What Day of the Week is Best to Visit Dreamworld?

by Jo
(NZ)

We are coming during a quietish time of the year (oct 31st till nov 14th) so we avoid indy (edited by Annie: SuperGP has replaced Indy) and schoolies.

However to make queue waiting as short as possible, what day is best to visit? I figure monday or tuesday but perhaps im wrong and there is no quiet time? Thanks.

ANNIE'S ANSWER

What is the best day of the week to visit DreamWorld Gold Coast?

That is a really tricky question, because it can really depend on many things. During school term time DreamWorld is definitely quieter, but there can be exceptions to that. There can be school groups or just a large number of visitors. However, I do have a couple of insider tips that may help you out....

Dreamworld have a local parents with young children special that encourages parents with toddlers to visit on Tuesdays and Thursdays. If you are looking to go on the big thrill rides and avoid Nickolodeon and Wiggles areas where the small children and parents hang out then those could be an option!

On the flip side. If you have smaller children and plan to go those days, I would imagine the areas for the younger children would be pretty busy on Tuesdays and Thursdays and I would certainly avoid those two days in that case!

If you are wanting to beat the queues I do know two ways to do that. One is to buy Early Entry Passes which give you entry at 9am to the Big Thrill Rides and the other way is to use the new virtual queuing system at DreamWorld.

Early Entry Passes can be purchased online for specific days. You'll have to purchase your Dreamworld tickets too as you cannot just go in for the Early Entry. Early entry gets you into the park from 9am for the thrill rides and there are only a limited number sold each day, which is why I recommend you book ahead.

The other way to get more thrill ride action in my opinion is by using the new virtual queuing system at Dreamworld called Q4U. You pay extra for this but I reckon you would certainly get your money's worth by not having to spend time standing in queues and would mean a much more enjoyable day.

The way Q4U works is that you get a hand held device that gives you availability information about the rides listed below and you simply reserve a virtual place in the queue and do other things until it is your time to ride. You can use it to reserve up to 6 people onto a ride. When it is your time to ride you simply go to the head of the queue and enter the rides by a special Q4U entrance and off you go on your ride! How brilliant is that!

You can use it on these rides:

• Tower of Terror


• Mick Doohan’s Motocoaster


• Thunder River Rapids Ride


• Wipeout


• Rocky Hollow Log Ride


• Cyclone


• Runaway Reptar


• The Claw

This could certainly solve your problem if you really want to get a full day of rides in at Dreamworld! There are only a limited number per day, so I highly recommend you jump onto the DreamWorld website and book your Q4U and your tickets so it is all ready for you to pick up when you get to the park.

I hope this helps you out, if you have any more questions please add it as a comment and I will respond.

Have fun at Dreamworld and let me know how you go!

Annie from www.Gold-Coast-Australia-Travel-Tips.com