Help me out Aussie folk that were around in the 80s. I'm trying to identify a dinosaur theme park on the Gold Coast from that time period.
I have memories as a kid of going to this rather dingy park. It didn't have much infrastructure at all, but what it did have were giant animatronic dinosaurs. They moved around, and I have vague memories that they were actually being driven/controlled by someone inside the dino. I also remember there was a giant red back spider that the t-rex battled with...
It wasn't Dinosaur Island at Sea World, as this predated the seaworld attraction by many years. But other than that, I can't find any record of it.
I wonder if it wasn't a permanent setup, but maybe something that moved around the country like a circus?
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NeedAnotherOne@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 229d
There was Tanawah world on the Sunshine Coast was 70's and a bit of 80's Will see what I can dig up https://www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/news/backward-glance-the-sound-of-fun-echoes-through-the-years-170120
ada@piefed.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 229d
The one I went to was definitely on the Gold Coast
coaxil@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 229d
I instantly thought of this place, was later called Dino fun park iirc
maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 229d
Panning from right to left that shot starts off great with the creepy dinosaur smile on the right and ends perfectly with the levitating kid on the left.
TheHolm@aussie.zone · 0 pts · 228d
you missed a bird in the middle.
maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 228d
That bird is heading straight for the tracks too. And the driver and passengers are all watching. The more I see the more unsettling this photo gets.
Nath@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 228d
I grew up on the Gold Coast in the 80s. I have no memory of such a place, sorry.
I'll grant that we were poor and not exactly visiting the theme parks every week, but I'm fairly certain I got to them all at least once.
TheHolm@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 229d
My google-fu failed on this. But it sounds like fun, especially in 80.
slazer2au@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 229d
Might be a good question for /r/Goldcoast as there are fare more people there then on Lemmy.
Skavau@piefed.social · -1 pts · 229d
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EDIT: Solved. I did this at Ada's nudging to test a bug on her instance.
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