Ride Profile
Origin story
Parque Warner Madrid’s Batman: Gotham City Escape combines thrills and theming to ensure visitors leave with a story to tell. Charlotte Westwood sits down with Rick Spring in ‘t veld, lead business development at P&P Projects, to find out what it took to develop this epic adventure of a coaster
Charlotte Westwood: First, congratulations Batman: Gotham City Escape won Best Roller Coaster of the Year at the Park World Excellence Awards! Can you start role in the creation of this amazing coaster?
Thank you so
much! We’re very proud of this one. It was developed by P&P Projects in a complete design-build fashion. From the main entrance to the exit through the gift shop and the attraction’s surrounding area, the P&P team was the lead creative partner in bringing this new experience at Parque Warner to life. This process started with the creation of the ride’s initial concept and the storyline that is woven throughout the entire attraction and its direct environment in the park – we did this in collaboration with DC Comics and Warner Bros. Once this concept was established, the entire design development was taken care of by P&P Projects: concept design, schematic design, technical design, graphic design, character design, ride vehicle design, and so on. Following the completion of the design phase, our team was responsible for the full- scale production of everything thematic about the attraction’s experience: show sets, theming elements, props, graphics, figures, audio, video, lighting, music and special effects.
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This included all facades that make the attraction and its surrounding area – Wayne Manor, ACE Chemical Shop, the Gotham City Subway and the facades in the nearby Robinson Park. After completion of production, all elements, sets and show pieces were installed on site by the P&P team.
CW: What does the ride bring to Parque Warner Madrid? RS: I would say what makes Batman: Gotham City Escape unique, is its dedication to its story. The experience narrative developed for the attraction is represented on all fronts, in all aspects of the ride. It makes for a carefully constructed package where guests have joined their favourite superhero on a complete adventure. The experience offers a captivating and intriguing entrance, a thrilling and exciting journey and a satisfying end. We aim for all who experience the attraction to exit the ride with a fulfilled sense of ‘WOW!’, followed by a long-lasting impression – and hopefully, the desire to experience it again!
CW: Talk us through the storyline - and how does the theming support it? RS: Bruce Wayne has opened the doors of Wayne Manor to guests of Parque Warner for an interesting tour through the estate. Guests enter the manor through an impressive library, home to a fascinating interior showcasing a collection of relics and stories to discover.
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Then, all of a sudden, guests are locked in the room by the Joker; the arch-villain plans to hold the visitors hostage and strike them with an attack of laughing gas that is quickly filling the room. Batman comes to the rescue as he takes over the communication system and directs guests through a secret passage hidden in the bookshelves of the library. This leads guests into the famous Batcave, brought to life using impressive rockwork formations centred around the superhero’s main control system. Screens show local Gotham news coverage, revealing the city is
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