Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast
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| Slogan | Biggest 'n' Best |
| Location | Oxenford, Queensland, Australia |
| Coordinates | 27°54′54″S 153°19′04″E / 27.9151076°S 153.3176744°ECoordinates: 27°54′54″S 153°19′04″E / 27.9151076°S 153.3176744°E |
| Owner | Village Roadshow Theme Parks |
| Opened | 30 September 1984 |
| Previous names | Cade's County Waterpark (1984–1985) Cade's County Wet'n'Wild (1985–1986) Wet'n'Wild (1986–1997) Wet'n'Wild Water World (1997–2013) |
| Operating season | All year, heated in winter |
| Pools | 4 pools |
| Water slides | 17 water slides |
| Children's areas | 2 children's areas |
| Website | www |
Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast is a large water park situated in Oxenford, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, owned and operated by Village Roadshow Theme Parks. In 2009, the park received 1,095,000 visitors ranking it first in Australia and eighth in the world. Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast is located adjacent to Warner Bros. Movie World, a movie-related park also owned by Village Roadshow Theme Parks. The park remains open all year with all of the pools and slides heated during the winter months. It is one of seven water parks operating under the Wet'n'Wild brand globally.
Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast opened on 30 September 1984 as Cade's County Waterpark. The Herringe group of companies developed the park at a cost of A$18 million. The name was later changed to Cade's County Wet'n'Wild, then simply Wet'n'Wild in 1987 after a licensing agreement was reached with chain of Wet 'n Wild water parks overseas. 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.
Scenes set at a water park (fictionally called "Splash Planet") in The Inbetweeners 2, a 2014 British comedy film, were filmed at the park.
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 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 the latest cutting-edge attractions including a funnel slide, enclosed and open tube slides and a large body slide complex.
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