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.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Movie_World>
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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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Wiktionary's word of the day:
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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Wikiquote quote of the day:
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>
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