Australia-based park operator Warner Village Theme Parks (WVTP) has made 45 members of staff in managerial and supervisory positions redundant.

The redundancies were across all six of the company's Gold Coast attractions - Warner Brothers Movie World, Wet 'n' Wild, Sea World, Sea World Resort, Australian Outback Spectacular and Paradise Country.

The move came just weeks before Christmas and traditionally the theme park’s busiest time of year.