Warner Bros. Movie World
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| Location | Helensvale, Queensland |
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| Website | Link |
| Owner | Warner Village Theme Parks |
| Opened | 1991 |
| Operating season | All year round |
| Rides | 7 total
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| Slogan | Hollywood on the Gold Coast |
Warner Bros. Movie World is a popular movie related theme park on the Gold Coast in Australia. It is owned and operated by Village Roadshow and is the only movie related park in Australia. It opened on June 3, 1991.
Queensland Premier Wayne Goss marked the occasion by cutting novelty film reel. The opening of the park was attended by celebrities such as Clint Eastwood, Mel Gibson, Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell.
The park contains various movie-themed rides and attractions (listed below) with new ones added every so often. The rides range from motion simulators to roller coasters to slow river rides. Besides these, costumed staff also walk the park to take candid pctures with visitors, and minor street shows including skits and singing performances are also present. The All-Star Parade commences at around 2.30 PM every day, and also showcases costumed characters with vehicles and movie-themed floats. These include Catwoman, Batman, Austin Powers and various Looney Tunes characters.
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[edit] Attraction History
1991: Police Academy Stunt Show
1991: Looney Toons River Ride
1991: Looney Tunes Musical Review
1991: Young Einstein Gravity Homestead (closed 2001)
1991: The Gremlins Adventure (closed 2001)
1992: Batman Adventure - The Ride (modified in 2001 - new simulator added)
1995: The Maverick Show (closed 2002)
1995: Lethal Weapon - The Ride
1996: Riddlers Lair (closed)
1997: Looney Toons Village (modified in 2001 - Splashzone added)
1997: Marvin the Martian in 3D (closed 2005)
2000: Road Runner Roller Coaster
2001: Harry Potter Movie Magic Experience (closed 2002)
2002: Scooby-Doo Spooky Coaster
2003: The Official Matrix Exhibit
[edit] Trivia
- Much in the same manner as the Universal Studios Theme Park, the park contains a working studio lot.
- Some Scenes from the Matrix series were filmed on the park's Sound-stages
- The park is also a storehouse of movie memorabillia - some of which includes one of the BatBoats used in "Batman Forever", along with at least one of every Batmobile.
- House of Wax, Scooby Doo and Ghost Ship have also been filmed on the parks working lot as well as local productions.
- In January 2006 it was announced by Warner Roadshow studio owners Village Theme Park Management and Warner World Australia that they were suing special effects expert David Fletcher and Wax Productions because of a fire on the set during production which destoyed a whole studio.
- Wild West Falls caught on fire in 2003 and destroyed the top of the fake mountain.
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[edit] See also
- Parque Warner Madrid in Madrid, Spain (formerly known as Warner Bros. Movie World Madrid)
- Movie Park Germany in Bottrop, Germany
| Theme parks in Australia | |
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| Currently operating | |
| Adventure World | Dreamworld | Jamberoo Action Park | Luna Park Sydney | Luna Park, Melbourne Sea World | Warner Bros. Movie World | Wet'n'Wild Water World | WhiteWater World |
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| Closed down | |
| Leisureland Fair | SegaWorld Sydney | Wobbies World | Wonderland Sydney |
