This article reviews Gold Coast theme parks family pass availability for visitors to the many theme parks in Queensland’s Gold Coast.
Australia’s Gold Coast City is in the state of Queensland, between the state capital, Brisbane, and the border with New South Wales. Many holiday makers from other parts of Australia, and from other countries, come to the Gold Coast, to enjoy a relaxing vacation. The Gold Coast has a lot of attractions squeezed into a small area. There are many miles of long, sandy beaches on the Pacific. These are famous throughout the world for surfing.
Inland from the coast is the Gold Coast hinterland. This is a landscape of rain forest covered mountain ranges: part of Australia’s Great Dividing Range. There is much of scientific importance and scenic beauty for visitors to see here. Lamington, Tamborine Mountain and Springbrook National Parks are found here, and the area is a World Heritage zone.
One of the ways in which the Gold Coast caters for families is with some of largest theme parks in Australia. Warner Brothers’ Movie World – a movie based theme park, the only one in Australia. Wet’n'Wild Water World – largest water park in Australia, third largest in the world. Sea World – combines a theme park with an oceanarium.
It is possible for families to purchase combination tickets and package deals for entry to these parks. One way to save money on your family’s Gold Coast holiday is to buy a package deal combining hotel accommodation and theme park entry tickets. Hotels such as Sea World Resort, in Southport, Gold Coast, often offer special deals such as this. Sea World Resort, which is the nearest hotel to Sea World, caters for families with facilities such as two water play areas, playground, games rooms and Kid’s Club.
One of the benefits of Sea World Resort is that the Kid’s Club organize entertainment plus dinner every evening for children (ages 4-12). Parents can then take some time to themselves.
Besides hotel/park entry package deals, there are also combination pass deals for theme park visitors. These are more economical then buying individual entry tickets, and if you prebook you will save time by avoiding the queues when you arrive at the park.
The Three Park Super Pass allows unlimited entry to Sea World, Wet’n'Wild Water World and Warner Brothers’ Movie World over a fourteen day period. The fourteen days start on the day that the first of these parks is visited. The Escape Pass allows entry to two of those three parks over a three day period, and the Fun Pass allows one entry to each of those parks over a five day period.
Its a good idea to prebook your park entry pass online, as you will be able to avoid the queues when you get to the theme park. It should also be possible to prebook at travel agents in the resort, or through your hotel reception.
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