Dc comics in themed parks has had a strange story, but ‘Superman’ could change that

There is nostalgia for the Ordinance It was from the movie in Six Flags while we headed towards a new era of DC Studios with SupermanOn a recent guest visit to Magic Mountain to see DC heroes and villain festivalI found myself remembering the acrobatics shows of the 90s.

Both Batman forever and Batman and Robin They were raffles as attractions inspired by the movie WB for people who not only wanted to make Russian mountains. The most vivid memory I have is that Batman gets into action and riding in the Blobile for the explosive version of Magic Mountain of the show. The Cruzado with Capa was associated with Robin and Batgirl against Mr. Freeze and Poison Ivy for super abrotegated versions of the film’s plot against perfectly noisy sets Gotham.

In Astroworld in Texas, an early version of the show took place in a water sand where the iconic DC duo faced Riddler and two faces in a high octane show with water motorcycles and a helicopter.

For a while, DC Entertainment seemed invested in being a competitor worthy of outdoor experiences presented at Universal Studios Hollywood or even The epic trick of Indiana Jones Spectacular In Walt Disney World. But then, more and more, all mountain -centered parks Batman: The trip, Riddler revengeand Superman: The trip.

With little or no effort on the subject, investment in places where he could immerse himself in the world of these characters was nowhere for years. Of course, there would be some small attempts, such as an encounter and greetings here or there, timed to mount the openings, but the value placed in the thematic narrative to make repeated visits disappeared. Only the memories and the Batmobile of the long tricks and gones remain for the photographs.

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During Christopher Nolan’s Ordinance It was, what most revitalized DC and Warner Bros. ‘The interest in participatory entertainment was an ARG marketing campaign. The immersion level with animal repair workshop The Dark Knight: Why so serious?? Experience made the world a theme park. Fans who wanted to obtain more information about the second Nolan film were able to participate in Mobs by Joker Flash in places like San Diego Comic-Concon or follow clues in other important cities to shopping centers or university campuses to collect artifacts from the film not yet launched. Even in the digital world, the Internet panorama was changed when Batman fans unlock the first look at Heath Ledger’s Joker. It was a change of play and at least some important theme parks sought to bring their offers, except apparently six flags.

In 2010, things changed in thematic parks when Universal Studios opened the first important thematic land based on a film franchise with Harry Potter’s magical world. The irony is, of course, that Warner Bros. was associated with a competitive theme park for this, all while DC comics are only stickers to slapped in any roller coaster. Magic world He turned on a fire that would motivate the landscape to quickly evolve from having attractions or sample promotion of an important IP. Now, the plan was ready to make complete areas that lead him to the world of his favorite fandom, raid Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge and Avengers campus In Disney Parks and, more recently, the epic universe of Universal itself.

Warner Bros. has had an international arm that has put family properties in several theme parks of the world, especially in Spain and Australia with Warner Bros. Movie World Parks. These were essentially original regional parks in the main metropolitan cities that were associated with WB to change the name of the parks of the world of cinema. Very often they obtain a better production value for their properties with DC Comics, Oz’s wizard, and The Looney Tunes In its attraction parks, while we get paint updates in the existing Russian mountains.

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Before assuming that “Wow, DC fans really obtained the short end here”, it is possible that you know that there is a totally made DC land: Warner Bros. World on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi.

The first WB WB theme park opened in 2018 and is prior to Galaxy’s Edge With multiple thematic lands designed by The Thinkwell Group, a center of parks and immersive designers. Here you will find Gotham and Metropolis as two separate areas with attractions inspired by the worlds of Batman and Superman. There are knowledge and greetings with multiple characters, from heroes to villains; Even the Looney Tunes are also completely adorned in the DC Comics team. The ads for this park always make us feel that we are really missing. The maximum we obtained at that time of its opening was a single dark trip in the form of six flags’ Justice League: Battle for the metropolis.

What leads us to the DCEU phase, in which Six Flags obtained some costume redesign inspired by the new 52 in selected DC characters with limited commitments in appearances throughout the country. The Warner Bros. Studios tour in Burbank expanded to present interactive exhibitions with Snyderverse movies and the set stops.

My favorite experience of this era was when the study decided to try to organize its own event with Halloween ticket after darkness. With horror made here, terrifying tours based on franchises such as The conjuration and Friday 13 They joined a labyrinth of Arkham asylum where Joker and Harley turned the guests into inmates. It was scary and deliciously insane with elements of immersive narratives and mischief of the escape room. Unfortunately, the horror made here was only for one year; Every year we hope it comes back. When the DCEU approached its end, a new Russian mountain of Wonder Woman opened in Six Flags Magic Mountain with little fanfare. At that time, the relationship of fans with the brand had perhaps been withdrawn in too many directions.

Upon entering the next chapter of DC Studios with the launch of James Gunn’s SupermanHis heroes and villains are dispersing for several summer offers. The most exciting is collaboration with collaboration with the Gaylord Hotels, which is transforming several of its resorts with a “Summer DC” theme for the 2025 season. Offerings include superhero training with the Justice League, Meet and Greets, Night Spectaculars, thematic meals such as a Harley and Joker buffet, an immersive immersive search for Riddler and a secret villains bar in selected places. There is even an illuminated travel experience of comics-book-to-vida: Universe of Light In the Gaylord Texan, with heroic art facilities and with the theme of the Splash page so that the whole family enjoys.

Meanwhile, when Six Flags suffers its current new property phase through Cedar Fair, there has been a resurgence of the characters in selected places, including Magic Mountain in California. For the summer, the West Coast Park has “DC Heroes and Villins Fest”, with a small Cabalcade of DC Comics characters and a group of thematic food cabins. With a new show on stage, that is more a dance party than a spectacular trick at the level of what was in the 90s. There are some signs of progress when they see how children react with enthusiasm to see Superman and his super friends face Lex Luthor and the Joker, which makes at least the penalty. But in general, it is only a lot of activities focused on the roller coaster to which they are not as accessible as other places.

It still feels like a lost opportunity to start again along with DC Studios. The costumes still meet the new 52, ​​with the aim of attracting fans with only recognizable iconography. In a recent visit to Six Flags Magic Mountain, we discovered that the food was good, but definitely felt that it was missing with respect to issues, although that could be due to the fact that there were only three cabins with some options. In general, it is not very different from some of the recent things that Six Flags has been doing anyway for the summer season throughout the country. It is too much everywhere to feel part of what follows.

The effort in the parks has space to evolve as Superman arrives. The Warner Bros. Studio Tour feels more connected to what is to come: the DC area of ​​the tutorial for the tour includes a celebration of past projects while focusing on the now. There are Matt Reeves costumes’ The Batman On exhibition just outside the batcave, which feels and sounds with incredible screens that transport you there with a touch of that feeling of Nolan. And James Gunn’s brand is beginning to seize; It comes out with a daily planet desk that illuminates the new tone of the era of DC Studios. Clark Kent’s costumes, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor and Superman’s suit fill the place with emotion against an exhibition of solitude strength.

Even the WB store, which is a modern version of those of the mall in the 90s, is rounded with the pieces of Metropolis to admire while buying, completed with a fourth source Krypto The Dog. Somehow, that evoked more theme vibrations than anything else we have experienced so far in the world of DC Comics this year. While we see places like the WB World Abu Dhabi Soar, we hope that in the United States it will invest more in the incorporation of everything that this massive fandom is being lost. With the arrival of more DC studies here, let’s hope that their worlds submerge ours and we can rise, go up and far.

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