River Rapids news

The Gröna Lund theme park in Stockholm, Sweden has reopened its doors 10 days after a guest died and nine other were injured in an ... More

Ardent Leisure Group, owner of the Dreamworld, WhiteWater World and SkyPoint theme parks in Australia, has secured a new financing deal that it says will ... More

The government of Queensland, Australia, has announced a number of new regulations for any visitor attractions operating rollercoasters or rides, following a tragedy at Dreamworld ... More

Shinta Mani Wild (SMW), a glamping resort created to evoke the atmosphere of Jacqueline Kennedy's first diplomatic expedition to Angkor Wat, has opened in Cambodia's ... More

Gary Weiss, chair of Dreamworld owner Ardent Leisure, has announced plans to expand the Australian theme park, with the plans aimed at boosting attendance following ... More

Dreamworld CEO Craig Davidson has left his position in the midst of a public enquiry into the tragic accident at the theme park in 2016 ... More

An inquest into the ride malfunction that killed four at the Dreamworld theme park in Australia is underway, with a Queensland court hearing there had ... More

Universal Studios Hollywood's iconic Jurassic Park attraction is getting a redesign, with the attraction reopening in 2019 with a Jurassic World theme. Set to close ... More

Ardent has said it expects to enjoy a profitable second half to the year as visitor numbers to its troubled Dreamworld theme park finally start ... More

Following a year of turmoil for Australia’s theme park sector, the Gold Coast market is finally starting to show signs of recovery, according to Village ... More

Ardent Leisure, which has struggled since a tragedy at its Dreamworld park claimed four lives last year, says it has stemmed financial losses. Geoff Richardson ... More

Australian operator Village Roadshow is looking to bounce back after a tough twelve months, which has seen the company record full-year losses of AU$66.7m (US$52.8m, ... More

Queensland’s state government is set introduce industrial manslaughter laws, with safety around theme park rides to also be tightened, following the deaths of four people ... More

A number of Merlin attractions have closed their river rapids rides, following the death of 11-year-old Evha Jannat, who was killed at Drayton Manor on ... More

An 11-year-old girl has died after an incident at a water ride at Drayton Manor Park in Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, UK. Named by police as ... More

Ardent Leisure chief executive Deborah Thomas is to step down from her position and take up a new role within the company in order to ... More

Ardent Leisure has seen revenue fall by more than half following a fatal accident at its Dreamworld theme park on Australia’s Gold Coast last year. ... More

A report looking at the future of the global amusement park market has predicted annual growth of more than 10 per cent through to 2021, ... More

ASTM International – the global body that develops and delivers voluntary standards used to improve product quality and enhance health and safety – has developed ... More

Australia’s Dreamworld will reopen to the public on 10 December following an accident in October that resulted in the deaths of four people. Two men ... More

Four people have died following an accident on a ride at Dreamworld – Australia’s largest theme park. Police and park officials confirmed that two men ... More

Alton Towers has made an application to local government authorities for a new rollercoaster currently known as SW8 or Secret Weapon 8. The plans, which ... More

Long-touted proposals to include an indoor waterpark and hotel in the £80m (US$124m, €110m) expansion of the West Midlands Safari Park in Bewdley, England, have ... More

Dunes Splash World in Southport is set to open to the public this weekend. The £8.5 water park complex will feature slides, rides, lazy river ... More