"It's been a real tough seven months, as the public knows. It would be nice if we were opening the whole thing, but unfortunately we're not ready."
The up-side would be that they were looking into upgrading the track and getting new, faster go-karts, he said.
"It's going to be a few months before we're back to normal... at least we can offer another recreation activity to people."
If any business or individuals would like to make a donation to the disaster relief fund, they can email Mr Wilson at riverlandfamilypark@gmail.com or send a cheque to Wanganui Lions: PO Box 322, Wanganui.
The park does not have eftpos machines up and running yet, so can only accept cash.