Theme Park Guide
Movie World
Distance and Journey time from Anchorage Waters;
By car 21.7 km, journey time 24 minutes.
By bus TX2 (walk to stop 200 meters), journey time 28 minutes.
Known as "Hollywood on the Gold Coast".
Become lost in a world of fantasy and fun, meet your favourite stars and super-heroes and experience the exhilaration of world-class adventure rides and movie attractions.
Movie world offers visitors the excitment of 7 different thrill rides, including the steepest drop in the Southern hemesphere. Experience speeds of 100kmph in 2 seconds flat. Get ready for the most thrilling battle of your life on Justice League 3D - The Ride, an epic 3D interactive ride experience like nothing you've ever seen before. Experience fun and thrills of a galactic proportion on the Green Lantern coaster as you take on the steepest drop in the world. This amazing new ride is truly in a league of its own! Plus, don't miss the high voltage thrill on 'Arkham Asylum', and there are more thills to come on the awesome Batwing Spaceshot and the adrenalin pumping Superman Escape.
Experience the live action, multi million stunt show Hollywood Stunt Driver, a world class stunt show.
The Kids will love the colourful Kids' WB! Fun Zone - a magical cartoon world filled with rides and all your favourite Looney Tunes characters. Youngsters will adore this kids zone, with 7 different rides, water play and themed charicters throughout the park. Don't miss the magical parade with all on your favourite characters on Movie World's famous Main Street. Enjoy a huge variety of live shows and character appearances.
For a full day of fun and excitment Movie World will not dissapoint. Experience Hollywood on the Gold Coast in true star style at Warner Bros. Movie World!
Sea World
Distance and Journey times from Anchorage Waters;
By Car 7.7 km, journey time 12 minutes.
By bus 750 (walk to stop 200 meters), journey time 16 minutes.
Get below the surface to discover a world of fun and adventure at Sea World! If you have always wanted to see a polar bear, king penguin, sea lion or dolphin then this is the place for you. With informative live shows, the various annimals get to show off their skills to you. Flip out with the dolphins; seal a new friendship with a kiss or dare to dive with the predators of the deep! Be enchanted by the dolphin show Imagine. Then enter the amazing frozen world of Penguin Encounter, home to the world's second largest penguin species, the King penguin. The clever and hilarious Sea Lions will have you in stitches in their Fish Detectives show.
Come and meet Australia's only baby Polar Bear 'Henry'. This gorgeous bundle of fluff has just come out to play at Polar Bear Shores 'Polar Pre-School' and he can't wait to meet you.
For an up close and personal experience - a specialist meet and greet can be arranged through guest services.
There is an underwater viewing aquarium giving you the chance to view numerous sharks, rays and other fish species. Come face to face with tropical marine life at the awesome Shark Bay.
On a hot day head straight to castaway bay. Scale new heights at the 2 large adventure playgrounds, soak your friends wth the water guns or head into the swimming pool to cool off.
Step back in time and discover the long lost world of dinosaurs with Dinosaur Island, a brand new interactive attraction.The dinasaur exhibition will engage the little kids.
Experience the world's first 'SpongeBob ParadePants' parade at Sea World, and enjoy the delightful live show, Dora's Best Friends Adventure. There are also rides in the park to amuse the toddlers.
Be sure not to miss the amazing new Storm Coaster launching this Summer.
Dads will love the extreme stunt show. So something for everyone.
Dreamworld
Distance and Journey times from Anchorage Waters;
By Car 27 km, journey time 27 minutes.
By bus TX2 (walk to stop 200 meters), journey time 40 minutes.
Australia's theme park, Dreamworld is the biggest in the nation with rides, attractions, shows and characters to thrill kids of all ages. Dreamworlds "Big 8 Thrill Rides" are some of the fastest, tallest rides in Australia. From "The Claw" spinning at 360' at 75kmph or the "Giant Drop" free falling for 120 meters (38 storeys, one of the world's highest). Hurtle backwards at 160kmph on the "Tower of Terror ll" one of the worlds fastest rides. The brand new Pandamonium, found in the new Kung Fu Panda: Land of Awesomeness, and many more.
Thrill seekers will find adrenalin in high supply.
Families will enjoy time with their little ones in Wiggles World and the DreamWorks Experience featuring Madagascar Madness, Shrek's Faire Faire Away and the brand new Kung Fu Panda: Land of Awesomeness. Filled to the brim with famous characters, adventure rides, live shows and entertaining attractions these lands are perfect for the whole family mixing thrill with fun. Plenty of action for the little kids too - they can wiggle at "Wiggle World" or take their pick of rides tailored to suit young adventurers.
Take a wild journey through Tiger Island, where magnificent tigers play with their human handlers just meters away from you, before entering the Australian Wildlife Experience, home to more than 500 native animals. Feed a akangaroo, cuddle a koala, whitness the snapping jaws of the crocodile.
Combine thrill with skill at V8 Supercars Redline and FlowRider before venturing onto one of the parks favourites, the River Rapids, Log Ride, Vintage Cars or Dreamworld Railway. There are days of fun to be enjoyed at Dreamworld.
Atached to dreamworld is "White Water World" Fun and games offering slides and rides so you can cool off. This safe environment is a great way for kids to learn how to play in the water. From the most extreme waterslides on the planet to family friendly attractions, WhiteWater World uses cutting edge technology to deliver thrills for all ages.
Wet and Wild
Distance and Journey times from Anchorage Waters;
By Car 20.8 km, journey time 23 minutes.
By bus TX2 (walk to stop 200 meters), journey time 23 minutes.
For splashtacular fun you can't go past Wet 'n' Wild Water World, Australia's biggest and best water theme park. Not one, not two, but four new full looping transparent slides are now open at Wet 'n' Wild. The 'AquaLoop' begins when the trap door is released and the rider plummets, accelerating into a massive vertical free fall drop and then up into a transparent looping slide! The slide is gut wrenching, heart-pounding and gravity-defying and takes riders to speeds of up to 60 kilometres per hour! Ride the endless waves on the awesome new FlowRider. Kamikaze is a wicked multi-million dollar ride 'on the edge' of innovation and design technology now open at Wet 'n' Wild Water World! Surfrider delivers the experience with major thrills as you plummet 30 metres through wild water sprays while spinning on a giant surfboard - insane! The awesome Tornado is an enormous thrill slide offering adrenaline addicts the ultimate extreme aquatic experience. If you're after a slower pace head to the River Rapids at White Water Mountain or drift round a tropical paradise at Calypso Beach.