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"Village Roadshow said some of the performances were on hold and those that were open would have reduced capacity to maintain social distancing.Ardent Leisure, which operates Dreamworld and Whitewater World, announced reopening dates for its theme parks would be confirmed in the coming weeks as it awaited more information on the opening of Queensland's border. 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The reopening of the Gold Coast's theme parks will be a major step in the revival of the region's tourism with locals, Queensland tourists, interstate visitors, and people from overseas frequently visiting at least one of the theme parks during their time on the Gold Coast. "That'll be things like our enclosed spaces, nocturnal corridors and alike," he said.Like the other theme parks in the city, Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary lost millions of dollars in revenue during the shutdown.Two of the Gold Coast's five-star hotels, The Star and Sofitel, also reopened this week.Sofitel Broadbeach general manager Rens Breur said he was relieved to have people bringing a vibe and atmosphere back to the building. NSW authorities have confirmed eight new coronavirus infections in the state — seven linked to known clusters and the remaining case in a returned traveller.Village Roadshow has announced it will begin progressively reopening its Gold Coast theme parks from later this month.The parks, including Movie World, Outback Spectacular, and Wet'n'Wild were closed in March due to coronavirus restrictions.The CEO of Village Roadshow Theme Parks, Clark Kirby, said they were taking a "conservative approach" to reopening, with a 50 per cent capacity at each park. "There is an enhanced risk of diseases like coronavirus transmitting. "We've only shut a handful of days in our entire existence, so to be shut for three months is really quite unlike anything else.
"It reminds you a little bit of running through the hallways like in the movie The Shining ... it's eerie. "It reminds you a little bit of running through the hallways like in the movie The Shining ... it's eerie.
The Kay family from Brisbane arrived at Sea World before the gates officially opened at 9.30am. "However, the strategies that event organisers put in place such as physical distancing and increased cleaning regimes and sanitisation stations, do reduce the risk.