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* One episode of ''Anime/RanmaOneHalf'' sees Ryōga and Ukyō hatch a scheme to send Ranma and Akane through a haunted Tunnel of Love that supposedly causes any couple who goes through it to break up. But their [[ASimplePlan Simple Plan]] goes awry when Ranma and Akane display so much BelligerentSexualTension that the ghosts haunting the tunnel decide that they ''aren't'' a couple and leave them alone. The ghosts then turn their attention to Ryōga and Ukyō and try to break ''them'' up. When they truthfully explain that [[SheIsNotMyGirlfriend they aren't a couple]], the ghosts persist on the grounds that "you two are more of a couple than ''they'' were".

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* One episode arc of ''Anime/RanmaOneHalf'' ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' sees Ryōga and Ukyō hatch a scheme to send Ranma and Akane through a haunted Tunnel of Love that supposedly causes any couple who goes through it to break up. But their [[ASimplePlan Simple Plan]] goes awry when Ranma and Akane display so much BelligerentSexualTension that the ghosts haunting the tunnel decide that they ''aren't'' a couple and leave them alone. The ghosts then turn their attention to Ryōga and Ukyō and try to break ''them'' up. When they truthfully explain that [[SheIsNotMyGirlfriend they aren't a couple]], the ghosts persist on the grounds that "you two are more of a couple than ''they'' were".
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* ''Music/TunnelOfLove'', a 1996 extended play by Music/InsaneClownPosse.
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* Averted in ''Webcomic/EnnuiGo'': Noah and Darcy (who aren't shipped together in any way shape or form) ride the tunnel arguing all the way about the role of the housing market in the economy's decline. When Izzy asks if she needs to separate them they say they're having fun.
* While working at a CrappyCarnival, Rory learns that couples take the opportunity to go down on each other in the tunnel (even at the part where the picture gets taken). Management's response is to [[GroinAttack put a bump in the tracks]].
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* "Series/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians": In "A God Buys Us Cheeseburgers", Percy and Annabeth need to sit through a Tunnel of Love ride in Hephaestus's amusement park In order to get Ares's shield.
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* "Series/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians": In "A God Buys Us Cheeseburgers", Percy and Annabeth need to sit through a Tunnel of Love ride in Hephaestus's amusement park In order to get Ares's shield.
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* ''Ride/ItsASmallWorld'' can be seen as a sort of sister of these, as it promotes global, brotherly love.
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Not related to RomanticRideSharing, which is also a romantic scene but with a couple on a two wheeled vehicle.

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Not related to RomanticRideSharing, which is also a romantic scene but with a couple on a two wheeled vehicle.
vehicle. See also TenMinutesInTheCloset, another activity that involves giving a couple a short amount of time alone.

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A type of boat ride commonly found in carnivals and amusement parks that is mostly geared towards couples. The Tunnel of Love typically features SwanBoats or rowboats for a pair of riders to share as they float through a dark tunnel. The tunnels are sometimes a relaxing romantic ride that will encourage couples to get intimate or a spooky themed ride that will encourage couples to cling to each other. A comedic turn of the trope occurs when a person discovers they are embracing or kissing the wrong person after emerging from the dark ride. A sad version can occur if a person is riding by themselves or with someone other than the person they desire.

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A type of boat ride commonly found in carnivals and amusement parks that is mostly geared towards couples. The Tunnel of Love typically features SwanBoats or rowboats for a pair of riders to share as they float through a dark tunnel. The tunnels are sometimes a relaxing romantic ride that will encourage couples to get intimate or a spooky themed ride that will encourage couples [[SecurityCling to cling to each other.other]]. A comedic turn of the trope occurs when a person discovers they are embracing or kissing the wrong person after emerging from the dark ride. A sad version can occur if a person is riding by themselves or with someone other than the person they desire.



* ''WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers'': In one episode, Wheeler's birthday leads to the team ending up at a carnival, and Wheeler and Linka take a ride on one. Unfortunately, Wheeler spends most of the ride asleep, having a nightmare. When he wakes up, Linka's surprised that he hasn't even ''tried'' to kiss her yet.



** In the episode "Love at First Height", Timmy, after wishing himself for a 16-year-old body to go to all of the rides at Adrenaland, and for Vicky to have a crush for him, settles for a ride at the Tunnel of Love to unwish the wish.

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** In the episode "Love at First Height", Timmy, after wishing himself for a 16-year-old body to go to all of the rides at Adrenaland, and for Vicky to have a crush for on him, settles for a ride at the Tunnel of Love to unwish the wish.



** In the season one episode "Operation Ruthless", Helga attempts to sabotage Arnold's chances of getting paired up with Ruth in the Tunnel of Love ride. While Arnold doesn't get paired with Ruth, she fails to get paired up with him and ends up with Brainy instead.

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** In the season one episode "Operation Ruthless", Helga attempts to sabotage Arnold's chances of getting paired up with Ruth in the Tunnel of Love ride. While Arnold doesn't get paired with Ruth, she Helga fails to get paired up with him and ends up with Brainy instead.
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* The first episode of ''WesternAnimation/HaileysOnIt'' has Hailey and her best friend Scott (who she's supposed to kiss to complete her list that will save the world) end up on one and it looks like they're going to kiss...until Hailey vomits on him.
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* ''Series/GetSmart''. In "The Wax Max", [[BusmansHoliday while at an amusement park]] 99 convinces a reluctant Max (who insists they are JustFriends) to take the Tunnel of Love ride. It turns into a Tunnel of AttemptedAssassination instead.

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* ''Series/GetSmart''. In "The Wax Max", [[BusmansHoliday while at an amusement park]] park 99 convinces a reluctant Max (who insists they are JustFriends) to take the Tunnel of Love ride. [[BusmansHoliday It turns into a Tunnel of AttemptedAssassination instead.Attempted Assassination instead as KAOS tried to kill them.]]
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* ''Series/GetSmart''. In "The Wax Max", [[BusmansHoliday while at an amusement park]] 99 convinces a reluctant Max (who insists they are JustFriends) to take the Tunnel of Love ride. It turns into a Tunnel of AttemptedAssassination instead.
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* ''Series/{{CSI}}'': Played for drama in "[[Recap/CSIS1E21JusticeIsServed Justice Is Served]]." A mother uses the darkness of a Tunnel of Love ride at a travelling carnival as cover to drown her daughter, hoping to pass the girl's death off as an accident due to a seatbelt being too loose, and accuses the carnival of negligence.
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* In ''Film/HorrorsOfTheBlackMuseum'', Rick and Angela take a ride on the Tunnel of Love at the funfair. While they are in the tunnel, Rick tranforms into the killer and stabs Angela just as the boat emerges.

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* In ''Film/HorrorsOfTheBlackMuseum'', Rick and Angela take a ride on the Tunnel of Love at the funfair. While they are in the tunnel, Rick tranforms transforms into the killer and stabs Angela just as the boat emerges.



* ''Series/KeepingUpAppearances'': In the seaside funfair episode, Hyacinth rides a ghost train with Mr Farrini lusting after her, who handcuffs himself to her. In the same episode, Mr Cooper-Bassett takes his wife of twenty-five years on the same ghost train, because they did this when they first met. Once on the train, Hyacinth accosts him from the car in front, telling him she is still expecting him at one of her candlelight suppers.

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* ''Series/KeepingUpAppearances'': In the seaside funfair episode, Hyacinth rides a ghost train with Mr Mr. Farrini lusting after her, who handcuffs himself to her. In the same episode, Mr Cooper-Bassett takes his wife of twenty-five years on the same ghost train, because they did this when they first met. Once on the train, Hyacinth accosts him from the car in front, telling him she is still expecting him at one of her candlelight suppers.



* The Creator/DickVanDyke episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheNewScoobyDooMovies'' has Dick explain the ride to Shaggy and Scooby as the three of them go through it.

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* The Creator/DickVanDyke episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheNewScoobyDooMovies'' has Dick explain the a tunnel of love ride to Shaggy and Scooby as the three of them go through it.

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