Hold on to your seats: Infinity, Surfers Paradise

By Bobbi-Jo // 5 April 2010 // Comments: 0 // Related Categories: Best Backpacker Job, Review, Surfers Paradise, Things to do

Ok.

I’m not sure, days later, if I fully have a grasp on what I’m about to write about.

I even went to their Web site to try to sort it out - and just the intro tripped me out.

The Infinity Attraction, in Surfers Paradise is…

Interesting.

                  
I say that in a good way, because we honestly and truly had a ton of fun.

But.

Honestly? I don’t know that I feel entirely comfortable admitting that I was scared by my own reflection.

More than once.

Here’s the description from Infinity’s site:

“INFINITY is a mind-blowing journey into spectacular, futuristic maze like worlds of wonder - an extraordinary series of around 20 multi-sensual environments filled with unique special effects, atmospheric sound fields, ultra groovy music and illusions that appear to go all the way to infinity! The first of its kind in the world, INFINITY is an exciting, hilarious, interactive experience with unforgettable impact.”

Mind-blowing? Yes. Walking into the room that looks like there are eleventy million stars flying around you is...incredible. It’s really, really awesome.

The music is pretty groovy, I have to say. I found myself shaking my groove thing more than once. Sorry if that’s cheesy, but there are parts of the psychedelic maze that bring you back to the 70s, even if you weren’t even alive in the 70s.

Speaking of which - while my job title as your friendly neighborhood travel blogger precludes me from knowing or commenting on what effects mind-altering substances might have on your experience in Infinity, just make sure that if you do decide to um, enhance your trip (see what I did there?) that you go with people you feel safe with.

Because the place throws you for a loop. And there are times even the toughest of the tough would let out a high-pitched squeal or six.
Instead of selling souvenir photos at the end of the course, I’m pretty sure they’d instantly triple their profits if they sold the surveillance video of people fumbling their way through each of the rooms, being alternately scared out of their minds by hissing air or delighted beyond their wildest dreams by the bounce-house room with padded walls. It would, indeed, be hilarious to watch.

I almost asked for one, but one day I might like to be grow up to be someone important so I’m hoping all evidence of me cowering like a little girl in the corner because we couldn’t find our way out of a hallway after 20 minutes is completely destroyed.

The course is over pretty quickly, so squeeze it in, you won’t regret it, and it won’t get in the way of taking in the other attractions (or nightclubs) that Surfers Paradise has to offer. The Mickey Mouse booties and gloves they make you wear will have you giggling at first, but you’ll be glad for them when it’s pitch black and that’s all the evidence you have that your friends are still in the room with you.

Be ready to search for hidden doors, squeeze your way through elastic bands criss-crossing about a room, balance your way over a trampoline-like walkway, and throw giant exercise balls at your comrades throughout the course. It’s incredibly entertaining in addition to being a completely random activity.

Best part? Walking out and checking out the looks on everyone’s faces as their eyes adjust to normal lighting and they find themselves wondering what exactly just happened.

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