点评:We were leaving Dorrigo and heading to Coffs Harbour for a two-night stay. It’s a crime not to visit The Big Banana Fun Park, if you’re visiting Coffs Harbour or simply driving through Coffs Harbour – you “have to” stop there and at least take a photo in front of The Big Banana. Afterall, it’s The Big Banana that put Coffs Harbour on the map… in my opinion. Entry is free to The Big Banana Fun Park with plenty of free parking available, it’s what you want to do there, that can be pricey. My girls haven’t been to Coffs Harbour and yes, they had their photo taken in front of The Big Banana. We already had our day planned and it’s only a short visit and agreed to do the ‘Theatre and Plantation Tour’, which is a self-guided stroll through the lower half of Banana Planation followed by an informative presentation in the packing shed. It’s a short stroll with information plaques along the way and upon entering the shed, there is an interactive display – two bunches of bananas, one weighing 25kgs and the other 50kgs, enclosed in a glass cage. There’s a pulley attached to the bananas where you can have a go to see if you are capable of lifting the bananas. It gives you a perspective how hard the work is on a banana plantation and I can assure you, as a male, I tried my hardest to pull the 50kgs of bananas, which I wasn’t capable. The 25kgs was doable but I had to put a lot of effort into it – it was not an easy task. Then we watched the presentation – old footage during the 1960s, which gives you a better understanding and appreciation, how hard the work is but the workers back then made the work look quite easy and always with a smile on their faces. Makes you appreciate the bananas more when you buy them next. I highly recommend to take part in this activity – very informative and interesting. We also bought 2 x 4D Ride Simulator – it’s approximate six minutes each – waiting in the line is longer because this activity is quite popular. The person in front of the line gets to choose which simulator they want to watch, if you don’t want to see it, you simply let others go through. If that’s the case, it works out well for you, because this will make you in front of the line and you can tell the staff your choice of simulator to watch. We watched ‘Dino Safari 2’ and ‘Canyon Coaster Trailer’ and it was fun but the best out of the two is definitely Canyon Coaster Trailer, even the staff agreed with me. The Big Banana Fun Park is opened seven days a week, from 9am to 5pm. I highly recommend to plan your day before you get there. You can save money if you know what attractions you want to see or do, as they provide combo deals, which works out cheaper. The Big Banana Fun Park also has a Café, Gift Shop, Candy Kitchen (no ticket required - candy making demonstrations from 10am – 2pm, ask staff when entering, when will the next candy making demo start, so you won’t waste time waiting). The staff are super friendly and helpful. I highly recommend for first-timers, there are a variety of family friendly activities you can take part in and make it a full day, if you wish. I can’t see myself going to Coffs Harbour again, it was simply to visit an Australian “BIG” icon and what we did there was fun. However… if we happen to drive through Coffs Harbour in the future, we will definitely drop by again and have the café experience.
翻译:我们离开多里戈前往科夫斯港,在那里住两晚。如果您正在游览科夫斯港或只是开车路过科夫斯港,不去大香蕉游乐园游玩简直是一种罪过——您“必须”在那里停下来,至少在大香蕉前拍张照。毕竟,是大香蕉让科夫斯港名声大噪……在我看来。大香蕉游乐园免费入场,提供大量免费停车位,您可以在那里做您想做的事情,但费用可能不菲。我的女儿们还没有去过科夫斯港,是的,她们在大香蕉前拍了照。我们已经计划好了一天的行程,这只是一次短暂的游览,我们同意参加“剧院和种植园之旅”,这是一次自助游览,穿过香蕉种植园的下半部分,然后在包装棚里听一场内容丰富的介绍。沿途有信息牌,步行一小段路程即可到达,进入棚屋后,有一个互动展示——两串香蕉,一串重 25 公斤,另一串重 50 公斤,装在一个玻璃笼子里。香蕉上有一个滑轮,你可以试试看自己能否举起香蕉。它让你了解香蕉种植园的工作有多辛苦,我可以向你保证,作为一名男性,我尽了最大的努力去拉动 50 公斤的香蕉,但我做不到。25 公斤是可以做到的,但我必须付出很多努力——这不是一件容易的事。然后我们观看了演示——20 世纪 60 年代的旧镜头,让你更好地理解和欣赏,工作有多辛苦,但当时的工人们让工作看起来很容易,脸上总是挂着笑容。让你下次买香蕉时更加珍惜。我强烈建议参加这项活动——非常有教育意义和趣味性。我们还买了 2 个 4D 模拟器,每个大约 6 分钟,因为这个活动很受欢迎,所以排队等候的时间更长。排在队伍前面的人可以选择他们想看哪个模拟器,如果你不想看,你可以让别人先看。如果是这样的话,这对你来说很合适,因为这会让你排在队伍前面,你可以告诉工作人员你选择观看的模拟器。我们看了“Dino Safari 2”和“Canyon Coaster Trailer”,很有趣,但两者中最好的绝对是 Canyon Coaster Trailer,连工作人员都同意我的看法。Big Banana Fun Park 每周 7 天开放,从上午 9 点到下午 5 点。我强烈建议你在去那里之前计划好你的行程。如果你知道你想看或玩什么景点,你可以省钱,因为他们提供组合套餐,这样更便宜。 Big Banana Fun Park 还设有咖啡馆、礼品店和糖果厨房(无需门票 - 糖果制作演示时间为上午 10 点至下午 2 点,进入时询问工作人员,下一次糖果制作演示何时开始,这样您就不会浪费时间等待)。工作人员非常友好和乐于助人。我强烈推荐初次来的人,如果您愿意,您可以参加各种适合家庭的活动,并度过一整天。我不认为我会再次去科夫斯港,那只是去参观澳大利亚的“大”标志,我们在那里做的事情很有趣。但是……如果我们将来碰巧开车经过科夫斯港,我们一定会再次顺便过来,体验咖啡馆的乐趣。