点评:Having driven past Gumbuya World many times over the years when travelling between Gippsland and Melbourne, I’d been wanting visit for ages. I wish I felt comfortable giving it 4 stars (if 3.5 were available then I’d rate it slightly higher) but I don’t quite feel comfortable doing so.
The best part of it would have to be the wildlife park. I did the penguin and mountain pygmy possum experiences. Aracella, Laura (penguin keepers) and Anton (pygmy possums) are to be commended for their professionalism and wealth of knowledge of the animals in their care. Additionally, their compassion towards the animals. I also enjoyed meeting the farmyard animals such as Quigley and Thor the goats, a big tan bunny and Barbie the lamb 🐑
In terms of the rides, I’d been looking forward to going on all of them yet was left disappointed. Firstly, the rides weren’t all operating and the ones that were didn’t work all at once. I understand that the weather prevented the roller coasters from running yet unsure what the excuse was for the rest. Similarly, most of the eateries weren’t open despite being school holidays and it was hard to find staff. Possibly understaffed 🤔 At any rate, the park lacked in the theme park and/or carnival atmosphere that I’d been hoping for.
The other area that I wasn’t impressed with was the food available. Mostly a grab and go and gob section of fried food, which could’ve been sitting there for ages. There was a very uninspiring selection of premade sandwiches and packaged muffins. I asked about the toasties on the menu only to be told they weren’t doing them today. Ended up calling in at McDonalds on the way home.
翻译:多年来,我在吉普斯兰和墨尔本之间往返时,曾多次路过冈布亚世界,一直想去那里看看。我希望能给它四星好评(如果能打三星半,我会打高一点),但最终还是没能如愿。
最棒的部分应该是野生动物园。我体验了企鹅和山地侏儒负鼠。企鹅饲养员Aracella、Laura和侏儒负鼠Anton的专业精神和对所饲养动物的丰富知识都值得称赞。此外,他们对动物们也充满爱心。我还很喜欢与农场动物们见面,比如山羊Quigley和Thor、一只棕褐色的大兔子和小羊Barbie🐑
说到游乐设施,我一直期待着体验所有的游乐设施,但却失望而归。首先,这些游乐设施并非全部开放,而且开放的那些也不能同时使用。我知道天气原因导致过山车无法运行,但我不知道其他过山车停运的原因是什么。同样,尽管是学校假期,大多数餐馆都没开门,而且很难找到工作人员。可能是人手不足吧🤔总之,这个公园缺乏我一直期待的主题公园和/或嘉年华氛围。
另一个让我不太满意的地方是食物。大部分都是一些油炸食品,可以打包带走,感觉像是放了很久一样。店里现成的三明治和包装好的松饼种类繁多,令人乏味。我问了问菜单上的烤面包,结果被告知今天没有。最后,回家的路上去了趟麦当劳。