Queenstown, South Island

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Vortex High Speed Motion Thrill Ride

Vortex is our Motion Theatre, combined with up to 12 awesome special effects such as snow, rain, fog, bubbles, speed and a few other surprises.

Stimulate your senses with this unique movie journey that is designed to fully immerse you! Experience action-packed fun on our jaw-dropping 3D movies, combined with a powerful surround sound system and “active motion” luxury seats.

With an incredible selection of over 80 rides to suit all ages and interests, we tailor each session to you in your own private theatre.

Choose from thrilling roller coasters, cyber races, haunted houses, alien adventures or even take a visit to the land of the dinosaurs. Vortex is perfect for the young at heart and anyone looking for an unforgettable experience!

But wait, the fun does not stop there - Strike a pose in front of our giant green screen and let our staff work their magic for you to take your experience home with you.

We also have our awesome Chill Zone which is a great place to relax and enjoy a range of snacks and drinks whilst enjoying our complimentary Wi-Fi and Nintendo Wii.

Free popcorn, slushy, coffee or hot chocolate with each session when you mention Kidz Go.

Birthday Parties

Celebrate an unforgettable birthday with us here at Vortex! Not only is our colourful chill-out zone exclusively yours for 2 full hours, all party guests will also get popcorn, slushies and rides in our state of the art motion theatre. Our staff will also be on hand to provide games, laughter and everything else to make it a birthday to remember. Totally hassle free for parents, and we can even provide catering and cake! 
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Thrillzone Activities

VORTEX 12D MOTION THEATRE>>

Stimulate your senses with Vortex’s cuttng edge motion theatre, a must-do white-knuckled adventure. With up to 12 state of the art synchronised multi-sensory effects such as snow, rain, bubbles, fog, speed and a few other surprises, this fantastic, unique experience is designed to fully immerse you in the movie! Loads of fun for everyone, we take you right into the thick of the action with a combination of jaw dropping 3D movies, powerfully immersive surround sound system and “active motion” luxury seats. Vortex has an incredible selection of over 80 movies to suit all ages, so we create packages that are tailored to you within your own private theatre. Choose from thrilling roller coasters, cyber races, haunted houses, alien adventures or even take a visit to the land of the dinosaurs. Vortex has something perfect for the little ones as well as those who are young at heart and looking for an unforgettable experience!

PUTT'N'GLOW INDOOR MINI GOLF

Introducing Putt’N’Glow, the newest indoor activity in Queenstown! Compete against friends, family or just yourself in our brand new indoor mini golf.
Putt’N’Glow has a variety of holes all lit up by black light, following the themes that make Queenstown so great. Ranging from a tribute to the giant of Wakatipu Lake, a nice juicy burger and Queenstown’s stunning ski fields.

360° BATTLEGROUND >>

Our 360° Battleground has been professionally and strategically designed to give you the most intense experience possible during your session at Thrillzone. It borrows design features from traditional speedball arenas in order to simulate the superior adrenaline rush of close quarters combat. Forget wasting your time by tracking down and stalking your targets, our 360° Battleground throws you right in the action!

Our arena is multi-functional, meaning it can be used for Lasertag, Heroblast & Reball. What's more, the fact that it's indoor means that we are not affected by the weather and additionally we are conveniently located in the centre of Queenstown!

PAINTLESS PAINTBALL >>

New Zealand’s most exhilarating indoor shooting activity! 360° Indoor Paintless Paintball is the newest way to play paintball without any of the mess but still packs that paintball punch when you’re hit! We’ve created a purpose-built battleground, conveniently located on Shotover Street, where you can put your combat skills to the test to hopefully conquer your opposition.

Immerse yourself within one of our several game scenarios and experience the thrill and excitement of strategic tactical combat as you fire at your foes at 200km/h with UNLIMITED AMMO!
This unique all weather activity is packed with adrenaline and sure to get your heart pumping! We provide a safe playing environment by filling our field with inflatable barriers, having all games closely refereed and providing head and body armour. Book your game today!

ESCAPE ADVENTURE >>

Enter our Escape Adventure and immerse yourself into a challenging next-level combination of scavenger hunt, escape room, and augmented reality (AR) around beautiful Queenstown!
This outdoor game makes you play incorporated puzzles and code-cracking elements while experiencing exciting AR features & geolocation technology, without the confines of a physical room.
Work together as a team and solve the mystery before time runs out. Challenges and tasks await you all along the way.
Enhanced with the help of our augmented reality technology, this exciting journey will let magic become alive. But remember: time is against you as you try to discover the clues and find the secrets. Can you beat the clock?!

DX RACE CAR SIMULATOR >>

Hold tight for one of our many different tracks and discover the fun of accurate and true-to-life sudden traction loss, triple strip effect, oversteer, rise and rolls, shunts, bumps and more.  With a powerful dual-motor force-feedback mechanism and helical gearing, our G29 steering wheels provide you with a smooth simulation, weight shift and drifting to help you feel every turn in the road.  You need to be quick, you need to be fierce and you need to respond with precision as you tear up the tracks! Challenge yourself and your friends to find out who is the fastest and beat the track record! 

KIDZ CLUB

Everyone wins when you treat your kids at the Kidz Club. Leave them with us and we’ll treat them to fun and entertainment while you enjoy Queenstown at your own pace.  They will be with a dedicated member of staff for their entire stay with us and they will have free reign over all of the activities on offer at the Thrill Zone!  This is more than just a babysitting service, this is a fun & entertaining package deal that will allow your children to experience all of our products during their adventure with Kidz Club!

Giant Green Screen

Come and check out New Zealand's largest Green Screen! Pose for the camera and let us work our magic while you experience the thrill of Vortex and our 360 battleground. Prints and digital downloads can be purchased so the memories last a lifetime.

Open 7 days - 10am to late.

North Island

South Island

Map of New Zealand
  • Auckland
  • Central Otago
  • Bay of Plenty
  • Christchurch
  • Coromandel
  • Dunedin
  • Gisborne
  • Fiordland
  • Hawkes Bay
  • Marlborough Sounds
  • Manawatu
  • Nelson & Golden Bay
  • Northland
  • North Canterbury
  • Rotorua
  • Queenstown
  • Taranaki
  • South Canterbury
  • Taupo
  • Southland
  • Waikato
  • Wanaka
  • Wellington
  • West Coast
  • Whangarei
  • Bay of Islands
  • Tauranga
  • Gisborne
  • Hamilton
  • Napier
  • Kapiti
  • Palmerston North
  • Whanganui
  • New Plymouth
  • Arrowtown
  • Te Anau
  • Akaroa
  • Ashburton
  • Hanmer
  • Kaikoura
  • Methven
  • Mt Cook
  • Oamaru
  • Tekapo
  • Timaru
  • Abel Tasman
  • Motueka
  • Nelson Lakes
  • Blenheim
  • Picton
  • Catlins
  • Gore
  • Stewart Island
  • Central Plateau
  • Invercargill
  • Cromwell
  • Greymouth
  • Hokitika
  • Westport
  • Glenorchy

Our favourite destinations…

Auckland

New Zealand’s economic heart and biggest city is also an exciting family visitor destination, situated on a sunny harbour with city beaches just minutes away from the CBD. Orientate yourself by heading down to Viaduct Harbour, wandering the waterfront, checking out the super yachts or enjoying the waterfront restaurants. Nearby is the must-visit Sky Tower along with excellent and kid-friendly museums and tons of exciting activities!

Wellington

Wellington is New Zealand’s capital. Here you will find New Zealand's parliament buildings, including the 'Executive Wing', more well-known as 'The Beehive' due to its distinctive shape. Another icon to look out for is the Wellington Tram, which was the main means of public transport between 1878 and 1964.

Christchurch

With a population of around 400,000 Christchurch, in Canterbury, is the South Island ’s largest city, yet much of it has the feel of a small town. Perhaps that’s why it’s known as the Garden City but with the expansive Hagley Park, Botanic Gardens, Port Hills, River Avon and numerous beaches the city certainly has an open, relaxed feel that’s hard to beat.

Queenstown

With its well-deserved reputation as New Zealand’s activity adventure capital you’ll never run out of activities and things to do in Queenstown, but you may run out of time! With breathtaking scenery, activities and festivals, cafes and restaurants, skiing and snowboarding, shopping and wineries, this lakeside alpine resort rates as one of the world’s top vacation destinations for all ages and seasons.

Rotorua

Rotorua sits on the shore of Lake Rotorua, one of sixteen lakes in the area formed by hundreds of thousands of years of eruptions from the Taupo Volcanic Zone. The area is renowned for its geothermal activity and top of any activity list is to see the bubbling mud pools that are around the region for yourself. The Waimangu Volcanic Valley offers a first hand insight into the devastation caused by the 1886 eruption of Mount Tarawera and is a great place to discover steaming volcanic craters and bubbling, spitting  pools of mud!

Nelson and Golden Bay

The Nelson and Golden Bay regions, at the top of the South Island, boast enviable sunshine hours, glorious sandy beaches, safe swimming spots, lots of wildlife to look out for, and Abel Tasman National Park - an absolute must to explore, on foot, by kayak, your own craft or watertaxi.  Nelson is home to a vibrant arts and crafts community with a fabulous Saturday market, and is close to award-winning wineries and family-friendly bike tracks to take you around the coast.

Hawkes Bay

Napier was rebuilt after the 1931 earthquake and is now known as NZ's Art Deco City.  The Art Deco influence has created a unique city – nowhere else can you see such a varied concentration of art deco style. With over 2,200 sunshine hours a year, Napier is a year-round holiday destination with countless activities to entertain the kids – there's days of entertainment on Marine Parade alone, plus numerous other family-friendly trips and activities.  Add to that the beaches, walks and flat cycle paths, outdoor cafes and entertainment, and you have a perfect holiday destination!

Northland

Beautiful, unspoiled beaches, fishing, historic gum fields, kauri forests – the Far North has it all. With subtropical temperatures, it's often known as ‘the Winterless north', with warm, humid summers and mild winters.
Gateway to the Bay of Islands, Paihia is a pretty, lively beachside town and a perfect base for your family holiday. It’s your start point for Bay of Island adventures including day cruises, sailing, kayaking, swimming with dolphins and reef or wreck diving.