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1441:Categories
1406:Toasted TV
1356:Winterfest
1332:Wiggle Bay
1326:The Wedgie
1066:Corroboree
1030:Dreamworld
819:8 February
532:References
159:Dreamworld
128:2020-02-08
113:1981-12-15
43:Dreamworld
1317:The Shell
1296:The B.R.O
1270:Cub Kindy
1253:Tail Spin
1248:Shockwave
1228:Game Site
961:. YouTube
942:2 January
916:2 January
632:2 January
605:2 January
551:2 January
513:Sea World
445:Reception
376:Shockwave
311:1981-2016
300:log flume
263:log flume
149:Log flume
1425:Category
1401:The Shak
1274:The Lair
1218:The Claw
936:Archived
862:Archived
497:See also
225:Duration
165:Designer
1314:The Rip
1305:Fully 6
1041:History
988:25 July
965:25 July
890:25 July
886:. Parkz
868:25 July
842:24 July
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573:24 July
410:Station
329:Cyclone
285:History
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101:Removed
1341:Events
1056:Events
626:Photos
475:Deaths
302:and a
261:was a
201:Length
185:Height
98:Status
1082:Humpy
906:"Q4U"
661:(PDF)
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592:(PDF)
398:Queue
233:Boats
209:Speed
990:2021
967:2021
944:2011
918:2011
892:2021
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821:2020
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634:2011
607:2011
575:2021
553:2011
467:Date
419:Ride
382:and
327:and
294:The
274:and
257:The
228:4:20
193:Drop
180:lift
145:Type
49:Area
220:22°
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