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If somebody can open this and paste it I will give you 1 like with a wink. ASX RELEASE5 April 2019ARDENT LEISURE FINALISES US$225 MILLION DEBT FACILITY Ardent Leisure Group Limited (ASX:ALG) (Ardent) today announced the completion of a US$200 million term loan facility, comprising a US$125 million drawn term loan and a US$75 million delayed draw term loan, as well as a US$25 million Revolving Credit Facility (collectively, the Facility) by its wholly-owned US subsidiary, Main Event Entertainment, Inc. (Main Event). The Facility will be secured and guaranteed by Main Event and is non-recourse to the other assets of Ardent.The proceeds of the drawn term loan were used to repay Ardent’s existing Australian bank debtfacility, and the balance of the proceeds will be available to support investment in Theme Parks and Main Event as well as general corporate purposes. Following completion of the refinancing and after repaying the existing bank debt facility, the Group will have in excess of AU$80 millioncash. In addition to these funds, Main Event will also have access to US$100 million in undrawn facilities. The Board of Ardent assessed a range of alternatives to fund the growth plans of its two businesses, with a view to achieving the optimal balance of quantum, strategic and operating flexibility, tenor and overall cost to shareholders. The Facility provides Ardent with committed, longer term funding that enables it to make the necessary investments to return the Theme Parks operations to profitability and to support the development of new Main Event centres.Over the past 12 months, the management team of Main Event has made significant progress, with recent new centre openings generating strong results and return on investment, and developed a healthy pipeline for future centres. The funds available to Main Event under the Facility will be utilised to accelerate the development of new Main Event centres, with a target of approximately 5 to 8 new centres per year. Let's hope DW also spend the money to get SV open quickly.

Photo taken at 1259 April 5, 2019

Are you sure? Because you bug way more than 3, daily.

I am not sure but could this be linked to the incident at Adventuredome were a women fell out of the vehicle on their El loco coaster.

No. Looks like it’s school holidays... lets see see if the hours stay after labour day...

This might just be the "outside of the box" thinking DW needs right now but money aside, DW needs a solid plan (short/mid/long term). They haven't been able to commit to anything in Christ knows how long and having a solid direction and delivering on the timeline is vital in getting them out of their current shitstorm. - Get SV open and KEEP IT OPEN. - Get a temporary Ride like a KMG in the old Wipeout spot STAT and keep it there until something more permanent can be sourced. - get the Koala wildlife thing open as quickly as possible. Animals at DW are one of the Park's best assets and the only part that is actually ran properly. - Red flag any rides that continue threatening reliable Operation and spend/invest where worthwhile (ToT) and ditch where not (Buzzsaw, log ride) - keep everything else running and invest the right amount of money in what is worth keeping. - Build that kick arse new Coaster.

If you take the big billboard at value, they're selling their rides - and if you buy 3 of them, you get one free. Apparently the Claw is the first one up for grabs...

Only just been changed this morning

that's probably because they haven't finished their new shaded seating area yet.

Where do you think the next attraction will be built ?

Let’s look at this from a 4yr olds perspective. HKDL is going to blow his mind compared to Aussie park offerings. Given HK is about the same flight time as Japan and cheaper I would vote HKDL. It’s going to be a much cheaper trip and that money is better saved for when they are a big older and can experience one of the giant Disney parks and appreciate it more. Also once you’re there it’s much less of a hike from the airport into the city or Disney for a grumpy toddler.

Dreamworld parent company Ardent Leisure borrows $225m ahead of investment in parks THE new boss of Dreamworld has hinted at major announcements “in the very near future” after its parent company landed a $225 million financing deal. In an announcement to the ASX this afternoon, Ardent Leisure Group said it would borrow $225 million through its US-based Main Event business, using part of the refinanced funds to pay off the company’s bank loans, which its half-yearly accounts said were $97.6 million. Ardent said $80 million cash would support investment in theme parks. Dreamworld CEO John Osborne said the announcement was great news for Dreamworld. “Essentially it allows us to proceed with our master planning process with a little more confidence and that will mean identifying what happens in the next five to 10 years for Dreamworld,” he said. “I’m really pumped about making sure we get back to a profitable situation and the refinance gives us the opportunity to start making some announcements in the very near future. “We’ve got some very popular attractions here already and we’re back in business already, but clearly we want to increase and replace some of the attractions we’ve got. “I’d certainly be looking at a new major thrill ride for the park — probably two of those I would have thought.” Ardent shares closed 0.45 per cent higher at $1.115 after a daily high of $1.145. Mr Osborne said the park’s 1000 staff were focused on running its current offerings well, with more rides in operation today than had operated at any one time for the past two years. He said a suite of entertainment planned for the school holidays and beyond would bring more visitors back to the Coast icon. “We want to keep growing the business and reinvigorating its reputation and getting it back to being the icon that it always has been.” Ardent Leisure logged a $21.8 million loss for the first six months of the financial year as costs from the 2016 Thunder River Rapids tragedy continued to drag on the company’s bottom line. However, the company said it expected to return to positive cash flow in the next 12 months. The State Government announced last month it would spend $2.7 million in partnership with Dreamworld to expand the park’s Corroboree and wildlife area. It will include the Dreamworld Future Lab, a “world-class’ facility which will be the state’s first native animal genome research facility. The 25-year-old Wipeout was decommissioned in March and the site of the former Thunder River Rapids Ride has been completely cleared while the park prepares to launch its Sky Voyager virtual reality ride.

Dc backwards has always been $10 ??? Probaly 2-3 weeks ago it was🤔

Not sure how long. But can confirm that the price increase is true: https://movieworld.com.au/park-info/on-ride-features#ridebackwards

I'll take 1 Vintage car please. First stop KFC drive thru.

Can you hold up today's newspaper in the picture too? Nah that's great, thanks for the effort. :)

Actually, Green Lantern has been closed for a few weeks now.

Heading south yesterday it was still sky voyager. There's also six ad-spaces soo...

The adventuredome incident occurred on March 25th. For GL to be open until April 4, it can't be connected. Plus, the woman who fell out was apparently a double amputee - which may have had something to do with her coming out of the restraints...

The billboard outside the park is now gone and replaced by a bug 3 get 1 free

I watched the show this afternoon, and surprisingly I actually didn’t mind it. It is far from perfect, but I must say all the water stunts were very impressive and good to see them mixing it up and incorporating newer technologies into all. The story line is okay, never overly been a fan of shows where it’s one team vs another, but it’s much better than how HSD2 handles it. While the comedy of the script is corny, there were some laugh out loud moments. The BMX stunts didn’t really add anything extra to the show and the positioning meant you couldn’t see it in full, unless you were up the top. It is a shame the island set wasn’t utilised more with the show. It’s good it’s there to add some theming to everything, but a stunt through one of the doors would’ve added to it. The dance at the end definitely didn’t suit the shows style at all and is a bit unnecessary, I would’ve preferred all the stunt team being in the water performing a heap of stunts to end with a spectacular end. I think it is enjoyable and worth checking out, definite improvement from the last few shows, but still not on par or better than the Water Ski Wipeout era