Gold Coast theme parks

The Gold Coast theme parks is a term that refers to the five big amusement parks on Queensland's Gold Coast.

The five parks are all popular tourist attractions, attracting many visitors from all around the world each year. They are all among the most visited theme parks in Australia.

The parks have been compared to the Disney theme parks in the Northern Hemisphere (called Disneylands). There are currently no Disneylands in the Southern Hemisphere.

Theme parks

Name	Suburb	Type	Owner	Notes
Dreamworld	Coomera	Theme park, zoo	Dreamworld	Dreamworld is the largest theme park in Australia.
Sea World	Main Beach	Marine mammal park, oceanarium, theme park	Village Roadshow Theme Parks	Despite the name, the Sea World on the Gold Coast is not related to the American theme park chain known as SeaWorld, which operates four parks: three in the United States (in Orlando, San Antonio and San Diego) and one in the United Arab Emirates (in Abu Dhabi).
Warner Bros. Movie World	Oxenford	Theme park	Village Roadshow Theme Parks	Warner Bros. operates three theme parks around the world, with the Gold Coast park (Movie World) being the oldest. The other parks are Parque Warner in Madrid and Warner Bros. Movie World in Abu Dhabi.
Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast	Oxenford	Waterpark	Village Roadshow Theme Parks	The Wet'n'Wild brand is currently used by four waterparks worldwide (one each in Australia, Canada, China and the United States), with the one on the Gold Coast being the original one. The other parks are located in Haikou, Hawaii and Toronto. Four theme parks in the United States used to use the brand, but all of them have since been rebranded. Similarly, the Wet'n'Wild waterpark in Sydney, which opened in 2013, was rebranded to become Raging Waters Sydney in 2018.
WhiteWater World	Coomera	Waterpark	Dreamworld	WhiteWater World is owned by Dreamworld, but is a seperate park.

Proposed theme parks

Disneyland Gold Coast

In the 1990s, it was proposed that a Disneyland theme park would be opened on the Gold Coast, the first in the Southern Hemisphere. However, Disney eventually cancelled the plan decided to focus on building a Disneyland in Hong Kong instead. The Hong Kong Disneyland opened in 2005.

Gallery

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  Dreamworld
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  Movie World
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  Sea World
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  Wet'n'Wild
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  WhiteWater World