Dreamworld to end Tiger Walk Experience

Gold Coast theme park is to end its Tiger Walk Experience, replacing it with another animal-themed attraction involving the park's 14 Sumatran and Bengal tigers.
Tiger walks have been offered by Dreamworld for more than 10 years and cost $695 for up to five people to walk with a tiger.
An Ardent Leisure spokesperson told the Gold Coast Bulletin that the new experience would be unique to Australia, adding while the tiger walks were still generating daily bookings it was past its use-by date and put pressure on limited staff numbers.
Dreamworld is no longer taking bookings for the tiger walks but will honour all existing bookings until the end of the year.
In May, a senior tiger handler at Dreamworld was hospitalised after being bitten on the leg by a tiger. The employee reportedly suffered five deep puncture wounds to his lower thigh and upper calf.