Aussie World in Palmview, QLD: Why visit this Sunshine Coast theme park?

Aussie World in Palmview, Queensland, is the main Sunshine Coast amusement park. It’s smaller than most Gold Coast theme parks, but has a few decent rides. Don’t go expecting massive rollercoasters, though.

The Gold Coast to the south of Brisbane is Australia’s theme park capital. Dreamworld and Warner Brothers Movie World are the biggest of several theme parks clustered around Oxenford on the Gold Coast.

But if you go north rather than south from Brisbane, there is another option. No-one’s ever going to call Aussie World state of the art, but it has enough decent rides and attractions to scratch the theme park itch.

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Taste coffee and ginger, do rainforest walks, and visit the best lookouts on a highlight-packed hinterland tour.
Take a serene Noosa Everglades cruise along the mirror-like waterways – or canoe through the Everglades.
Learn to surf at a Sunshine Coast surf school – or try paddleboarding instead.
Combine sight-seeing and thrills on a fast boat tour.
Go e-mountain biking on the downhill trails of Tewantin National Park.
Kayak with dolphins as part of a beach 4WD tour.
Explore the Sunshine Coast from above on a seaplane flight.
Take an indigenous cultural tour – with bush tucker tasting.
Visit the region’s best craft breweries and distilleries on a drinks tasting tour.
Go jetskiing through the gorgeous Pumicestone Passage.
Taste wines, cheeses and chocolates on a hinterland food tour.
Watch migrating humpbacks on a whale-watching cruise.

Sunshine Coast amusement park in Palmview, QLD

Aussie World is in Palmview, Queensland. That’s off the Bruce Highway just after the turn-off towards Caloundra on the Sunshine Coast.

There are 30-plus rides at this Sunshine Coast theme park, some of which are classic fairground fare. There’s a carousel, an 18 hole mini golf course and a Ferris Wheel.

Other family rides at Aussie World include the Little Beaut Toot Toot Train, Leak N Logs water play area, Bug Run mini rollercoaster and Speed Stars dodgems.

Aussie World thrill rides

Aussie World’s thrill rides require a little more stomach. The SX360 launches 32 metres into the air, spins at 80km/h and completes 360 degree inversions with pressure ramping up to 5Gs.

The Wasp is individualised, with every rider having their own joystick to control just how much they’re getting thrown around.

The Plunge, meanwhile, is a traditional log flume, albeit one with a big drop.

The Plunge at Aussie World in Palmview on the Sunshine Coast — The Plunge is Aussie World’s log flume.

Aussie World ticket prices

Tickets for Aussie World are slightly cheaper when bought online via the theme park website. When bought online, single entry tickets cost $44. There are no discounted tickets for most children, but children under the age of three get free entry.

Other things to do on the Sunshine Coast’s southern end include walking to Mount Ngungun and Mount Tibrogargan in the Glasshouse Mountains National Park. Also try swimming at Kings Beach in Caloundra and trying craft beers at the Moffat Beach Brewing Co.