--- title: "Queensland" description: "Queensland’s attraction history includes a coastal cluster where water parks developed alongside other major entertainment destinations.The story behind the day outA water park joins the Gold Coast storyWet’n’Wild Gold Coast began in 1984 as Cades County Waterpark. It adopted the Wet’n’Wild name in 1986. The sequence is a reminder that the same destination can appear under several names in photographs and older holiday accounts. Its development belongs to the Gold Coast’s permanent-park era, with slides and pools forming a dedicated destination rather than simply an extra hotel facility.Sources & further readingAustralasian Leisure Management · 40th-anniversary historyHistorical sources checked 25 October 2026." canonical_url: "https://thmprk.com/region/queensland/" markdown_url: "https://thmprk.com/region/queensland/index.md" language: "en-US" content_type: "taxonomy_archive" taxonomy: "job_listing_region" term_id: 259 page: 1 --- # Queensland Queensland’s attraction history includes a coastal cluster where water parks developed alongside other major entertainment destinations. The story behind the day out ## A water park joins the Gold Coast story Wet’n’Wild Gold Coast began in 1984 as Cades County Waterpark. It adopted the Wet’n’Wild name in 1986. The sequence is a reminder that the same destination can appear under several names in photographs and older holiday accounts. Its development belongs to the Gold Coast’s permanent-park era, with slides and pools forming a dedicated destination rather than simply an extra hotel facility. ### Sources & further reading - [Australasian Leisure Management · 40th-anniversary history]() Historical sources checked 25 October 2026. 1 published places. Page 1 of 1. - [Wet’n’Wild Gold Coast]() · [Markdown](); location: Oxenford, Queensland, Australia. Canonical source: https://thmprk.com/region/queensland/