advised in training "not to worry" about the button. The operators of Dreamworld pleaded guilty … Show full articles without "Continue Reading" button for {0} hours. Dreamworld is to permanently close the water ride at the centre of last month's accident that claimed the lives of four people, including New Zealander Cindy Low. Video. Learn more about Dreamworld theme park and WhiteWater World water park on the Gold Coast. A 2018 inquest heard that the tragedy may have been averted had an emergency stop button been pressed, but staff at the theme park were advised in training "not to worry" about the button and instead rely first on a slower, seven-second button. What a dark day.". Photo: AFP. Ardent Leisure operates two Gold Coast theme parks, Dreamworld and Whitewater World, as well as the city's Sky Point observation deck. CNN has contacted the company for comment. Radio presenter Patricia Karvelas, who was friends with two of the victims, reacted to Monday's ruling by writing on Twitter: "This is the penalty for the death of my friends? Ms Thomas said as soon as it was appropriate, the victims' families would be invited to help create a fitting and permanent memorial to their loved ones.
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In a statement sent to CNN affiliate Nine News, its chairman Gary Weiss and theme parks division CEO John Osbourne said they apologized "unreservedly for the past circumstances and failures at Dreamworld". Ardent Leisure pleaded guilty in July to three safety charges and was handed the punishment on Monday. Coroner hands down findings into the deaths of four people at Dreamworld in 2016. EAGER fans lined up for hours on Wednesday morning ahead of Dreamworld’s reopening following a six-month closure. The father of two of those who died in the Dreamworld ride disaster says the family wants answers on how and why the accident happened.
Ardent Leisure - the owners of Dreamworld - confirmed today the ride would be permanently closed down.
... Dreamworld’s parent company, Ardent Leisure, for possible prosecution,” they said. "No ride at Dreamworld will operate until the Workplace Health and Safety Audit has been completed and unless it passes the multi-level internal and external review process.". The inquest into the deaths of four people on Dreamworlds Thunder River Rapids Ride almost four year ago has exposed failings on so many levels, that the bigger shock is … The company had faced a maximum fine of $4.5 million AUD, CNN affiliate Nine News reported. Low's 10-year-old son and Goodchild's 12-year-old daughter were also on the raft, but survived the accident. A funeral will be held tomorrow for New Zealander Cindy Low, who was among four people killed by a ride malfunction at Dreamworld on the Gold Coast.
"Ardent accepts responsibility for this tragedy without qualification or reservation," the statement added. The Queensland government is launching a 'safety blitz' audit of the state's theme parks, beginning at Dreamworld where four people died last week. People hug outside Dreamworld after four people were killed at the Queensland theme park. "I cry for my children, my lost children, every day," she said. The mother of two of the Thunder River Rapids ride victims has revealed the chilling words that will haunt her 'until the day she dies' as Dreamworld's parent …