Theme parks in Feb

[Brookiie91]

My family and I are going to Queensland on mid Feb - but worried that rides and the theme parks won’t have the same shows etc on as it is off peak. 
 

Is this the case or not? 

[Brad2912]

Definitely the case, I mean there will still be shows, but it will be back to standard off peak timing so less shows, less often 

Some rides will also go down for maintenance as it’s off peak (check the website for  timings) 

[jjuttup]

9 minutes ago, Brad2912 said:

check the website for  timings

Don't take Movieworlds website as gospel at the moment either. Next years stuff hasn't been posted yet.

[Park Addict 93]

1 hour ago, Brookiie91 said:

My family and I are going to Queensland on mid Feb - but worried that rides and the theme parks won’t have the same shows etc on as it is off peak. 
 

Is this the case or not? 

Generally speaking shows are the same, except for special holiday events.

So for Movie World for example there are additional shows/changes for the Hooray for Hollywood Dec 27 - Jan 19.

As others have mentioned though outside of holiday periods is when work is undertaken on rides (however even during holiday periods you can have unscheduled closures)

[Brookiie91]

Will there still be the parade they usually have or not at all? 

We were originally going mid Jan, but the crowds I think will be too much for younger kids plus one of my sons has autism.

 

[Michelangelo]

25 minutes ago, Brookiie91 said:

Will there still be the parade they usually have or not at all? 

We were originally going mid Jan, but the crowds I think will be too much for younger kids plus one of my sons has autism.

 

MW’s parade will be on 3:30pm daily.

Feb is a wiser choice imo, although you do risk ride maintenance as mentioned above. As a local I try steer clear of parks in Jan especially in 2025 if both MW and DW have brand new rides open.

[Levi]

in terms of low crowds, June-August (excluding the school holidays) is the best time to visit. however, normally both Wild West and Dc Rivals are closed during this time. 

Feb still has some decent crowds but if you visit right as all states have gone back to school it will be really quiet but Superman, Flash and Batwing will most likely be closed.

[Brookiie91]

Ok thank you so much do they post ride maintenance on their site or somewhere ? And only the real big rides usually isn't it

[themagician]

10 minutes ago, Brookiie91 said:

do they post ride maintenance on their site

They do. It’s under the maintenance schedule page.

https://movieworld.com.au/park-info/maintenance-schedule

In February we usually see Superman Escape and the Batwing Spaceshot close.

[New display name]

Dreamworld starts reducing its weekdays opening hours, in February and if you want to cool off in summer, you can't if your planing to go to WWW on a weekday, yep WWW returns to weekend trading.

[Brookiie91]

Aww no really 😕 didnt know that unfortunately WWW 

[Brookiie91]

Do you know much about Sea world? Are they open in February? 

[jjuttup]

13 minutes ago, Brookiie91 said:

Do you know much about Sea world? Are they open in February? 

They're a zoo, so theres no reason for them to close. I believe their website hasnt switched over to the new layout, so i suggest crawling that site for the info you need there before it gets confusing/overloading.

[Brookiie91]

Thank you so much 😊

[New display name]

+  The Claw closes for good in Feb

+ Don't be surprised if any of, or all of, the new rides go down for maintenance in Feb or Mar.

[themagician]

46 minutes ago, New display name said:

The Claw closes for good in Feb

Late January*