This acquisition resulted in various Warner Bros.-licensed properties, including DC Comics and Looney Tunes, being removed from the park on 31 October 2004.
[23][24] On 10 December 2012, the boats, electric steam boilers, slimline tanks and sawed tree used in the Looney Tunes River Ride were put up for auction at Village Roadshow Studios.
[32] The ride began with guests queuing outside a white show building decorated as a movie studio and labelled "Stage 14".
The guests were then informed that they would be taken on a tour of the studio where the latest Looney Tunes movie, directed by and starring Bugs Bunny, was being shot.
The guests would then walk into the reception area, labelled "Sound Stages", where the guide would show them a light which indicated the production status.
This room was filled with animatronic Looney Tunes characters, three of whom (Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd and Wile E. Coyote) were looking down a hole in the ground.
Foghorn told the guide that they could follow Bugs in an earth drill in Sound Stage 2 or go with the Tasmanian Devil down the hole.
[7][33] They then went past another scene identical to the one with the animatronics in the pre-show, this time joined by Bugs, who acted as their guide and was directing the movie.
The boats would stop at the unloading station, and the guests disembarked while Porky delivered his signature line, "Th-th-th-that's all, folks!
The guests were then informed that they would be taken on a tour of the studio where the latest Looney Tunes movie, directed by Bugs Bunny, was being shot.
Foghorn Leghorn and Speedy Gonzales would tell the guide that Bugs went to Germany to look for a real castle for their new movie because he did not like the scenery in the studio.
[34][35] Upon arrival in the Black Forest, a cast member would welcome the guests and tell them that Bugs had invited them to join him in his search for a filming location, and also warned them about the dragons that resided in Germany.
The boats would stop at the unloading station, and the guests disembarked while Porky delivered his signature line, "Th-th-th-that's all, folks!
"[34][35] Looney Tunes River Ride was originally designed by Village Roadshow Theme Parks for Warner Bros. Movie World in Australia.
[36] Sanderson Group and Natureworks designed and installed the ride's entrance, queue areas, theming (including the earth drill) and special effects.
[1][2][37] Alan Griffith Architect formed a strong working relationship with Warner Bros. International Recreation Enterprises on the ride.
[48] Some of Showtronix's staff would later join Sally Corporation in Jacksonville, Florida, who went on to design Looney Tunes animatronics for Six Flags Over Texas' Yosemite Sam and the Gold River Adventure!
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 Adventure.
[38][63] The ride's theming, including the pre-show rooms, was designed and painted by Botticelli's - Atelier der angewandten Malerei and Sanderson Group.
[46][57][66] The ride shared its water, maintenance pools and exit with Die Unendliche Geschichte - Auf der Suche nach Phantasien (now Excalibur - Secrets of the Dark Forest).