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| Australia's Dreamworld theme park to reopen after ride deaths | Australia's Dreamworld theme park to reopen after ride deaths |
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| Australia's Dreamworld theme park will reopen on 10 December, six weeks after four people were killed by a ride malfunction. | |
| Two victims were thrown from the Thunder River Rapids ride and two were trapped inside in the tragedy on 25 October. | Two victims were thrown from the Thunder River Rapids ride and two were trapped inside in the tragedy on 25 October. |
| Dreamworld said it would demolish the ride and conduct an independent safety review before reopening. | Dreamworld said it would demolish the ride and conduct an independent safety review before reopening. |
| The park, on Queensland's Gold Coast, has been closed since the incident. | The park, on Queensland's Gold Coast, has been closed since the incident. |
| "Dreamworld's other rides will progressively open as they are signed off as part of the safety review process," the park's owner, Ardent Leisure, confirmed in a statement on Wednesday. | "Dreamworld's other rides will progressively open as they are signed off as part of the safety review process," the park's owner, Ardent Leisure, confirmed in a statement on Wednesday. |
| Kate Goodchild, 32, died alongside brother Luke Dorsett, 35, his partner, Roozbeh Araghi, 38, and Cindy Low, 42. | Kate Goodchild, 32, died alongside brother Luke Dorsett, 35, his partner, Roozbeh Araghi, 38, and Cindy Low, 42. |
| Their families are understood to have been told about the reopening. | Their families are understood to have been told about the reopening. |
| Local media said the park was losing about A$295,000 (£175,000; $220,000) per day while it remained closed. |