Wet'n'Wild

Last weekend we were at the Gold Coast (approx. 100 km south of Brisbane). We stayed with Mark (from the Melbourne office) and Eva from Sunday to Monday. They were there for a week of holidaying with their kids, Stefan (6.5) and Ramon (3.5). It was an excellent opportunity to get up to speed and for the children to play.

We decided to visit Wet'n'Wild Water World which is a combo of water slides, leisure pools and subtropical gardens. Unfortunately (for Tobias) nearly all rides required a minimum height of 1.10 m. With his 1.04 m, Tobias and Ramon (similar height) were restricted to two rides. Luckily there were other options like buccaneer bay with a multi-level attraction based on a pirate theme. The focal point of the attraction was a giant tipping bucket mounted at the top of the play structure (of water pipes) that every 5 minutes or so spilled several 100 litres of water onto those standing below. Here we set-up camp and allowed the kids to run around and play.

With the smaller kids occupied Mark, Stefan and I went on a tour of the different slides. The most extreme slides are found in what is called the Extreme H20 Zone – a new slide area that is built specially for those seeking a more radical aquatic experience. It didn’t disappoint, although unfortunately their newest attraction, the Tornado, was closed.

We will have to go back when Tobias has reached the 1.10 m mark.

Below is some footage of Mark, Eva, Stefan, Majken and Tobias on the Mammoth Falls.