![]() ![]() They entered a joint venture with Pivot Leisure (part-owners of the nearby Sea World) and Warner to develop the land into a theme park. In the late 1980s, a failed film studio lot and its adjacent land were bought out by Village. ![]() As of 2016, it receives a yearly average of 1.4 million visitors. parks worldwide (the others are at Madrid and Abu Dhabi). Movie World is Australia's only film-related theme park and the oldest of the Warner Bros. It is part of a 154-hectare (380.5-acre) entertainment precinct, with the adjacent Village Roadshow Studios and nearby Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast, among other properties operated by Village. Owned and operated by Village Roadshow's Theme Parks division, the park opened on 3 June 1991. ![]() Movie World is a theme park on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. A peek at the concept art for the new precinct features areas themed to Dorothy’s Kansas farm, the Wicked Witch of the West’s castle, Munchkinland, and Emerald City.Warner Bros. The multi-million dollar precinct will feature thematic elements including projection mapping, as well as stunning sculptures and facades as you journey along the yellow brick road. “We are over the moon (or should we say rainbow) to be bringing Oz to guests of Movie World in 2024.” A first of its kind, “The Wizard of Oz” land will extend the storytelling and bring of one of the most iconic and beloved films to life in an amazing way,” said Peter van Roden, SVP, Warner Bros. “Movie World fans in Australia will get to step into Oz like no fan has done before. Themed Entertainment to make this one of the most beautifully themed precincts in Australian theme parks.” Village Roadshow CEO, Clark Kirby said, “The new precinct will be developed in the retired Arkham Asylum area and will transform the space into the colorful and vibrant world of Oz as seen in the nostalgic 1939 film “The Wizard of Oz.” This precinct is going to be like nothing we have ever done at Movie World and we are working closely with our partners at Warner Bros. These attractions will feature low height and age restrictions allowing more of the family to take part. There will be a suspended family coaster as well as a family boomerang racer. This world-first Wizard of Oz precinct will include two new, currently unnamed rides that families can enjoy together. ![]()
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