Warner Bros. Movie World

**Warner Bros. Movie World** (more commonly referred to as *Movie World*) is a movie studio theme park on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Its theme is based on the Warner Bros. film studio and related DC Comics properties.

It is owned and operated by Village Roadshow via Village Roadshow Theme Parks since the take over from AT&T and WarnerMedia. It is currently the only film-related park in Australia, and the oldest of three Warner Brothers movie theme parks worldwide. It was opened on 3 June 1991 and was jointly developed by Pivot Leisure, Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow. Pivot Leisure also owned Sea World (Australia) and the adjoining Sea World Nara Resort at the time.

The park contains various movie-themed rides and attractions ranging from motion simulators to roller coasters and slow river rides. In addition, famous characters also patrol the park, allowing visitors the chance to take photos with them. These include Batman, Superman, Green Lantern, Austin Powers, Marilyn Monroe, Scooby-Doo and Shaggy and various Looney Tunes characters. Minor street shows including skits and singing performances are also present. The All-Star Parade showcases characters alongside vehicles and movie-themed floats.

There are a number of active film studios within the Movie World complex. *House of Wax*, the first *Scooby-Doo* film, the 2003 *Peter Pan* film, *Ghost Ship*, *The Condemned* and *Fortress* are amongst the many films and television series produced at Warner Roadshow Studios, adjoining Warner Bros. Movie World.

## Park layout

Warner Bros. Movie World can be divided into five broad sections: Main Street, Kids' WB Fun Zone, a wild west area, DC Comics Super-Villains Unleashed and a DC Comics superhero hub.

Main Street serves as the main entrance path for the park. It features many attractions that are based around movies and filmmaking including the Scooby-Doo Spooky Coaster and Hollywood Stunt Driver 2. The area is also home to a vast array of shows including the All Star Parade, Marilyn tribute, Scooby-Doo Disco Detectives and Batman – Shadows of Gotham.

Kids' WB Fun Zone is the park's children's area themed after the Looney Tunes cartoons featured on Kids' WB Australia. It is located in the northern portion of the park and can be accessed via Main Street. Kids' WB Fun Zone features a number of rides specifically designed for children including the Looney Tunes Carousel, Speedy Gonzales Tijuana Taxis and Yosemite Sam's Railroad. The area is also home to a Vekoma Junior Coaster named the Road Runner Roller Coaster.

A wild west themed area is located in the southern portion of the park. Its main attraction is the Hopkins Rides water ride named Wild West Falls Adventure Ride. A large show stage houses the Looney Tunes – What's Up Rock? show while the Western Town Show Down show is performed outside.

In September 2016, a new area dedicated to the DC Comics super villains known as DC Comics Super-Villains Unleashed opened. This area's main attraction is Doomsday Destroyer, an Intamin 360 degree swinging thrill ride.

A DC Comics superhero hub is the final section of the park and is located towards the front of the park off Main Street. The area is home to four roller coasters (Arkham Asylum – Shock Therapy, DC Rivals HyperCoaster, Green Lantern Coaster and Superman Escape) as well as two other attractions (Batwing Spaceshot and Justice League: Alien Invasion 3D).

### Attractions

The following is a list of current attractions at Warner Bros. Movie World. Fast Track is a virtual queue system where guests are able to purchase their position at the front of the queue for Superman Escape, Green Lantern Coaster, Justice League: Alien Invasion 3D and Scooby-Doo Spooky Coaster. It is available during selected peak seasons. A similar system is in operation at Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast.