Dig IT

Dig IT is a mini excavator park inside Thunderbird Park on Tamborine Mountain, in the Gold Coast hinterland, where kids and adults operate real 1.7 tonne excavators. No experience or licence is needed. Everyone starts with a safety induction, then works through four challenge zones in a two hour session.

The zones are the Dig Zone on the excavator, the Demolition Zone with a wrecking ball, the Claw and Croc Zone where you stack tyres and hook floating crocs with a claw, and the RC Zone with remote control dozers, dump trucks, loaders and diggers. Kids from 5 years of age operate on their own, with extra help when needed. Kids 4 and under ride on a guardian's lap.

It suits families with young kids, adults who want a go at the controls, birthday parties and corporate team days. Spectators get in free.

• You are handed a high vis vest and hard hat on arrival, then the instructor takes you through the safety lesson in the induction zone.
• In the Dig Zone you work the 1.7 tonne mini excavator, digging into the earth with the bucket.
• The Demolition Zone is the wrecking ball, knocking down towers.
• In the Claw and Croc Zone the claw attachment stacks and moves tyres and hooks floating crocs.
• The RC Zone has remote control dozers, dump trucks, excavators, loaders and diggers.
• All four zones fit in the two hour session, and adults can join in at the same price.
• Bringing friends or family? Spectators get in free, with shaded viewing areas and seating. Food from the Terrace Kiosk can be eaten on the shaded viewing platform, and the Rainforest Restaurant is in the same park.
• Best way to experience it: book the two hour session for the kids, have a parent ride along with the under 5s for free, and the rest of the family watches from the viewing platform.

• Participant AU$65. Concession with a government issued card AU$60. Adults joining in pay the same.
• Guardian helping a child 4 years of age or under: free. Spectators: free, no ticket needed.
• Birthday parties: AU$66 per person, minimum 9 people. Includes the party table for 2 hours plus 30 minutes for food and cake, invitations and a wrecking ball piñata. The birthday child gets a keepsake hard hat and vest. You bring the lollies.
• Corporate packages: exclusive 2 hour use of the site with dedicated safety instructors and a GoPro video file of the session.
• Kids from 5 years of age operate the machines themselves. Kids 4 and under ride on a guardian's lap. Participants need good spoken English to talk with the instructors.
• Closed in shoes are a must. Wear casual outdoor clothes and bring water, sunscreen and a hat.
• Open weekends in school term and 7 days in Queensland school holidays. Four 2 hour sessions a day from 8:30am, the last finishing at 4:30pm. Term time Wednesday sessions at 10:30am and 12:30pm.
• Booking online is highly recommended, sessions are capped. Visa and MasterCard.
• Arrive 30 minutes early. Late arrivals move to a later session that day if there is room, otherwise get a 12 month voucher.
• It runs in the rain, with enclosed cabins, shelters and free umbrellas. The RC Zone shuts in the rain. Dangerous storms mean a voucher or a refund.
• Cancel 48 hours or more ahead for a full refund. Under 48 hours, up to 8am on the day, gets a 3 year voucher with a AU$10 admin fee. After 8am on the day, no refund or voucher.
• Thunderbird Park has a no picnic policy. Food is from the Terrace Kiosk or the Rainforest Restaurant.
• Uneven ground, gravel and ramps, and some activities mean stepping onto machine platforms. Call (07) 5545 7945 to talk through access needs. Accessible toilets near the Kiosk.
• Thunderbird Park, corner of Cedar Creek Falls Rd, Tamborine Mountain QLD 4272.

• Last verified: 19 October 2026
• Official link: https://digit.com.au/faqs/