The Australian Outback Spectacular is a dinner and show attraction on the Gold Coast. Held instead a large building representing an outback shed, enjoy a three course Australian meal. To help you fit the part, everyone gets a hat to wear that you can keep as a souvenir. The show is themed in the Australian … Read more
Movie World is an amusement park on the Gold Coast in Queensland, themed around Warner Brothers movies with amusement rides, adventure activities, and shows. Movie World opened mid-1991 as Australia’s only film-themed park and the oldest of Warner Bros. parks across the world. It started as a joint venture with the part owners of Sea … Read more
Ripley’s Believe It Or Not has a long history, dealing with bizarre events and items that makes you wonder if some are real. Robert Ripley started with the concept over 100 years ago in 1919 as a cartoon feature in a newspaper. It is the television shows I remember first discovering Ripley’s Believe It Or … Read more
Wandering the streets of downtown Surfers Paradise, an unexpected big thing came into view. Ripley’s Believe It Or Not Odditorium has joined the list of Australia’s Big Things with The Big Octopus. The big octopus sits above the entry of Ripley’s, a 9-metre blue-ringed octopus with glowing rings. The tentacles have hold of a street … Read more
Game Over is an indoor go karting and entertainment complex at Helensvale on the Gold Coast. Go Karting Go Karting is the main activity with a range of options for 7 years and up, including junior karts, storm race karts, 3 speed super shifter karts, and duo 2-seater karts allowing children down to 4 years … Read more
Wet n’ Wild is a water theme park at Oxenford, Queensland, part of a group of theme parks on the Gold Coast. Wet’n’Wild is located with a group of amusement parks from Village Roadshow, including Movie World , Paradise Country, and the dinner show Outback Spectacular. Located separately on the coast is Sea World , … Read more
Sea World is a sea themed amusement park on the Gold Coast in Queensland, with amusement rides, adventure activities, sea life exhibits, and shows. Sea World was established in 1972, with the introduction of dolphins, marine displays, swimming pool, and a replica of the Endeavour ship. These were additions to the water ski shows when … Read more
The Dayboro Shed Antiques is like a museum where the whole collection is available for sale, with a variety of antiques and collectable items that is sure to capture the interest of just about anyone. This isn’t like some antique shops where the items for sale are just things from a house getting rid of … Read more
Ocean View Winery is a winery estate in the heights of the mountains north of Dayboro, first planted in 1998. The winery has four varieties grown. Viognier, Chardonnay, Shiraz, and Ruby Cabernet. Other varieties are sourced from the South Burnett region to accompany their varieties. If you want to try a bottle of Ocean View … Read more
