EXPLAINED: The Big Pineapple's $116 million revival

The Big Pineapple's major redevelopment is expected to bring new era of tourism to the Sunshine Coast. Here's everything you need to know.

MAJOR BOOST: The $116 million Big Pineapple expansion project is set to bring the tourist attraction's popularity back to levels not experienced since the '80s and '90s. Rosie Campanaris, 11, on school holiday from Canberra. Picture: Warren Lynam

The Big Pineapple's major redevelopment is expected to bring a new era of tourism to the Sunshine Coast.

The delivery of the $116 million project is set to boost tourism and rival the popularity of the Big Pineapple during its glory days of the 1980s and 1990s.

The overall redevelopment of the site includes a number of stages and key projects that will make the tourist attraction bigger and better.

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VISION: Artist's impressions of the revamped Big Pineapple's entrance and main hall. Picture: Contributed

Here is everything you need to know about the Big Pineapple expansion.

What's involved?

The $116 million project involves six precincts.

The first precinct will be nature-based tourism and is set to be the heart of the attraction. Its features include a resort complex, the newly-opened TreeTops high ropes course plus an extension of Wildlife HQ.

The second precinct is intended for more significant infrastructure, like short-term accommodation, a possible eco resort, a wellness centre, cabins, a mountain biking path and more.

The third precinct is expected to be a food tourism hub that will support local businesses and start-ups. It will boast boutique food productions, including a winery with a restaurant and cellar door and a wholesale farmers market.

The fourth and sixth precincts are intended for possible uses like a holiday park, short-term accommodation, a place for business retreats and school camps, plus a camping area.

The fifth precinct is the current music festival site.

VISION: Artist's impressions of the revamped Big Pineapple's entrance and main hall. Picture: Contributed

When will work start on the expansion?

Stage one, which features the bulk of precinct one, is set to be rolled out by next year.

Stage two is scheduled to begin by 2021 and will include the remainder of precinct one, precinct two and parts of precinct three.

Stage three, which features an extension of the existing zoo and the development of parts of the travel centre, is set to start about 2023.

Stage four, which features the roll-out of the rest of the farmers hub, travel centre and nature-based tourism, is due to start by 2024.