So for 12 months, he tried to sell his shares in Dreamworld to plenty of people including television stations, all sorts of people that I know had the money, but they wanted to buy 10% of my shares because Kenny had about 48% of the company whereas I had 52% or whatever it was. Robert Caines for proofing & Belinda Waterhouse for making it all possible. It’s half built! - OurWorlds.
Without getting up close and personal to these amazing animals, DWF could not possibly generate the donations we need to achieve our goals. “I always was the stupid kid from school who was never going to get anywhere. first part of John Longhurst’s stories about Dreamworld, “…my brother came up and he said, “You’re mad.” So, I would say, “You’re clueless.”, “…everybody loved the IMAX theatre.
John doesn’t strike you as one of the most successful people in the country. If I hadn’t had that partner, they wouldn’t have done it. ), As a young adult, John Longhurst was fascinated with famed cartoonist (of course, amongst other things), Walt Disney. They did send somebody out to have a look at Dreamworld though, because they had heard about our animated show.
They don’t know what they’re going to do and and how can they ever get a house – it’s so expensive! Please download Dreamworld’s Position Statement on Animal Welfare for further information. “Well, he wanted to come into Dreamworld! His story, from doing up an old, bombed out Buick to owning and selling the Logan Hyperdome (a massive, local shopping centre) is a timely reminder that hard work and passion rules above all else. THE mastermind behind the Gold Coast’s most famous theme park, John Longhurst, is selling his Tamborine Mountain mansion that has never been lived in. If you liked this, be sure to share it! The comments below have not been moderated.
Be proud of whatever [they do], remember that they can do it if they want to do it. “We never stopped. The park was open and it was great and you thought, okay, what’s next? Dreamworld Corroboree offers an interactive walk-through experience celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Culture, Dreamworld is the largest zoological contributor to tiger conservation worldwide.
We spoke about his last visit in great detail, along with our collective thoughts on the recent tragedy surrounding the park. With the lighting you can make them appear to roll over or go up and down, faster or slower. Many thanks goes to John Longhurst, his assistant Tony for helping throughout the day, Elevator access is available to all floors including wheelchair accessibility, Outside the home, sprawling greenery two dams and a panoramic view of the coast can be seen from the upper level of the home, The property is set up on 17 acres and has its own underground rainwater tanks, A guest house looking over the gardens and a housekeeper’s suite also can be found in the grounds near the property, The mansion also has a garage that can fit up to ten vehicles and once housed vintage American automobiles, Mr Longhurst sold the famed theme park for $180 million and is a share holder of the Logan Hyperdome later given the honour of joining the Gold Coast Business Awards Hall of Fame, He is now set to sell his mansion, after purchasing it for $2.3 million in 2010, Mr Longhurst grew to fame with his investment along the stretch of highway between Brisbane and the Gold Coast, with the creation of Dreamworld and has barely lived in his Tambourine Mountain estate.
I’ve heard of Cooma in New South Wales, but where’s Coomera?” He said, “About ten miles out.” And this had happened to me on several occasions when I said, “Where am I going to get a site to build this thing?” [and] something said, “Ten miles out of the Gold Coast.” And I’d completely forgot about it. Ardent Leisure Group is a specialist operator of leisure and entertainment assets on the Gold Coast, Australia and the United States. He was introduced to me (I had met him before but he was really introduced to me).