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Blog EntryFeb 4, '08 9:38 PM
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Originally posted at Cybertron Philippines Message Board last February 20, 2007. I just want to share with you some of my adventures and misadventures.


Hey guys, I just got back from Australia and I have nothing but good words for this country (or is it continent)... Australians are nice people. They are very courteous, kind, fun and easy to deal with.

Anyway, toys are more accessible here in the Philippines. Collectibles are relatively harder to get in Australia and prices are about the same. It is with this reason that I did not get much collectibles... but the memories I got from this trip makes everything worthwhile.

The first stop I made is in Warner Bros. Movie World in Gold Coast. As they say, this is Hollywood at the Gold Coast. The picture below was taken at the entrance of Movie World


Upon entering the huge compound, two batman related rides will great you -- Batman Adventure: The Ride 2 and Batwing Spaceshot

here's the entrance of Batman Adventure: The Ride 2

... the first stop is Wayne Manor Library, through the shadowy Batcave and onto untested tracking modules for the ride of a lifetime!

In a thrilling chase through the streets of Gotham City, you will help Batman and Batgirl in their quest to defeat the villainous Joker, Catwoman and Mr Freeze to retrieve the Whitney Diamond. Every jolt, every turn and every lurch is experienced as advanced computer technology makes the free flight sensation seem real and the battle frenzied.

Batwing Spaceshot

The batwing spaceshot will propel you up a 60 meter pole at an amazing speed (reaching 4.5G's)... followed by a drop into a breathtaking negative descent - beyond freefall.


...that's me on the right :)

Beside these 2 rides are replica of the batmobile and the batboat from Batman Forever.











I was also lucky enough to catch Batman and Robin for a photo op :)







... later in the afternoon... Catwoman showed up and posed for picture hungry tourists like me...rawwrr!  :)



...adjacent to these rides, you can see a replica of WB studios...


There's also the Superman Escape rollercoaster ride. Unfortunately, it was close due to it's annual maintenance... This rollercoaster ride travels from 0 to 100 KPH in 2 seconds... I would have given anything just to experience this. 


check out the height of the ride... before it drops you at 100 KPH.


Another sight to behold is the Gotham City Cafe (Gotham City Hall backdrop) where they serve a wide array of burger combos named after Batman's many adversaries.



There are other attractions at Movie World that I will further elaborate on at a later time... among which are the following

The Matrix Exhibit


The 1:1 Mystery Machine :)



... the Harry Potter Souvenir shop, Shrek 4D adventures, etc...



 As part of this amusement park's gimmick, batman (this time from Batman Begins) also showed up to fight a couple of rogue ninjas...




... the lady you see there is not an actress... she is one of the tourists... you should see the look on her face when the ninja took her as hostage...

... Here' what the ninjas did when they see batman arrive...


... what follows is a fast paced fight between batman and the rogue ninjas...















...after beating the ninjas... batman was congratulated by the crowd... he went to the lady to console her... then batman briefly posed for the on-lookers


... and sneaky as I am, i took advantage of all those commotion to take pix of the interiors of the batman begins tumbler :)


At exactly 2:30 PM, the WB characters had a parade...

... it was lead by Austin "Danger" Powers... Yeah Baby!

... shagedelic... i was hoping i would see the Shaguar :)



the Justice League was trailing Austin Powers... only Hawkgirl, Wonder Woman, Flash and Green Lantern was around...
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... is it just me or is there something wrong with hawkgirl's belly... maybe War Hawk is already in there ... mean, mean, mean!



Marilyn Monroe
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... dont know why she's even there... is she a WB character? whatever the reason, she's a welcome treat... she's eye candy

Daffy and Wile E. Coyote


Thylvether was next... I mean Sylvester
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followed by Tweety


Porky and Marvin
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... sorry, Jen... I was hoping to get a clear picture of porky pig... but i was on the wrong side of the street

Shaggy and Scooby with the Mystery Machine


... and the guys from Police Academy
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... here's Commandant Lassard


...and Major Harris

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...forgot the name of this one...

Elves from Shrek


... and of course, Shrek and Princess Fiona
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... there's also Bugs


... and my personal favorite, Catwoman
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... seen here cracking her whip

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Batman Begins
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... Hawkgirl and Wonder Woman on their way back
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Luck smiled with me that day... the batmobile stopped right in front of me


... so did Batman and Catwoman... here's some photos with them




... i still have a whole lot more... I will update this periodically.

Thanks and see you soon!
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thunderbreak wrote on Mar 10, '08
Please check out the video of Batman vs. Ninjas at WB Movie World --> http://thunderbreak.multiply.com/video/item/7
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galvinverghese wrote on Sep 28, '10
Yes. I am very confident about my side that all the above photos are taken in the Gold coast theme park. I really miss the places. I went Gold coast theme park in 2009 at the month of January. It is the pick of the season for the Gold coast theme park. I really miss the people of Australia, because they are very supportive and it is easy for us to deal with them. for more http://www.enjoythemeparks.com/gold_coast_theme_park.php
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