Dreamworld
Hybrid resort · Oceania
🇦🇺 Coomera, Queensland, Australia
Big thrills and Aussie wildlife
Overall score6.8
Opened
1981
Size
74 acres (30 ha)
Rides
40 attractions
Avg. visit
6 hours
Ticket range
$45–$70 USD
Visual Archive
Dreamworld is the Gold Coast's largest park by attraction count and the only one with a full koala and tiger sanctuary inside the gates. The Big 9 Thrill Rides include the Giant Drop, a 119-metre free fall, and Steel Taipan, a triple-launch coaster that runs a section backwards.
Tiger Island stages daily keeper presentations with Sumatran and Bengal tigers, and WhiteWater World next door is included on multi-park tickets.
Plan Your Visit
Hours & tickets
- Operating hours
- Typically 10am-5pm year-round
- Seasonal closures
- Open year-round, closed Christmas Day and Anzac Day morning
- Queue-skip pass
- Express Pass available on busy days, priced by tier. From about $40 USD.
- How long to stay
- Full day
- Multi-day tickets
- Combined tickets with WhiteWater World next door, plus multi-day passes for Gold Coast visitors.
- Season pass
- Annual or season pass from about $100 USD.
Getting there
- Nearest airport
- Gold Coast (OOL), ~40 km; Brisbane (BNE), ~50 km
- Public transit
- Coomera train station on the Gold Coast line, then a short shuttle or rideshare to the park
- Parking
- On-site parking available. Parking is free.
- Staying over
- No park hotel; Gold Coast and Coomera hotels are nearby, with some offering packages
Accessibility
- Accessibility
- Flat and step-free throughout with accessible toilets, wheelchair hire and a companion card scheme. The wildlife areas and shows are fully accessible.
Good to know
- Who it suits
- Strong all-ages park with a wildlife precinct, Wiggles World for toddlers and the included WhiteWater World alongside big coasters
- Best time to visit
- Weekdays outside Queensland school holidays; September to November offers warm weather and light crowds
- Dining
- Casual Australian dining across the themed lands, with picnic areas available
- Outside food
- You can bring your own food and drink.
- Weather cover
- Mostly outdoor with the wildlife areas, arcades and indoor dining for cover; Queensland storms briefly pause the big rides.
- Baby care
- Parents' rooms with nursing and changing facilities.
- Rentals on site
- Stroller / pushchair hire and Lockers available on site.
- Currency & payment
- AUD; cards and mobile wallets accepted everywhere, cash is rarely needed.
- Official app
- Dreamworld app (iOS/Android): wait times, map, show times and tiger feeding schedules.
Archival records
Largest theme park in Australia
World's tallest and fastest ride at opening (Tower of Terror)