Theme park visitors should not need to worry about being injured, let alone killed, on the rides. They expect to be in a safe environment - because of the legal duty of care the theme park operator owes to its guests.
The Thunder River Rapids Ride at Dreamworld was not safe on 25 October 2016. When the raft reached the top of the conveyor belt it collided with a stationary raft stuck at the top. The raft flipped, two adults were killed - crushed by the raft, two adults were killed - drowned when they fell through the slats in the conveyor belt, and two children were thrown clear.
Dreamworld breached its legal duty of care to maintain a safe ride, and will now face the consequences.
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