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The place behind the visit.
A pheasant farm, a wildlife park and a theme park rebuilt from 2016 offer several ways into the story of Gumbuya.
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Gumbuya Park
The site was once a pheasant farm. In 1978 Ron Rado turned it into a wildlife park, and for decades Gumbuya Park was a family day out east of Melbourne.
Gumbuya World acknowledges the Bunurong people as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which it operates.
A new theme park
In September 2016 a group of investors bought the park, planning a more ambitious theme park. The revamped park opened in December 2017.
Water slides, a flow rider and a lazy river opened in 2017; Rebel followed in 2018, more slides and The Break wave pool in 2019, and the Skyloop and TNT rides in 2022.
Four worlds
Today the park has four worlds: the Wildlife Trail, the rides of Oz Adventure and Outback Explorers, and Oasis Springs, a seasonal water park.
This history belongs to the place and the people who shaped it. The History page offers a longer introduction, and the timeline gives a short route through selected milestones.
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Sources & further reading
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