Review: Australian Outback Spectacular New Show: Spirit Of The Horse

Australian Outback Spectacular (presented by R. M. Williams) is a permanent attraction situated around 20 minutes from Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast (Australia). They have just finished a run of their previous show (Heroes of the Light Horse) and a brand new show has started from 6th of December called “Spirit of the Horse (with a tribute to Phar Lap)”.

If you are visiting the Gold Coast, this show should be a must see on your itinerary. Allow yourself 3-4 hours to completely soak in the atmosphere. With the gates opening at 6:15 PM for a 7:30 start, take your time wandering through the Outback adventure that the whole area is transformed into. There is a pre-show entertainment that starts at 7:00 which is a prelude to the starting of the real show.

The new show is dedicated to Phar Lap, Australia’s most famous thoroughbred, and revolves around typical life in the Outback. There are stunts, daredevil cameos and some tomfoolery. There is a three course dinner served during the show and a beautiful montage to Australia’s cultural history.

What is most impressive is the almost clockwork precision with which everything is organized. Around forty stockmen and stockwomen make sure that your meals are served in time, your pre show photos delivered to the right chair, and everyone has a gala good time. All this done in almost pitch darkness.

Our kids had a great time and want to go back to the “Horse Show”. Make sure you don’t miss it – whether you are a local resident or a visitor!

FACTS

Show location – 20 minutes from Surfers Paradise, between Warner Bros. Movie World and Wet’n’Wild Water World on the Pacific Motorway, Oxenford, Gold Coast, Qld

Show duration – 1.5 hours including 3 course Aussie BBQ dinner

Show time – Nightly from Tuesday – Sunday (subject to change, excludes Christmas). Doors open at 6:15pm. Pre-shows commences at 7:00pm.

Matinee show time – Additional 12.30pm matinee shows serving a BBQ lunch will be added to the show schedule from time to time on Sundays.

Entry Ticket – Includes show, dinner, drinks during dinner and stockman’s hat from $99.99 Adult, $69.99 Child (3-13 years), $89.99 Pensioner

Ticket Purchase/enquiries – For bookings call 13 33 86 or go to www.myfun.com.au

CraftGossip attended the show courtsey of Village Roadshow entertainment.

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I’m in deep denial about the fact that new year is almost upon us again! It’s been the fastest and the longest year at the same time, and I can look back and see some good things as well as some things I wish had gone differently.

Doing a year in review with your kids — whether in the classroom or at home — is a good way to capture some of their memories and the things they really liked about the year gone by.

There are a lot of different printable year in review worksheets you can use if you want to make this super easy. Here are links to a few (often part of larger posts about NYE celebrations with kids that are worth a read, too):

Teach Beside Me has lots of fun printables fro the end of the year, including a year in review that covers favorite memory, funniest memory and the best book they read, among other topics.
NurtureStore‘s version has space for a self-portrait and prompts like favorite toy, best day out this year and future dream job.
Remember favorites, their “best idea” of the year and have room for setting goals for next year with this one from The Keele Deal.
The year in review from Yes We Made This has room for drawing or writing and includes things like something they learned, a memory they made and a place they visited.

Of course you could pretty easily make your own year in review for the whole family to do that asks questions based on what you most want to remember. (Favorite video game? Best friend? Favorite family memory?)

And if after the year in review you’re ready to look ahead a bit, Mrs. Merry has new year’s resolution printables to inspired kids to look ahead and set goals for things they want to try. You can totally fill this one out as a grownup, too.

[Photo: Mrs. Merry]

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