This file photo taken on October 26, 2016 shows Dreamworld CEO Craig Davidson laying flowers at a makeshift floral tribute at the Dreamworld theme park on the Gold Coast, a day after four people were killed on a malfunctioning park ride.
Australia鈥檚 biggest theme park re-opened quietly December 10, 2016 without the water ride that killed four people and faces demolition. Two women and two men died on the Thunder River Rapids attraction at the once hugely popular Dreamworld tourist resort on the Gold Coast on October 25.
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Australia鈥檚 biggest theme park re-opened quietly Saturday without the water ride that killed four people and faces demolition.
Two women and two men died on the Thunder River Rapids attraction at the once hugely popular Dreamworld tourist resort on the Gold Coast on October 25.
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Owner Ardent Leisure, which came in for heavy criticism for the way it handled the tragedy after trying to re-open before the funerals, has decommissioned Thunder River.
But the park鈥檚 nine big thrill spills remained closed Saturday as safety inspections continue, leaving only family rides operating.
鈥淥ur hearts and thoughts remain firmly with the families who lost loved ones in the tragic accident,鈥� said chief executive Craig Davidson.
鈥淓very single attraction open today has been passed by an unprecedented multi-level safety review,鈥� he told reporters.
鈥淲e would like to invite the community back through our doors,鈥� @Dreamworld_AU tweeted. 鈥淛oin us for the special 鈥極pen Hearts, Open Doors鈥� charity weekend.鈥�
But there were none of the big crowds that usually swarmed the park south of Brisbane before the deadly incident that saw two rafts collide.
Television pictures showed small numbers of people and no queues at the entrance to the park.
The company said proceeds from the opening weekend would go to charity.
A coroner鈥檚 investigation into the accident is open.
The park has hosted 30 million people since opening in 1981 and October鈥檚 disaster was its first fatal accident, with Ardent admitting it has lost millions of dollars in the closure.