ABC Kids World •
Big Red Car Ride (2005–2020) The Big Red Car Ride is a
dark ride that takes 6 guests at a time on a car journey through the Wiggles' house. The house features Wag's Kennel, Henry's Underwater Big Band, and Dorothy's rosy garden. The attraction opened with Wiggles World on 17 September 2005. •
Giggle and Hoot Hop and Hoot (2015–2019) was a Zamperla Jumping Star, which opened in 2015 and was removed without notice in mid-2019. The ride area was opened up as a pathway prior to its closure, with no plans for replacement.
Corroboree •
Farmyard Friends (2004–2009) was an indoor petting Zoo where guests could go up close to farm animals. The attraction could be accessed via the Captain Sturt Paddle Wheeler or through the tracks for the
Dreamworld Express. The attraction closed in 2009 and was replaced by the Dreamworld Woolshed.
Nickelodeon Central, Kid's World, DreamWorks Experience and Kenny and Belinda's Dreamland •
Avalanche (1983–2012) – A
matterhorn ride manufactured by
Bertazzon Rides. The ride originally opened as Avalanche in 1983 with Village Green. It was repainted and renamed to
Angry Beavers Spooty Spin in 2002 to suit the new Nickelodeon theme. In 2011, the ride returned to its original name and theme. On 15 July 2012, the ride was closed to make way for
Pandamonium, a thrill ride which is part of
Kung Fu Panda: Land of Awesomeness. •
Dora the Explorer Sea Planes (1982–2010) – A fixed arm, rotating plane ride themed to Nickelodeon's Dora the Explorer. The ride originally opened as Red Baron in 1982, a year after Dreamworld opened. Due to the ride's portability, the ride has been moved several times throughout its lifetime. It originally operated as part of the Country Fair until it was moved to Village Green in the early 1990s. During its time in Village Green and Village Oval, the ride was moved to three different locations. Since the opening of Nickelodeon Central in 2002, the ride was not moved. On 27 April 2010, the ride closed for maintenance and has not operated since. The ride was removed in late 2010 from its position in the park in addition to it being removed from the attraction listing and park map. •
Soaring Swing (1982–2023) – A
swinger ride. The ride first opened in 1982 as the Zumer and was located in the former Country Fair area (now Ocean Parade). In 2002, the ride was relocated to the new Nickelodeon Central area and renamed as Swinger Zinger. During the Kid's World debranding, the ride was given a repaint but kept its name. In 2012 it was renamed Puss in Boots Sword Swing as part of the DreamWorks Experience area. Its final name was a temporary name chosen as part of the retheme of the former DreamWorks area into the new Kenny and Belinda's Dreamland area. The ride closed at the end of May 2023 and was dismantled shortly afterwards to make way for the Big Red Boat Coaster. •
SpongeBob SquarePants Water Play (2002–2006) – A themed water play area for children has been left dry since the start of local water restrictions in 2006. •
Trolls Village (2018–2019) – A walk through attraction with a show stage, play area and food outlet, based on the 2016
DreamWorks Animation movie
Trolls. Meet and greets and character shows would be held daily featuring the characters Poppy, Branch and DJ Suki.
Gold Rush Country •
BuzzSaw (2011–2021) was a
Maurer Söhne SkyLoop roller coaster in the Town of Gold Rush. The roller coaster begain with a vertical
chain lift hill to a height of . Riders, restrained by only a lap bar, are then pulled slowly back over on themselves before the train is released into a full heartline roll. A steep drop returns riders back to the station. •
Dreamworld Helicopters allowed park visitors to take helicopter flights taking in views of Dreamworld and the Gold Coast. Visitors could choose from five different flight paths. Joy flights incurred an additional expense. The helicopter tours have not resumed since June 2009 when a helicopter crashed in the carpark of Dreamworld causing only minor injuries. •
Eureka Mountain Mine Ride (1986–2006) was an indoor
wild mouse roller coaster designed by HyFab. The ride was closed for maintenance in 2006 but never reopened. The ride remained dormant for nearly 12 years before being demolished in 2018. The park had considered reopening the attraction prior. •
Rocky Hollow Log Ride (1981–2020) was a
log flume which took groups of 4 riders on a gentle four and a half-minute cruise through channels, in and out of buildings, before ascending the lift hill. The ride concluded with a drop causing all riders to become soaked. •
Skylink Chairlift (1989–2005) was a chairlift which linked
Gold Rush Country with the Australian Wildlife Experience. It commenced operation on 30 November 1989 and closed on 15 March 2005. •
Thunder River Rapids Ride (1986–2016) was Australia's only
river rapid water ride since the closure of the
Snowy River Rampage which operated at
Wonderland Sydney. On 9 November 2016 the CEO of Dreamworld's parent company
Ardent Leisure announced on that the ride would be decommissioned and demolished after the ride claimed the lives of four people on 25 October 2016.
Main Street •
Captain Sturt Paddle Wheeler (1981–2012) was a slow boat ride around the Murrissippi River. It originally featured a live show part way through its journey. The ride permanently closed in 2012 and the boat was scrapped the following year. •
Dreamworld Cinemas (1981–2018) was a
movie theatre that originally opened in 1981 (as the IMAX Theatre). The theatre was refurbished in 2010 as part of
Dreamworld's 30th Birthday, and became the Dreamworld Cinemas. In 2018, the cinema was permanently closed and was replaced by
Sky Voyager in 2019. •
Illuminate Light & Laser Spectacular (2010–2012) was a light and laser show which is run seasonally during school holidays resulting in the park remaining open an extra two hours. It began in April 2010 with
SpongeBob SquarePants and "Celebrate" shows. This was followed by Illuminate Winter Wonderland for the June and July school holidays featuring 4 lane, long inflatable tube slide and a snow play area featuring of snow. •
Motocoaster (2007-2026) was an
Intamin motorcycle roller coaster. It opened in 2007, and was associated with Australian motorcyclist
Mick Doohan until 2022. The ride permanently closed in 2026. •
Tower of Terror II (1997–2019) was an
Intamin Reverse Free-fall coaster that debuted as the parks flagship attraction in 1997. It opened as the tallest and fastest Roller Coaster in the world and operated as the original Tower of Terror until 2010, when it received a revamp featuring a new backwards facing ride vehicle. This version of the ride operated until 3 November 2019, when the ride was officially retired to make way for new development. The park confirmed that the closing of Tower of Terror II would not affect
The Giant Drop, as both rides occupy
The Dreamworld Tower.
Ocean Parade •
AVPX (2009–2013) was a themed indoor
laser skirmish attraction based on the
Alien vs. Predator films. It was the biggest indoor laser skirmish attraction in Australia and was included in Dreamworld's admission price. It opened in April 2009 and closed in March 2013. It was replaced by
Zombie Evilution in 2013. • '''Brock's Garage''' (2015–2018) was a car museum with a collection of
Peter Brock's race cars. The exhibit opened in November 2015 as part of the new Motorsports Experience precinct. The exhibit closed in 2018 and was replaced with a convention centre. •
FlowRider (2006–2020) is born from the roots of surfing, skateboarding, snowboarding and bodyboarding. It is set on an artificial wave created on a flexible, trampoline-like base. This was Australia's first FlowRider installation. During park hours the ride operates in bodyboard mode where groups of 15 riders share a 30-minute session on the ride. After park hours, stand-up boarding is made available for a 12 rider, hour-long session. The ride is a
Wave Loch FlowRider. •
Grand Prix (1982–1992) was a go-kart track which operated from 1982 to 1992. The exact reason for the removal of this ride is still unknown, however it was possibly due to low ridership. The track was located beneath the Thunderbolt roller coaster. •
Reef Diver (1983–2014) was an SDC
Enterprise which was painted bright yellow to stand out along with its
Ocean Parade theming. The ride is no longer operating and has been replaced with a new ride
Tail Spin. The ride reached speeds of up to , and was suitable for guests 1 year of age and over (guests under 4 years of age had to be accompanied by an adult). Riders experienced
g-forces up to 3g, reaching a height of . •
Rock Climbing Wall (2004–2014) was situated next to the Wipeout and was an ideal family attraction. Guests pay $5 to have a session on one of five different rock walls. It opened at the same time as The Claw, in September 2004. It was removed circa 2014. •
Stingray (1983–2012) was a rotating ride featuring controlled lifting and tilting movements with a capacity for 36 riders per dispatch. The ride is a
Trabant manufactured by
Chance Rides. It was originally known as the Roulette when it opened in 1983. It remained under that name until 1993 when Ocean Parade opened and it was rethemed to suit the beach theme. It closed in May 2012. •
The Claw (2004-2025) was an
Intamin Gyro Swing. The ride was replaced by King Claw, in 2025. The Thunderbolt also originally had a Go-Kart track operating next to the roller coaster. •
V8 Supercars RedLine (2008–2019) was Australia's first full-motion virtual
V8 Supercars experience. For a cost of $10, drivers can race against 3 other drivers (in other simulators) as well as 21 computer drivers. V8 Supercars Red Line closed in October 2019. •
Vortex (1993–2009) was a park-model Gravitron. It was removed on 2 February 2009 to make way for the new Alien vs. Predator themed Laser Skirmish attraction named AVPX. The Vortex operated under the name Gravitron until 2002, when it was renamed to fit the Ocean parade theming. It was suitable for guests 1 year of age and over (guests under 4 years of age must be accompanied by an adult). It is unknown if the ride will eventually be re-located to another section of the park. •
Wipeout (1993–2019) was a
Vekoma Waikiki Wave Super Flip, which opened in 1993 as the parks signature thrill attraction. The park announced in March 2019 that the ride will be retired and dismantled, and will not re-open from its maintenance period. It was replaced by Kickback Cove. •
Zombie Evilution (2013–2018) was a themed
indoor laser skirmish attraction that replaced
AVPX The attraction was originally introduced as a
scare maze before being converted to a laser skirmish attraction. It opened on
Friday the 13th of September 2013, replacing
AVPX . in 2015 the attraction ran only during School Holidays as the Laser Tag and rans as a scare maze during the Screamworld events.
Village Oval •
Creature Cruise (1997–2000) – A gentle boat ride which flowed past hand crafted models of animals. It was opened in 1997 but closed in 2000 to make way for part of
Kennyland. •
Little Puff (1983–1996) was a small train ride which took riders behind the Avalanche ride, up along the Enchanted Forest to the waterfall located on Main Street. The train then take riders back to the station. Little Puff was removed for the construction of Tower of Terror and Creature Cruise. Little Puff's train was preserved as a stationery photo opportunity in several parts of Main Street before being removed in 2019.
Dreamworld Studios •
Big Brother House Tours (2001–2008, 2012–2014) – The Australian version of the
Big Brother reality show was filmed at Dreamworld. Between seasons (August to January), self-guided tours were allowed of the contestants' house, camera runs, and eviction stage. During seasons, guests could view the eviction stage (access to the stage itself is limited), the 'control room' (video editing room) and plasma screens displaying live feed from the house. Discretion was advised when bringing younger ones as video content was not censored. The Big Brother House was demolished after a fire significantly damaged it in 2019. The
Dreamworld Studios area has also been demolished, to make way for a $50 million development announced a shareholders conference on 23 August 2019 by Ardent Leisure. •
Dreamworld Studios (1983–2019) was a large
auditorium located next to
Blue Lagoon. ==Temporary attractions==