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I agree with Alex Movie world is certainly a theme park, it’s theme is literally in its name Dreamworld, although not a cohesive theme throughout the entire park, is definitely still a theme park. There are themed areas to the park and a theme park doesn’t necessarily have to stick to one theme (but I’d say it would need to have some level of cohesion, which in some sections DW still does). A theme park doesn’t even have to have “lands” if there is still some sort of cohesive theme in parts of the park. Sea world is definitely both a marine park and a theme park themed to the ocean. WnW I’d say is just a water park. There is some theming but not enough to warrant it being a theme park IMO. There are of course water parks that are also theme parks, such as the Disney water parks or volcano bay. To me, amusement parks are your typical six flags or cedar fair parks where some rides may have a loose theme but nothing ties into anything else that much. Adventure world (although not having been there myself) appears to sit on the boundary between amusement and theme park. I’d say our parks are above average in terms of theming. Clearly not nearly as themed as Disney or some of the German theme parks, but there are parks out there that have far worse theming.

The off topic topic has again raised the great debate - what actually constitutes a theme park? Based on the above, I respectfully disagree with the assessment. Firstly, let's set the scene and a few ground rules - I'm sure we all agree Disneyland is undeniably a theme park. Uncle Walt practically wrote the book (of course, utilising ideas of others), and Disney Parks are usually well regarded as 'theme parks'... however, to set the bar at "disney level" or "$100Million per attraction" level is a bit unachievable for all but the big guys. Now - based on the definition above we take a few things - firstly - Disneyland isn't a park with a single unifying setting. It has different lands, but - each land DOES have a (for the most part) unifying setting. Movie World certainly has different areas or lands, and each has a unifying setting or idea (although those waters have been muddied in recent times). Dreamworld likewise had different areas or lands each with their own unifying setting or idea. Again, muddied waters more recently. So, in my opinion - an amusement park is a collection of attractions, where each attraction is essentially 'plonked' into a space that will fit, with no thought given to the surroundings. You can certainly "theme" each attraction and give it elaborate props and styling and signage, but if it doesn't relate to the things around it, it fails as a 'themed land or area'. This is where I tend to disagree with those Perth based fans of adventure world. Mostly, each attraction in it's own right is themed well to a cohesive theme, but those themes don't tend to interact well with the other things around it. Sea World, on the other hand, does well to keep it's theme. It's a marine park, yes - but see, that's the theme - the unifying setting or idea is that of water, ocean, marine life, the "Sea". It does make one scratch one's head when looking at previous attractions like the Dinosaurs, and of course, not everything Nickelodeon is 'sea' themed, but they've at least made the effort to have spongebob related attractions (at least 4 by my count) along with a Nick-theme applied to their other kiddie attractions. Wet N Wild (GC) is a hard one to answer, but it's usually easy to exclude them as "water park". Although they've tried to have unified settings for attractions in close proximity in the past (Extreme H2O zone, Calypso), lately its become a matter of 'plonking' wherever it fits. Are the GC parks "well themed" theme parks? Not when compared to Disney. Are they theme parks? in my opinion (and with the above caveats) - yes. So... over to you. What do you think makes a theme park?

They should put a flume ride in instead.

In Australia I'd argue that a theme park is any park where most of the rides aren't traveling models, and contains at least 1 non traveling model coaster with custom footers. I'm aware that doesn't speak to the difference between amusement and theme, but that's my definition and I stand by it.

Not the first time, probably not the last.

I'd get the outfit if i had the money. I'm a massive fan of movie, making movies, and more importantly, Scooby Doo.

And you can wash your clothes at the same time.

Ooooo well I’ve definitely got to get that boat ride. It will be like riding Vikings Revenge all over again

@themagician Why you would want to spend $11 000 on a Luna Ghost is beyond me. You can get a Chair O Plane for $8500 You can get a Flying Dragon for $14500 You can get a Water Boat Ride for $8000. Set one of these beauties up in your backyard and you will never have a need to go to a Theme Park again.

Even a broken clock is right twice a day. He's like the BoM, or Higgins Storm Chasing - people only talk about his predictions when he's right. They forget all the times he was wrong.

Wow, how awesome it would be to have a Luna Ghost, but my bank account definitely wouldn’t like it

I mean, i kind of did. (Also, the 2nd part of my comment would have implied i've seen the prices)