Looney Tunes River Ride
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Looney Tunes River Ride was a boat ride
at Warner Bros. Movie World
on the Gold Coast
, Australia
.
movie is being shot, but unfortunately Bugs Bunny
has dug a hole into the centre of the earth down to Australia
. The guests then walk into another room where the guide shows them a light and says that the guests must wait until shooting has stopped but since shooting has stopped to a difficulty they can go straight in. The light stops flashing and guests are lead into a room filled with animatronic Looney Tunes
characters looking down a hole in the ground and guests are told that Bugs Bunny
had dug a hole through the middle of the earth to Australia
. Riders then are moved into a giant earth drill where they are transported through the Earth to come out at Australia
. They then all get on 4 boats, each with 4 rows of 4 seats each and are taken through an animatronics filled ride with a surprising drop towards the end. Then guests go past another scene identical to the one with the animatronics looking down the hole but now Bugs Bunny has joined them and is directing the movie. The boats stop at the unloading station and the guests are unloaded whilst Porky Pig delivers his signature line, "That's all Folks!".
Water ride
Water rides are amusement rides that are set over water. For instance, a log flume travels through a channel of water to move along its course...
at Warner Bros. Movie World
Warner Bros. Movie World
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 since the take over from Time Warner and is the only movie related park in Australia...
on the Gold Coast
Gold Coast, Queensland
Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
History
The Looney Tunes River Ride opened with the Warner Bros. Movie World on 3 June 1991. In early January 2011, Movie World announced that the ride would close on 14 February 2011 until further notice. Towards the end of the month, the closing date was re-announced to be 1 February 2011. It was later confirmed that the Looney Tunes River Ride would be later replaced with a new attraction.Ride
The ride begins with riders queuing outside a white colourbond building decorated as a movie studio. They are then led into a room by a guide and are welcomed to "Hollywood" and are told that they will be taken on a tour of the studio and that the latest Looney TunesLooney Tunes
Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros. animated cartoon series. It preceded the Merrie Melodies series and was Warner Bros.'s first animated theatrical series. Since its first official release, 1930's Sinkin' in the Bathtub, the series has become a worldwide media franchise, spawning several television...
movie is being shot, but unfortunately Bugs Bunny
Bugs Bunny
Bugs Bunny is a animated character created in 1938 at Leon Schlesinger Productions, later Warner Bros. Cartoons. Bugs is an anthropomorphic gray rabbit and is famous for his flippant, insouciant personality and his portrayal as a trickster. He has primarily appeared in animated cartoons, most...
has dug a hole into the centre of the earth down to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The guests then walk into another room where the guide shows them a light and says that the guests must wait until shooting has stopped but since shooting has stopped to a difficulty they can go straight in. The light stops flashing and guests are lead into a room filled with animatronic Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros. animated cartoon series. It preceded the Merrie Melodies series and was Warner Bros.'s first animated theatrical series. Since its first official release, 1930's Sinkin' in the Bathtub, the series has become a worldwide media franchise, spawning several television...
characters looking down a hole in the ground and guests are told that Bugs Bunny
Bugs Bunny
Bugs Bunny is a animated character created in 1938 at Leon Schlesinger Productions, later Warner Bros. Cartoons. Bugs is an anthropomorphic gray rabbit and is famous for his flippant, insouciant personality and his portrayal as a trickster. He has primarily appeared in animated cartoons, most...
had dug a hole through the middle of the earth to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Riders then are moved into a giant earth drill where they are transported through the Earth to come out at Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. They then all get on 4 boats, each with 4 rows of 4 seats each and are taken through an animatronics filled ride with a surprising drop towards the end. Then guests go past another scene identical to the one with the animatronics looking down the hole but now Bugs Bunny has joined them and is directing the movie. The boats stop at the unloading station and the guests are unloaded whilst Porky Pig delivers his signature line, "That's all Folks!".
See also
- Bermuda TriangleBermuda Triangle (Sea World)The Bermuda Triangle was a themed indoor flume ride at the Sea World amusement park on the Gold Coast, Australia.-History:In 1980, Sea World opened a set of bumper boats located in a small lake in the centre of the Viking's Revenge Flume Ride. In 1987, these bumper boats were removed to aid in the...
- another now defunct Village Roadshow water rideWater rideWater rides are amusement rides that are set over water. For instance, a log flume travels through a channel of water to move along its course...
utilising the same system.