Parkz News

Aussie World, April 2015 We head north to the Sunshine Coast to check out the newly opened Professor Bogglesworth's Illusionarium and Bug Run children's coaster at Aussie World. Click here to continue reading

Dreamworld & WhiteWater World, March 2015 The latest Parkz Update takes a look around Dreamworld and WhiteWater World, with a glimpse at the faint signs of life at Eureka Mountain. Click here to continue reading

Wild World at Dreamworld this Easter school holiday These holidays, Dreamworld will transform into “Wild World” with live shows and interactive animal experiences to delight guests from the 3rd to the 17th April. Click here to continue reading

Green Lantern incident - the facts so far Yesterday afternoon the Green Lantern coaster at Warner Bros. Movie World suffered an incident that saw several riders stranded on the coaster while rescue crews worked to safely release them. As online speculation continues, we sum up a few of the observation and known facts. Click here to continue reading

Ardent Leisure appoints new CEO Ardent Leisure, owners of Dreamworld and WhiteWater World, have appointed former editor of Cleo and The Australian Woman's Weekly Deborah Thomas to the position of chief executive officer. Click here to continue reading

Carnivale returns to Movie World this April The ultimate street party is returning to Warner Bros. Movie World with the park’s newest after-dark event Carnivale set to be an even bigger and better family extravaganza than last year. Click here to continue reading

Dreamworld's Eureka Mountain set for potential comeback After more than eight years sitting dormant, the Eureka Mountain Mine Ride roller coaster at Dreamworld is in the early stages of an unexpected return. In 2014 we saw the Ocean Parade section of the park and its flagship attraction Wipeout returned to their former glory. In 2015 the park rejuvenation looks to be continuing with the first signs of work on Eureka Mountain spotted in recent weeks. Click here to continue reading

Sea World, February 2015 The latest Parkz update takes in the newly retooled dolphin show, Affinity, plus takes a look at some of the other happenings at Sea World after their so-called 'biggest summer ever'. Click here to continue reading

Sea World Announces Biggest Summer Ever Sea World has announced its biggest ever December with the launch of two new attractions including an amazing dolphin show and the arrival of Nickelodeon's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in an Australian first. Click here to continue reading

Movie World Fright Nights preview, September 2014 Ahead of the start of Fright Nights 2014 next week, Parkz takes a small sneak peak at some of the event's offerings. Click here to continue reading

First look at Dreamworld's Tail Spin Tail Spin, Dreamworld's latest thrill ride will open to the public this weekend at Dreamworld. Ahead of its debut, Parkz offers a sneak peak video of Dreamworld's Big 9 Thrill Ride. Click here to continue reading

Dreamworld, August 13 2014 Tail Spin goes vertical and The Claw gets a much needed coat of paint in the latest Parkz Update from Dreamworld. Click here to continue reading

Sea World, August 2014 Sea World's Sea Viper has been almost completely demolished in under a week, changing the skyline of the park forever. In this Parkz Update we check in on the park for one final look at the iconic roller coaster. Click here to continue reading

Sunshine Park, $90 million water park planned for Sunshine Coast A Sunshine Coast based consultancy has lodged a proposal for Sunshine Park, a tourist resort that combines a water park, hotel and holiday village. Click here to continue reading

Tail Spin coming to Dreamworld Dreamworld have unveiled details of the new thrill ride for 2014. The Gerslauer Sky Fly will be named Tail Spin. Click here to continue reading

Warner Bros. Movie World celebrates 75 Years of Batman Warner Bros. Movie World, Hollywood on the Gold Coast, have joined the worldwide celebrations of the 75th Anniversary of Batman with a tribute befitting the world's most popular Super Hero. Click here to continue reading

Movie World Carnivale, July 2014 With the first incarnation of Warner Bros. Movie World's Carnivale behind us, we take a look back at the event. Click here to continue reading

Sea World's Sea Viper closes after 32 years The oldest roller coaster on the Gold Coast has today had its closure officially announced after an ongoing period of maintenance and inactivity. Opening in 1982 as Corkscrew, the coaster was one of a small handful of similar rides remaining in operation from steel roller coaster pioneer Arrow Dynamics. Click here to continue reading

Dreamworld & WhiteWater World, July 2014 Another month and another Parkz Update from Dreamworld and WhiteWater World. This time we check in on some great improvements around Dreamworld while also checking on progress of Wipeout as it prepares for reopening, and of course the ongoing new attraction construction at both parks. Click here to continue reading

Speculating on WhiteWater World's next slide The latest teasers from WhiteWater World feature a less-than-cryptic “triple the fun” message. With this clue we take a look at some of the latest and most interesting water slides out there that could be WhiteWater World’s September attraction. Click here to continue reading

Dreamworld & WhiteWater World, June 2014 Dreamworld is a hive of activity with new and upgraded attractions all around. Wipeout is receiving a major refurbishment, a new Big 9 Thrill Ride is due in August and WhiteWater World starts work on their next slide. Click here to continue reading

Five possible replacements for Dreamworld's Reef Diver With the closure of Reef Diver, Dreamworld are set to install a new flat ride in its place later this year. We share a few of the current trends in flat rides around the world for a few rides that could help turn the tired Ocean Parade at Dreamworld into a modern flat ride precinct. Click here to continue reading

Movie World, March 2014 In the March edition of the Parkz Update we head along to Warner Bros. Movie World to check out the new Hollywood Stunt Driver 2. Click here to continue reading

Wet'n'Wild Sydney Opening Soon Australian water park fans will get an early Christmas present, with the eagerly awaited Wet 'n' Wild Sydney due to open on December 12th. Parkz gives the uninitiated all they need to know about what's on offer at the park. Click here to continue reading

Dreamworld, October 2013 We check out what's coming, what's going, and what's just opened at Dreamworld in this edition of the Parkz Update. Click here to continue reading