Gumbuya World
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The park contains various rides and attractions ranging from water slides to roller coasters and wildlife exhibits. Its two major waterslides are the Boomerango and the Taipan. The park also features a lazy river ride, giant water playground, wave simulator, fun-for-all roller coaster, suspended family coaster, thrilling skyloop coaster, tree swing, train ride, dodgem cars, and a berry twirl ride for young children. There is also an exhibit featuring dingoes, lizards, crocodiles, koalas, aviaries and wallabies which incorporates a petting zoo.
History
Originally a pheasant farm, the facility was converted into a wildlife park in 1978 by the late[1] Ron Rado.[2][3]
In October 2011, vandals attached a powerful explosive charge to the large pheasant statue at the entrance to the park and blew out its rear end. That followed earlier vandalism, including the theft of mini cars and motor karts.[4][5][6]
In September 2016, Gumbuya Park was sold for $4.65 million[7] to a group of investors which included Gerry Ryan and Carsales founder Wal Pisciotta, Adam Campbell, Brett Murray, and Ray Weinzierl to buy the park and upgrade it into a more ambitious Theme Park.[3][8][9]
Rides and attractions
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| Name | Type | Thrill Level | Manufacturer | Opened |
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| Oasis Springs | ||||
| Boomerango | Boomerango WaterSlide | Template:Fontcolor | White Water West | Template:Dts |
| Taipan | Rattler/Constrictor fusion | Template:Fontcolor | White Water West | Template:Dts |
| Red Belly Racer | Multi-lane racer | Template:Fontcolor | ProSlide | Template:Dts |
| Tiger Snake Tango | Turbo-Twister | Template:Fontcolor | ProSlide | Template:Dts |
| The Break | Wave Pool | Template:Fontcolor | ProSlide | Template:Dts |
| Surf's Up | Flow rider | Template:Fontcolor | Wave Loch | Template:Dts |
| Typhoon Island | Kids play area & body slides | Template:Fontcolor | White Water West | Template:Dts |
| Lazy River | Wave River | Template:Fontcolor | White Water West | Template:Dts |
| Cabanas | Cabanas | Template:Fontcolor | Gumbuya World | Template:Dts |
| Name | Type | Thrill Level | Manufacturer | Opened |
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| Oz Adventure | ||||
| Project Zero | Skyloop | Template:Fontcolor | Maurer | Template:Dts |
| TNT | Suspended family coaster | Template:Fontcolor | Vekoma | Template:Dts |
| Mining Race Coaster | Fun-for all coaster | Template:Fontcolor | SBF Visa | Template:Dts |
| Rebel | KMG Inversion | Template:Fontcolor | KMG Rides | Template:Dts |
| Tree Swing | Wave Swinger | Template:Fontcolor | Unknown | Template:Dts |
| Rush Hour | Spinning ride | Template:Fontcolor | Unknown | Template:Dts |
Outback Explorers
- Berry Twirl
- Outback Pirates ship
- Desert Derby dodgem cars
- Truck Convoy (leads to Gerry's Roadhouse)
- Ray's Express (takes visitors through Gumbuya World)
- Outback Pursuit
Wildlife Trail
- Koala and Dingo exhibit
- Walkthrough Aviary and Wallaby trail
- Critter Cave (featuring insects, lizards and baby crocodiles)
- Petting Zoo
The area contains 52 species of different animals in a bushland setting.
References
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External links
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