Dreamworld to reopen on December 10

Ardent Leisure says its Dreamworld theme park will re-open in 10 days time, after being closed since an accident killed four people in October.

Flowers are laid outside the Dreamworld Theme Park on the Gold Coast, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016.

Flowers are laid outside the Dreamworld Theme Park on the Gold Coast, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016. Source: AAP

Dreamworld owner Ardent Leisure says the Gold Coast theme park will re-open to the public on December 10.

Members of the public will be able to visit again the popular attraction six weeks after a ride malfunction killed four people.

Ardent says Dreamworld, and neighbouring theme park Whitewater World, will reopen to guests following the "successful completion of the mechanical and operational safety review".

"All of Whitewater World's slides, pools and cabanas will be open as will several of Dreamworld's rides and attractions," the statement said.

"Dreamworld's other rides will progressively open as they are signed off as part of the safety review process."

The theme parks have been closed since the October 25 accident that killed Kate Goodchild, Luke Dorsett, Roozi Araghi and Cindy Low died when the Thunder River Rapids malfunctioned.

The park has undergone an exhaustive series of safety checks since

Ardent has already announced that the Thunder River Rapids ride will be demolished.


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