Dreamworld is home to the greatest number of traditional theme park rides on the Coast with all the roller coasters, water slides, bumper cars and gravity defying, stomach churning contraptions you could ever want. It's also host to the Big Brother house from the popular Australian TV series. If it's a quintessential theme park you're after then Dreamworld is it.

Contact Information
Phone: +61 7 5588 1111
Address: Dreamworld Parkway
Coomera Queensland 4209
Website: www.dreamworld.com.au

Crocodiles, wallabies, kangaroos, koalas and almost all of the other famous Australian native animals have representatives living in the Sanctuary. You can look at them, feed and pat some of them or just experience the fantastic 27 hectare bushland setting - an oasis of wildlife amidst the Gold Coast bustle.

Contact Information
Phone:(07) 5534 1266
Address: Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary
28 Tomewin Street Currumbin
Queensland 4223 
Website: www.currumbin-sanctuary.org.au

Part theme park, part movie studio, Movie World is the only movie-related theme park in Australia. With one of the best roller coasters on the coast and a good handful of movie related rides (think Bugs Bunny, Scooby Doo, Harry Potter, Batman and more), you'll experience a fun-filled adventure with the glitz and glamour of Hollywood. Get 'behind the scenes' movie info and stunt shows to keep the whole family entertained for the best part of a day.

Contact Information
Phone: 07 5573 8485
Address: Pacific Motorway, Oxenford
Queensland 4210
Website: www.movieworld.com.au

With an obvious emphasis on things that live in the water, Sea World has a fantastic range of fish, sharks, dolphins, seals, Polar Bears and other assorted animals on display in realistically natural environments. Throw in a bunch of great rides, water slides, roller coasters and stunt shows, and Sea World emerges as perhaps the best all-round theme park on the coast.

Contact Information
Phone:  07 5588 2222
Address: Sea World Drive
Main Beach, Gold Coast
Queensland 4217
Website: www.seaworld.com.au

Home to the world's largest variety of tropical fruit, it's free to get in and shop for gourmet varieties of bizarre, and wonderful fruits, or you can pay to check out the plantation safaris, mini train rides, jungle cruises and fruit tasting shows. Admission is about $32 for adults and $15 for kids. They're located about 10 minutes south of the border in NSW, you'll see the turn-off on the Pacific Highway.

Contact Information
Phone:  02 6677 7222
Address:  Duranbah Road
Duranbah, NSW, 2487
Website: www.tropicalfruitworld.com.au

With nothing but amazing water slides, swimming pools and 'dive in movies', Wet 'n' Wild is probably the greatest water park in Australia, if not the world. In winter everything is heated so you won't get cold, and on a hot Gold Coast summer day, you'll have a hard time finding a better place to be.

Contact Information
Phone: 07 5556 1660
Address: Pacific Motorway, Oxenford
Gold Coast, Queensland 4210
Website: wetnwild.myfun.com.au

Part of the Dreamworld theme park, WhiteWater World is the newest theme park in Australia, and one of the biggest water parks in the country. Rides include the eight-lane 'BRO' waterslide, 20m high 'Green room', 'The Rip', surfable wave pool and a special 'Wiggle World' section for kids. If you want to visit both Dreamworld and WhiteWater World you can buy a special 'World Pass' which gives you discounted entry into both.

Contact Information
Phone:  07 5588 1111
Address: Dreamworld Parkway
Coomera Queensland 4209
Website: www.whitewaterworld.com.au