Southern Queensland SUPERYACHT GUIDE

COOLANGATTA • THEME PARKS AND GOLF COURSES

Theme parks and golf courses

Wet’n’Wild * is Australia’s biggest water theme park combining fun-filled water slides with family leisure pools and shaded subtropical gardens, offering something for all ages. Warner Bros. Movie World is a theme park with a Hollywood focus bringing favourite movie characters to life with adventure rides such as Green Lantern Roller Coaster and Superman Escape. Kids’ zone includes cartoon characters. Paradise Country * takes visitors on a genuine Australian experience with native and farm animals through encounters, sheep shearing, stockman shows, farmyard nursery and more. wetnwild.com.au movieworld.com.au paradisecountry.com.au

Visitors can get behind the wheel themselves or take the ride with one of their onsite professional drivers. tinyurl.com/norwellmotorplex At Sea World * visitors can enjoy the Penguin Encounter, the Dolphin Aqua Adventure, the Shark Bay Glass Bottom Boat, Thunder Lake Stunt Show and many more encounters during their visit. Sea World also offers whale-watching tours. seaworld.com.au

Theme parks and entertainment attractions of all shapes and sizes are a huge drawcard for visitors to the Gold Coast, which is recognised as the theme park capital of Australia. Plan visits in advance to get the most from a day out. tinyurl.com/qld-gc-theme-parks Dreamworld is Australia’s biggest theme park with an assortment of over 40 rides and attractions from seeing native wild animals to The Tower of Terror 2 , one of the tallest and fastest thrill rides in the world. Whitewater World has water adventure rides with names such as The Wedgie, The Rip and the Pipeline Plunge. You can hire a private cabana for the day too. Dreamworld and Whitewater World are sister theme parks and share the same location in Coomera. dreamworld.com.au tinyurl.com/dreamworld-wwworld

Australian Outback Spectacular * is a visually creative production in an arena with changing backdrops of Australian outback landscapes. Pre- show entertainment with dinner and refreshments is also available. Across the road, Top Golf * is great entertainment in a group where players hit microchipped balls into giant targets on the outfield of each bay. Recommended for all levels of players. Food and drinks available. outbackspectacular.com.au topgolf.com.au The Supercar Driving Experience at Norwell Motorplex has V8- powered race cars for drive experiences for the memory bank.

*Owned by Village Roadshow. Tickets can be bought online and purchased as a package in conjunction with other Village Roadshow attractions on the Gold Coast. themeparks.com.au

The Gold Coast is a golfer’s dream with so many courses available to choose from. Some are ‘Members Only’ but the majority welcome visitors to come and play a round or two during their visit to the Gold Coast. tinyurl.com/destinationgc-golf

Sanctuary Cove Golf and Country Club has two premier championship courses and features Australia’s only Arnold Palmer-designed course, The Pines, which is reserved for members and their guests only. The Palms course is open to visitors and was designed by golf course architect Ross Watson. The Country Club also offers an impressive lineup of leisure facilities. sanctuarycovegolf.com.au

Links Hope Island is an 18 hole championship course designed by Peter Thomson from Thomson, Wolveridge and Partners and is open to visitors. The clubhouse is Mediterranean in style and great for 19th-hole refreshments overlooking the rolling greens of the course. linkshopeisland.com.au

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Twilight at Links Hope Island championship golf course.

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