Warner Bros. Movie World
Warner Bros. Movie World is a movie related theme park on the Gold Coast in Australia. It is owned and operated by Warner Village Theme Parks and is the only movie related park in Australia.
Concept and construction
The concept of Warner Bros. Movie World was the creation of the late C.V. Wood (1920 - 1999), one of the world's foremost theme park designers and President of the Recreation Enterprises Division of Warner Bros. Woody, as he was affectionately known, was instrumental in the design and development of Disneyland, Six Flags Over Texas and other leisure-time facilities.
From the moment Woody flew to Australia and saw the vacant land adjoining the Studios, the promise of Warner Bros. Movie World was born.
Within 16 months, an ordinary swamp had been transformed into a spectacular movie-related theme park. Wherever possible, construction involved local skills and labour. Five hundred people were recruited and trained on completion.
History of attractions
1992: Batman Adventure - The Ride
1995: Lethal Weapon - The Ride
1997: Marvin the Martian in 3D
2000: Road Runner Roller Coaster
2002: Scooby-Doo Spooky Coaster
2003: The Official Matrix Exhibit
2005: Superman Escape (Opening 26th of December 2005.)
Latest Attraction
As of early December Movie World is just about finished building a high speed Intamin roller coaster themed to Superman. The ride will open on the 26th of December, 2005 (Boxing day,) and will go from 0-100km in two seconds! For more information see - Superman Escape.
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See also
- Warner Bros. Park in Madrid, Spain (formerly known as Warner Bros. Movie World Madrid)
- Movie Park Germany in Bottrop, Germany