Warner Bros. World Review | The Gold Standard for Indoor Theme Parks

[@ChienaAvtzon]

Now that is how a WB theme park should look. Aside from Disney, WB has the best and most iconic IPs in the world. Yet, the studio has mismanaged their licensing deals, and caused them to not be competitive within the theme park market. Which is a shame, because the Abu Dhabi park looks incredible. Really excited to see what they with the “Harry Potter” expansion. It would not surprise me if that land ends up being a mini-park.

[@yderga8707]

Lol yeah, for some odd reason WB decided to let Six Flags license their characters. I'm sure in 2005 that was a good idea, but now that Six Flags has fallen off they're stuck 😂. Honestly if I were WB I'd try to buy Six Flags and revamp it into a WB/Discovery park that could rival Disney and Universal. I mean just look at how well the harry potter section of Universal does. Its literally the Centerpoint of Universal Studios.

[@SpezyCoasters]

Only Park that could have an authentic dune land...I'm serious Warner made the movies, think about it, it could be the only outdoor land

[@CoasterStudios]

LOL that’s funny. It’s just a bunch of sand😂

[@jonny-b4954]

That would be awesome! Not that I'd travel to Middle East to see it, but I love the Dune books and the new movies are pretty good too. The new HBO show is meh, though.

[@joeplatt4036]

​@@jonny-b4954I love the idea in theory but unfortunately Dune is just too grown up for theme parks. It'd be like trying to do a themed land based on 1984. It's just too dark, too grim.

[@wildcraftone]

@@joeplatt4036 no such thing as "too adult" for theme parks to be honest. Adults are the customers with money, and superfans spend more than any other group combined. They could totally do an Arrakis, but with some things for younger adults to do as well. Universal arguably has very adult things as well. The Mummy ride and queue was never designed for small children for example. There's plenty of other examples. They can balance it out though.

[@joeplatt4036]

​@@wildcraftoneand yet the reality is that theme parks do not incorporate IPs that are too adult. To be clear what I'm talking about here is basically literature. Now the films might be less dense than the novels but they, in a similar way to films like Interstellar and 2001, are not going to end up in a theme park anytime soon. Despite your claims the primary market for theme parks is families and that's the majority of the people you see walking around the parks. The mummy is family entertainment with a few scary bits, like Harry potter. However all that being said I've been giving it some thought and maybe Dune could work in a theme park. A super immersive land in a similar vein to Galaxy's edge with areas dedicated to the Atredies, the Harkonnan and the freman. Not saying it's going to happen but I can see how it could happen.

[@JSTRonline2]

This park made me think that the Dark Universe and maybe the France Harry Potter sections at Epic Universe should've been an indoor spaces. The control over the ambiance would've been great. Plus having a large indoor spaces in Florida would be great.

[@CoasterStudios]

I firmly believe the entire Harry Potter section of Epic should've been the Ministry of Magic- not just the indoor queue for the dark ride

[@benh3518]

Speaking as a native of Cincinnati, the people behind this park really did their homework with the Hall of Justice. The building upon which the HoJ was based on; Cincinnati Union Terminal, is a masterpiece of art deco styling and if you visit it today, standing under that iconic dome looks very similar to how they did the upper interior at this HoJ.

[@CoasterStudios]

Union Terminal is awesome! Beautiful place.

[@stephencravak6413]

Simply put, BEST overview video of this park I have seen. Informative, succinct, and action-packed. Bravo! Thank you!

[@wordpresslife7551]

As a die hard Batman fan the scene right there at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="473">7:53</a> deserved a screenshot. The attention to detail at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="473">7:53</a> is beyond amazing to designing right there tells me they put passion into it.

[@Jason_Maier]

Got to love that unlimited Oil Money (looking at you MBS and Six Flags Qaddiya). But anyhow as for as indoor parks go, someday I'd like to see an indoor wooden roller coaster. Yes, you'd be limited in space and height; but that means you'd have to be creative. Something along the lines of Phoenix (Knoebel's) built by GCI would work indoors.

[@freddieopmeer]

The yas island parks are my home parks so I’m so happy that they are getting a lot of attention, amazing review!

[@bartplays3392]

I was hoping for your review of this park and it’s here, yay!

[@shotpack8374]

The fact that they got Kevin conroy to voice Batman is awesome

[@Comicfanboy5825]

They need to make this in the USA. This is extremely cool and I’ve been wanting to go to this park for so long.

[@TwitchyyTac0s]

Wish they made Warner Brothers Movieworld Australia as good as this.

[@coralandrews8409]

Yeah same here. This theme park puts it to shame!

[@orlandoink]

So it’s basically a mall with 2 roller coasters 🎢 nice 👍🏼

[@CancelHappiness]

This Is my number one bucket list park

[@brycefourn2001]

Not my number one bucket list park personally, but it IS up there.

[@Josh_Stuchbery]

Looks really cool. It's so different from the other WB parks. I really wish the Australian one had at least one dark ride to that standard. The new outro looks great by the way.

[@MCMMk]

A copy of Hogsmeade (Universal Studios) would be enough to save the deserted theme park queues in UAE.. Forbidden Journey and Hippogriff coaster is enough... Hogwarts Castle will certainly draw millions of fans from India.

[@marconess]

Just visted the park today! Didnt wait more than 10minutes for any ride! It was amazing!

[@CoasterStudios]

Great to hear!

[@christiansylt6146]

Worth mentioning that the park was designed by Thinkwell which also designed the Harry Potter Tours and their theming/authenticity ia even better than the Potter lands at Universal...!​@@CoasterStudios

[@Sabeeh_Edits]

Coaster Studios, Im here to tell you that…. FORMULA ROSSA IS OPENING ON DECEMBER 7TH!!!!!!

[@christianortiz-v1l]

Really?

[@Captpanther21Shorts]

Wait really

[@Sabeeh_Edits]

⁠@@christianortiz-v1lyes I asked the maintenance workers - I live in uae

[@maxhagenauer24]

There's no way though.

[@manaqeesh1235]

Source?

[@gnuwaves743]

I never realized how popular WB's Ips are in that part of the world. People aren't so different after all.

[@wavelength3856]

What a delightful surprise to see that a theme park in this very trend-chasing region ended up being such a fun, soulful place that didn't lose anything in translation! The attraction roster looks a bit light, but if I ever have the privilege to travel to the UAE, I'll definitely give WB World a visit

[@matthewblack2252]

The intamin family coaster can run two trains. It did when I was there New Year’s Day

[@CoasterStudios]

Oh good! Glad to hear!

[@manaqeesh1235]

​@@CoasterStudios on the busiest days it can have 3

[@kirillsadventure]

Great review from coaster studios 👍 and happy birthday to Sarah

[@JOURNEYworldeats]

1great episode! I visit Dubai every few years, so will definitely make this park next time!

[@edvaira6891]

What is CURRENTLY the largest indoor theme park now?? This, to be honest, reminds me of a lot of the massive themed casino complexes in Vegas (like Caesars Palace)

[@CoasterStudios]

Chimelong Spaceship in China! We went this past September and have a vlog coming early next year!

[@romantutino8869]

We just visited Warner Bros yesterday and loved it. Green Lantern and Batman: Knight Flight were amazing and the theming was top notch, They could call it Universal and I wouldn’t notice. Happy Birthday Sarah!

[@jojboy]

The emerates is a horrible place. But I must agree, WB is pretty good. Personally, I loved batman the most. It was so autstanding and well thought out. When i came it was completely empty so basically all was walk on.

[@xcoasterenthusiast]

America is also a horrible place with Trump back in office and most of its politicans regardless of political party support Israel wiping out Palestine

[@firstnamelastname956]

Yeah that’s cool and all but I’m not going to Abu Dhabi lmao

[@xcoasterenthusiast]

Dude with Trump back in office and almost every politician in America supporting Israel wiping out Gaza all of America and really every country that also supports Israel has just as bad of a human rights record right now

[@RodrigoColimodio]

I am repeating a comment that I did IMG World review CS video: I think the possibility of a good indoor park in the USA has never really been explored. For example I always think that a smaller and cheaper park for Orlando would be great. Either for the tourist who would visit between the big Disney and Universal parks or for the local who just wants to have fun with his family on a Sunday. A park like Warner in Abu Dhabi seems ideal to me. Not much else is needed really, there is no need for another Epic Universe, but if it is well curated and themed, an indoor park would have a great market and popularity, especially in the summer. Not to mention that it would bring the Warner brand finally (as a whole park and not a sad license to SFs) not only to Orlando but to the USA, which is ironic since the 3 Warner parks are outside the USA. It sounds a little crazy but Waner has the perfect potential to compete with Disney and Universal in the parks industry if they envision it, they have the IP and experience. If that were to happen, wow, Orlando and Central Florida would definitely be complete and would truly be the Theme Park Capital, which it has long been credited with.

[@kingdelbert]

If I had the means to go I would. Everything you said is true. Even though you're not into the Looney Tunes (like I am), everything you said about the hidden Easter Eggs at the DC and Gotham areas you can copy and paste at Cartoon Junction. There are many references only classic cartoon fans would notice and have many nods to them. For example, Fast and Furry-ous, the Intamin coaster, is the name of the first Road Runner cartoon, not a parody of the Fast and the Furious movie franchise.

[@CoasterStudios]

Really? That’s cool! I love that.

[@rmel8139]

Can you buy individual fast passes for the couple of rides with longer waits, or do u have to buy a full day fast pass?

[@CoasterStudios]

I didn’t see anywhere the option to get individual fast passes. If they offered them I totally would get it.

[@topgunjoeicdbko]

They can fix the kuka ride easy. They just have to add sets and reprogram timing. The bulk of the ride is there. Like you said drop another mil. But its not worth it ppl will come anyway. Maybe a retheme in the future though say 10 years

[@JustinCoasters]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1090">18:10</a> Are the black things Solar Panels?

[@CoasterStudios]

I think so!

[@lucasd6880]

What was all that indoor Potter footage from, starting around <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1020">17:00</a>? I've never seen that before

[@CoasterStudios]

Warner Bros Studio Tour Tokyo!

[@lucasd6880]

@@CoasterStudios Thank you!

[@ThePerson007]

Time chapter stamps would be incredible for your videos

[@Rocky95-v9s]

Have you done a review of Ferrari World yet?

[@seanieboi2219]

Shout out to yall respecting Kevin! 💙😭💪🏾🙌🏾

[@aaronsarchive82]

If I could go to one park in this region, this would be it. Dubai's parks can't hold a candle to this resort.

[@obvious2886]

I kinda think the magic of this park is that all of it is inside and heavily themed and I feel like having an outside coaster would make it really hard to them it as there aren’t walls to block sight lines

[@CoasterStudios]

and that is a very fair point- but if there was a way to dress up the attraction with theming elements there could be ways to make it not so bad- would just depend on the size/scale of the attraction as well as the theme they went with. We'll have to wait and see!

[@Venom3254]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="617">10:17</a> Looks like the Carnival stage from MvC2

[@xBlixr]

The person in the comments mentioning that Formula Rossa is opening on “December 7th” is not entirely accurate, but could be possible. The ride is expected to open sometime in December, but if there are delays, it could be pushed to January. (Im writing this as I have talked to some management about this and mentioned something similar to what I am saying)

[@finjibuns]

What's the food and drink like? Good selection? Cost?

[@CoasterStudios]

we never had a bad meal in the UAE. We ate at the Ace of Clubs restaurant and had meat with rice and veggies and it was super good. Not as expensive as some other theme parks charge for food in the U.S.

[@finjibuns]

@CoasterStudios Sold. We fly to Malaysia for Chinese New Year every year (my wife is from KK) and often have a transit in Abu Dhabi but never knew about this theme park so will have to extend that stopover in future so we can visit this theme park 👍🏼

[@S.E.C-R]

It doesn’t look as packed with people as you say it is, or is “packed” over there different than the US? When I think of packed I think of like Disneyland where you’re constantly bumping in to other people and having someone behind you step on the back of your shoe giving you a flat tire!

[@CoasterStudios]

It was busy, but yes it definitely wasn't as busy as the crowds we're used to at some of the U.S. parks. I think if we had gone during one of their peak months like December or January it would've been different.

[@S.E.C-R]

@ Ah peak months would make a difference, I guess I missed that you were there off peak. For me that would be the time to go. I’m not a fan of shoulder to shoulder crowds, or any crowd actually. lol

[@TheRealConcertKing]

$1 billion for a whole theme park? Sounds like a great deal. I think just Cosmic Rewind cost like $500 million or something.

[@Sean-eo8ns]

You must keep in mind, most of that five hundred million went to the actor’s pay. Maybe 300,000 was used for the actual ride. I’m really spitballing here

[@TheRealConcertKing]

@Sean-eo8ns that's a massive overestimation. They aren't getting paid the same for a ride as a full feature movie. It probably took them one or two days to film everything for the ride. They probably got a few hundred thousand.

[@claasbkr7966]

When i went there we actually did tom and jerry, the line was actually quite short, but because of the horrible operations in the uae we waited nearly an hour. The coastrr is fine though

[@CoasterStudios]

yeah operations in the UAE were not great

[@eddierascalhaskell4954]

They oughta open one in the States.

[@johnrobbo916]

Stayed at Warner bros hotel and attended this park last weekend and it’s amazing both amazing worth it am even trying to get an Annual pass. Water park was amazing too. Rides are on par with universal. Batman is like Harry Potter.

[@jonny-b4954]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="45">0:45</a> I like how it's "top 20 most visited parks in Europe, Middle East and Africa" and it doesn't.... have a single park listed or shown in Africa hahah.

[@a.y.greyson9264]

I believe he’s referring to people traveling from those countries/continents to visit.

[@madwatchstudios]

I did a 2 park 1 day ticket for Ferrari World and Warner Bros park. Once I got to WB I wished I had planned a full day for it.

[@PlayingGamesBadley]

We almost skipped WB on our trip as we thought it would just be a half day and not worth the effort. Glad we didn’t, it was amazing. Should have skipped out on Ferrari World though. That needs to be closed down and refurbished soon!

[@3_New_people]

I watched this yesterday thinking I will go here but today I found out my name was not on the list my school holded a field trip we had to fill a form I did but still I was not allowed to go I cried the whole day my heart is heartbroken

[@Jpew2007]

Well now they just need to open one IN THE STATES! Seriously. I can barely afford to fly across the country let alone buy a plane ticket to go halfway around the world to a whole different continent/country.

[@andrewcb9255]

I don’t think I’d be able to look at the theming of a Six Flags park with anything other than disdain after going here.

[@jamesdiaz5975]

The park feels like love letter and tribute to classic Warner Bros. I actually like the overall theming and it looks great too👍 but I have to agree on the pricing seems a bit much just for admission

[@Reybeeem]

Never going to Abu Dhabi due to a lack of human rights. I’m glad to skip this.

[@josephroberts5243]

Not saying your point is invalid, that’s def a an admirable reason to not go. But I’ll put it this way: Ohio is top 3 consistently for human trafficking in the US. Cedar Point & Kings Island still are always gonna make a killing (I’m a Clevelander so this is an honest take)

[@Reybeeem]

@josephroberts5243 The Saudi Arabian government is directly funding these parks for their own political gain. Companies like cedar point are privatized and are out to make a profit for themselves. The parks being built in Abu Dhabi are funded by the government and are sometimes even built by people who are taken as slaves for construction in the country. Just look at what happened when they built the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. At least the workers that build American parks are paid a decent wage to do so. Your point about human trafficking makes no sense as I highly doubt cedar point is responsible for that lol.

[@josephroberts5243]

No I def get that, too. I know about the foreign workers they pay peanuts to while they have next to no rights or even good labor protections. We all know atp the UAE largely shouldn’t even practically exist

[@NYsam15]

👏 Though unfortunately the human rights situation in the US is far from what I’d say admirable.

[@Mrmidknight-yx9pg]

​@NYsam15 bro comparing the usa to the uae in human rights is like comparing cat in the hat to the human centipede both my have there problems but one is wayyyy worse than the other

[@eddierascalhaskell4954]

They're gonna have to update the Justice League attraction. They havent worn those costumes since the now defunct New52.

[@Skippyy_plays]

Do they have vacation packages from the us?

[@CoasterStudios]

you can buy multi day ticket packages- I am not sure if you can bundle it with a hotel, but they should have info about their Warner Bros hotel on the park website!

[@bestmovieclips7378]

You should do a top 25

[@CoasterStudios]

we will likely release a new one next year!

[@PhongNguyen-po2zi]

@@CoasterStudios will it be both yours and sarah's or just one or the other?

[@bestmovieclips7378]

@@CoasterStudios Yay!!!

[@junkeh]

Hey! not sure if you know this already but in the fast and fury-ous rollercoaster, most of the time there are 2 coasters, maybe you just got unlucky haha

[@DuckPhlaper]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="979">16:19</a> amogus

[@legoboy12336]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="426">7:06</a> reminds me of Sorin from Epcot.

[@Jason-lg4ps]

I wish it would come to Orlando FL

[@mikeiseastman]

Looks okay. The attrsctions seem to leave me wanting more.

[@ajzeg01]

This park is so cool it makes you forget all about the slavery.

[@gunsmoke132]

No it doesn't, because I never think about it, because I don't care 🥴

[@Reybeeem]

@@gunsmoke132 wow you’re so cool and edgy dude. You’re just so nonchalant wow so cool and edgy.

[@TheMcgillacuddy]

@@gunsmoke132 If we had slavery in America, you would definitely care then

[@cvolo]

@@TheMcgillacuddyyou do! pls look at prison labour they are making like 0.002 cents an hour

[@youmestsaf]

@@TheMcgillacuddyyou still have slavery in America pal.

[@Mr.BeluwSkull]

Do Ferrari and Seaworld Reviews Next!!! And Btw The Entrance Got A Major Remodel <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="170">2:50</a> has now changed

[@CoasterStudios]

SeaWorld Abu Dhabi is next!

[@BackstageKingdom]

I’ve always wished for something like this to come the States. A park like this in the Meadowlands would be amazing to add to the American Dream mall. The Nickelodeon and Dreamworks parks there are okay but nowhere near this level.

[@CoasterStudios]

I would love to see a park like this in a place like Seattle or Houston that doesn't have any big theme parks, or even a place like Orlando where it would be something different from the competition and likely still perform well.

[@BackstageKingdom]

@ I’m surprised that indoor parks in places that don’t have the best year round climate aren’t thought of being done more in the US.

[@mitchellries256]

Looks like Disney and Universal aren't the only movie companies that take theming in amusement parks to the next level. If only Six Flags could do the same.

[@lalo-kn1no]

Do they even know what Warner Bros and the characters are over there? Or do they view as just some characters that were selected at random. Seems like they just had money to build it but no one know what they are

[@CoasterStudios]

Warner Bros characters are known worldwide, and Abu Dhabi is a huge international hub- people from all over visit, who are familiar

[@JustinCoasters]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="904">15:04</a> Fun Fact, Fast and Furry-ous was the name of the first Coyote/Roadrunner cartoon

[@NadaSurferTube]

I have a lot of mixed feelings about this park. This was great coverage. RIP Kevin Conroy.

[@Haifa-k8y]

I’m about to go there with my friends on a girls trip and I can’t wait I will let you guys know how it goes

[@parkesyreviewsstuff7587]

Looks like Movieworld in Australia but with much better theming. Movieworld for me looks like a Six Flags park theming wise.

[@jasonthesnow]

“I hope they do something never done before with this Harry Potter land” *lists off locations universal has either already made or is actively making right now*

[@CoasterStudios]

LOL alright you got me there. To be fair I was moreso referring to whatever ride they end up building but yes it will be very interesting to see what they come up with!

[@SG-hi2lq]

Working in Warner Bros abudhabi 80% guest is indian need to acknowledge

[@walterwhite1]

Whwh

[@S.E.C-R]

These indoor parks remind me of places in Vegas. It’s cool, kinda weird and really confusing to my brain.

[@jackb9881]

Love the video, but there is a tiny part of me that dies every time someone uses a phrase like "10 am in the morning". 10 am cannot be at any time, other than during the morning. It's either 10 am or 10 in the morning. Saying "10 am in the morning" is just providing the same piece of information to me twice. It's like saying that "the blue sky is blue".

[@Guus115]

They made velma white?

[@Eddunaway-qp5tv]

They need to put Warner Brothers movies World parks here in the states a good ride for dinner I would love to see a Dukes of Hazzard ride make it into like a roller coaster shape General Lee Shuffle the roller coaster train

[@carminecdinoproductions]

They could’ve included some movie franchises like Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter or other movies. It’s strange that they featured only DC Comics and classic WB cartoons and not some familiar movie IPs.

[@lewishammett3271]

As someone that suffers from dizziness, there are way too many 4d theatre rides

[@mcgarnagle6102]

Did you see the guy in Arizona that jumped off the train while it was going up the lift? Apparently there are few states with no safety regulations for coasters.

[@maz367]

I love this place and it is a top notch park, but it’s absolutely empty the majority of the time.

[@mookiema9855]

I have visited this park and the experience feels incredibly hollow and artificial. Even with small attendance it took forever to board rides because there is zero care taken to be efficient with queues for experience's sake. Staff will idle around and slowly do safety checks over a span of 5-10 minutes doing what other parks will do in a matter of seconds. The production quality is high but the experience and customer service quality is incredibly low, and I think without that a park does very little to leave a lasting impression no matter the budget.

[@CoasterStudios]

that is a shame that there was no sense of urgency for you. We saw that a lot with some other rides in the UAE. We found the loading times at this park to be okay- not amazing, but not bad either.

[@ThatOneDudeWhoPostsStuff]

What's the whole thing about open toe shoes?

[@CoasterStudios]

you have to be wearing closed toed shoes in order to do the Joker walkthrough at WB World.

[@nicholasmercado6545]

When he says the teen titans training coarse is for kids….😅😅😅

[@kirillsadventure]

Also Fast and furry-ous runs not one but two trains

[@dr.winstonsmith]

You didn’t watch the Warners movie highlight show in the Plaza? It’s the best experience in the park.

[@CoasterStudios]

Will have to do it next time!

[@DocValRob]

Free parking? Hell yea

[@jachtvandenhoven7741]

Look very beautiful but also synthentic and "cold" with no real atmosphere. Staying indoors is a necessity of course in this region......

[@Golfguy2769]

I’m here early!

[@youmestsaf]

Americans in the comments talking about how they won’t visit this parks because it’s in a backwards country with no human rights … ya’ll just voted for trump 😂

[@xcoasterenthusiast]

There should be a new policy in the comment sections to not bring up anything political in these videos. As it's sickening to see people bring them up in these videos that are supposed to be about theme parks and roller coasters

[@frozengash]

Definitely not a paid advertisement.

[@CoasterStudios]

its not lol

[@TomBongJovi]

Have you never watched theme park/travel videos on KZbin? This is how they all are, how else would they show you if they don't video it and show you?

[@SaulBadmon]

Is this your first time visiting this side of KZbin?

[@randomcontent6687]

I feel like magic mountain should be owned by warner bros

[@norto1668]

YAS ISLAND

[@BadwolfFPV]

shame all the cool stuff is being built in places that ill never go

[@johnpatterson4272]

All very cool in your review. Yet still, the locals in Abu Dhabi allegedly get access to everything...for free. What's up with that? Do tell.

[@Groegselmaschupp]

WHO paid for the trip?

[@CoasterStudios]

we did...?

[@Groegselmaschupp]

@ excellent. important to know.

[@ien2023]

I disgree. Just watching and seeing reviewers , WD parks are souless and empty. I can feel the vibe by watching the videos.

[@topgunjoeicdbko]

Why would Gotham allow harley quin to open a store. Thats really dum shes a criminal.

[@CoasterStudios]

😂😂😂

[@topgunjoeicdbko]

@CoasterStudios lol

[@maxhagenauer24]

It looks like it gas quite a lack of thrill eides overall, more dark rides.