel Taipan , a triple-launch high-thrills coaster. The park is made up of several themed lands: Ocean Parade, Kenny and Belinda's Dreamland, ABC Kids World (future RiverTown), Tiger Island, Main Street and Corroboree. These lands have
1596-762: The Hot Wheels Sidewinder , Brocks Garage and the V8 Supercars RedLine along with Grid's Burger and Sports Bar and the Trackside retailer. In 2018, the Motorsports Experience area started slowly merging back to Ocean Parade with Brock’s Garage becoming the Dreamworld Exhibition Centre and V8 Supercars Redline being removed. Hot Wheels Sidewinder was refurbished and rethemed in 2020, abolishing
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#17327981167281672-647: The 1990s, Dreamworld has held Xtremeworld three times. Xtremeworld is a collection of stunts performed on skateboards , roller blades , BMX bikes and motocross . The first event was held inside the Thunderbolt roller coaster footprint with the queue and access within the former Go Kart station. The second event was held between the track of the Tower of Terror and the Dreamworld Railway . Both of these events were held outdoors several times throughout
1748-725: The Australian Big Brother house filmed at the Dreamworld Studios , since the program began in Australia from 2001 to 2014. In 1974, John Longhurst, the father of the future Australian water-ski champion and two time Bathurst 1000 winner Tony Longhurst , put his dream of building a theme park into practice and purchased 85 hectares (210 acres) of land beside the Pacific Motorway in Coomera . Longhurst spent two years, working 12-hour days, to excavate what
1824-713: The Australian Wildlife Experience opened after the refurbishment and expansion of Koala Country. Later that year in April, Big Brother Australia commenced broadcasting following the redevelopment of Dreamworld's Amphitheatre. In December 2001, the Cyclone opened after its relocation from Luna Park Sydney where it was known as "The Big Dipper". Also in 2001, two new Bengal tigers, Kato and Kaasha, were born in Tiger Island. In 2002, Nickelodeon Central replaced Kennyland and Village Oval to include
1900-556: The Avis Vintage Cars. On 20 June 2008, SpongeBob FlyPants opened as part of Nickelodeon Central. On 9 June, Tiger Island welcomed the birth of three Sumatran Tiger cubs: Ndari, Jaya and Shanti. In the middle of 2008, the final series of Australian Big Brother for the Channel 10 Network was produced, leaving the house and studios standing upon completion. In Ocean Parade, V8 Supercars RedLine opened on 26 December near
1976-662: The Brock Museum, Trackside Merchandise Outlet, Grid Burgers Food and Beverage as well as the Hot Wheels SideWinder opened as advertised. On 27 January 2016, Zombie Evilution closed to the public and would no longer operate as a laser tag arena, the attraction was still, however, utilised as a scare-maze for special events, such as Screamworld. On 9 February, Dreamworld welcomed two female white tiger cubs from Kagoshima City, in Japan. These two cubs were viewable in
2052-858: The DreamWorks Experience precinct began with the removal of the photo shop and the adjacent Remota Boats in Main Street. On 1 February 2012, following the peak season, Dreamworld closed most of the rides in Kid's World. Swinger Zinger, Mighty-Go-Round, Sky Rocket, Rainforest Rampage and Kite Flyer were all closed pending their retheme into DreamWorks Animation. During this time, two temporary rides named Mini-Swingers (SBF Visa Group Circus Swing) and Choppers (SBF Visa Group Chopper Train) operated in Ocean Parade near The Claw and AVPX , respectively. In February 2012, Dreamworld announced that
2128-470: The DreamWorks Experience precinct would originally consist of two areas ( Madagascar Madness and Shrek’s Faire Faire Away ) with a third area ( Kung Fu Panda: Land of Awesomeness ) to be added later. Names for the rethemed rides were also announced. On 31 March 2012, the DreamWorks Experience officially opened to the public. On 15 July 2012, the Avalanche was closed to make way for a new attraction at
2204-655: The FlowRider and Cyclone entrance. A few months later, the Vortex was closed and removed to make way for AVPX (Alien vs. Predator vs. You) an indoor laser skirmish attraction which opened on 10 April 2009. Almost exactly one year later in April 2010, the Illuminate Light & Laser Spectacular began seasonal operation in Main Street. In September, the Tower of Terror relaunched as the Tower of Terror II featuring
2280-540: The Giant Drop, the world's tallest freefall ride, was added to the Dreamworld Tower. Also in 1998, four Bengal Tiger cubs were born: Rama, Taj, Sultan and Sita. In December 1999, Dreamworld added a variety of kids rides in a new themed area called Kennyland. They took up the northern portion of Village Oval and Creature Cruise was converted from a boat ride into a walk-through attraction. In January 2001,
2356-510: The Motorsport Museum (Featuring the 30 Peter Brock V8's) as well as six racing simulators, a new F&B (Food and Beverage) Outlet named Grid Burgers and Sports Bar, as well as a new retail outlet. The Precinct is sponsored by Dunlop , RACQ and Hot Wheels and opened on 26 December 2015. On 29 November 2015, Two Female Tiger Cubs were born. Later named Akasha and Adira. On 26 December 2015, The Motorsports Experience, including
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2432-508: The Sky Voyager "flying theatre" simulator ride would open to the public that day. The $ 17-million Sky Voyager was built in partnership with Brogent Technologies on the site of the former Dreamworld Cinema . It was originally scheduled to open in late 2018, but was delayed due to issues with design registration. During the conference, Ardent further committed to a $ 50-million investment in their Dreamworld and WhiteWater World properties over
2508-563: The Skylink Chairlift opened. In 1991, to promote the Australian premiere of The Simpsons on Network Ten from 10 February, Dreamworld welcomed the characters of the American TV series. Guests could meet and greet with them as well as see them in the live stage show The Simpsons: Live on Stage , but the characters only appeared twice daily until 30 June. In 1993, a Waikiki Wave Super Flip named Wipeout opened as part of
2584-462: The Skylink Chairlift, which provided a link between Gold Rush Country and the Australian Wildlife Experience, closed. It remained standing for several months before the wires were removed. The support poles remain standing to this day. Gum Tree Gully closed to make way for the world's first Wiggles World which opened on 10 September 2005. In 2006, Ardent Leisure shifted its focus to improving its offerings of water attractions. In April, Blue Lagoon
2660-499: The Tower of Terror II track being removed from the Dreamworld Tower structure over time. The press release also included confirmation that a new thrill ride would be announced sometime in the next year as the park continued forward with their multi-million dollar expansion. On 25 October 2016 at 2:20 pm AEST, four people were killed in an accident on the Thunder River Rapids Ride. A vacant raft had become stuck on
2736-464: The attractions will make it over, however the attractions in the "Kung Fu Panda - Land of Awesomeness" area will instead be moved to the Ocean Parade section. The area has seen many different name changes and re-themes over the years to fit in with the licenses and brands. Madagascar Cargo Hold is a merchandise shop which sells Madagascar merchandise. It backs onto the Forever After's and
2812-438: The coming three to five years. A $ 30-million launched roller coaster built by Mack Rides was scheduled to begin construction in early 2020. The coaster's layout would be based on Europa-Park 's Blue Fire coaster. A semi-shuttle multi-launch system would be used; a transfer-track will transport riders to the launch track, where the train is launched forwards, then backwards up a vertical spike, then forwards again to complete
2888-473: The coroner into the deaths, issued in February 2020, noted a number of failings by the Dreamworld management and staff which contributed to the tragedy. The report said a failed water pump meant that water levels on the Thunder River Rapids Ride had reduced significantly, causing one of the rafts to become stuck on its rails. The water pump had failed twice earlier on the day of the incident and had been reset by
2964-421: The end of the year. The replacement attraction was part of Kung Fu Panda: Land of Awesomeness and its opening marked the final stage of the DreamWorks Experience. In November 2022, Dreamworld announced that as part of their new multi-million dollar expansion, the DreamWorks Experience would be replaced with Kenny and Belinda's Dreamland, bringing back the initial Kenny Koala theme that the area once had. Most of
3040-489: The entrance was moved to the other side of the ride near Tiger Island . Rides included Bumper Bowl (now Bumper Beach ), Carousel (now Mighty-Go-Round ), Red Baron (most recently Dora the Explorer Sea Planes before its removal) and Avalanche. Motorsports Experience was a Motorsport themed area that opened in 2015 and closed in 2020. The area is located between Ocean Parade and Whitewater World . It housed
3116-515: The four rides of Kennyland were moved to Gum Tree Gully in early 2002 to aid in the construction of Nickelodeon Central. The Dreamcopter was located to outside the Gum Tree Gully Theatre. Adventure Trails was located beside the Murrissipi River near the Gum Tree Gully Theatre. Finally, Kenny Karts was located inside a building alongside the Murrissipi River. It was closed in late 2002 just before Nickelodeon Central opened. Dreamcopter
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3192-563: The height of their helicopter through a joystick. Kennyland opened in 2000 and closed early in 2002 for the construction of Nickelodeon Central. The only ride still operating at the park was Dreamcopter which was known as Blues Skidoo up until its removal in 2011. The meet and greet area was also used for the Kenny & Friends Party in the Park Show . Kids' Carnival was a temporary themed children's area which briefly existed in 2002. Three of
3268-596: The helicopter running out of fuel. Dreamworld has not offered helicopter flights since the accident. In late 2010, Dreamworld announced that they would begin celebrating their 30th birthday by holding the Summer Funomenon over the summer school holidays. The IMAX Theatre was renovated to become the Dreamworld Cinema . A roof was constructed over Main Street between the entrances for Ocean Parade and Nickelodeon Central. The Marketplace in Main Street
3344-532: The land previously occupied by Country Fair. On 8 March 2019, Dreamworld announced that it would be retiring the Wipeout, and the space would be converted into a shaded seating area. Gum Tree Gully was located in a portion of Rivertown where Wiggles World is currently located. The Gum Tree Gully Theatre housed musicals such as Outback Celebration and the Koala Country Jamboree. The area
3420-532: The largest children's area in an Australian theme park. In 2008, SpongeBob FlyPants (now Gingy's Glider) opened to expand Nickelodeon Central's offerings. On 27 April 2010, the Dora the Explorer Seaplanes closed for maintenance and has not operated since. The ride was removed in late 2010 from its position in the park in addition to it being removed from the attraction listing and park map. Towards
3496-470: The middle of 2011, elements of Nickelodeon theming started to be removed leading to speculation that the contract with the television network was being terminated. By the start of the winter holidays on 25 June 2011, all of the rides were renamed to a generic interim kids theme: Kid's World . In October 2011, the former Nick Pics building and the Remota Boats area were demolished with work beginning on
3572-619: The new Ocean Parade themed area. In 1995 Tiger Island opened with the Riverwalk Restaurant (now known as the Billabong BBQ and Buffet) opened. In 1997, Dreamworld opened a slow boat ride named Creature Cruise which they manufactured themselves in Village Oval. Creature Cruise was operation for only a short time. The park also opened the world's tallest and fastest roller coaster Tower of Terror opened. One year later
3648-614: The park would re-open as normal the next day. On 28 April 2014, the Reef Diver closed and was subsequently removed. On 20 September, it was replaced by Tail Spin, a Gerstlauer Sky Fly. In early 2015, Dreamworld teased that two new big attractions would be coming to the park in 2015. Throughout the early months of the year, rumours circulated as to the reopening of the Eureka Mountain Mine Ride, however these did not eventuate. Zombie Evilution once again reopened as
3724-634: The park's third mascot. In 1984 the park began seven-day trading after two years of only being open Thursday through to Tuesday. In 1986, a new themed area called Gold Rush Country opened featuring Eureka Mountain Mine Ride and Thunder River Rapids Ride . Gold Rush Country was themed around the Australian gold rushes . The same year, Dreamworld opened the Music Bowl (later became Dreamworld Studios ). In 1987, Koala Country opened and in 1989
3800-503: The rails which guided the rafts, and the following raft, carrying four adults and two children, collided with it. Four of the passengers in the second raft were caught in machinery and killed. The deceased were two women, aged 32 and 42, and two men, aged 35 and 38. Once the raft conveyor had been shut down by park staff, a 10-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl, who were on the second raft, were able to climb out of it and onto platforms nearby. They did not sustain injuries. The report of
3876-557: The remains of the Motorsports Experience. Stage replaced the concert in 2004. In 2004, Hi-5 Live! at Dreamworld was opened, getting Hi-5 Holiday video and DVD and wait until closed. Dreamworld (Australia) Dreamworld is a theme park and zoo situated on the Gold Coast in Queensland . It is Australia's biggest theme park with over 40 rides and attractions. Attractions ranges from thrill rides such as The Claw and Serpent Slayer to family and kids attractions such as
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#17327981167283952-473: The return of Big Brother as well as the addition of the Big Red Boat Ride to Wiggles World. AVPX closed on 31 March 2013. It was replaced with Zombie Evilution on 13 September 2013. Zombie Evilution originally ran as a temporary scare maze until 14 October. On 18 October, the attraction reopened as a laser skirmish attraction with the same theme and backstory. On 8 November 2013, the park
4028-552: The rides in Nickelodeon Central were renamed to a generic kids theme: Kid's World . On 17 September 2011, Dreamworld opened BuzzSaw – a Maurer Söhne SkyLoop roller coaster . The opening of the ride was timed with the renaming of Gold Rush Country to the Town of Gold Rush. On 10 November 2011, Dreamworld announced a three-stage plan to incorporate DreamWorks Animation films and characters into its theme park at
4104-445: The track's layout. The coaster features 1,200 m (3,937 ft) of track, a top speed of 105 km/h (65 mph), maximum height of 38 m (124 ft), and four inversions . In addition, the last row of each train would feature backwards-facing spinning cars. The park also confirmed that ABC Kids World would receive a multi-million dollar revamp, with confirmation of a new ride to come and further details to be announced at
4180-399: Was Dreamworld's water park until it closed in April 2006. It opened in 1983 with a large pool, a children's pool and 3 water slides . The Aqualoop Flume was a body slide which featured several helices before a splashdown in the main pool. Krakatoa's Revenge was the second slide to launch directly off the mountain. This tube slide was terrain based and weaved its way down the mountain before
4256-476: Was a temporary live show held in the Dreamworld Studios amphitheatre for the 2009–2010 summer school holidays. The show was run from 26 December 2009 to 22 January 2010. The thirty minute performance was shown 3 times a day and included a variety of music, dancing and stunts in a game show -like format. The following are temporary holiday attractions that operated at Dreamworld and were developed by Lynton V. Harris of Sudden Impact Entertainment . Blue Lagoon
4332-535: Was a themed area located where Ocean Parade now stands. Country Fair opened one year after Dreamworld in 1982. It originally featured very few rides but more were added in 1983. In 1993, when the Wipeout opened, the northern end of Country Fair was converted into Ocean Parade. By 2002 the remaining rides in Country Fair were renamed and rethemed to fit the Ocean Parade theme. Ocean Parade currently covers all of
4408-428: Was a themed land at the Dreamworld theme park on the Gold Coast , Queensland , Australia. It contained attractions themed to DreamWorks Animation films. The land was formerly themed to Nickelodeon properties. The area which DreamWorks Experience occupied was originally known as Village Green when it opened in 1983. In 1998, the area was renamed to Village Oval . In 1999, the northern end of Village Oval
4484-596: Was also upgraded. Also a new tiger cub named Pi (pronounced pie) was born. In 2011, two separate incidents were reported of handlers at Dreamworld's Tiger Island attraction being bitten by a nine-year-old Bengal Tiger and requiring hospitalisation. The park's life sciences manager said that both incidents would be investigated, and the park reviewed its animal handling procedures. On 16 February 2011, Ardent Leisure announced plans to have an Easter promotion where lions would be on temporary exhibition from National Zoo & Aquarium who are renovating their facilities; this
4560-596: Was also used for the Kids' Carnival, a temporary children's area during the construction of Nickelodeon Central in 2002. In 2003 and 2004 the theatre was used for the Lara Croft Tomb Raider – Enter the Tomb temporary scare attraction. Gum Tree Gully was converted into Wiggles World which opened in 2005. The Big Red Car Ride operated inside the building where the theatre once was from 2005 to 2020. Kennyland
4636-601: Was born. On 12 October, The Cyclone was closed for refurbishment as part of the Motorsport Precinct, labelled to open 26 December 2015. On 25 October, Dreamworld posted new information on its website regarding the Motorsport Precinct, noting that the Cyclone would be renamed "Hot Wheels SideWinder" after Dreamworld entered into a partnership with Hot Wheels. Dreamworld also revealed that the Precinct will feature
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#17327981167284712-562: Was charged under the Queensland Work Health and Safety Act 2011 with failing to comply with its health and safety duty, and exposing individuals to a risk of serious injury or death. The company pleaded guilty to the charges and was fined $ 3.6 million. On 7 February 2020, Dreamworld Management announced that the Rocky Hollow Log Ride had been retired from service after 38 years of operation. The following
4788-461: Was closed due to its planned replacement by WhiteWater World as a separate gated complex. On 24 June, the FlowRider opened in Ocean Parade. On 7 November, the Eureka Mountain Mine Ride closed and it remained standing until 2018 In 2007, two Sumatran Tiger cubs, Indah and Rahni, were born at Tiger Island. Later that year in September, Mick Doohan's Motocoaster opened after the relocation of
4864-472: Was closed for two days after while it was investigated by Queensland authorities. In October 2016, Kelly's Showdown and Jack's Watering Hole were permanently closed after most of the Gold Rush Country was blocked off to the public due to a fatal accident. In October 2016, a malfunction of the Thunder River Rapids Ride resulted in the deaths of four park patrons. Because of that tragedy, the ride
4940-430: Was constructed in the northern portion of the Village Oval and was themed after Dreamworld's main mascot Kenny Koala. Three rides and a meet and greet area were located undercover while a fourth ride was located outside. Wild Wheels was a track ride which featured a variety of different cars connected in one train. Riders would board one of several cars and would be taken twice around an oval shaped circuit which featured
5016-419: Was evacuated when a bushfire came within close proximity. Everyone in the park was evacuated within an hour. Dreamworld announced via Facebook that the park was not under any immediate threat and that back burning to protect it from any damage had started just outside the Big Brother complex. Later that day, Dreamworld again announced via Facebook that the blaze was under control thanks to firefighters and that
5092-419: Was injured. Just months after the closure of Wipeout , the park announced on 25 October 2019, that the Tower of Terror ll would cease operation on 3 November of the same year. The park cited "focusing our investment on the future and delivering new, world-class attractions for you to enjoy" as the reason for closing the attraction. The park confirmed that The Giant Drop will continue to operate as normal, with
5168-489: Was later revealed by Dreamworld to be " The Lair ". On 7 April 2011, Dreamworld announced that they would be adding a family thrill ride in June and a major thrill ride in September 2011. On 18 May 2011, the family thrill ride was officially announced to be a Zamperla Disk'O called Shockwave within Ocean Parade. The ride opened on 25 June 2011. By the start of the winter holidays on 25 June 2011, Dreamworld's contract with Nickelodeon had been terminated, thus all of
5244-427: Was permanently closed and demolished. Ardent Leisure was fined $ 3.6 million for its breaches of health and safety laws. In March 2019, Dreamworld announced that Wipeout , the park's oldest thrill ride, would be retired and dismantled, and will not re-open from its maintenance period. It was replaced with a shaded seating space for guests. At a shareholders conference on 23 August 2019, Ardent Leisure confirmed that
5320-478: Was put out by Dreamworld: "In order to continue Dreamworld's journey as Australia's biggest and best theme park, the Dreamworld team has made the decision to retire the Rocky Hollow Log Ride, which opened 38 years ago on 15 December 1981. Dreamworld guests should be assured that this decision to not reopen the ride following its recent scheduled maintenance has been made to allow us to continue developing new experiences for guests while taking proactive steps to deliver
5396-412: Was redesigned to become Kennyland . In early 2002, Kennyland was removed and most of Village Oval was fenced off. Some of the children's rides were moved to Rivertown to allow for the construction of Nickelodeon Central . During that year the leftover rides were rethemed and relocated to their current positions as part of Nickelodeon Central . Nickelodeon Central opened on 26 December 2002 as
5472-586: Was relocated and later rethemed to Blues Skidoo in Nickelodeon Central. Koala Country was Dreamworld's original animal area. It began simply showcasing koalas but quickly grew to feature several Australian animals including kangaroos and crocodiles . Dreamworld invested millions of dollars in the redevelopment of Koala Country into the Australian Wildlife Experience . Nickelodeon Central replaced Village Oval and Kennyland in 2002. In 2011, Dreamworld's contract with Nickelodeon
5548-417: Was replaced by Kenny and Belinda's Dreamland in 2023. Village Oval was a collection of rides which are all now a part of Kid's World . The area was originally named Village Green when it opened in 1983. The name was changed to Village Oval in 1998. When the Tower of Terror opened in 1997, its entrance was originally located in Village Oval. In early 2002, during the construction of Nickelodeon Central,
5624-471: Was set on a pirate ship which sat at the centre of a rectangular circus tent. The pirate ship concealed the poles to support the roof. The audience were seating in one of three grandstands which surrounded the pirate ship. The show featured stunts, lighting and pyrotechnics. It was located on the former location of the Thunderbolt roller coaster with an entrance beside the Vortex (now AVPX ). MTV Plugs Into Dreamworld (sometimes shortened to MTV Plugs In )
5700-453: Was terminated resulting in the area's retheme to Kid's World . "Kid's World" was a temporary replacement of Nickelodeon Central when the contract with Nickelodeon expired, the area was replaced by DreamWorks Experience in 2012. This area consisted of all of the same rides, with different names, and little-to-no theming. DreamWorks Experience was an area themed to DreamWorks Animation franchises. It replaced Kid's World in 2012. This area
5776-661: Was the DreamWorks Holiday Shrektacular Show which featured 8 DreamWorks Animation characters live on stage. The second phase will include the retheming of Dreamworld's kids area, Kid's World, into a 8,400-square-metre (90,000 sq ft) DreamWorks Experience precinct. This phase is set to open in Easter 2012. The final phase will be the development of an eating and meet-and-greet area called Kung Fu garden. The three phases are expected to cost $ 10 million to complete. In late 2011, construction of
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