Dreamworld

A world pass ticket option will entitle you to entry to Q1, Whitewater world & Dreamworld. It’s expensive but in line with other such parks. To break it down:
Q1 is a pleasant ‘height’ experience. You get to gaze out all around Surfers from 77 floors above. They do offer a climbing option (not cheap) where you get to climb outside for a more realistic feel if that’s your thing. The café on the same floor is average and could do with a major overhaul but on the weekends they turn it into a nightclub, so that’s the profit side and the reason it’s shabby/​average. On our Friday evening visit we encountered more than one intoxicated person as we looked around and it detracted from what the place could be. I had to explain to my son why the man was staggering and to my daughter what the smell was.
Whitewater world was good although not as good as Bali’s Waterbom. It’s missing the lazy river, the layout is not as good, and the food certainly not as good. It does have a wave pool which is fun and extremely popular and the slides utilising tubes are actually pretty good. It needs more sheltered areas and just seems a little old and dreary. Their rules are tighter than Bali and you need to be taller for some rides.
Dreamworld is of course the main part of the ticket. It’s big and you will spend a fair amount of time walking from A to B as well as waiting in queues. It’s a fun theme family park so there’s more for kids than adults but most expect this. First the positives:
There’s a good array of rides, for the smallest people and through to those seeking extreme excitement. They are spaced out all over the park so a map is a must although if you’re planning more than one day you will get used to it. There’s some animals, which in itself draws people, and then there’s the Tigers, which draws even more, especially the daily shows. The newly born cubs are very popular and my daughter was in heaven (she got to pat one).
The staff are friendly and you feel welcome/​. There’s first aid and lots of places to refresh.
On the negatives:
There are no chill out areas, like shaded parks/​benches, to relax in. All of the food is rubbish — hot dogs, pizzas, fried and greasy products, churros, krispy kreme etc rule Dreamworld. You will not find a decent coffee and if you care about your body at all you will not find any decent food. Perhaps the most annoying thing has to do with the queues. Tickets are already expensive but if you’re wealthy you can purchase «express tickets» so that you never wait, you simply walk past everyone waiting and get on a ride, sometimes several times before someone waiting gets on. It’s quite unfair that paying customers can be made to wait extra long because someone else is paying more because Dreamworld has found another way to make extra money. You need to experience it to realize what it’s like.
My kids enjoyed it and our holiday was great. Would we do Dreamworld again? Possibly not.

As good as Aussie theme parks get for thrill-​chasers, Dreamworld only loses a star here because a quarter of the park seemed to be closed for maintenance while we were there.
Also, keep in mind we strategically visited during the working week well away from school holidays so the queues were pretty good. Mostly waited 5 – 10 mins for rides, only did 30 min waits once or twice. (Can imagine in peak times the lines would get cray-​cray, so understand some of the queue gripes from other Unilocalers.)
Rides of note:
— Tower of Terror 2: Don’t understand the Terminator link, but the ride sure is great. Shoots you out and back so fast it almost doesn’t feel real. (Too fast to even get scared!)
— Pandamonium is in the kids-​land part of the park, but is probably one of the craziest rides there. Goes wayyy too long, but is pretty thrilling.
— Shockwave is listed as a family ride, but is more of a thrill than it looks.
— Buzzsaw was ok. One of those ‘tick, I did it!’ rides more than it was an enjoyable one.
— Log ride and Rapids are exactly what you’d expect.
— Damn, The Giant Drop sure is a long way up.
Also, the Tiger show is well worth a visit. Very impressive creatures. If you get lucky you might get to see the little cub around the park too, and even get a pat in.
Big tick also for having so many water bubblers across the park. The website also mentions that you can’t bring food in, but they don’t check so go nuts.
Looking forward to coming back when they’re back operating at full capacity.

You’d have to pay me to come back here… it was very disappointing. There are only 2 rides worth getting on, you have extra surcharges for some rides on top of the $ 94 entry fee. Our family has annual passes to Disneyland, Universal Studios, and Wet & Wild so we do visit theme parks often, but I won’t recommend to anyone to come here unless it’s just for the kids.

This has to be one of my favourite theme parks on the gold coast. As a Dreamworld World Pass member, I get to be able to come here as many times as I want throughout the year and it’s definitely worth the money.
Dreamworld literally has something for everyone from little kids and parents all the way to the thrill seekers who enjoy rides such as The Giant Drop and Tower of Terror 2. Another bonus being a World Pass holder is that you are able to jump between both Dreamworld and Whitewater World throughout the day as many times as you want and with events like Screamworld, passholders get it $ 10 cheaper than what someone who isn’t a passholder gets. Only slitght critiscism I have about dreamworld and theme parks in general is the food is so expensive and your better off bringing your own food from home which will save a lot of money but other than that it’s a great place all year round.

Q4U — don’t bother, you stand in the que for at least 40 minutes. The customer service sucks. The staff are busy writing their names on drink bottles and mucking ariund to worry about the customers qued in the heat outside. Even if you reserve and pay for a «bot». Via the Internet, you still stand in the que with everyone else.
The Q4U allows you to book one ride at a time and it means when you turn up at the appointed time you can wait up to 10 minutes. Bookings are anywhere from 39 min to an hour from the time you book
Hope this is helpful

This post is about Dreamworlds «Screamworld» event. For $ 30 we got an action packed fun night of rides and light shows. Well worth the money. Make sure to purchase tickets online prior to the event because they were turning people away at the gate. They have opened more rides up for the night time event than ever before. It is so much fun to go on the rides in the dark, it adds to the thrill factor. Not all of the merchandise stores are open but considering the event is only from 6:30 — 10:00pm who wants to bother looking in shops. The central café is open for food and there’s one or two street vendors. The light show at the end of the night was extremely good. The kids will love it. Overall I think these night events are great value for money and I can’t wait until the next one.

Awesome fun for the family alot to do definatly recommend going on a sunny day as it makes the atmosphere better :)

Dreamworld is one of my childhood favourites… I went there for the first time in 1987 and can still remember having such a great time! I think I’ve probably been about 10 times between then and now and it brings back great memories.
There is lots of fun for all — rollercoasters, high thrill rides, kiddies land etc etc… My favourites would be the log ride and the water falls ride… awesome! :)
I feel that Dreamworld has lost is finesse though… the rides are so incredibly short, they are really worn out and in desperate need of some TLC. The park doesn’t have set themes throughout and it’s missing some real character.
The rollercoaster for example is quite rickety and bumpy, some of the rides are well worn and old looking… the park really needs a good touch up and repaint… there is very little staff to assist with the rides and the lines take forever to get through… I just feel it could be more efficient. I’ve been to many parks around the world and understand that sometimes (well the majority of time) there is a wait… but of all the parks, the ride lines at Dreamworld would have to be the most disorganised and there doesn’t seem to be a consistent flow of efficiency to get riders through.
However is saying this, Dreamworld will always be a favourite of mine and I’ll definitely go there again — especially when you can get a year pass for both Dreamworld and WhiteWater World for $ 150… bargain really for some weekend fun whenever you want!
I would recommend that you take your lunches and snacks with you… food options are limited, expensive and not very nice… there’s lots of junk food but no real healthy options… and especially if you’re vego — there’s absolutley nothing here other than chips and cake… so bring something with you!

On a long weekend to the ‘GC’ specifically for some rollercoaster action most of our time was dedicated to movieworld and wet n wild since we had a unlimited pass there.
I hadn’t been to dreamworld for about a decade, and didn’t think I’d like it due to its lack of traditional rollercoasters. But I loved it!
We spent a bit extra and used the virtual queueing system ‘Q4U’ which perhaps we didnt need as it was a weekday, but still made things a lot quicker. I got obsessed with ‘the claw’ and love ‘tower of terror 2′.
Buzzsaw scared me.
The tiger island area is great to go and see some amazing stuff that isnt made of steel.
I’ll be back ASAP!