Ardent Leisure news
10 Jul 2023
The Gröna Lund theme park in Stockholm, Sweden has reopened its doors 10 days after
11 Apr 2019
Ardent Leisure Group, owner of the Dreamworld, WhiteWater World and SkyPoint theme parks in Australia,
27 Nov 2018
Gary Weiss, chair of Dreamworld owner Ardent Leisure, has announced plans to expand the Australian
18 Jun 2018
An inquest into the ride malfunction that killed four at the Dreamworld theme park in
21 Nov 2017
Ardent Leisure, which has struggled since a tragedy at its Dreamworld park claimed four lives
25 Aug 2017
Australian operator Village Roadshow is looking to bounce back after a tough twelve months, which
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24 Aug 2017
Queensland’s state government is set introduce industrial manslaughter laws, with safety around theme park rides
09 May 2017
Ardent Leisure chief executive Deborah Thomas is to step down from her position and take
09 Feb 2017
Ardent Leisure has seen revenue fall by more than half following a fatal accident at
30 Nov 2016
Australia’s Dreamworld will reopen to the public on 10 December following an accident in October
25 Oct 2016
Four people have died following an accident on a ride at Dreamworld – Australia’s largest
30 Sep 2016
Quadrant Private Equity has agreed to acquire Fitness First Australia from hedge fund giant Oaktree
20 Sep 2016
Neil Balnaves, Ardent Leisure chair and non-executive chair, will step down from his role in
25 Aug 2016
Ardent Leisure is planning significant investment in its entertainment ventures after offloading its health club
18 Feb 2016
Australian operator Ardent Leisure, which owns Dreamworld and WhiteWater World, AMF Bowling centres and a
12 Mar 2015
Former magazine editor Deborah Thomas has replaced Greg Shaw as CEO of the Ardent Leisure
20 Feb 2014
Australian theme park Dreamworld is on the hunt for its first ever Mini Mayor to
13 Feb 2014
Australia’s first dedicated indigenous theme park attraction has opened at Dreamworld on the Gold Coast,
24 Aug 2012
Image: Goodlife will acquire six Fitness First gyms Goodlife Health Clubs has confirmed its intention
26 Sep 2011
A new visitor experience taking climbers on a guided walk 270m (886ft) above the ground
19 Feb 2010
Ardent Leisure, owner of Dreamworld theme park and Whitewater World waterpark in Queensland, Australia, saw
19 Feb 2010
Gold Coast, Australia's Whitewater World has incorporated an Eagle Boys Express Store into its leisure
02 Dec 2009
Ardent Leisure Group has acquired Q Deck, Australia's highest beachside observation tower, for A$13.3m (£7.4m,
23 Nov 2009
Ardent Leisure, owner of Dreamworld and WhiteWater World on Australia's Gold Coast, has purchased Q
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