Join us on our adventures as I show you the different theme parks we visited and all the fun we had as a family.
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Warner Bros. Movie World
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She was delighted with all, or most, of the rides here where she got to bounce with Sylvester, drive a Speedy Gonzales Tijuana Taxi, ride on Daffy Duck, go into Tweety Bird's cage and ride on the Road Runner Roller Coaster. It was also the first time she did a bumper car ride, alone. A mini bumper car, of course. She was a careful driver, not one who likes to crash into others, so she just happily drove around while waiting for others to bump into her and then she would squeal with delight. This girl is growing up fast, isn't she?
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Before we called it a day, the hubby and I decided to challenge ourselves and go on the thrill rides. We both loved the Scooby Doo Spooky Coaster which is an enclosed steel wild mouse roller coaster in the dark. It features 530 metres of track, highest point is 17 metres which is reached through a lift, largest drop is 7 metres and done in reverse. I loved every bit of the suspense!
I also tried out the newest ride - Justice League 3D – The Ride, an epic interactive ride where you join Superman, Batman and an army of Super Heroes in a battle against the evil. With your laser blaster, of course.
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When it was the hubby's turn to choose a ride, he decided to go on Batman Spaceshot, a pneumatic powered ride which shoots riders up and then back down. The rise reaches a height of 61 metres and riders experience a force of up to 4Gs while traveling at a speed of 64 kilometres per hour. Too complex? Ok, it was fast and high. Wayyyy fast.
How did I know? Because the hubby dared me to try after he was done and not to appear like a weakling, I was of course game enough to step up. It didn't matter that I shrieked like a mad woman (didn't you hear me all the way from here) or that I couldn't feel my legs. The fact was that I DID IT. Yayyy.
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"Th-th-th-that's all folks!" for Movie World. Now, where do we go from here?
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Sea World
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Sea World is a marine mammal park, oceanarium, and theme park and includes rides, animal exhibits, shows and other attractions. We had expected it to be more or less the same size as Movie World but it was much larger and therefore we had to be more selective and planned our route according to the showtimes and areas which we wanted to visit.
The highlight of Sea World for Angel was meeting who else but her favorite character. Thanks to a partnership with Nicklelodeon since Christmas 2011, guests at Sea World can now get to come up close with SpongeBob SquarePants and Dora the Explorer. We don't know much about the Sponge but this Latina explorer with her purple backpack, my girl is insanely in love with. Watching the live show at Sea World was what inspired me to have a Dora birthday party for her too!
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There were four 10-by-3-metre viewing windows which gave us a clear view into the fascinating underwater world. You know, we could easily spend up to hours here because the hubby is such an aquarium lover and he loves to point out every fish and explain to us about its features and behavior. Not that I can remember, but it is always interesting to listen.
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Our most loved show in the park was Imagine - latest incarnation of Sea World's dolphin show. Set in Dolphin Cove, the largest sandy bottom lagoon ever built for dolphins, this show promises to blow you away.
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I've always found dolphins to be one of the most fascinating, beautiful and graceful marine mammals and to see them doing somersaults in the air, that was truly awe-inspiring.
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Did I see the cub in the end? Yes, I did! For two seconds. Before he decided to hide from us and didn't reappear again, despite that Ariel and I continued waiting for over half an hour. Oh well. Better than nothing, right?
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One of Angel's most loved areas in Sea World was Beach Break Bay - a themed children's area with six attractions. I personally loved the Beach Dump Truck ride where Angel got to drive a truck carrying me and Ariel, we could even sound the air horns!
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I watched in fascination as he 'fought' against other fun-loving visitors who were lying in ambush and squirted at them non-stop, before I finally found a gun and joined in the splashing fun. That's him, my spontaneous hubby.
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Wet 'n' Wild
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This time, we stayed in the more kid-friendly areas including the Buccaneer Bay - a pirate themed children's play area, and Calypso Beach - a large lazy river attraction where you can find real sand all around. Unlike some of the water parks we have been to, the staff here was really strict when they said no adults are allowed on the slides in the children's area. It didn't matter that I had a baby who couldn't possibly slide on her own, or that I had a preschooler who was scared to go down and needed a confidence boost, no means no so eventually we had to give up on the slides.
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For this ride, you must be between 40kg and 130kg and at least 120cm tall. There is also a signboard that says "Do not panic" and tells you what to do if in the event that you don't make it up the loop and get stuck halfway. How assuring.
Remember I said I screamed like a mad woman in Batman Spaceshot? Well, this was double the pitch and triple the volume. I shrieked all the way, even when water was splashing on my face, till the moment I emerged at the bottom that I got up and pretended to walk away calmly. But since there was only a big-sized guy who rode simultaneously with me, it wasn't that hard for onlookers to decipher where the mad screams came from. Sounds ironic, but I loved that feeling of thrill, you know what I mean?
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Thank you, Gold Coast Australia, for all the awesome memories you gave us!
This is Part III of our holiday in Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. Part I talks about our experience at Lillydale Farmstay and Part II about Broadwater, parks and beaches.
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Disclosure: We received complimentary VIP tickets to the above theme parks from Village Roadshow Theme Parks in writing this post. No monetary compensation was received and all opinions are our own.