Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi

Warner Bros. World is an indoor theme park on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, about an hour's drive from Dubai. The park calls itself the region's largest indoor theme park: six themed lands with more than 60 rides, experiences and live characters from Looney Tunes, The Flintstones, Scooby-Doo, Batman, Superman and other Warner Bros. stories. Everything is under one roof and air-conditioned, so it works in summer too.

I book open-dated tickets below the box-office price and, if you need it, a return transfer from Dubai. Prices for both are in the table on the theme parks page.

Lands and the main rides

The six lands are Warner Bros. Plaza, Bedrock, Dynamite Gulch, Cartoon Junction, Gotham City and Metropolis. The park has also announced three Harry Potter lands (Hogwarts Castle, Diagon Alley and the Forbidden Forest); no opening date has been given yet.

• Fast and Furry-ous: an inverted roller coaster in Dynamite Gulch, chasing the Road Runner with Wile E. Coyote over hills and sharp turns.
• Batman: Knight Flight: a dark ride on a robotic arm through the streets of Gotham, with virtual drops, rolls and spins.
• Scarecrow Scare Raid: spins and barrel rolls in Gotham City.
• Justice League: Warworld Attacks: a 5D ride with Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and the rest of the Justice League.
• The Flintstones Bedrock River Adventure: a boat ride around Bedrock; you may get splashed.

With children

The park has no age limit, only height limits. From the park's own guides (minimum height when riding with an adult):

Ride	Height
ACME Factory (play area)	no limit
Cartoon Junction Carousel, Jetsons Cosmic Orbiter, Ani Mayhem	from 80 cm
Tweety Wild Wockets, Ricochet Racin' with Taz	from 90 cm
Daffy Jet-Propelled Pogo Stick, Flintstones Bedrock River Adventure	from 100 cm
Marvin the Martian Crater Crashers, The Joker Funhouse, Green Lantern: Galactic Odyssey, Tom and Jerry: Swiss Cheese Spin	from 105 cm
Fast and Furry-ous	from 110 cm
The Riddler Revolution, Batman: Knight Flight	from 120 cm
Teen Titans Training Academy	from 122 cm

Without an adult the bar is higher: 130 cm for the Flintstones boat ride, for example. A child's ticket applies under 1.1 m, and children under three enter free.

For those who don't like intense rides

The park itself suggests starting with the Flintstones boat ride, Ani Mayhem (an interactive ride where you scan parcels for ACME), the Jetsons Cosmic Orbiter and Green Lantern: Galactic Odyssey, a 360-degree 4-D flying theatre where all the action happens on screen. Tweety Wild Wockets and the Daffy Pogo Stick are a gentle next step.

Tips

• Check your children's height at home and plan the route by the table above.
• Weekdays are quieter than weekends. Fast passes are sold inside the park.
• Ferrari World, SeaWorld and Yas Waterworld are next door. A combo ticket for 2-4 parks over up to 6 days is better value than separate tickets.
• Yas Island combines well with an Abu Dhabi tour: Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, the Louvre and the Corniche.