Dreamworld celebrates its 30th birthday in 2011, and there has never been a better time to visit as Australia’s favourite theme park goes all out with a host of additions including a bone chilling new thrill ride, BuzzSaw.
The biggest year ever for the iconic entertainment destination, Dreamworld has added a new exotic animal exhibit, ‘The Lair’, a new adventure ride, ‘ShockWave’ and now a major thrill ride so extreme it will boost the park’s Big 6 Thrill Rides to the Big 7.
Opening in time for the September school holiday period, BuzzSaw is an Australian first and will be the ride to conquer for high-action adrenaline seekers.
This white-knuckle ride starts with a suspenseful 46m vertical ascent that will have riders instantly wishing they were back on the ground.
At its peak, the rider’s centre of gravity is flipped and they are dangled upside-down 15 storeys in the air before the ride car free-falls through a 360 degree heart roll, and plummets down a final vertical drop at speeds of up to 105km/hour. BuzzSaw will be the highest inversion ride experience in the Southern Hemisphere.
http://www.dreamworld.com.au/Rides/Thrill-Rides/BuzzSaw/The-Ride.aspx
PRESS RELEASE
12 July 2011
Australia’s favourite holiday park provider, BIG4 Holiday Parks is delighted to announce a second BIG4 Park in Swan Hill, expanding the options for guests travelling to the region and beyond.
Dianne and Dennis O’Bryan, who also own BIG4 Swan Hill, decided that taking on a second park, BIG4 Riverside Swan Hill provided a great business opportunity to host a wider range of visitors to Swan Hill. The new park will give guests the option to holiday with their dogs, being part of the first group of BIG4 Parks to embrace the new change in policy.
Dianne and Dennis are keeping it in the family by handing the managerial roles at BIG4 Riverside Swan Hill to their son and daughter-in-law, Dan and Ainsley O’Bryan, while their daughter and son-in-law Clare O’Bryan and Heath McCurdy manage BIG4 Swan Hill. The two parks, located about five kilometres from each other, offer unique experiences to all visitors to the region and the O’Bryans believe working side by side will be great for both business and guests.
“With all of the wineries and local produce in the area, we wanted to open up the holiday park experience to more mature visitors and also give guests the choice to bring along their dogs and stay right on the river, while maintaining the family-friendly atmosphere that is delivered down the road at BIG4 Swan Hill,” Ainsley says.
“Dianne and Dennis have seen great success working under the BIG4 brand, and now we look forward to offering visitors to Swan Hill the choice of two amazing holiday parks, depending on the type of holiday they are looking for,” adds Ainsley.
BIG4 CEO Ray Schleibs says he is pleased to be welcoming BIG4 Riverside Swan Hill to the BIG4 group and recognises the O’Bryan family’s smart business decision to accept dogs at the new park in light of BIG4’s decision to change its long standing policy.
“It is always great to have an existing BIG4 Park member bring on another, as it represents the success they have already had being part of the BIG4 group. We are looking forward to working with the O’Bryan family to further develop the holiday park experience that they have already delivered to the Swan Hill region,” Schleibs says.
“Families looking for the option to bring their beloved dogs can now do so at BIG4 Riverside Swan Hill if they want to, which opens even more options for a lot of guests travelling to Swan Hill.”
For more information about any of the other BIG4 Holiday Parks around Australia, please visit BIG4.com.au
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