By Annabel Candy

The Gold Coast is known for its theme parks and we hadn’t visited them for a couple of years so it was time to load the family in the car, drive down the mountain from O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat and load the Candy kids up on adrenaline.

Day One – Dreamworld

I didn’t take many photos at Dreamworld as we were too busy admiring the animals, laughing at the snoring wombat and enjoying the rides.

Thunder River Rapids Ride was my favorite with its “moderate excitement” but I was also wrestled onto the “extreme excitement” of the Wipeout. Yes I was squealing. Lots. Check the Wipeout out on video here. I think you’ll be impressed.

Dreamworld is fun because as well as a huge range of rides from tame to terrifying... More...