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The ''History of Dreamworld'' dates back to the mid-1970s when John Longhurst envisioned the future theme park. After a seven-year construction period, Dreamworld officially opened to the public on 15 December 1981. Now owned by publicly listed Ardent Leisure, the park has seen many expansions, closures and replacements over its 30-year history. Dreamworld's most iconic attraction is the Dreamworld Tower which stands high. The tower houses the Tower of Terror II (once the world's tallest and fastest roller coaster) and The Giant Drop (once the world's tallest and fastest drop tower). Other thrill rides at the park include BuzzSaw, The Claw, Cyclone, Mick Doohan's Motocoaster, and Wipeout. The park also features two children's areas based upon DreamWorks Animation and The Wiggles, respectively. A wide collection of flat rides rounds out the attraction lineup. Throughout 2011, Dreamworld celebrated its 30th birthday by investing money in a variety of attractions over the course of the year. ==Design and construction== In 1968, entrepreneur John Longhurst took his children to a zoo in Sydney and subsequently felt he could develop something better. After reading a newspaper article describing Disneyland as "''a real Dream World''", Longhurst registered the name Dreamworld as a trademark on 10 May 1973.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://pericles.ipaustralia.gov.au/atmoss/falcon_details.show_tm_details?p_tm_number=268170&p_search_no=1&p_ExtDisp=D&p_detail=DETAILED&p_rec_no=1&p_rec_all=24 )〕 One year later, he purchased of land beside the Pacific Motorway in Coomera.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.dreamworld.com.au/Schools/pdf/DW-Schools-History.pdf )〕 Over a 7-year period, of this land was developed to form the Dreamworld theme park. Longhurst also had a hand in constructing the park. He personally spent 12 hours a day, every day for two-and-a-half years to excavate and develop the Murrissipi River in the centre of the park. The channel is wide and up to deep. A paddle steamer, named the Captain Sturt Paddlewheeler, was later added to the river prior to the opening of the park. In the late 1970s, Longhurst was joined by Sydney furniture salesman Ken Lord.〔 The additional funding provided by Lord allowed Longhurst to embrace his peer-described characteristic of being a perfectionist. This characteristic was on display when he employed some of the designers responsible for Disneyland and Walt Disney World. These architects were responsible for such buildings as the City Hall (entrance building) and IMAX Theatre which closely resemble the Walt Disney World Railroad's station in Main Street U.S.A. and the Emporium at the Magic Kingdom, respectively. A collection of Australian architects had the task to design further buildings which mimicked Australian pioneer buildings.〔 Longhurst had previously experienced the film ''To Fly!'' in an IMAX theatre and wanted to bring that concept to the park.〔 To cater for the 7-storey tall screen, 3 storeys were excavated to allow the screen to fit within a 4-storey building. Seating for 426 people and a $60,000 sound system completed Dreamworld's IMAX Theatre.〔 A steam-powered railway was the third attraction Longhurst envisaged for the park. A locomotive from Baldwin Locomotive Works was purchased and of track was laid to develop the Cannonball Express.〔 The train was originally used during the First World War in France before being relocated to Queensland for use on the cane fields.〔 At the time of its opening, the Cannonball Express was the ''Longest privately owned railway in Australia''. Although the ride's name has been changed to the Dreamworld Railway, it retains this record to this day.〔 Fourteen replicas of 1911 Model T Fords were purchased at a cost of $12,000 each to develop the ''Model T Fords'' attraction.〔 The ride saw guests drive their own car along a rail-guided figure-8 track. The ride still exists to this day (albeit at a different location) under the name Avis Vintage Cars.〔 The ''Gilltraps Auto Museum'' was relocated to Dreamworld to showcase the workings of vintage cars as well as the restoration process of vintage cars.〔 To further diversify the park's offerings a log flume was constructed.〔 The Rocky Hollow Log Ride would see up to four guests board a fibreglass boat and navigate a flume culminating in a drop at the finish.〔 Longhurst felt this collection of attractions would satisfy all age groups.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「History of Dreamworld」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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