List of amusement rides based on video games franchises

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This is a list of former and operating amusement park rides based on specific video games or video game franchises.

Amusement rides based on video games franchises[edit]

Ride Based on Location(s) Ride Type Opening date by year Notes
Pac-Man Land Pac-Man Six Flags Over Texas Children's Land 1983 Added under ownership of Bally, removed by 1985 for a Looney Tunes theme[1]
Pac-Man Playfort Six Flags Over Georgia, Six Flags Over Mid-America Children's Land 1983 Added under ownership of Bally, removed by 1985 for a Looney Tunes theme.
Tomb Raider: The Ride Tomb Raider Kings Island Giant Indoor Top Spin 2002 Based on the series' Film Debut. Genericized when the park changed ownership from Paramount to Cedar Fair in 2008, removed in 2011
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – Enter the Tomb Dreamworld Haunted House Walkthrough 2003
Tomb Raider: Firefall Kings Dominion Suspended Top Spin 2005 Based on the series' Film Debut. Genericized when the park changed ownership from Paramount to Cedar Fair in 2008, removed in 2019
Tomb Raider: The Machine Movieland Studios, Italy Windshear 2007 It has five different kind of cycles (Kazak, China, Bolivia, Congo, Peru).
Tak Attack Tak and the Power of Juju Nickelodeon Universe Rotoshake 2008 Formerly known as "The Mighty Axe" and replaced by Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Shell Shock
Sonic Spinball Sonic the Hedgehog Alton Towers Rollercoaster 2010 Returned to Spinball Whizzer theme in 2015
Arkham Asylum – Shock Therapy Batman: Arkham Asylum Warner Bros. Movie World Rollercoaster 2012
Angry Birds 4D Experience Angry Birds Thorpe Park 4D Cinema 2014 The attraction replaced Time Voyagers and is located in the Angry Birds Land area
Detonator: Bombs Away Mega Drop Tower Originally known as Detonator and is located in the Angry Birds Land area
King Pig's Wild Hog Dodgems Dodgems Ride Located in the Angry Birds Land area
The Time Machine Raving Rabbids: Travel in Time Futuroscope 3-D Dark Ride In French the ride is called, La Machine à Voyager dans le Temps
Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 3Z Arena Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare Carowinds Interactive Dark Ride 2016
Gears of War: Laser Siege Gears of War Hub Zero Laser Tag
Resident Evil: Bio Terror Resident Evil Interactive 3D Trackless Dark Ride
Asura's Wrath Asura's Wrath 4D Cinema
Dragon Age: Flight of the Wardens Dragon Age Robocoaster
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children: Escape From Midgar Final Fantasy VII Motion Simulator
Mass Effect: New Earth Mass Effect California's Great America 3-D Simulator ride The attraction replaced 'Action Theatre' with several shows
Final Fantasy XR Ride Final Fantasy Universal Studios Japan Motion Simulator 2018 This attraction was a part of Universal's "Universal Cool Japan 2018" campaign which means the ride closed on June 24, 2018.
Mario Kart: Koopa's Challenge Mario Kart Interactive Dark Ride 2021 This attraction is a part of Super Nintendo World
Yoshi's Adventure Yoshi Omnimover This attraction is a part of Super Nintendo World
Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge Mario Kart Universal Studios Hollywood Interactive Dark Ride 2023 This attraction is a part of Super Nintendo World
Uncharted: The Enigma of Penitence Uncharted PortAventura World Dark ride-Rollercoaster

References[edit]

  1. ^ Rouner, Jef. "There Was Pac-Man Land at Six Flags Over Texas". Houston Press. Retrieved 2022-12-04.