WHEN you are seeking to open something new and different in family entertainment you soon find out that just about every novel idea you come up with has already been catered for.
That’s why Tamborine Mountain’s mini-excavator park, Dig IT, literally broke new ground when they opened their gates just on 18 months ago.
It was, and possibly still is, the first family fun centre of its type in Australia.
No doubt those thinking of emulating the idea in other states will have looked on and watched Dig IT take off welcoming 130,000 visitors to its centre at Thunderbird Park, on the corner of Cedar Creek Falls Road on Tamborine Mountain.
While Dig IT are big on attracting visitors to the park they are also obsessed with logging work hours on their mini machines and what the kids are doing.
The stats revealed at the end of 2024 a crazy 3,004,460 minutes have been spent on the nine mini-excavators, during which time the young drivers have caught 38,000 pesky ‘crocs caught on the hook and almost 650,000 blocks have been pushed over in the Demolition Zone.
Some 30,000 block towers have also been re-stacked only for excited kids to smash them again.
In an effort to make Dig IT 100 per cent accessible for all families they have started special Wednesday sessions in non-school holiday periods so kids with sensory or heightened needs can come and sit in the driver’s seats too.
At these sessions there are fewer participants, sessions are longer and more time is taken.
One of the key factors at the park is that the staff provide friendly instruction for kids and parents alike.
You don’t need any experience, or even a driver’s license – just a willingness to give it a go.
It has certainly become another Scenic Gem that families with adventurous kids should visit.
