A replacement for a cancelled New Year's Eve festival at Sydney's Wet 'n' Wild has been cancelled. Source: AAP
THE recently opened Wet 'n' Wild theme park in Sydney won't be hired out for big events in the near future following the last-minute cancellation of a New Year's Eve music festival.
Thousands of people who bought tickets to ring in the new year at the western Sydney theme park were let down at the last minute when the organisers, One Cube Entertainment, cancelled the event six hours beforehand, citing technical issues.
After announcing the cancellation on Facebook, One Cube Entertainment promised an "even better" festival would take place on Australia Day.
However, Wet 'n' Wild owners, Village Roadshow Theme Parks, on Friday said that event would not go ahead.
Ticket-holders are being refunded, with One Cube Entertainment working with promoters to ensure they are processed as quickly as possible.
Village Roadshow Theme Parks spokesman Darrin Davies said they were extremely disappointed at the cancellation.
He could not comment on media reports One Cube Entertainment was vastly inexperienced for such an event, having been set up four months ago.
"We entered into a commercial agreement with them to hire a venue and that's all it was," Mr Davies told AAP on Friday.
"From our point of view we are not currently entertaining more requests for hiring the venue."
Mr Davies said the decision was not linked directly to the New Year's Eve incident.
"We've had this event cancelled and we're focusing now on what we do best, which is running a theme park," he said.
Annual music festival the Big Day Out takes place in Sydney on Australia Day, which also played a role in the decision not to host the festival, he added.
Mr Davies said while the park had no current booking requests, it would take any on their merits.
About 8700 people bought tickets for the event, described by One Cube Entertainment as a "world first", "new and fresh" way for Sydneysiders to celebrate New Year's Eve.
Fair Trading Commissioner Rod Stowe assured all ticket holders they would receive full refunds.
Mr Davies said Village Roadshow Theme Parks returned the hiring fee to One Cube Entertainment on the grounds that refunds would take place.
The Fair Trading hotline is 1800 213 428.
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