July 2023
Ardent Leisure says visitor growth strong at theme parks
The entertainment and leisure group behind Dreamworld on the Gold Coast said revenue is back at pre-disaster levels.
- Ayesha de Kretser
April 2022
Ardent Leisure sells US entertainment business for $1.1b
The sale of the profitable Main Event business will leave Ardent with just its Australian theme parks, including Dreamworld on the Gold Coast.
- Larry Schlesinger
August 2021
Ardent Leisure faces two worlds of COVID-19 control
The ASX-listed company’s US and Australian entertainment businesses reflect different attitudes to managing the pandemic.
- Michael Bleby
July 2020
Ardent charged over Dreamworld deaths, faces $4.5m in fines
Dreamworld theme park owner Ardent Leisure is facing three charges over the accident at the Thunder River Rapids ride in 2016 that killed four people.
- Mark Ludlow
May 2020
Dreamworld won't recover from pandemic until 2024
Its problems aren't solved, but the slumping share price has made troubled parent Ardent Leisure a cheap buy, Citi analyst says.
- Michael Bleby
March 2020
Redcape, Event, Ardent face huge earnings hit as venues close
Australia's biggest listed operators of pubs, cinemas and theme parks face massive earnings hits after closing down much of their businesses.
- Larry Schlesinger and Michael Bleby
Ardent shutters Dreamworld, White Water World parks
The COVID-19 closure will officially last until 31 May, but at this stage that's no more than a hopeful guess.
- Michael Bleby
A short seller's recipe for beating sharemarket crashes
'If you're going to panic, panic early,' says Josh Clark of QVG Capital, whose long-short fund is benefiting from the sharemarket's plunge.
- Tom Richardson
Ardent shuts US family entertainment centres
Ardent Leisure will for the rest of the month close the US-based family entertainment centres that account for 85 per cent of the ASX-listed company's revenue.
- Michael Bleby
Ardent goes into trading halt after shares jump 29 per cent
The operator of troubled Dreamworld theme park looks likely to get a boost from the Queensland government.
- Michael Bleby
February 2020
- Analysis
- Tourism
Dreamworld tragedy an accident waiting to happen
The worst theme park accident in 40 years was completely avoidable, according to a coroner's damning report.
- Mark Ludlow
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Dreamworld's missing accountability
The tragic death of four people at Dreamworld exposed a slack safety culture which the coroner says can be sheeted home to the board of directors. But there is little in-depth explanation of how this occurred.
- Tony Boyd
Dreamworld could be charged over ride deaths
Ardent Leisure, the owners of Dreamworld on the Gold Coast, could be prosecuted over an accident which killed four tourists in 2016.
- Mark Ludlow
Dreamworld to take hit on coronavirus, coroner's report
But a turnaround at the troubled theme parks division is under way, chairman insists.
- Michael Bleby
Deborah Thomas' latest bio leaves off the theme parks
Thomas was last month appointed CEO of children's cancer charity Camp Quality.
- Myriam Robin
August 2019
Ardent Leisure struggles to pull itself out of hole
Company warns it will take 'time and investment' to recover, as its net loss narrows.
- Michael Bleby