Once one of the busiest places on the Gold Coast is now a deserted ghost town as tourists shun the theme park after the fatal 2016 tragedy.
As the Dreamworld inquest reveals harrowing details about the deaths of four people who were killed on the Thunder River Rapids ride two years ago, holidaymakers appear to be avoiding the once-bustling Queensland tourist attraction.
Stark photos reveal very few people making their way through the park with little to no queues for rides – a far cry from the two hour wait times years ago.
Once one of the busiest places on the Gold Coast is now a deserted ghost town (pictured) as tourists shun the theme park after the fatal 2016 tragedy
As the Dreamworld inquest continues holiday-makers appear to be avoiding(pictured) previously popular Queensland attraction
While there were still a few people floating around the Gold Coast theme park (right), the numbers are far from previous years (left) especially with upcoming school holidays
The usually bustling attraction appeared to be less popular with holiday makers (pictured recently)
In previous years, finding a seat to sit on or a table to eat at proved a difficult task but now dozens of spots go untouched as Dreamworld resembles a ghost town.
Several rides were not operating earlier in the week due to the lack of visitors and eateries have reportedly been shut, according to 9News.
While there were still a few people floating around the Gold Coast theme park, the numbers are far from previous years especially with school holidays starting this weekend in Victoria and Queensland.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Dreamworld for comment.
The deserted theme park comes as the Dreamworld inquest is in its eighth day at the Queensland’s Coroners Court for the deaths of Cindy Low, Kate Goodchild, her brother Luke Dorsett and his partner Roozi Araghi in October 2016.
The four holiday-goers died when the River Rapids raft crashed into another raft and flipped when the ride malfunctioned.
Sarah Cotter was supervising staff on the Thunder River Rapids ride on October 25, 2016 when a water pump failed twice within two hours.
Stark photos reveal very few people making their way through the park with little to no queues (pictured empty line barriers) for rides – a far cry from the two hour wait times years ago
In previous years, finding a seat to sit on or a table to eat at proved a difficult task but now dozens of spots go untouched (pictured) as Dreamworld resembles a ghost town
Some rides were not running because there were not enough people to use them (pictured)
Exasperated by an error she would later tell police happened ‘frequently’ in the days before the tragedy, Ms Cotter sought answers from a park technician who had been called to repair the problem.
Ms Cotter echoed the statements of staff who have already given evidence at the inquest by labelling the 30-year-old Thunder River Rapids ride one of the most complex to operate in the park.
The inquest also heard on Monday that park executives halted funding for maintenance and repairs in March 2016 due to falling profits.
The inquest will continue Wednesday with more staff expected to give evidence.
The deserted theme park (pictured) comes as Dreamworld inquest continues into the deaths of Cindy Low, Kate Goodchild, her brother Luke Dorsett and partner Roozi Araghi in 2016