Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast

The original park, called Cade's County was the brainchild of Colin Herringe. The concept of Cade's County WaterPark was conceived after years of researching hundreds of other waterparks around the world. Many of the original pools and slides were improvements on similar popular rides found in parks such as Wet'n'Wild Orlando, White Waters Garland TX, and NaraWorld Japan. Construction began in 1982 and at time of construction was the largest WaterPark in the Southern Hemisphere. The original name Cade's County Waterpark was named after Herringe's son Cade.{{fact|date=November 2022}}

Under ownership of Village Roadshow Theme Parks, the park changed its name to Wet'n'Wild Water World to match the related Sea World and Warner Bros. Movie World theme parks. In 2013, to distinguish the park from Wet'n'Wild Sydney, the park's name was changed to Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast.{{fact|date=November 2022}}

Scenes set at a water park (fictionally called "Splash Planet") in The Inbetweeners 2, a 2014 British comedy film, were filmed at the park.{{cite news|last1=Toomey|first1=Matthew|title=Interview – Meeting the Inbetweeners!|url=http://www.thefilmpie.com/index.php/blog-2/3263-interview-meeting-the-inbetweeners|access-date=15 August 2014|work=The Film Pie|date=13 August 2014}}

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{{anchor|Fast Track}}In selected peak seasons (such as the 2012–2013 summer season) Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast offers Fast Track, a system where guests could get to the front of a ride's line in exchange for a set fee. A similar system is Disney California Adventure in operation at Warner Bros. Movie World.

The Extreme H₂O Zone first opened at the back of the park for during 2006 with three rides with staggered openings. It features attractions including a funnel slide, enclosed and open tube slides and a large body slide complex.

• Kamikaze is a unique wet and dry attraction and the first of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere. The Kamikaze is two U-shaped half pipe slides which are wet through a water channel to reduce friction. Riders are seated in two-person, inwards facing tubes and are launched down a steep slope before coming back up the other side, and so continue in a boomerang-like fashion until they run out of speed and momentum. The Kamikaze opened in late September 2008. The ride is a Water fun Products Sidewinder.{{cite web |url=http://www.parkz.com.au/parks/AU/Gold_Coast/Wet_n_Wild_Water_World/ride/512-Kamikaze.html |title=Kamikaze (Wet'n'Wild Water World) |author=Parks |work=Database Entry |publisher=Parks |access-date=29 June 2010}}
• Tornado is a four-person clover-leaf funnel slide. The Tornado dips down and then goes into a turn before speeding down a steep drop into the funnel below, reaching speeds of up to 40 km/h. The Tornado was designed and built by a Canadian waterslide manufacturer, ProSlide and opened at the park as the third attraction in the Extreme H₂O Zone in 2006.{{cite web |url=http://www.parkz.com.au/parks/AU/Gold_Coast/Wet_n_Wild_Water_World/ride/180-Tornado.html |title=Tornado (Wet'n'Wild Water World) |author=Parkz |work=Database Entry |publisher=Parkz |access-date=29 June 2010}}
• Blackhole is two enclosed tube slides twisting and turning around each other. Riders are immersed in complete darkness as they traverse down the slide reaching high speeds. The Blackhole was acquired second hand from a defunct waterpark in Brazil and opened at the park as the second attraction in the Extreme H₂O Zone in 2006.{{cite web |url=http://www.parkz.com.au/parks/AU/Gold_Coast/Wet_n_Wild_Water_World/ride/174-Blackhole.html |title=Blackhole (Wet'n'Wild Water World) |author=Parkz |work=Database Entry |publisher=Parkz |access-date=29 June 2010}}

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• AquaLoop is a collection of four looping body slides featuring a trap door release with 2.5G acceleration. Riders reach a top speed of {{Convert|60|km/h}}. The AquaLoop is the first ride of its type in Australia.{{cite web |url=http://www.parkz.com.au/parks/AU/Gold_Coast/Wet_n_Wild_Water_World/ride/1251-Aqua-Loop.html |title=AquaLoop (Wet'n'Wild Water World) |author=Parkz |work=Database Entry |publisher=Parkz |access-date=29 June 2010}}New Attraction Name Announced. Retrieved 27.06.10 from [http://wetnwild.myfun.com.au/Park-Info/News/NEW-ATTRACTION-NAME-ANNOUNCED.htm Official Site].
• Calypso Beach is a large lazy river attraction. Riders sit in one person tubes as the gentle current pulls them along the course. Calypso Beach was installed at the park in 1997.
• Constrictor is a 3-person water slide that stands {{Convert|18.37|m}} high, is {{Convert|166.7|m}} long and has a top speed of {{Convert|30|km/h}}. It features a trio of corkscrew turns throughout the enclosed slide.{{cite web|title=Wall Photos|url=http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151142074636081&set=a.10150089913426081.298600.179581356080&type=1&relevant_count=1|via=Facebook|access-date=9 August 2012|author=Wet'n'Wild Water World|date=29 July 2012}}{{cite web|title=Wall Photos|url=http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151130913296081&set=a.10150089913426081.298600.179581356080&type=1&relevant_count=1|via=Facebook|access-date=9 August 2012|author=Wet'n'Wild Water World|date=24 July 2012}}{{cite web|title=Wall Photos|url=http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151160996776081&set=a.10150089913426081.298600.179581356080&type=1&relevant_count=1|via=Facebook|access-date=9 August 2012|author=Wet'n'Wild Water World|date=6 August 2012}}{{cite web|title=Wall Photos|url=http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151178420006081&set=a.10150089913426081.298600.179581356080&type=1|via=Facebook|access-date=17 August 2012|author=Wet'n'Wild Water World|date=15 August 2012}} It replaced the Terror Canyon slides.
• Giant Wave Pool is a three million litre wave pool attraction with a consistent one-metre swell. The Giant Wave Pool is one of the park's first attractions and opened in 1984 along with the rest of the park.{{cite web |url=http://www.parkz.com.au/parks/AU/Gold_Coast/Wet_n_Wild_Water_World/ride/178-Giant-Wave-Pool.html |title=Giant Wave Pool (Wet'n'Wild Water World) |author=Parkz |work=Database Entry |publisher=Parkz |access-date=29 June 2010}} The Giant Wave Pool featured 'Dive-in Movies' every Saturday night during the summer season, where guests could view movies from a tube dinghy in the water or deck chair on the shore. However this was discontinued following the 2011-2012 summer season. But has since been recontinued {{Cite web |url=https://wetnwild.com.au/attractions/dive-n-movies |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=wetnwild.com.au |title=Dive'n'Movies }}
• Mammoth Falls opened in 2000 and are two six person raft slides built by Australian Waterslides and Leisure. The tower featured two different slides – one featured a series of inline drops to the finish (known as Mammoth Plunge) while the other featured several corners (known as Mammoth River). In 2005 the {{Convert|263|ft|m|adj=mid|-long}} Mammoth Plunge slide was moved to Sea World and changed its name to The Plunge. After the Mammoth Plunge slide was moved, the Mammoth River attraction was mirrored. Mammoth Falls now features two slides with identical {{Convert|658|ft|m|adj=mid|-long}} layouts.{{cite web |url=http://www.parkz.com.au/parks/AU/Gold_Coast/Wet_n_Wild_Water_World/ride/182-Mammoth-Plunge-.html |title=Mammoth Plunge (Wet'n'Wild Water World) |author=Parkz |work=Database Entry |publisher=Parkz |access-date=29 June 2010}}{{cite web |url=http://www.parkz.com.au/parks/AU/Gold_Coast/Wet_n_Wild_Water_World/ride/175-Mammoth-Falls.html |title=Mammoth Falls (Wet'n'Wild Water World) |author=Parkz |work=Database Entry |publisher=Parkz |access-date=29 June 2010}}{{cite web |url=http://www.parkz.com.au/parks/AU/Gold_Coast/Sea_World/ride/149-The-Plunge.html |title=The Plunge (Sea World) |author=Parkz |work=Database Entry |publisher=Parkz |access-date=29 June 2010}} The original two slides cost AU$2.25 million to build.{{cite journal|last=Emmons|first=Natasha|title=Package Deals A Bright Spot For Warner Bros. Down Under Themers|journal=Amusement Business|date=18 September 2000|volume=112|issue=38|page=28}}
• River Rapids are four high speed body slides which opened in 2007 and are located on Whitewater Mountain. Whitewater Mountain originally housed the Whitewater Flumes which slowly deteriorated since 1984 when the park opened. The River Rapids are two fully enclosed water slides and two open air flumes.{{cite web |url=http://www.parkz.com.au/parks/AU/Gold_Coast/Wet_n_Wild_Water_World/ride/162-River-Rapids.html |title=River Rapids (Wet'n'Wild Water World) |author=Parkz |work=Database Entry |publisher=Parkz |access-date=29 June 2010}}
• Skycoaster is an upcharge located near the front of the park by Mammoth Falls. Riders are raised to a height of {{Convert|50|m}} before plunging at {{Convert|60|km/h}} and swinging out across the Giant Wave Pool.{{cite web|title=SkyCoaster|url=http://wetnwild.myfun.com.au/Attractions/Rides/SkyCoaster.aspx|author=Wet'n'Wild Water World|publisher=MyFun|access-date=12 March 2011}} The ride was manufactured by Skycoaster, Inc., a wholly owned division of Ride Entertainment Group, who installed the ride.{{cite web|title=Projects|url=http://www.rideentertainment.com/projects|publisher=Ride Entertainment Group|access-date=22 November 2013}}
• Super 8 Aqua Racer, as the name suggests, is an eight lane timed mat racer slide. Riders reach speeds of up to 40 km/h as they race headfirst down an 86-metre long track. With the help of sensors at the finish line, each slider receives their placing to an accuracy of 1/1000 of a second.{{cite web |url=http://www.parkz.com.au/parks/AU/Gold_Coast/Wet_n_Wild_Water_World/ride/54-Super-8-Aqua-Racer.html |title=Super 8 Aqua Racer (Wet'n'Wild Water World) |author=Parkz |work=Database Entry |publisher=Parkz |access-date=29 June 2010}}
• Wet'n'Wild Junior is a new area featuring versions of many of Wet'n'Wild's slides designed for young children.
• Whirlpool Hot Springs. During the winter months the upper level of the original Whirlpool attraction has the water drained and covers removed to expose 10 x 20 person hot spas heated at 36 degrees Celsius. In the 2009/2010 summer season, it appears the attraction remained as the Whirlpool Hot Springs. It is unknown whether the original summer attraction, Whirlpool, will return.{{cite web |url=http://www.parkz.com.au/parks/AU/Gold_Coast/Wet_n_Wild_Water_World/ride/177-Whirlpool.html |title=Whirlpool (Wet'n'Wild Water World) |author=Parkz |work=Database Entry |publisher=Parkz |access-date=29 June 2010}}{{cite web |url=http://wetnwild.myfun.com.au/Attractions/Rides/Whirlpool-Hot-Springs.htm |title=Whirlpool Hot Springs – Wet'n'Wild Water World |author=Wet'n'Wild Water World |publisher=Warner Village Theme Parks |access-date=29 June 2010}}

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• Buccaneer Bay was a pirate themed children's play area was Disney's Hollywood Studios. The area is divided into two sections. One section is an Aqua Play structure featuring water sides and activities while the other is a series of shallow pools.{{cite web |url=http://www.parkz.com.au/parks/AU/Gold_Coast/Wet_n_Wild_Water_World/ride/153-Buccaneer-Bay.html |title=Buccaneer Bay (Wet'n'Wild Water World) |author=Parkz |work=Database Entry |publisher=Parkz |access-date=29 June 2010}} The original Buccaneer Bay featured shallow pools, small climbing structures and water guns. It closed mid Autumn 2005. During construction a smaller, temporary children's area (named Kokomo Cove) opened instead of Whirlpool Hot Springs for the Winter season.{{Citation needed|date=July 2010}} The current Buccaneer Bay opened in September 2005.{{cite web |url=http://wetnwild.myfun.com.au/Attractions/Rides/Buccaneer-Bay.htm |title=Buccaneer Bay – Wet'n'Wild Water World |author=Wet'n'Wild Water World |publisher=Warner Village Theme Parks |access-date=29 June 2010}}
• Mach 5 was a large water slide complex, divided up amongst five different slides. The Sidewinders are two open flume slides which twist down to the bottom around the outside of the complex. The Jetstreams are three high speed body slides. The central slide is a freefall to the splashdown area below, similar to the Summit Plummet at Disney's Blizzard Beach. The outer two are similar, but traverse down the slope in a snake-like fashion. The Mach 5 was acquired second hand from a defunct waterpark in Brazil and opened at the park the first attraction in the Extreme H₂O Zone in 2006. Following unsuccessful maintenance in December 2018, Mach 5 is now closed permanently.{{cite web |title=Sidewinders |url=https://wetnwild.com.au/attractions/sidewinders |publisher=Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast}}{{cite web |url=http://www.parkz.com.au/parks/AU/Gold_Coast/Wet_n_Wild_Water_World/ride/158-Jet-Streams.html |title=Jet Streams (Wet'n'Wild Water World) |author=Parkz |work=Database Entry |publisher=Parkz |access-date=29 June 2010}}{{cite web |url=http://www.parkz.com.au/parks/AU/Gold_Coast/Wet_n_Wild_Water_World/ride/159-Sidewinders.html |title=Sidewinders (Wet'n'Wild Water World) |author=Parkz |work=Database Entry |publisher=Parkz |access-date=29 June 2010}}{{cite web |url=http://wetnwild.myfun.com.au/Attractions/Extreme-H20-Zone/Mach-5.htm |title=Mach 5 – Wet'n'Wild Water World |author=Wet'n'Wild Water World |publisher=Warner Village Theme Parks |access-date=29 June 2010}} Mach 5 has been replaced by a new slide grouping consisting of Kaboom!, Double Barrel and Super Ripper.
• Double Screamer was originally named Rampage, the Double Screamer was the first all fibreglass slide in the world. It was closed and removed in 2005 due to safety concerns on similar rides overseas where riders suffered serious injuries. It was also removed to make way for an expanded Buccaneer Bay which now stands in its place.{{Parkz|parkz_number=152-Double-Screamer.html |ride_name=Double Screamer|location=Wet'n'Wild Water World |accessdate=18 September 2010}}
• Mammoth Plunge was built in 2000, the Mammoth Plunge Slide was donated to Sea World in 2005 where it now operates. It was replaced with a mirror of the adjacent Mammoth River slide.
• Speedcoaster saw guests plummet down an enclosed snake-like drop before a steep freefall to the splashdown zone. Originally named 'Speed Slide' when the park first opened, the attraction has since been refurbished and modified. This ride was closed to make way for the addition of AquaLoop in 2010. This ride was moved to Big Splash in Canberra.{{Parkz|parkz_number=155-Speed-Coaster.html |ride_name=Speed Coaster|location=Wet'n'Wild Water World |accessdate=18 September 2010}}
• Speed Slide was a pair of high speed body slides that existed where the Speedcoaster once stood, and where the AquaLoop now stands. The slides were also home to a stunt show which saw performers ride the slide standing up and on boards.{{Parkz|ride_name=Speed Slide|location=Wet'n'Wild Water World|parkz_number=739|accessdate=18 September 2010}}
• Surfrider was an Intamin designed "Half-Pipe" roller coaster. The car was in the shape of a surfboard and was launched to either side of the half-pipe using an LIM-powered mechanism. Several water features were included to simulate riding a wave. The ride opened in September 2007 and closed in 2020.{{cite web |url=http://www.parkz.com.au/parks/AU/Gold_Coast/Wet_n_Wild_Water_World/ride/285-Surfrider.html |title=Surfrider (Wet'n'Wild Water World) |author=Parkz |work=Database Entry |publisher=Parkz |access-date=29 June 2010}}{{cite web |url=http://wetnwild.myfun.com.au/Attractions/Rides/Surfrider.htm |title=Surfrider – Wet'n'Wild Water World |author=Wet'n'Wild Water World |publisher=Warner Village Theme Parks |access-date=29 June 2010}} It was removed in April 2023,{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Surfrider|location=Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast|metric=3320|rcdb_number=m|accessdate=9 August 2012}} pending relocation to Warner Bros. Movie World later in the year.{{cite web|url=https://rcdb.com/20821.htm|title=Unknown (Warner Bros. Movie World)|publisher=Roller Coaster Database|last=Marden|first=Duane|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418060236/https://rcdb.com/20821.htm|archive-date=18 April 2023|url-status=live|access-date=18 April 2023}}
• Terror Canyon 1 & 2 was closed down in 2008 pending demolition, extended maintenance or re-development.{{Parkz|parkz_number=161|ride_name=Terror Canyon and Terror Canyon II |location=Wet'n'Wild Water World|accessdate=18 September 2010}} In 2009, the park confirmed that the Terror Canyon location could be used for future attractions.Wet'n'Wild Water World – Facebook. Retrieved 30.12.09 from [http://www.facebook.com/pages/WetnWild-Water-World-Gold-Coast-Australia/179581356080?v=wall]. In 2010, the rides were removed from the park map with the queue and station being used for the zip lines.
• Twister was an attraction featuring two body slides. These slides wrap around each other forming a twisted pattern from the outside. This ride was closed to make way for the addition of AquaLoop in 2010. This ride was moved to Big Splash in Canberra.{{Parkz|parkz_number=156 |ride_name=Twister |location=Wet'n'Wild Water World |accessdate=18 September 2010}}
• Wet'n'Wild Buggy was a "tomcar" buggy car attraction where guests can drive over a course through the bush featuring log obstacles, tyre grids, jumps, water splashes, walls, and a tunnel.{{cite web | url=https://www.parkz.com.au/parks/AU/Gold_Coast/WetnWild_Gold_Coast/ride/2906-WetnWild_Buggy | title=Wet'n'Wild Buggy | Pay to Ride Attraction at Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast }}
• Whirlpool was located at the same location of Whirlpool Hot Springs. The attraction was only open in the summer months as a gentle one person per tube ride revolving in a circular pattern. In the 2009/2010 summer season, it appears the attraction remained as the Whirlpool Hot Springs. It is unknown whether Whirlpool will return.
• WhiteWater Mountain were 4 body flume slides opened with the park in 1984, refurbished in the 1990s, and removed in 2007. It featured slides named Cascade, Bombora, Riptide and Pipeline.{{Parkz|parkz_number=738-White-Water-Mountain.html |ride_name=White Water Mountain|location=Wet'n'Wild Water World |accessdate=18 September 2010}}
• Zip Lines was a series of 3 zip lines travelling from the top of White Water Mountain to the Giant Wave Pool, travelling over {{Convert|200|m|ft}}.{{cite web|title=Wet'n'Wild Announces Three New Attractions for September|url=http://wetnwild.myfun.com.au/Park-Info/News/WETNWILD-ANNOUNCES-THREE-NEW-ATTRACTIONS-FOR-SEPTEMBER.htm|publisher=MyFun|access-date=31 July 2010|date=July 2010}}

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There are several food outlets placed throughout the park, each one specialising in different styles of fast food:{{cite web |url=http://wetnwild.myfun.com.au/Park-Info/Dining.htm |title=Dining – Wet'n'Wild Water World |author=Wet'n'Wild Water World |publisher=Warner Village Theme Parks |access-date=29 June 2010}}

• Bombora Burger Bar
• Snack Shack
• Oasis Ice Cream Parlour
• Go Frozen" Frozen Coke Bar
• Wraps 'n' Rolls
• Natural Selections
• Clocktower Coffee
• Calypso Bar
• Dominos 2 Go (Opened as a franchise on 12 September 2009){{cite web |url=http://wetnwild.myfun.com.au/Park-Info/News/DOMINOS-2-GO-NOW-AT-WETNWILD-WATER-WORLD.htm |title=Dominos 2 Go now at Wet'n'Wild Water World! – Wet'n'Wild Water World |author=Wet'n'Wild Water World |publisher=Warner Village Theme Parks |access-date=29 June 2010}}{{cite news|last=Chambers|first=Geoff|title=Domino's takes slice of theme parks|url=http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2009/09/05/133995_gold-coast-news.html|access-date=30 July 2011|newspaper=Gold Coast Bulletin|date=5 September 2009}}

There are two merchandise stores placed towards the front of the park.{{cite web |url=http://wetnwild.myfun.com.au/Park-Info/Shopping.htm |title=Shopping – Wet'n'Wild Water World |author=Wet'n'Wild Water World |publisher=Warner Village Theme Parks |access-date=29 June 2010}}

• Surf Store
• Quiksilver

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