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Situated 25 minutes south of Perth, as at 2025, "Adventure World" represents the only hybrid water themed park in Western Australia. Launched in 1982 with the slogan "We built it for you to have the adventures of a lifetime in a single day", the operation was created on an old limestone quarry and it required some 380,000 tonnes of sand to shape it into the landscape that it is today.

For the money you shell out, you get the opportunity to get amongst water-based activities that include "The Lagoon", formerly called "The Ole Swimming Hole", which, when completed, was the largest swimming pool in the southern hemisphere, "Bumper Boats", now called "Buccaneer Battles" and "Skull Rock". In 2013 the world class "Abyss" roller coaster was added to the park. The mega waterslide "Kraken" arrived in 2015 and the "Goliath" pendulum ride was added in 2017.

Set on 54 hectares (112 acres) in the Piccadilly Valley, arguably the prettiest region of the Adelaide Hills in South Australia, Woodhouse offers patrons a taste of history, adventure and the old-school camping experience. It provides for stays of a single day through to an entire week.

Culturally, Woodhouse was looked after by the Kaurna and Peramangk people, who were the traditional custodians of this corridor of land for millennia. This centre is the meeting place for a number of waterways which made an attractive settlement for the colonial settlers.

For handing over your hard earned, you get to see the history on the property, which comes in the form of the Old Woodhouse manor, a heritage listed two-storey mansion that has been the home for a number of distinguished South Australian families and is now a museum. In its time, the property has been utilized as both a sheep farm and an apple orchard. Included in the price is the adventure, which is provided by way of tunnels, mazes, obstacle courses, tandem tube slides, disc golf and hiking trails among other attractions. The park is also a popular venue for corporate events and team bonding/building exercises.

Aussie World is the only theme park on Queensland's Sunshine Coast, and it is conveniently situated a short drive from both Brisbane and Queensland's Gold Coast.

Opening in November 1989, the park has been the winner of numerous business awards and is regarded by the Sunshine Coast Council as one of the area's most important tourist attractions. There are big bangs for your bucks here as the park boasts more than thirty rides including the "SX360", Australia's tallest and fastest 360 degree pendulum ride, the flat ride known as the "Wasp" and the "Redback", one of the park's scariest rides with enough spins, turns and twists to put a smile on Spiderman's face. Not enough for you? Then check out the "Mayhem Maze", the "Dodge 'Em" cars, the giant slide and, if you have a desire to get wet, take "The Plunge" or get soaked on the "Leak-n-Logs".

Sadly, the iconic "Ettamogah Pub", made famous by cartoonist Ken Maynard is no more. Due to a dispute over intellectual property rights, it was converted in 2017 into a new eating establishment that is now, simply, called "The Pub at Aussie World".

Though the markets are massive and have their own theme, they are not strictly a theme park in the same way that the others mentioned here are. That said, the markets provide entertainment for (up to) 40,000 visitors every weekend and are seen as Tasmania's most visited tourist attraction. Built in 1972 and owned by the Hobart City Council, it plays host to in excess of one million tourists every year.

There are plenty of places to spend your money here as the markets feature over 350 vending stalls, dispersed among Georgian limestone warehouses that play host to a range of galleries, cafes and boutiques. Among the local produce that can be purchased here, you will also find a selection of beautiful Tasmanian timber products, glassware, jewelry, craft, art and ceramic works, leather goods, wines, spirits and make sure you sample their handcrafted cheeses.

Performers and musicians add to the lively atmosphere, and it is not just the local culture that is on show here. Performers such as Arauco Libre, who had been perennial visitors to the markets for 27 years and have brought a cosmopolitan air to fair providing folk and traditional dance from areas such as Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina and Ecuador.

As the name implies, the reserve is a wildlife park. Created by world renowned crocodile biologist Professor Grahame Webb, it plays host to thousands of crocodiles, from tiny little hatchlings all the way through to some enormous (monster) reptiles. Spend some cash and take a boat cruise to see crocodiles jump out of the water or spend some time feeding them.

However, if these are too snappy for your tastes you can always check out an array of other beasts at the compound. Among these there are lions, meerkats, spider monkeys, marmosets and cassowaries.

"Rainbow's End" is, comfortably, New Zealand's largest theme park. In 2025 it had over 300 employees on its payroll and it is the proud owner of numerous tourism awards. One of the special attractions is the "Kidz Kingdom" which has been specifically created for children eight years old and under.

The park opened in 1982 and sits on a site that spans 9.3 hectares (23 acres). The lease on the site was renewed in 2010, however, this was not a rubber stamp job between the owners and the Manukau City Council. After long period of negotiation a 24 year extension was agreed to on the proviso that the park reduced its size by 0.4 of a hectare (1 acre) and commits to spending $3 million each year on new rides and upgrades.

Your money will be well spent here as park currently boasts, among other attractions, the "Stratosfear", claimed to be the scariest ride in the park and was one of only four in the world at the time it was installed. Several rollercoasters, a "Log Flume" water slide, an 18 storey drop ride called the "Fear Fall", bumper cars and go karts also grace the field.

Need a break from the kids... spend a few dollars and take them down to Canberra's "Funland". Why? Because "Funland" is, essentially, a giant children's playground... and it's all indoors, which makes it perfect for that rainy day. There are walls to scale, huge winding slides, construction zones where the children can let their imaginations run wild and there's also a dedicated role playing area.

If the adults are feeling left out, there are a number of eating areas, serving coffee and a range of health-conscious foods. All of the eating areas have viewing zones so that parents can keep an eye on the children at all times.

Situated in Prospect, a suburb of Greater Western Sydney, the park bears the full name of "Raging Waters Sydney" (the latter being left out as it gave away the answer) and was, formerly, known as "Wet 'n' Wild Sydney".

Originally opening in 2013 and operated by Village Roadshow Theme Parks it was, after Las Vegas and the Gold Coast (Australia), the third edition of the "Wet 'n' Wild" franchise to be created. Set on 25 hectares (62 acres), the water park was designed to be one of the top ten of its kind in the world.

Don't be shy spending your money here. To make itself one of the world's premier water parks, they have installed two wave pools, two lazy rivers, an "AquaPlay" area for children and a host of ground level attractions such as the "Boomerango" (water slide), dueling "Master Blasters", raft rides, aqua-loops and inline tube slides, among other attractions.

The park was renamed when it was acquired by Parques Reunidos in 2018.

People have been paying their money to walk through the iconic giant mouth entrance of Melbourne's "Luna Park" since it opened opened in 1912. Set in the suburb of St. Kilda, it has been operating (almost) continuously ever since. It closed during World War I, though the "Scenic Railway" (a rollercoaster) continued to operate and the grounds were regularly used for patriotic fund raising events. It reopened in 1923 after an extensive overhaul.

The park was an immediate success drawing huge crowds from day one. So, what did they get for their money... apart from the "Scenic Railway" the park, back then, boasted a "Penny Arcade", an attraction known as "River Caves of the World", the "Giggle Palace", a "While-U-Wait" photo booth and the "American Bowl Slide". While the complex has continuously evolved with the addition of new attractions to replace outdated ones one of the cleverest moves by the trustees has been to preserve the more iconic structures. These include the "Mr. Moon" (the giant mouth) entrance and its flanking towers, the "Scenic Railway", which now boasts that it's the world's oldest continuously operating roller coaster (both of these were built in 1912), and the carousel, which was constructed in 1913. In addition, the "Ghost Train" and the "Dodge 'Ems", both erected in 1934, are still there.

(Footnote) St. Kilda was recorded against the name to distinguish from other "Luna Parks" in Australia.

If you make your way to Queensland's Gold Coast and spend some cash to get into "Dreamworld", you are paying up to get into Australia's biggest theme park. The entertainment complex boasts over forty rides and attractions, including "The Giant Drop" which, when it was constructed, was the world's tallest and fastest drop tower. You will also find here the "Gold Coaster", Queensland's oldest operating steel rollercoaster and the "Steel Taipan" that brags that it is a "triple launch high thrills coaster".

The park was the dream (hence the title) of John Longhurst who purchased 85 hectares (210 acres) of land on the Gold Coast to facilitate this idea. He then employed designers who'd worked on both Disneyland and Disney World to set the scheme in motion. To ensure that the park catered for all ages, incorporated into the initial design were an IMAX theatre, a zoo and several themed "lands" that are constantly evolving. It also provides a weekly night market with food trucks and live music.