Kids' WB Fun Zone is a themed attraction in Warner Bros. Movie World on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia based on the Looney Tunes cartoons.
Kids' WB Fun Zone opened with Warner Bros. Movie World as Looney Tunes Land on 3 June 1991.
[5] Alan Griffith Architect formed a strong working relationship with Warner Bros. International Recreation Enterprises on the attractions.
[7][8] In December 1997, Warner Bros. Movie World renamed the area Looney Tunes Village and added several new rides including Marvin the Martian's Rocket Ride, Taz Hollywood Cars, Sylvester and Tweety Carousel (later Sylvester and Tweety Cages) and Yosemite Sam's Railroad.
[11] The Looney Tunes Musical Revue was relocated to a portion of land near the adjacent Village Roadshow studio complex where part of Superman Escape now stands.
[14] In October 2012, Warner Bros. Movie World commissioned Liam Hardy of Sculpt Studios to design, manufacture and install the Mini Cars Driving School.
[16] Plans were reportedly put on hold due to Village Roadshow reallocating the investment towards an expansion of Sea World's Polar Bear Shores.
At the time, the only attractions were Bugs 'n' Friends Rock 'n' Roll Party, the Looney Tunes Studio Tour, Toys Toys Toys, Speedy Gonzales Taxi, Daffy's Donut Shop, Cartoon Snacks, the Interactive Village, Die Unendliche Geschichte - Auf der Suche nach Phantasien, Porky Pig Parade, Elmer Fudd's Tractor Race, the Daffy Duck Thundercloud, Marc Antony's Autoscooter, Taz 500, Tweety and Sylvester Jr. Chase, Yosemite Sam Rail Road and Roadrunner Achterbahn.
[21][22][23] Zeitgeist Design and Production's Ryan Harmon served as the Director of Show Development for Warner Bros. International Recreation Enterprises, where he conceived, wrote and managed the design team for Warner Bros. Movie World in Germany's worth of rides, shows and attractions, including Looney Tunes Land and its attractions.
[39] On 19 March 2005, Movie Park Germany opened with Looney Tunes Land, Bugs 'n' Friends Music Party, Looney Tunes Adventure, Speedy Gonzales Go Cart Races, Daffy's Donut Shop, Cartoon Snacks, Die Unendliche Geschichte - Auf der Suche nach Phantasien, Porky Pig Parade, Elmer Fudd's Tractor Race, the Daffy Duck Thundercloud, Marc Antony's Autoscooter, Taz 500, Tweety and Sylvester Jr. Chase, Yosemite Sam Rail Road, Roadrunner Achterbahn, Looney Tunes Park, the Looney Tunes Tea Party, Tom and Jerry - Mouse in the House, the Looney Tunes Carousel and Tweety's Treehouse being rethemed to Wonderland Studios, Meet the Movicals, Ice Age Adventure (now Movie Park Studio Tour), Mister Valentino's Go Kart Race, Wonderland Donuts, Wonderland Studio Snacks, Mystery River (now Excalibur - Secrets of the Dark Forest), Beetle Dance, Robert's Rat Race, Flying Cloud, Ram Jam, Max Mouse Moto, Brandy Bird's Hat Dance, the Wonderland Studios Steam Tour, Rocket Rider Rollercoaster, Wonderland Park, Dishwasher, Mad Manor, the Movie Crew Carousel and Miss Patricia's Treehouse, respectively, while Toys Toys Toys was given different colours and had its name dropped (the shop would retain its name in 2006).
The five attractions were relocated to Fiabilandia in Italy and rethemed to Marion, Babau Trucks, Max Mouse Motors, Anacleto and Ciack Carousel.
[46][47][48][49] Cartoon Village has a fountain, complete with Looney Tunes characters including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Yosemite Sam, Speedy Gonzales, Marvin the Martian, the Tasmanian Devil, Foghorn Leghorn, Pepé Le Pew, Penelope Pussycat and Lola Bunny.
[3] The ride was modelled after Warner Bros. Movie World Germany's Looney Tunes Carousel and designed by Tom Wagman.
One of the park's original rides, Speedy Gonzales Tijuana Taxis is a slower go-kart attraction for young children manufactured by Zamperla and designed by Sanderson Group.
[79] The ride's theming also features Jose and Manuel Crow, Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner (in silhouette form).
[80][81][82] Originally the ride featured a set of crossroads to enable the train to do a figure of 8, like Yosemite Sam Rail Road.
[23] The Interactive Village was a group of colorful cottages that housed touchscreen displays with activities such as colouring in and puzzles.
[101] The guests then enter a room with large books, one of which is open and has a picture (a video projection screen) of the Childlike Empress on its left page.
They head for the cave's exit, complete with crystals, and exit it and travel through different parts of Fantasia, where they meet Pyornkrachzark the Rock-Biter, a racing snail who moves quickly around a mushroom (this animatronic was used in Film Studio Tour when the ride closed[104]), Morla (who sneezes in the guests' presence), and some scary trees.
[102][26] Guests then come across the racing snail and Falkor (this animatronic was put away in one of the five studios behind Movie Park Germany for storage when the ride closed), who tells them to use their imagination, and enter a cave.
Inside the cave, they go past the Auryn (as the Naught is defeated by their imagination) and the Ivory Tower, which is illuminated at night, indicating that the guests have saved Fantasia.
[126] El Camerino del Pato Lucas ("Daffy Duck's Dressing Room") is a walk-through attraction where guests enter the Roxy Theatre (known as the Roxy on the attraction's entrance) and enter Daffy Duck's dressing room and meet him in person.
[132] The ride was modelled after Warner Bros. Movie World Germany's Looney Tunes Carousel and designed by Tom Wagman.
[136][131] Pato Lucas Coches Locos (Daffy Duck's Crazy Cars), also known as Los Coches Locos del Pato Lucas, is a set of Zamperla Mini Bumper Cars (similar to Warner Bros. Movie World Germany's Marc Antony's Autoscooter) themed to Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Yosemite Sam, Tweety, Sylvester, Marvin the Martian, the Tasmanian Devil, Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner, with the ride taking place in an automobile repair shop.
[137] Convoy de Camiones (Convoy of Trucks) is a Zamperla Slot Car Ride where riders enter the world of Hanna-Barbera via a television (which serves as the ride's entrance and loading station) and board trucks, before driving off and going past characters from Top Cat, Yogi Bear and The Flintstones.
The ride's station is themed to Wile E. Coyote's cave (complete with ACME products), where he makes all of his inventions, plans and strategies in order to try and capture the Road Runner.
[157] Riders can purchase on-ride photographs taken during the ride and ornaments, chocolate, ice cream and soft drinks in Tienda Caramelos.
Along with Henery Hawk (one of the tugboat's crewmates), the riders have the mission to explore the sea by turning without stopping and swinging uncontrollably.
The ride begins with riders entering Fred Flintstone's workshop (which was made out of leather and serves as the ride's queue area) and are shown a projection of a music video featuring Fred, Barney Rubble and their families, who tell the children the basic rules of road safety, including rules such as "Buckle up", "Don't cross if the traffic light is displaying a red light", or "Stop at a stop sign".
[163][164][165][166] He visto un lindo gatito (I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat) is a Zamperla Kite Flyer themed to Granny's garden, with Sylvester on the gondola cars.