Batman Adventure – The Ride
Batman-themed rides installed at Warner Bros.-branded parks
Batman Adventure: The Ride is the name for a series of Batman-themed motion simulator rides installed at various Warner Bros.-branded parks around the world. The ride was first installed at Warner Bros. Movie World on the Gold Coast, Australia in 1992, before being installed at Warner Bros. Movie World in Bottrop, Germany and Parque Warner Madrid in Madrid, Spain in 1996 and 2002, respectively. The installations in Australia and Spain later closed in 2011 and 2014, respectively. The ride is still operating today at the German park, but has been rethemed to Time Riders after the park lost its Warner Bros. licenses in 2004.
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On 23 December 1992, Warner Bros. Movie World in Australia opened the US$9 million Batman Adventure – The Ride motion simulator ride. The ride was based upon Tim Burton's Batman films, the second of which was released earlier that year.
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