Warner Bros. Movie World is a theme park on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. It is owned and operated by Village Roadshow's Theme Parks division. After a star-studded opening ceremony on 2 June 1991, the park opened the following day. Many park attractions are based on Warner Bros. and related DC Comics properties, including thrill rides such as Batwing Spaceshot and Superman Escape, family attractions such as Justice League: Alien Invasion 3D and Wild West Falls Adventure Ride, entertainment at the Roxy Theatre and the Hollywood Stunt Driver live show. Film characters regularly roam the grounds to interact and take photos with guests. Each afternoon, characters participate in a parade along Main Street. The seasonal Fright Nights and White Christmas events are hosted annually. The park has survived financial hardships and remains among Australia's most popular tourist destinations. As of 2016, it receives a yearly average of 1.4 million visitors.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1886:
Grover Cleveland married Frances Folsom, becoming the only U.S. president to wed in the White House. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Cleveland
1924:
The Indian Citizenship Act was signed into law, granting citizenship to all Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the United States. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Citizenship_Act
1953:
Queen Elizabeth II was crowned at Westminster Abbey in London. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronation_of_Elizabeth_II
1983:
After an emergency landing due to an in-flight fire, 23 passengers aboard Air Canada Flight 797 were killed when a flashover occurred as the plane's doors opened. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Canada_Flight_797
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rubicon: 1. A limit that when exceeded, or an action that when taken, cannot be reversed. 2. (card games) Especially in bezique and piquet: a score which, if not achieved by a losing player, increases the player's penalty. 3. (transitive, card games) Especially in bezique and piquet: to defeat a player who has not achieved the rubicon. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rubicon
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I am not apt to forget the feelings that have been inspired by my former society with good acquaintances, nor to be insensible to their expressions of gratitude to the President of the United States; for you know me well enough, to do me the justice to believe, that I am fond of only what comes from the heart. --Martha Washington https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Martha_Washington