List of former Dreamworld attractions

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Possibly the original Dreamworld logo with a generic log ride hut, paddle steamer, single loop coaster, main entrance building, wooden style coaster and train pictured. Some of the attractions depicted in this logo never existed at the park. Dreamworld Original Logo.jpg
Possibly the original Dreamworld logo with a generic log ride hut, paddle steamer, single loop coaster, main entrance building, wooden style coaster and train pictured. Some of the attractions depicted in this logo never existed at the park.

The following is a list of attractions that previously existed at the Dreamworld amusement park on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

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Roller coasters and other attractions

ABC Kids World

Corroboree

Nickelodeon Central, Kid's World, DreamWorks Experience and Kenny and Belinda's Dreamland

Avalanche (when it was Angry Beavers Spooty Spin) Angry Beavers Spooty Spin.jpg
Avalanche (when it was Angry Beavers Spooty Spin)

Gold Rush Country

The final drop on the Log Ride. Rocky Hollow Log Ride at Dreamworld.jpg
The final drop on the Log Ride.

Main Street

Ocean Parade

FlowRider FlowRider at Dreamworld.jpg
FlowRider

Village Oval

Dreamworld was once the home to the Australian Big Brother. Dreamworld Home of Big Brother.jpg
Dreamworld was once the home to the Australian Big Brother.

Dreamworld Studios

Temporary attractions

Moscow Circus

From 26 December 1998 to 24 January 1999 Dreamworld played host to Michael Edgley's all new Moscow Circus. The circus show was shown four times a day and was located off Village Oval in a back-of-house area. A cast of 16 circus performers included clowns, jugglers, trapeze artists, high-wire artists and motorcyclists. [46]

Xtremeworld

Since the 1990s, Dreamworld has held Xtremeworld three times. Xtremeworld is a collection of stunts performed on skateboards, roller blades, BMX bikes and motocross. The first event was held inside the Thunderbolt roller coaster footprint with the queue and access within the former Go Kart station. The second event was held between the track of the Tower of Terror and the Dreamworld Railway. Both of these events were held outdoors several times throughout a day and featured a half pipe and a couple of motocross jumps. The third event was held inside a circus tent off Village Oval in a back-of-house area. It was held between 26 December 2005 and late January 2006 and combined many elements in a normal circus show with the stunts featured in previous Xtremeworlds. [47]

Pirates of the Pacific

Pirates of the Pacific was a one-off circus style show themed to Pirates. It was held from 26 December 2007 through to late January 2008. The 30-minute show was set on a pirate ship which sat at the centre of a rectangular circus tent. The pirate ship concealed the poles to support the roof. The audience were seating in one of three grandstands which surrounded the pirate ship. The show featured stunts, lighting and pyrotechnics. It was located on the former location of the Thunderbolt roller coaster with an entrance beside the Vortex (now AVPX). [48]

MTV Plugs Into Dreamworld

MTV Plugs Into Dreamworld (sometimes shortened to MTV Plugs In) was a temporary live show held in the Dreamworld Studios amphitheatre for the 2009–2010 summer school holidays. The show was run from 26 December 2009 to 22 January 2010. The thirty minute performance was shown 3 times a day and included a variety of music, dancing and stunts in a game show-like format. [49] [50]

Scare attractions

The following are temporary holiday attractions that operated at Dreamworld and were developed by Lynton V. Harris of Sudden Impact Entertainment.

Themed areas

Looking up at Blue Lagoon's mountain which was the launch area for the three slides. Blue Lagoon at Dreamworld.jpg
Looking up at Blue Lagoon's mountain which was the launch area for the three slides.
The Toboggan at Blue Lagoon. Blue Lagoon Toboggan at Dreamworld.jpg
The Toboggan at Blue Lagoon.

Blue Lagoon

Blue Lagoon was Dreamworld's water park until it closed in April 2006. It opened in 1983 with a large pool, a children's pool and 3 water slides. The Aqualoop Flume was a body slide which featured several helices before a splashdown in the main pool. [56] Krakatoa's Revenge was the second slide to launch directly off the mountain. This tube slide was terrain based and weaved its way down the mountain before a splashdown in the main pool. [57] The third slide was the Toboggan. It was launched from a separate tower attached to the mountain. Riders would sit on a hard plastic toboggan and would plunge down a steep drop and stop in a specially designed pool. [58] Blue Lagoon's closure was just months before WhiteWater World opened as a separate ticketed complex adjacent to Dreamworld. The area has since been used for various temporary scare attractions in addition to The Dream Room function centre.

Country Fair

Country Fair was a themed area located where Ocean Parade now stands. Country Fair opened one year after Dreamworld in 1982. It originally featured very few rides but more were added in 1983. In 1993, when the Wipeout opened, the northern end of Country Fair was converted into Ocean Parade. By 2002 the remaining rides in Country Fair were renamed and rethemed to fit the Ocean Parade theme. Ocean Parade currently covers all of the land previously occupied by Country Fair. On 8 March 2019, Dreamworld announced that it would be retiring the Wipeout, and the space would be converted into a shaded seating area.

Gum Tree Gully

Gum Tree Gully was located in a portion of Rivertown where Wiggles World is currently located. The Gum Tree Gully Theatre housed musicals such as Outback Celebration and the Koala Country Jamboree. The area was also used for the Kids' Carnival, a temporary children's area during the construction of Nickelodeon Central in 2002. In 2003 and 2004 the theatre was used for the Lara Croft Tomb Raider – Enter the Tomb temporary scare attraction. Gum Tree Gully was converted into Wiggles World which opened in 2005. The Big Red Car Ride operated inside the building where the theatre once was from 2005 to 2020.

Kennyland

Kennyland was constructed in the northern portion of the Village Oval and was themed after Dreamworld's main mascot Kenny Koala. Three rides and a meet and greet area were located undercover while a fourth ride was located outside. Wild Wheels was a track ride which featured a variety of different cars connected in one train. Riders would board one of several cars and would be taken twice around an oval shaped circuit which featured a hill and several s-bends. Kenny Karts was a series of children sized electric bumper cars located in a small oval shaped roadway. Adventure Trails was a jumping castle which was split into two distinct sections each themed after Kenny and Belinda respectively. Dreamcopter was the only outdoor ride of the section and featured small helicopters mounted to a central rotating pole. Riders were able to control the height of their helicopter through a joystick. Kennyland opened in 2000 and closed early in 2002 for the construction of Nickelodeon Central. The only ride still operating at the park was Dreamcopter which was known as Blues Skidoo up until its removal in 2011. The meet and greet area was also used for the Kenny & Friends Party in the Park Show.

Kids' Carnival

Kids' Carnival was a temporary themed children's area which briefly existed in 2002. Three of the four rides of Kennyland were moved to Gum Tree Gully in early 2002 to aid in the construction of Nickelodeon Central. The Dreamcopter was located to outside the Gum Tree Gully Theatre. Adventure Trails was located beside the Murrissipi River near the Gum Tree Gully Theatre. Finally, Kenny Karts was located inside a building alongside the Murrissipi River. It was closed in late 2002 just before Nickelodeon Central opened. Dreamcopter was relocated and later rethemed to Blues Skidoo in Nickelodeon Central.

Koala Country

Koala Country was Dreamworld's original animal area. It began simply showcasing koalas but quickly grew to feature several Australian animals including kangaroos and crocodiles. Dreamworld invested millions of dollars in the redevelopment of Koala Country into the Australian Wildlife Experience.

Nickelodeon Central

Nickelodeon Central replaced Village Oval and Kennyland in 2002. In 2011, Dreamworld's contract with Nickelodeon was terminated resulting in the area's retheme to Kid's World.

Kid's World

"Kid's World" was a temporary replacement of Nickelodeon Central when the contract with Nickelodeon expired, the area was replaced by DreamWorks Experience in 2012. This area consisted of all of the same rides, with different names, and little-to-no theming.

DreamWorks Experience

DreamWorks Experience was an area themed to DreamWorks Animation franchises. It replaced Kid's World in 2012. This area was replaced by Kenny and Belinda's Dreamland in 2023.

Village Oval

Village Oval was a collection of rides which are all now a part of Kid's World. The area was originally named Village Green when it opened in 1983. The name was changed to Village Oval in 1998. When the Tower of Terror opened in 1997, its entrance was originally located in Village Oval. In early 2002, during the construction of Nickelodeon Central, the entrance was moved to the other side of the ride near Tiger Island. Rides included Bumper Bowl (now Bumper Beach), Carousel (now Mighty-Go-Round), Red Baron (most recently Dora the Explorer Sea Planes before its removal) and Avalanche.

Motorsports Experience

Motorsports Experience was a Motorsport themed area that opened in 2015 and closed in 2020. The area is located between Ocean Parade and Whitewater World. It housed the Hot Wheels Sidewinder, Brocks Garage and the V8 Supercars RedLine along with Grid's Burger and Sports Bar and the Trackside retailer. In 2018, the Motorsports Experience area started slowly merging back to Ocean Parade with Brock’s Garage becoming the Dreamworld Exhibition Centre and V8 Supercars Redline being removed. Hot Wheels Sidewinder was refurbished and rethemed in 2020, abolishing the remains of the Motorsports Experience.

Stage

Stage replaced the concert in 2004. In 2004, Hi-5 Live! at Dreamworld was opened, getting Hi-5 Holiday video and DVD and wait until closed.

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