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Dreamworld prepares to reopen after passing safety review

Dreamworld is preparing to reopen on Saturday, following a "successful" safety review six weeks after a ride malfunction killed four people.

The theme park's owner, Ardent Leisure, said members of the public will be able to visit Dreamworld and its neighbouring theme park Whitewater World on the first day of the Queensland school holidays.

"Every ride and slide open on 10th December will have passed a rigorously conducted, multi-level safety review," chief executive Craig Davidson said in a statement.

The Thunder Rapids Ride will be demolished after four people were tragically killed there last month. Photo: AAP

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

The fatal accident caused a downturn in visitor numbers to all of the region's parks but owners are hopeful of business returning to normal in time for Queensland's school holidays.

Several key attractions at Dreamworld will remain closed as they are yet to complete a four-tier safety review ordered after the tragedy.


Dreamworld will donate $25 from every ticket sale over the weekend to the Australian Red Cross.

The park has hosted 30 million people since opening in 1981 and October's disaster was its first fatal accident, with Ardent admitting the closure had cost it millions of dollars.

The mother of Dreamworld ride victims Kate Goodchild and Luke Dorsett has no issues with the Gold Coast theme park reopening next week and plan to revisit, a family friend says.

Luke Dorsett. Picture: Facebook

Sandra Brookfield, who organised a crowd funding page which raised more than $67,000 for Ms Goodchild's two daughters, told AAP that Kim Dorsett will one day visit Dreamworld.

"She's all good with it, she's fine. She does plan to revisit at some stage," Ms Brookfield told AAP.