1/32Trapeze artist Joanne De Gold with Thunderbolt ride in background at Dreamworld. 16/12/92, Pic: David Caird
32 pictures: Dreamworld’s 40 years of fun
Dreamworld has been a Gold Coast icon for 40 years. Here are some snaps from the theme park’s most memorable moments in the 1980s and 1990s.
2/32The Man behind Dreamworld - John Longhurst
3/32Rock’n’roll at dreamworld
4/32Dreamworld partners Ken Lord and John Longhurst
5/32Cronulla football team on Dreamworld Thunder Bolt ride... (L-R): Russell Richardson, Geoff Bell, Adam Dykes, Andrew Ettingshausen, trainer and Paul Green. .Pic;Gregg/Porteous. headshot sport super league qld theme parks rugby
6/32N John Longhurst in front of paddle wheeler at Dreamworld
7/32FounderJohn Longhurst at Dreamworld
8/32Dreamworld in the 1990s.
9/32Bengal tiger wrestles with trainer at Tiger Island, Dreamworld
10/32Cronulla team members visit Dreamworld. On the Wipeout Ride Danny Lee, Tawera Nikau, Richard Barnett,and Craig Greenhill.
11/32Cronulla football team at Dreamworld trying out the Thunder Bolt ride... (Front to back): Mitch Healy, trainer, Richard Barnett, Craig Greenhill, trainer, Paul Green, Adam Dykes and Andrew Ettingshausen, Russell Richardson and Geoff Bell.
12/32Dreamworld in 1989.
13/32January 1998: theTower of Terror
14/32the Tower of Terror
15/32Two of six Bengal tigercubs cavorting for public at Tiger Island,
16/32Dreamworld’s thunderbolt ride
17/32Dreamworld’s thunderbolt ride in 1995
18/32Dreamworld in the 1990s
19/32Dreamworld’s Paddle Steamer.
20/32the Wipeout” ride at Dreamworld
21/32the Thunderbolt in 1998.
22/32Kenny and Belinda koala
23/32the Wipeout
24/32the Log Ride.
25/32Paddle steamer at Dreamworld
26/32Dreamworld in 1998.
27/32Dreamworld in 1998.
28/32Dreamworld in 1998.
29/32Dreamworld in 1996.
30/32The team of more than 100 men who worked on Dreamworld in 1981 to complete it ahead of its opening. Pictured in the centre is construction manager Tony Longhurst, then aged-24. Picture: Gold Coast Bulletin archives.
31/32Dreamworld in 1996.
32/32An unnamed worker putting the finishing touches on the log ride at Dreamworld in 1981. Picture: Gold Coast Bulletin archives.
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