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{{Short description|Series of Batman-themed rides}}
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| image               = Batman Adventure library - Movie World.jpg
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| caption             = The library is the first pre-show room in the ride at Warner Bros. Movie World.
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| location            = Warner Bros. Movie World
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| coordinates         = {{Coord|27|54|28.17|S|153|18|46.8|E|display=title,inline}}
| status              = Defunct
| cost                = [[AU$]]13 million<ref name="Activity Trail"/>
| soft_opened         = 
| opened              = {{Start date|df=yes|1992|12|23}} (as Batman Adventure – The Ride<ref name="Amusement Business">{{cite journal|last=O'Brien|first=Tom|title=Australia's Movie World themer premieres $9 mil Batman ride|journal=Amusement Business|date=11 January 1993|url=http://business.highbeam.com/53/article-1G1-13857283/australia-movie-world-themer-premieres-9-mil-batman|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125090853/http://business.highbeam.com/53/article-1G1-13857283/australia-movie-world-themer-premieres-9-mil-batman|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 January 2013|accessdate=28 December 2012}}</ref>  <br>{{Start date|df=yes|2001|12|26}} (as Batman Adventure – The Ride 2)
| closed              = {{End date|2001}} (as Batman Adventure – The Ride) <br>{{End date|df=yes|2011|10|15}} (as Batman Adventure – The Ride 2)<ref name="BATR2 - closing 15/10/11"/>
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| replacement         = [[Justice League: Alien Invasion 3D]]
| location2           = Movie Park Germany
| altname2            = Batman Abenteuer – The Ride
| section2            = Gotham City<ref name="de Gotham City"/>
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| status2             = Defunct
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| soft_opened2        = 29 June 1996
| opened2             = {{Start date|df=yes|1996|6|30}} (as Batman Abenteuer – The Ride)  <br>{{Start date|df=yes|2005|3|19}} (as Time Riders)
| closed2             = {{End date|df=yes|2004|10|31}} (as Batman Abenteuer – The Ride)
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| replacement2        = [[Time Riders]]
| location3           = Parque Warner Madrid
| altname3            = Batman Knight Flight: Luchando por Gotham City
| section3            = [[Parque Warner Madrid|DC Super Heroes World]]
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| status3             = Defunct
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| soft_opened3        = 5 April 2002
| opened3             = {{Start date|df=yes|2002|4|6}}
| closed3             = Mid-December 2014
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| type                = [[Motion simulator]]
| manufacturer        = McFadden Systems, Inc.
| designer            = Sanderson Group<ref name="Sanderson 1">{{cite web|title='WARNER BROS MOVIE WORLD' - The Movie World Project|url=http://www.sandersongroup.com.au/projects/australia/wbmw/main_project/index.htm|access-date=18 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060821125252/http://www.sandersongroup.com.au/projects/australia/wbmw/main_project/index.htm|archive-date=21 August 2006}}</ref><ref name="Sanderson 2">{{cite web|title=Completed Projects|url=http://www.sandersongroup.com.au:80/asandframes.htm|publisher=Sanderson Group|access-date=15 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051211091424/http://www.sandersongroup.com.au/asandframes.htm|archive-date=11 December 2005|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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'''''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, Queensland|Gold Coast]], [[Australia]] in 1992, before being installed at [[Movie Park Germany|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.

==History==
On 23 December 1992, Warner Bros. Movie World in Australia opened the [[US$]]9 million ''Batman Adventure – The Ride'' motion simulator ride.<ref name="Amusement Business" /> The ride was based upon [[Tim Burton]]'s ''Batman'' films, the [[Batman Returns|second of which]] was released earlier that year.<ref name="Official 2001">{{cite web|title=Batman Adventure – The Ride|url=http://www.movieworld.com.au/visitor_info/ride_batman.cfm|publisher=Warner Bros. Movie World|accessdate=28 December 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010617124711/http://www.movieworld.com.au/visitor_info/ride_batman.cfm|archivedate=17 June 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Maslin|first=Janet|title=Review/Film: Batman Returns; A Sincere Bat, a Sexy Cat and a Bad Bird|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9E0CEFDF1539F93AA25755C0A964958260|accessdate=28 December 2012|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=19 June 1992}}</ref> The ride's four-minute film portion was directed by [[Hoyt Yeatman]] and produced at [[Dream Quest Images]], featuring [[Theatrical property|props]] and [[set piece]]s from ''Batman Returns''.<ref name="AC 1993">{{cite web|last1=Rhea|first1=Marji|last2=Pizzello|first2=Chris|title=Special Venue Production Burgeoning|date=August 1993|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B04-AQAAIAAJ&q=Batman+Adventure|access-date=July 6, 2024|work=[[American Cinematographer]]}}</ref><ref name="TC1 1993">{{cite news|last1=Editorial Staff|first1=TCI|title=Simulator Rides|date=August 1995|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PIVAAQAAIAAJ&q=Batman+Adventure|access-date=July 6, 2024|work=TCI}}</ref>

On 30 June 1996, ''Batman Abenteuer – The Ride'' (''Batman Adventure – The Ride'') opened with Warner Bros. Movie World in Germany. The ride was identical to the version that opened in Australia many years prior.<ref name="de Gotham City"/><ref name="Official 2001"/>

In 2001, Warner Bros. Movie World in Australia revamped their ride and renamed it ''Batman Adventure – The Ride 2''.<ref name=Parkz>{{Parkz|ride_name=Batman Adventure – The Ride 2|location=Warner Bros. Movie World|parkz_number=69|accessdate=28 December 2012}}</ref> As part of this process the original live-action film was scrapped in favour of [[computer-generated imagery|computer-generated]] [[high-definition video|high-definition]] film developed by [[Blur Studio]],<ref name=Parkz/><ref name="Australia's summer park business mixed">{{cite journal|last=Emmons|first=Natasha|title=Australia's summer park business mixed|journal=Amusement Business|date=1 April 2002|volume=114|issue=13}}</ref><ref name="M&S news">{{cite journal|last=Mooradian|first=Don|title=M&S news|journal=Amusement Business|date=20 May 2002|volume=114|issue=20}}</ref> with music by Mike Verta. The ride's story, art design and concept art were done by Robin Hall, while [[Neal Adams]] did the ride's keyshots.<ref name="Robin Hall 1">{{cite web|title=Batman storyboard and key shots...|date=6 January 2009 |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/robinshall/albums/72157612254440247/|publisher=Flickr|accessdate=15 March 2024}}</ref><ref name="Robin Hall 2">{{cite web|title=Resume|url=https://www.robinshall.com/resume/|publisher=Robin Hall|accessdate=15 March 2024}}</ref> The new film featured elements from four of the ''Batman'' films as well as the [[Batman: The Animated Series|animated series]] released before ''[[Batman Begins]]''.<ref name="Activity Trail">{{cite web|title=Activity Trail – Batman Adventure The Ride 2 |url=http://www.movieworld.com.au/~/media/Files/Movie%2520World/Excursions/WBMW%2520Activity%2520Trail%252011.ashx |publisher=Warner Bros. Movie World |accessdate=29 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327215320/http://www.movieworld.com.au/~/media/Files/Movie%20World/Excursions/WBMW%20Activity%20Trail%2011.ashx |archivedate=27 March 2012  }}</ref>

On 6 April 2002, a third installation of the ride opened at [[Warner Bros. Movie World Madrid]] (now Parque Warner Madrid) in their [[Parque Warner Madrid|DC Super Heroes World]] section.<ref name="M&S news"/> The new animated film was utilised along with [[3D film|3D technology]].<ref name="M&S news"/> The ride operated under the names ''Batman Knight Flight: Luchando por Gotham City'' (''Batman Knight Flight: Fighting for Gotham City'') and ''Batman: La Sombra del Murciélago'' (''Batman: Shadow of the Bat'') until its closure at the end of the 2014 season.<ref name="es Official">{{cite web|title=BATMAN: La Sombra del Murciélago |url=http://www.parquewarner.com/atracciones/batman-la-sombra-del-murcielago |publisher=Parque Warner Madrid |accessdate=29 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125212716/http://www.parquewarner.com/atracciones/batman-la-sombra-del-murcielago |archivedate=25 January 2013  }}</ref>

On 3 April 2004, Warner Bros. Movie World in Germany was acquired by StarParks. This acquisition resulted in various [[Warner Bros.]]-licensed properties being removed from the park, including [[DC Comics]] and ''[[Looney Tunes]]''. The following year, [[Movie Park Germany]] opened with ''Batman Abenteuer – The Ride'' being rethemed to ''Time Riders''.<ref name="Germany's Movie World to change in 2005">{{Cite press release|title=Germany's Movie World to change in 2005|url=http://www.thrillnetwork.com/content.php?r=522-Germany-s-Movie-World-to-change-in-2005|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130204082734/http://www.thrillnetwork.com/content.php?r=522-Germany-s-Movie-World-to-change-in-2005|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 February 2013|accessdate=28 December 2012|date=31 August 2004|publisher=StarParks}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Time Riders |url=http://www.movieparkgermany.de/en/attractions/streets-of-new-york/time-riders.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130211135446/http://www.movieparkgermany.de/en/attractions/streets-of-new-york/time-riders.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 February 2013 |publisher=Movie Park Germany |accessdate=28 December 2012 }}</ref><ref name="TimeRiders1">{{cite web|title=Thrill Rides|url=https://www.cgw.com/Publications/CGW/2006/Volume-29-Issue-8-Aug-2006-/Thrill-Rides.aspx|publisher=CGW Magazine|access-date=15 March 2024}}</ref><ref name="TimeRiders2">{{cite web|title=From the '90s to now: Behind the scenes at Movie Park Germany's Time Riders|url=https://darkridedatabase.com/behind-the-scenes-time-riders/|publisher=Dark Ride Database|access-date=5 March 2024}}</ref>

In September 2011, Warner Bros. Movie World in Australia announced that ''Batman Adventure – The Ride 2'' would be closed on 15 October 2011 to make way for a new attraction.<ref name="BATR2 - closing 15/10/11">{{cite web|title=Attractions Maintenance|url=http://movieworld.myfun.com.au/Attractions/Attractions-Maintenance.aspx|publisher=MyFun|accessdate=22 September 2011|author=Warner Bros. Movie World|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926225409/http://movieworld.myfun.com.au/Attractions/Attractions-Maintenance.aspx|archivedate=26 September 2011|url-status=dead|date=September 2011}}</ref> Its replacement, ''[[Justice League: Alien Invasion 3D]]'', opened on 22 September 2012.<ref name=Replacement>{{cite web|title=Wall Photos|url=http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150593667747182&set=a.452895337181.251091.106147617181|work=Photo|publisher=Facebook|accessdate=26 February 2012|author=Warner Bros. Movie World|date=23 February 2012}}</ref><ref name=NewTheme>{{cite web|title=Wall Photos|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150745589787182&set=a.452895337181.251091.106147617181&type=1&theater|work=Photo|publisher=Facebook|accessdate=14 May 2012|author=Warner Bros. Movie World|date=4 May 2012}}</ref>

''Movie Park Studio Tour'', an [[Intamin]] Multi Dimension Coaster at Movie Park Germany, contains various callbacks to the park's defunct rides and attractions, including ''Batman Abenteuer – The Ride''; a Batman mask can be seen on a desk during the queue area.<ref name="Movie Park Secrets">{{Cite web|url=https://darkridedatabase.com/report-movie-park-studios-tour/|title=Report: Movie Park Studios Tour – a ride through the history of Movie Park Germany - DRDB|access-date=13 April 2024}}</ref>

==Ride experiences==
[[File:Batman Adventure The Ride - Wayne Manor.jpg|thumb|The exterior façade of Batman Adventure – The Ride at Warner Bros. Movie World in Australia]]

===''Batman Adventure – The Ride'' (a.k.a. ''Batman Abenteuer – The Ride'')===
Guests were admitted into [[Wayne Manor]] as [[Gotham City]] on a tour of the library before the tour guide would then open the secret bookcase to reveal the [[Batcave]]'s entrance. The guests entered the Batcave tunnel and entered the boarding area, where they met Oliver Pennyworth, [[Alfred Pennyworth]]'s nephew. After that, guests reached the end of the queue lines and came across the [[Batcomputer]] (known in the ride as the Batcave's Main Frame computer system), and were seated in the audience. While fog rose, an animatronic Batman rose and sat at the desk with his back facing the audience, while music from the [[Batman (1989 film)|1989 film]] played. Guests witnessed a second pre-show video showing that the [[Batman Returns|Red Triangle Gang]] had returned and were terrorizing Gotham City (according to [[Jim Gordon (character)|Jim Gordon]], whom Batman turned around to talk to). Oliver read the files of the Red Triangle Gang and the [[Penguin (comics)|Penguin]] and his Duck Car. The video also introduced the mission to rescue children in Gotham City that had been kidnapped by the Penguin. This was followed by a signal interruption by the Penguin, who taunted Batman from his hideout, Arctic Lair. After that, Batman told Oliver to prepare the [[Batmobile]] and program the tracking modules, known as Bat-Ships (Bat-Modules in ''Batman Abenteuer''), to follow him. Oliver would protest that the tracking modules had not been fully tested yet, but Batman told him that he had complete confidence in him.<ref name="Official 2001"/>

Riders were then split up in groups of 20 and escorted into one of six (eight in ''Batman Abenteuer'') separate hydraulic tracking module vehicles, where the ride would take place and they would experience the adventure from Batman's [[point of view shot|point of view]]. The Bat-Ships were named B-101, B-102, B-103, B-104, B-105, B-106, B-107 (''Batman Abenteuer'') and B-108 (''Batman Abenteuer''). The ride begins with the Bat-Ship's doors opening and Batman driving off in the Batmobile, and the guests' Bat-Ship (controlled remotely by Oliver) nearly crashes into another Bat-Ship and flies through a tunnel (with bats) and through the snow, before reaching the streets of Gotham City. Batman tells Oliver to give the current report on the situation. Oliver reports the whereabouts of the kidnapped children to Batman, as he and the guests enter Gotham City Plaza (complete with panicking and fleeing citizens), where they encounter the Red Triangle Gang. The Tattooed Strongman attempts to flip the Bat-Ship over, only to be electrocuted by Oliver, which scares two Stilt Walker Torch Jugglers away. Batman drives down the streets of Gotham City, with the guests following behind. The guests' Bat-Ship goes through some smoke, and as the Batmissile is activated, they bump into pieces of the Batmobile, and Batman speeds off, passing through an incredibly narrow alleyway. After the guests' Bat-Ship nearly crashes into a police car and a third Bat-Ship, they crash into a waste container and some wooden poles. Batman is seen fighting members of the Red Triangle Gang, during which the Penguin escapes in his Duck Car and flies away. Batman tells Oliver to go after Penguin, to which he agrees, and the guests' Bat-Ship begins rising up in the air as the kidnapped children are reunited with their parents. The guests eventually reach the top of a building, where they see a Terrifying Clown with the last child. [[Catwoman]] appears, scratching the Terrifying Clown's back and rescuing the child. The guests' Bat-Ship then flies among the buildings, and Penguin suddenly flies towards the guests, but Oliver and the guests avoid him. They chase Penguin towards Shreck's, only for him to fire at the cat mascot's head on top of the building, sending the head flying into the Bat-Ship, causing damage to it and making Oliver lose control. Oliver tries to regain control as the guests' Bat-Ship flies after Penguin down a tunnel and into the sewers, during which he tries contacting Batman for help. The tunnel leads to Arctic World, complete with Penguin Commandos firing their missiles and shooting wildly, destroying its inside. Penguin emerges from a tunnel, laughing, and Oliver and the guests chase him into another tunnel, as Batman is heard speaking to him. Upon hearing Batman's voice, Oliver tells him about the Bat-Ship's damage and his inability to control it as the guests' Bat-Ship flies into the Old Zoo and a fourth Bat-Ship flies past them. Penguin tells Batman that he will never catch him. Batman appears flying in the [[Batplane|Batwing]], and fires at Penguin's Duck Car, which crashes and explodes, killing him. The guests' Bat-Ship plummets into the snow after nearly crashing into a fifth Bat-Ship, and crashes into an abandoned house. The Bat-Ship's doors close, and the ride ends.<ref name="Official 2001"/>

===''Batman Adventure – The Ride 2'' (a.k.a. ''Batman Knight Flight: Luchando por Gotham City'')===
Guests were admitted into Wayne Manor as [[Gotham City#Police and corruption|Gotham City Police Cadets]] on a tour of the library (in ''Batman: Knight Flight'', they entered the Gotham City Park, a queue area that was located behind the show building and was much wider than the queue area that was normally used). They were shown a short video detailing [[Wayne Enterprises#Wayne Technologies|WayneTech]]'s latest developments such as the Gotham City Security Network and the new reconnaissance fleet of aircraft named Recon Vehicles, similarly styled to the [[Batplane|Batwing]] in the 1989 film. This clip was introduced by the chief of the [[Wayne Enterprises#Wayne Foundation|Wayne Foundation]], [[Lucius Fox]]. Just as Fox started explaining the new network, they were interrupted by an alert directly from [[Arkham Asylum]], Gotham City's maximum security facility for the city's worst felons. He remarked that it was "probably a false alarm but it doesn't pay to take chances". [[Batgirl]] linked to the computer from the Batcave to find that all of Gotham's forces are converging on Arkham Asylum. Fox said that they would need the guests to help, and that they could fly reconnaissance for the police, to which Batgirl would reply that the Recon fleet was already prepared. Static then appeared on the television screen, with Fox losing the network. Batgirl's voice faded out as she asked Fox if he could hear her. After this, Fox told the guests to step forward, saying that the guide would assist them and there is a hovercraft launch bay, just before his voice faded out, the television screen would go blank, and everything would become dark. A tour guide (police officer in ''Batman Knight Flight'') would then open the secret bookcase revealing the Batcave's entrance. As the guests walked through the Batcave tunnel after the guide, they would hear dripping water and murmurs of bats flying. They would reach the end of the queue lines, while the guide would announce, "I now present to you the Gotham City security network." At this moment several doors would open to reveal the network. It included 15 (2 two in ''Batman Knight Flight'') minor video monitors and one huge projection screen in the middle, as well as Batman's controls in front of the screen. The guests were seated in the audience, and an animatronic Batman rose and sat at the desk with his back facing the audience, while music from the 1989 film played (the animatronic was capable of turning around, but after years of neglect, that feature had since failed to function; in ''Batman Knight Flight'', the animatronic rose from the floor before turning around to face the projection screen). Guests witnessed a second pre-show video introducing the mission to retrieve the Whitney diamond, stolen earlier from the Gotham Museum of Art by Catwoman and being used to power a freeze cannon operated by [[Mr. Freeze]].<ref name="preshow 2-1">{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogLTP4ZKtiA |title=Batman Adventure: The Ride 2 Preshow |author=bttfspencer |date=14 May 2008 |work=Video |publisher=YouTube |accessdate=28 June 2010}}</ref><ref name="preshow 2-2">{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyAZYaRlBQk |title=Batman Adventure: The Ride 2 Preshow part II |author=bttfspencer |date=14 July 2009 |work=Video |publisher=YouTube |accessdate=28 June 2010}}</ref><ref name="preshow 2-3">{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r72DqFugYoU |title=Batman Adventure: The Ride 2 Preshow Clip |author=bttfspencer |date=14 July 2009 |work=Video |publisher=YouTube |accessdate=28 June 2010}}</ref>

Guests were then split up into groups of 20 and admitted into separate Recon Vehicles (the Bat-Ships from ''Batman Adventure – The Ride''; ''Batman Knight Flight'' had eight Recon Vehicles) where the ride would take place. Once the ride began, guests were taken on a chase through the streets of Gotham City in the pursuit of the [[Joker (comics)|Joker]], Catwoman and Mr. Freeze.<ref name="film 2">{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEKcAFVncKU |title=Batman Virtual Ride |author=TheRealMrBravo |date=4 August 2007 |work=Video |publisher=YouTube |accessdate=28 June 2010}}</ref> As the ride featured sudden movements, it was not suitable for those who suffered from motion sickness. For this reason, Warner Bros. Movie World operated the ride without the motion at least once a day.<ref name="myfun">{{cite web |title=BATMAN Adventure – The Ride 2 |url=http://movieworld.myfun.com.au/Attractions/Rides/BATMAN-Adventure-The-Ride-2.aspx |publisher=MyFun |accessdate=22 September 2011 |author=Warner Bros. Movie World |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925225424/http://movieworld.myfun.com.au/Attractions/Rides/BATMAN-Adventure-The-Ride-2.aspx |archivedate=25 September 2011 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> When guests exited the ride, they were greeted with a Bat-Ship crashing into the Penguin's hideout, Arctic World (in ''Batman Knight Flight'', guests were greeted with brick walls with graffiti such as "Batman will die" and "Batman 4 Catwoman", and they also entered an arcade playground or a recreational games room with machines and games that tested their ability, before exiting through the Monarch Theater).

==Ride system and design==
The ride system used for ''Batman Adventure – The Ride'' was developed by [[California]]-based McFadden Systems, Inc., who specialised in [[motion platform]]s for military-style [[flight simulator]]s.<ref name=Parkz/><ref name="Virtual Rides Take Off"/><ref name="McFadden Systems - contact">{{cite web|title=Contact Us|url=http://www.aurawebs.com/mcfadden/non-framed/contact.htm|publisher=McFadden Systems, Inc.|date=10 April 1999|accessdate=29 December 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19990427191656/http://www.aurawebs.com/mcfadden/non-framed/contact.htm|archivedate=27 April 1999}}</ref> ''Batman Adventure – The Ride'' was the company's first amusement ride.<ref name="Virtual Rides Take Off">{{cite news|last=Huffstutter|first=P.J.|title=Virtual Rides Take Off|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-aug-04-fi-19217-story.html|access-date=29 December 2012|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=4 August 1997}}</ref> The ride system was controlled by ASI systems from Anitech Systems Inc.<ref name="Anitech-Systems">{{cite web|title=Anitech-Systems.com|url=https://www.anitech-systems.com|publisher=Anitech Systems|access-date=15 March 2024}}</ref> Guests were admitted into one of six vehicles which each seat 20 riders.<ref name="Batman 2 Doubles the Adventure at Warner Bros. Movie World">{{Cite press release|title=Batman 2 Doubles the Adventure at Warner Bros. Movie World|url=http://www.parkz.com.au/article/2002/12/01/145-Batman_2_Doubles_the_Adventure_at_Warner_Bros_Movie_World.html|accessdate=29 December 2012|date=December 2002|publisher=Parkz}}</ref> Each of these vehicles were mounted on motion bases which allow [[six degrees of freedom]].<ref name="Batman 2 Doubles the Adventure at Warner Bros. Movie World"/> The theming was designed by [[Village Roadshow Theme Parks]] and Sanderson Group.<ref name="Sanderson 1"/><ref name="Sanderson 2"/> Alan Griffith Architect formed a strong working relationship with Warner Bros. International Recreation Enterprises on the ride.<ref name="Architect">{{cite web|title=Alan Griffith Architects|url=http://www.architectgoldcoast.com/architect/alan-griffith-architects/539|publisher=Architect Gold Coast|accessdate=15 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408012313/http://www.architectgoldcoast.com/architects/|archive-date=8 April 2019}}</ref> The [[audio-animatronic]] Batman featured in the ride's pre-show was built by Showtronix, designed by Greg McKee, Matt Ward, John Cox and Chris Chitty. They had designed a demonstration [[Bugs Bunny]] animatronic in 1989, which won them the multi-$1,000,000 contract to design the animatronics for Warner Bros. Movie World, including the Batman animatronic.<ref name="1989 animatronic">{{cite web|title=Australian Theme Park Exhibit/Mall Interactive Animatronics 1980s onwards|date=30 November 2017|url=https://vimeo.com/245278431|publisher=Vimeo|quote=In 1989, myself, Matt Ward, John Cox and Chris Chitty made a Bugs Bunny animatronic. Bugs, built in just a few weeks, won us the contract to build all 200+ characters for the Warner Bros. Movie World theme park on the Queensland Gold Coast.|postscript=The demo Bugs Bunny animatronic was built in a few weeks.|access-date=15 March 2024}}</ref><ref name="Sally Animatronics">{{cite web|author=Barrie Smith|url=https://archive.org/details/EA1992/EA%201992-06%20June/page/n17/mode/2up|title=Australian 'animatronics' technology: BUGS BUNNY ON THE GOLD COAST|magazine=[[Electronics Australia]]|issue=6|publisher=Federal Publishing Company|date=June 1992|pages=18|access-date=31 March 2024}}</ref><ref name="John Cox">{{cite web|title=Credit List|url=http://www.johncox.net/showcase/credit-list/|publisher=John Cox|access-date=15 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212035733/http://www.johncox.net/showcase/credit-list/|archive-date=12 February 2019}}</ref><ref name="Showtronix 1">{{cite web|title=Dean Fenwick - Managing Director - Visible Projex Pty Ltd|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/deanfenwick/|publisher=LinkedIn|access-date=15 March 2024}}</ref><ref name="Showtronix 2">{{Cite web|url=https://darkridedatabase.com/rides/batman-adventure-the-ride-2/|title=Batman Adventure - The Ride 2 - Warner Bros. Movie World - DRDB|access-date=9 March 2024}}</ref> The animatronic Batman in ''Batman Adventure – The Ride 2'' was built by Vertex Productions, designed by Robin Hall.<ref name="Robin Hall 2"/><ref name="Vertex">{{cite web|title=Batman Simulator Ride|url=http://www.vertexproductions.com/batman.php|publisher=Vertex Productions|access-date=15 March 2024}}</ref>

The German version, ''Batman Abenteuer – The Ride'', was manufactured by McFadden Systems, Inc., and its ride system was controlled by ASI systems from Anitech Systems Inc.<ref name="Anitech-Systems"/> Zeitgeist Design and Production's Ryan Harmon conceived, wrote, and managed the design team for Warner Bros. Movie World Germany's worth of rides, shows and attractions, including ''Batman Abenteuer''.<ref name="Zeitgeist 1">{{cite web|title=Ryan A. Harmon - President & Chief Creative Officer - Zeitgeist Design + Production|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanharmon/|publisher=LinkedIn|access-date=8 March 2024}}</ref><ref name="Zeitgeist 2">{{cite web|title=Home|url=http://www.zeitgeist-usa.com|publisher=Zeitgeist Design + Production|access-date=15 March 2024}}</ref> Alan Griffith Architect and Alder Constructions were also involved in the ride's development.<ref name="Architect"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Inside Today:the Bat, the Bunny & The Bermuda Triangle| date=24 November 2011 |url=https://www.parkz.com.au/forums/topic/5869-inside-todaythe-bat-the-bunny-the-bermuda-triangle/?page=4|publisher=Parkz|access-date=15 March 2024}}</ref> The ride's theming was designed and painted by Botticelli's - Atelier der angewandten Malerei and Sanderson Group.<ref name="Botticelli's">{{cite web|title=Movie Park|url=http://botticellis.de/portfolio/movie-park/|publisher=Atelier Botticellis|access-date=15 March 2024|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20161116020406/http://botticellis.de/portfolio/movie-park/|archive-date=16 November 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Sanderson 3">{{cite web|title=WARNER BROS - Movie World - Germany|url=http://www.sandersongroup.com.au:80/sanderson/s_projects01/s_proj_17/s_proj_17.htm|publisher=Sanderson Group|access-date=15 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030311183205/http://www.sandersongroup.com.au/sanderson/s_projects01/s_proj_17/s_proj_17.htm|archive-date=11 March 2003|url-status=dead}}</ref> The audio-animatronic Batman featured in the ride was designed by Showtronix.<ref name="Sally Animatronics"/><ref name="Showtronix 1"/><ref name="Showtronix 3">{{Cite web|url=https://darkridedatabase.com/rides/batman-abenteuer/|title=Batman Abenteuer - Movie Park Germany - DRDB|access-date=9 March 2024}}</ref>

The Spanish version, ''Batman Knight Flight: Luchando por Gotham City'', was manufactured by [[SimEx-Iwerks Entertainment]] and developed by Bruce L. Green Design and Corpórea Escultura.<ref name="Dev">{{cite web|title=My Daddy Designed That! Building on Ideas with Theme Park Architect Bruce Green|date=13 September 2011 |url=https://blooloop.com/features/my-daddy-designed-that-building-on-ideas-with-theme-park-architect-bruce-green/|publisher=Blooloop|access-date=9 April 2024}}</ref><ref name="Bruce Green">{{cite web|title=Bruce L. Green, AIA - Senior Architect/Master Planner|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/bruce-l-green-aia-543a018/|publisher=LinkedIn|access-date=9 April 2024}}</ref> The audio-animatronic Batman featured in the ride was built by The Attraction Services Company, designed by Robin Hall.<ref name="Robin Hall 2"/><ref name="Attraction Services">{{cite web|title=Clients|url=https://www.attractionservices.com/clients-certifications|publisher=The Attraction Services Company|access-date=15 March 2024}}</ref>

==Voice cast==
* [[Kevin Conroy]] as [[Batman|Bruce Wayne / Batman]]
* [[Mark Hamill]] as [[Joker (character)|The Joker]] 
* [[Adrienne Barbeau]] as [[Catwoman|Selina Kyle / Catwoman]]
* [[Michael Ansara]] as [[Mr. Freeze|Dr. Victor Fries / Mr. Freeze]]
* [[Tara Strong]] as [[Barbara Gordon|Barbara Gordon / Batgirl]]
* [[Mel Winkler]] as [[Lucius Fox]]

==Reception==
Following the opening of ''Batman Adventure – The Ride'' in Australia, Warner Bros. Movie World saw a record spike in attendance. Approximately 12,000 guests visited the park on 30 December 1992. This spike was attributed to the opening of the ride.<ref name="Amusement Business"/> By 1998, an average of 10,500 tours were being run by Warner Bros. Movie World every year.<ref name="Official 1998">{{cite web|title=Batman Adventure – The Ride|url=http://www.village.com.au/cybapark/warner/cyba2b2.htm|publisher=Village|accessdate=29 December 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19980131173720/http://www.village.com.au/cybapark/warner/cyba2b2.htm|archivedate=31 January 1998}}</ref> This number eventually peaked at 20,000 tours per year.<ref name="Activity Trail"/>

In 2003, Warner Bros. Movie World in Australia saw a drop in park-wide attendance numbers. This was attributed to the [[Progress of the SARS outbreak|SARS outbreak]] and the [[Iraq War]]. The reduced attendance saw Warner Bros. Movie World begin alternating ride operations with ''Batman Adventure – The Ride 2'' operating from 10am until 11:15am, and from 3pm to 5pm.<ref name="War, SARS impact park in Australia">{{cite journal|last=Zoltak|first=James|title=War, SARS impact park in Australia|journal=Amusement Business|date=2 June 2003|volume=115|issue=22}}</ref>

The popularity of the ride in Australia decreased in the late 2000s. Robert Niles of Theme Park Insider identified that the ride felt outdated and was in need of a major overhaul.<ref name="Theme Park Insider">{{cite web|last=Niles|first=Robert|title=Batman Adventure: The Ride 2|url=http://www.themeparkinsider.com/reviews/warner_bros._movie_world/batman_adventure-_the_ride_2/|publisher=Theme Park Insider|accessdate=29 December 2012|date=13 October 2011}}</ref> On 15 October 2011, Warner Bros. Movie World closed the ride permanently.<ref name="BATR2 - closing 15/10/11"/>

==See also==
* [[2011 in amusement parks]]
* [[Batman in amusement parks]]
* [[Star Tours]], a ''[[Star Wars]]''-themed attraction at various [[Walt Disney Parks and Resorts|Disney parks]]

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Batman Adventure – The Ride|the design of Batman Adventure – The Ride 2}}
* [https://www.parkz.com.au/attraction/batman-adventure-the-ride-2 Batman Adventure – The Ride 2] at the Parkz Database
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEKcAFVncKU The full ride video on YouTube]

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