I would like to say, that WB Dubai looks great; as I can't wait to see the finished product.
Warner Bros Dubai has officially opened; as Robert Niles has seemingly given a rather glowing article of the park.
Warner Bros. World impresses in its Abu Dhabi debut
And it can also be finally said, that this project is worked on with the talented guys at Thinkwell.
I really like the Scooby Doo dark ride.
Scooby Doo ride looks great but at the same time, I don't want to see other riders....
As for the Flinstones flume, it's a little more mixed. There's some nice theming abound (Moreso then what Motiongate debuted with), but some of the big scenes looked rather static and not as lively as the Scooby Doo ride.
Then by that logic, I take it you don't like Mystic Manor because you can clearly see other riders in the other car's? O:
It's a shame Warner Bros. doesn't start its own theme park earlier and compete with that to the level of Universal and Disney. They have plenty of colorful and well-known appealing IPs like Universal and Disney, but they don't have an interest in theme parks, which is to me actually shocking they didn't do it sooner. WB still lacks the experience though, which is why they probably never make an immersive theme park here in the U.S. anytime soon, since they already lend Harry Potter to Universal for example.
WB now has 3 major theme parks operating/licensing today: Australia, Spain, & now Abu Dhabi. It seems like WB is dipping their toe more & more in the theme park biz now with the Horror Made Here Haunt. If the park in AD goes well, I think it's a matter of time until they try their luck here in the States. Obviously, my wish is CA, but I could see them trying it in another state.
WB now has 3 major theme parks operating/licensing today: Australia, Spain, & now Abu Dhabi. It seems like WB is dipping their toe more & more in the theme park biz now with the Horror Made Here Haunt. If the park in AD goes well, I think it's a matter of time until they try their luck here in the States. Obviously, my wish is CA, but I could see them trying it in another state.
The US market is way too mature for WB (or its licensees) to try and establish a major theme park. The USA already has Disney + Universal at the high-end, SeaWorld/Legoland/some others in the mid-tier and a mess of regional parks on the middle/low-end of the spectrum.
WB has been looking at much less mature markets where they can be a bigger player by virtue of being one of the few parks.
Unless Six Flags goes all in on a Disney/Universal style theme park (probably in a more remote area so they don't have to directly compete with Disney/Universal), all of those IPs are going to continue to be wasted.
With the AT&T acquisition costs, I doubt there's going to be a lot of money sitting around in the AT&T coffers to speculate on risky theme park(s) venture.But Seaworld, Legoland, and other amusement park operators aren't anything like Disney and Universal, both which has experience in theming attractions. Anything is still possible and it's welcoming to have a third theme park operator to compete with Disney and Universal. However, Warner Bros. currently don't have the experience they need to compete so they look into the lower-to-mid market overseas to make more money that way. That's why they lease the properties to Disney and Universal, past and present. Neither I think there's room for that especially in the California and Orlando area, and WB doesn't have any interest in establishing its own theme parks at the moment, but I wouldn't rule out the possibility though.