CHAPTER 1

Big Day Out

Carly’s parents have invited Mai to join them for a weekend on the Gold Coast. They’re off to Rock ‘n’ Ride World—one of the biggest and best theme parks in the world.

Carly “Hey, Mai, have you seen this brochure? Look how many rides there are!”

Mai “Wow! We won’t have enough time to go on them all. We’ll need two weekends, not one.”

Carly “Yeah, reckon. Remember when we went to Ocean World last year and I swam with the dolphins?”

Mai “Yeah, and we watched that awesome IMAX film about whales and we all got sprayed with water.”

Carly “I reckon Rock ‘n’ Roll World’ll be even better than that.”

Mai “Yeah, it’ll be totally cool.”

Carly “I don’t know how I’ll sleep tonight. I’ll probably dream I’m on the most awesome roller-coaster that takes me way up into space!”

Mai “Now you’re really getting carried away.”

Carly “There’s just so many to choose from. I wanna go on the Pirate Roller. It looks like it swings right around.”

Mai “Yeah, and check out the Blender! It’s meant to be the scariest ride there.”

Carly “Bring on tomorrow!”