Adventure World (amusement park)

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Adventure World
Previously known as Adventureworld at Bibra Lakes
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Adventure World (amusement park)
Location Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Coordinates 32°05′44″S115°49′05″E / 32.095629°S 115.818099°E / -32.095629; 115.818099 (Adventure World) OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
StatusOperating
Opened30 November 1982;41 years ago (1982-11-30)
SloganHave an AWesome Day.
Operating seasonSeptember the 24th through to April the 25th
Attractions
Total36
Roller coasters2
Water rides16
Website adventureworld.net.au OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Information from Parkz Database. [1]
The Kahuna Falls water playground, which was the largest water playground in Australia at the time of launch 2011 Kahuna Falls at Adventure World.jpg
The Kahuna Falls water playground, which was the largest water playground in Australia at the time of launch

Adventure World is a theme park in Bibra Lake, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. The park opened on 11 November 1982 as "Adventureworld at Bibra Lakes", [3] and is open annually from spring through autumn, for seven months, undergoing a winter closure each year. Adventure World is just a 15-minute drive from Fremantle, and roughly 25 minutes from Perth city centre, located roughly 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the city’s main central business district. Being just 14.16 hectares (35 acres) in size, park management has enacted a self-imposed maximum capacity for daily visitors, varying slightly each season, though usually between 4,000 and 5,000 guests. When capacity is reached, the park’s gates will potentially close for safety and security reasons.

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Adventure World was built on an old limestone quarry at Bibra Lake. 380,000 tonnes (840 million pounds) of sand were used to reshape the land for the initial landscape of the park before it opened, in 1982. [3]

Adventure World has 25 different attractions, including Goliath (2017), the AU$12mil Gerstlauer Eurofighter-model roller coaster Abyss (2013), and the AU$7mil Kraken (the longest, tallest and steepest funnel waterslide of its kind), [4] among others. Dragon’s Kingdom is a children’s play area with attractions for younger ages. There is also a Hawaiian-themed water playground, Kahuna Falls.

Attractions

The Abyss roller coaster Abyss (Adventure World) 1.jpg
The Abyss roller coaster
The entrance to Dragon's Kingdom 2012 Dragon's Kingdom Gate.jpg
The entrance to Dragon's Kingdom
The Dragon Express roller coaster Dragon Express 1.jpg
The Dragon Express roller coaster

The following is a list of the rides and attractions at Adventure World. [1]

Current

Previous

Future of the park

Adventure World announces a new major attraction typically every two seasons, though this is not guaranteed nor a policy. [28] More recently, new attractions are codenamed "MI" (Major Impact) followed by a number (in sequential order). [38]

Food and beverage outlets

Adventure World has many food outlets. These are: [39]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Abyss (roller coaster)</span> Steel roller coaster in Adventure World

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