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New attraction planned for Wet'n'Wild Water World! (Press Release) Click here to continue reading...

WhiteWater World exceeds forecasts for first year in operation With results in following WhiteWater World's first complete financial year operating since opening in December of 2006, the park has exceeded initial estimates for attendance despite wet weather and strong competition. Click here to continue reading

Village Roadshow moves forward with Sunshine Coast water park plans Today Village Roadshow submitted a Development Application for a $70 million Wet'n'Wild Aussie World, following the earlier announcement of the conditional acquisition of the Sunshine Coast amusement park. Click here to continue reading

Steady growth at Dreamworld following Motocoaster Going on a year since the Gold Coast theme park launched Mick Doohan's Motocoaster, Dreamworld has reported relatively consistent attendance numbers. Click here to continue reading

Work underway on Sea World's latest Sea World has started construction on its latest roller coaster, reportedly due for completion in time for an upcoming school holiday period. Click here to continue reading

New slide for Wet'n'Wild? Wet'n'Wild Water World has recently received development approval for a ride described as 'Sidewinder' in the application. Click here to continue reading

Village Roadshow buys Aussie World In the latest in a string of acquisitions by the Melbourne-based entertainment company, Village Roadshow has announced its intentions to convert the Sunshine Coast theme park into a Wet'n'Wild style water park. Click here to continue reading

Village Roadshow goes to Africa The latest in a string of expansions of their theme park operations, Village Roadshow have unveiled their plans to convert a Victorian zoo into a full theme park along the lines of other hybrid zoo/theme parks such as Disney's Animal Kingdom and Busch Gardens Africa. Click here to continue reading

Curtain Call for Police Academy Making way for October 2008's Hollywood Stuntdriver stunt show, Warner Bros. Movie World farewells the Police Academy Stunt Show after almost 17 years. Click here to continue reading

Motocoaster comes in second last in worldwide coaster poll Dreamworld's Mick Doohan Motocoaster, the newest roller coaster in Australia has flopped according to Mitch Hawker's annual "Best Roller Coaster Poll", coming in as the 356th best roller coaster in the world — out of 357. Click here to continue reading