Dreamworld would be good as from memory it has little kids rides as well and movie world. Wet n wild might be ok too...lots ofpools and slides for different ages.
In terms of cost - you only pay to get in the gate then go on rides as many times as you like (there will be other little things around the park you might have to pay for if you want to do them) but all the big "normal" rides you dont then need to pay for.
We used to take our own food (shove it in the nappy bag )
Are you an NRMA member? I know they do superpark passes not sure how much cheaper it is through them but worth checking it out
You can buy passes which will get you into Movieworld, Seaworld and Wet and wild. The passes vary in price depending if you want unlimited entry over 14, 5 or 3 days.
Dreamworld now also has a water park called white water world which is additional entry. All the parks have recently banned bringing your own food except baby food. I think so long as your not dragging an esky behind you your fine though. You should be able to get a family pass which is 2 adults and 2 children, under 3 is free at all parks.
Australia Zoo is about 2 hours north, just keep that in mind. All the theme parks are only about a 20-30 minute drive from Surfers and most hotels can organise bus transfers if you need them. I think any of the parks would be suitable for your kids.
We went recently and Miss 4 was beside herself. Check out the specials as we got some amazing tickets that had repeat entry to Dreamworld/Wet water world for the whole month of June! There were heaps of rides for the little kids here - really good Wiggles section for the toddlers and some great preschoolers stuff also. My kids are obsessed with Spongebob after seeing the stage show. They also loved seeing the White Tigers too. The kids loved these parks - there is a kids section called Wiggle Bay in the water park whick has great slides etc for the littlies - also the bigger kids would be happy there in the slides etc. It was great fun and the highlight of our trip. We also went to Seaworld which was great also and slightly different - our kids were too little for the rides but had a great time wandering around. The bigger kids would love some of the rides there lots of splashes and thrills!
The food was a big dissappontment as it was quite exxy and not much value out of the healthier options (but I guess that is no surprise really). Dreamworld was slightly cheaper and seemed better value. We ended up putting stuff in the pram etc and no one actually checked it out.
I would check out a few websites and even email the parks to check out the entry offers for the time period you are there.
We did have a break between parks as the kids were exhausted!!!! It was heaps of fun and we are hoping to go again when I can save my pennies. Perfect holiday for the kids - which means perfect for the big kids!!!!
ETA - we went to Dreamworld twice and I think we could have easily gone back a third time. First day we did the rides, shows and scoped out the water park - second day we caught up on things we missed and then spent half a day in the water park.
Last time we went to the Gold Coast we stayed at a place called Ashmore Palms. It's like a holiday park. You stay in little cabins. We absolutely loved it. Every morning there are activities for the kids like bird feeding, craft, face painting, mornng tea etc. They have birds in cages that the kids can walk around and look at, a couple of playgrounds and a brilliant pool area. You can get shuttles to the theme parks and Surfers from there although we had a hire car. It was about a 10-15 min drive to the theme parks and Surfers. We all loved it and it wasn't all that expensive although we did go in the off peak season. We stayed for a week in a mid range cabin for around $700.
I'd highly recommend it. The staff at reception were fantastic, so friendly and helpful. I'd definitely stay there again.
If you're a member of the likes of RACV (V for Victoria but changes accordingly for each state eg RACQ in Qld) you can get a discount on your entry to the major theme parks like dreamworld etc.
Dreamworld would be excellent they have wiggles world and a heaps of rides for the other kids, they have petting zoo, bigger rides for the adults and a water park you can get a pass for both worlds in one day or over two or more days. I highly reccomend Dreamworld. There is a pass like someone else said where you can get into wet and wild which is good for all ages, movieworld and seaworld, all of which i would also reccomend as they are all good. Australia Zoo is on the sunshine coast which is about a 2.5 hr drive from the gold coast, i have never been to australia zoo as it would cost us a fortune to go there and i don't think it would be as good as the other parks. If you try and stay a bit out of goldcoast it would be a bit cheaper. I am not on the goldcoast about a 45 min drive but i am sure some of the girls who live there can help you with places to stay. Goodluck and have fun!!!!
Thatnks heaps guys
I'm not a member of NRMA or anything, but I do think I remember that we can get some sort of discount through DH's staff card. Will have to pull out the paperwork for a look.
Will look that one up Tinks Sounds great.
I'm thinking now we should do 2 weeks instead of one, lol...wonder if we can save that much... We are going during term, so off peak. Should be cheaper & hopefully quieter!
Thanks again!
Oh just got an email from the My fun website - they are selling Movie world, Seaworld and Wet N Wild passes with unlimited entry until June 2011 for $100.
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