Adding a visit to the Big Banana turned out to be a surprising favourite highlight for our family road trip. Attractions we visited: Giant slide: Five star fun! The considerable trek up the hill to get to the top of the slide was absolutely worth it. Good indoor activity. Our kids who don't love heights put their fear aside and had smiles ear to ear on this! Toboggan: Five star fun! Terrific experience, scenic views. Tip: Drive up to the top carpark to get a photo of the course to go with the photos and videos you may take on the toboggan. 4D experience: We'd rate this four stars. Long waiting times overall, especially to get our family of four to be seated all together for a session. (7 seats were open for each session on the day we visited.) We were worried we wouldn't fit our two sessions in during our visit. Didn't realise the session times rotate i.e. you can't pre-plan which session to do; it's luck of the draw for what is on when your group gets to the top of the line, unless you keep forgoing your turn until you get into a show you want. We saw Dino Safari 2 and Canyon Coaster, which turned out to be our favourite. It's a pricey experience, and if I visited again, I would give this a miss and opt for a third go on the slide and toboggan for us all. Tip: we found the queues much faster in the late afternoon when alot of visitors had left. Things to note: *We bought a three-attraction combo. It came as a bundle of paper tickets, one for each ride (i.e. for us, 8 x tickets to the slide, 8 x tickets to the toboggan, 8 x tickets to 4D experience). Apparently these never expire, so if you don't get to complete all of the activities on your visit, you can use them at another time in the future. *No booking times required for any of our activities (I wasn't sure about this from looking at the website). Just arrive and join a queue at each activity. Overall: Appreciated the convenient parking. Took the obligatory photo in front of the Big Banana. Was a considerable cost for our visit but when we broke it down, the price per person was reasonable. Thanks for the opportunity to make some fun memories for our family!

Was a great day apart from the wife copping a nice bruise to the side of the head when she got thrown sideways at the bottom of the middle drop down slide. All the others were great but that drop down slide can shoot you sideways into the wall down the bottom if you’re not careful. Toboggan was fun but not long enough and you can get caught behind people going too slow

Great water park for our 6 and 4 year olds, something for everyone, also the giant slide is great fun but I don't recommend the bumper cars. Only downside is disorganised ticket system. We purchased tickets on line to save the que but ended up being sent to the main entrance and the biggest que to sort the tickets.

Took my 15yo daughter and her friends to the new escape rooms. They had so much fun. The game master staff were so friendly and helpful, they really made it a special experience (what a cool job!).

Like Vegemite and and Tim Tams, ’big things’ are a quirky Australianism. Just why Australians have a penchant for big things is a mystery but they have become synonymous with a NSW coastal road trip. We therefore kept an eye out for the Big Banana as we passed through Coffs Harbour. It sits prominently alongside the highway. Heading north, it’s on your left just after the Coffs Harbour township. Even if you don’t stop, it’s easy to see from your car. According to some, the Big Banana was the first of these giant novelty sculptures. 13m long and 5m high, it was created in 1964 by an enthusiastic banana plantation owner who was keen to boost sales of bananas at his roadside stall. He exceeded his wildest dreams. Nowadays The Big Banana has a banana themed souvenir shop, a giant slide, and a water and fun park attached to it. You pay an entry fee for these but you can take your banana photo for free. Big Banana done. Next stop - Ballina and the Big Prawn.

The first thing is that its a tad expensive, just like Australia Zoo. The cafes are even worse. $60 for a cup of coffee, a cup of tea and two salads is expensive. In the salad, the pumpkin should have been war, and there was too much vinegar or bbq sauce. It was hard to ell, it so think. I hated the dressing. There was a lot leaves and cucumber, but not much else. They were mingy with their tea. One small teabag and one cup of water in a 3 cup pot. Categorically, no one else has served just one cup of tea, ever. Because of the mismatch in size and contents, the tea was way too cold.

‘The Big Banana’ was built in 1964 and was one of Australia’s first Big Things. This has changed so much from the original theme and is now a tourist attraction and amusement park with a downhill toboggan ride, ice skating rink, XD Theatre, Ice Rink, Mini Golf, Giant Slide, Laser Tag, a water park and World of Bananas Educational Experience. The is also a huge souvenir shop and a cafe with seating inside and out.

A Day Full of Fun and Adventure! I had an amazing time at the Big Banana Fun Park! The water slides were thrilling, especially ‘The Racer.’ The mini golf course was challenging but so much fun. The staff were friendly and helpful, and the whole park was clean and well-maintained. I can’t wait to go back!

A well maintained water park for kids and adults, very friendly staffs are their best perks. I loved the inclusive culture and we are elated to see differently able people have been given opportunity to work here. I’m sure the culture is also amazing because all people working here was very very friendly. If we visit again Coffs Harbour I’ll visit here with my family as we all loved the hospitality here. A must visit place in Coffs harbour