CompaniesGaming & WageringPrint articleArdent Leisure taps new theme park boss, stock jumps 5pcElouise FowlerReporterApr 21, 2021 – 12.10pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginThe owner of Queensland’s Dreamworld theme park, Ardent Leisure Group, has made a shock new appointment to the head of its theme parks division, Greg Yong, amid depressed trading conditions at its venues in the United States and Australia.The entertainment group blames the snap lockdown in Brisbane for setting back the $465 million company’s recovery and a winter storm that affected most of its US sites, particularly in Texas.Loading...Elouise Fowler is a journalist for The Australian Financial Review based in the Melbourne office. Connect with Elouise on Twitter. Email Elouise at elouise.fowler@afr.com.auSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreGaming & wageringArdent LeisureSharesLatest In Gaming & wageringFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In CompaniesThe Australian Financial Review MagazineAFR Magazine celebrates The Art of MovementLauren Sams‘We don’t want to die wondering’: Jo Horgan on Mecca’s biggest bet yetThis Brisbane restaurant deserves a Michelin starBOSS Financial ReviewThis CEO thought he was healthy. Then he went for a checkSally Patten and Lap PhanHow the Macquarie CEO played a role in setting me up to lead MagellanWhich AI course should I do?Life & LeisureUp your game with this stylish golf kit and Swiss waterproof sneakersEugenie KellyWhy we can’t get enough of the minister of crabsIt’s BYO pyjamas at this chef’s table above the cloudsRich ListSpotlight’s new Anaconda will teach shoppers to fishMichael BlebyPortelli hits fast lane on mooted LMCT+ sale, MacCap takes the wheelInside the fortune Kerry Stokes (quietly) made in China
