Adventure World (amusement park) facts for kids
Previously known as Adventureworld at Bibra Lakes | |
Location | Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
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Coordinates | 32°05′46″S 115°49′05″E / 32.096°S 115.818°E |
Status | Operating |
Opened | 30 November 1982 |
Slogan | Have an AWesome Day. |
Operating season | September through to April |
Attractions | |
Total | 36 |
Roller coasters | 2 |
Water rides | 16 |
Information from Parkz Database. |
Adventure World is a theme park in Perth, Western Australia. It is located in Bibra Lake, 20 km from the CBD. The park opened on 11 November 1982 as "Adventureworld at Bibra Lakes" and undergoes a winter closure each year.
Adventure World was built on an old limestone quarry at Bibra Lake. 380,000 tonnes of sand were used to reshape the land for the initial landscape of the park before it opened on 11 November 1982.
The theme park has 25 different attractions, including the "Goliath" launched in 2017, the $12 million roller coaster “Abyss” launched in 2013, the $7 million dollar Kraken, which is the longest, tallest and steepest Funnel water slide of its kind, the "Dragon’s Kingdom" children area and Hawaiian themed water playground "Kahuna Falls". Adventure World is a seasonal business open for 7 months a year to take advantage of Western Australia's summer climate.
Attractions
The following is a list of the rides and attractions at Adventure World.
Current
- Dragon's Kingdom - A medieval children's section of the park. The section contains:
- Kingdom Falls, a water play attraction
- The Little Leaper, a Zamperla hopper
- The Barnacle, a Zamperla Rockin Tug
- Dragon Express, a steel roller coaster for kids
- Dragon Flyer, a Zamperla fixed arm rotating ride
- Yarli's Barrel Spin
- Yarli's Safari
- Aussie Wildlife Experience, a zoo attraction that contains a range of Australian animals
- Tidal Wave - a racing mat water slide
- Rail Rider - a single rail pedal attraction
- Grand Prix Raceway - a set of go karts
- Buccaneer Battle - a set of bumper boats
- Kahuna Falls - The largest water playground of its kind in Australia
- Rocky Rapids - a tube slide
- Mat Slides - a series of water slides where guests ride on mats
- Sky Lift - a chairlift
- Sea Serpents - a pair of dueling raft waterslides made by Australian Waterslides and Leisure
- Tunnel of Terror - a tandem tube slide
- Wahoo Speed Slides - a body slide
- The Lagoon - a large swimming pool
- Inferno - a HUSS Rides SHOT'N DROP ride built on the old Turbo Mountain site
- The Black Widow - a Zamperla Power Surge
- The Rampage - a Moser Maverick 32
- Abyss - a $12 million Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter roller coaster which is the single largest investment in the park's history
- The Kraken - a $7 million Proslide Tornado 60 Waterslide (The world's longest and steepest Tornado waterslide)
- Goliath - a $7.5 million Intamin Gyro-Swing
Previous
- Bounty's Revenge - a swinging pirate ship
- Paddle Boats - a set of paddle boats
- Whistle Stop Train - a train
- Turbo Mountain - an Anton Schwarzkopf Jet Star II bought second hand from Luna Park Sydney. Closed in 2009 to make room for the Freefall.
- The Luge a downhill sled on a concrete track.
- The Haunted Castle, selection of wax work figures on display
Future
Adventure World announces a new major attraction typically every two seasons, but this is not guaranteed nor a policy, it's more of a coincidence, or loose goal to aim for. More recently new rides are codenamed "MI" (Major Impact) followed by a number (in sequential order). No new attraction is expected for announcement or release in 2019, or the season 2019/2020.
Food and beverage outlets
Adventure World has many food outlets. These are:
- Dragon's Bites (presently N/A)
- Scream 'n' Eats
- Sweet Treats
- Surf Shack
- Kahuna Cafe
- Full of Beans
- Tiki Bar