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Village Roadshow releases full year results, commits to ride removals and new additions

Richard Wilson 28 Aug 2020

Closure and downturn from COVID-19 led to predictably disappointing financial results for Village Roadshow's theme park division, where 900,000 fewer guests visited. Despite uncertainty the company is pressing head to have the forthcoming Leviathan wooden roller coaster up and running by Easter while also announcing that they will be removing two yet-unnamed rides at their Gold Coast theme parks.

Size doesn't matter: Dreamworld makes concrete moves towards a smaller theme park

Richard Wilson 27 Aug 2020

Dreamworld ditches their only competitive advantages – sheer size and diversity of attractions – as they seek to be "comparable" in ride count to their nearest single competitor. Except their nearest competitor is actually four diverse and growing theme parks.

Structural changes, funding injection sees Gold Coast theme park future secured

Richard Wilson 11 Aug 2020

Both Ardent Leisure and Village Roadshow have each announced an injection of $70 million to give both operators a degree of certainty, while the latter moves towards taking the company private.

Dreamworld pleads guilty over Thunder River Rapids accident

Parkz 29 Jul 2020

Ardent Leisure, owners of Dreamworld, have pleaded guilty to charges relating to the tragic Thunder River Rapids accident in 2016 that killed four guests.

Saddle Up as Australian Outback Spectacular Reopens on the Gold Coast

Press Release 4 Jul 2020

Australian Outback Spectacular joins fellow Village Roadshow Theme Parks attractions, Sea World, Paradise Country and Topgolf to reopen under an industry approved COVID Safe plan, with Movie World and Wet’n’Wild reopening on the 15th July.

No-go roller coaster: how Dreamworld banked on a hand-to-mouth recovery strategy they could never afford

Parkz 3 Jun 2020

As roller coaster parts arrive via shipping container from Germany, Dreamworld executives reveal a precarious financial position that's more than just concerning in the face of a global pandemic: the numbers simply don't stack up on their costly recovery gamble.

The Parkz Update: Orange roller coaster track arrives at Dreamworld

Parkz 2 Jun 2020

Bright orange roller coaster track arrives for Dreamworld's forthcoming launched roller coaster.

The Parkz Update: New roller coaster parts arrive as Dreamworld sits in lockdown

Parkz News 19 May 2020

Dreamworld remains closed under lockdown, however work continues on a couple of coaster projects at the park.

Gold Coast theme parks shut as COVID-19 restrictions mount

Parkz 23 Mar 2020

Dreamworld, Sea World, Warner Bros. Movie World, Wet'n'Wild and WhiteWater World as well as Australian Outack Spectacular, Paradise Country and Top Golf have all shut their doors temporarily as restrictions on businesses increase.

Dreamworld and Sea World's new roller coasters thrown into doubt amid coronavirus financial chaos

Richard Wilson 20 Mar 2020

Two major roller coasters were due to open later this year at Sea World and Dreamworld. With the global economy plunged into chaos, neither look likely to go ahead on the originally scheduled timeline with both companies freezing all non-essential capital expenditure.

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