Dig IT
Highlights
- Explore real excavator machinery at Dig IT, where kids take the driver’s seat in thrilling construction activities.
- Enjoy fully instructed fun at Thunderbird Park, perfect for families eager to dig into hands-on experiences.
- Unleash creativity with construction-inspired activities that require no experience, just a willingness to give it a go.
- Relax at the on-site cafe while kids engage in exciting excavator adventures at Tamborine Mountain.
Dig IT is Australia’s first mini excavator park for kids, located within Thunderbird Park.
Prepare yourself for real excavator machinery and construction-inspired activities where the kids are IN the driver’s seat! Fully Instructed fun 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!
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Accreditations
- Queensland Tourism Industry Council
- Regional Tourist/Tourism Association/Organisation
- QLD – Brisbane Economic Development Agency (BEDA)
- QLD – Destination Scenic Rim
- QLD – Experience Gold Coast
Features
Tags
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
General access
- Offers multiple options for booking – web, email, phone is available.
- Offers a range of contact methods for receiving complaints.
- Companion Cards are accepted.
- Staff are trained in disability awareness.
- Asks all visitors if there are any specific needs to be met.
- Advise tour guides of the access needs of guests at the time of booking (includes pick up and drop off requirements)
- Assistance with booking arrangements (includes providing clear itineraries with written instructions on what to do at various destinations)
Communication
Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)
- Staff are trained in communicating with people with learning or behavioural challenges.
- A quiet space is available at the venue/ facility.
Physical – Mobility
Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
- Grab rails in the bathroom
- Seating in common areas including reception area
Physical – Wheelchair
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
- Step free outdoor pathways (includes picnic areas, barbecues and shelters)
- A step free main entrance to the building and/or reception area (includes ramps or slopes with a maximum gradient of 1:14, otherwise are too steep for wheelchairs)
- Step free access to restaurant, lounge and bar
- An accessible public toilet which is unlocked.
- A wheelchair accessible toilet / shower and change room is available.
- Wheelchair access to amusements and activities including boats and bush trails (includes tour rides, skyways, trolley cars, flying fox, amusement rides and boating).
- Portable ramps.
Physical – High support needs
Caters for people with high support needs who travel with a support person.
Allergies and intolerances
Caters for people with allergies and intolerances.
- Modify their cooking and cleaning practices to cater for people with food allergies or chemical intolerances (could include menus with meals free from: nuts, dairy, seafood, eggs, gluten etc).
- Staff are trained to respond to allergic reactions.
- Complies with The Food Authority requirements for allergy management in food preparation.
- Equipment to respond to anaphylactic shock such as epi–pens and defibrillator.
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