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3->'''Boo-Boo Bear''': Say Yogi, what's our power source, hydro bipad antimatter?\
4'''Yogi Bear:''' Nope, a big ol' rubber band, Boo-Boo buddy.
5-->-- '''Boo-Boo and Yogi right before launch.'''
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7''The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera'' was an animated simulator attraction that existed at several parks, most notably at [[Ride/UniversalStudios Universal Studios Florida]]. The ride was a big IntercontinuityCrossover among some of the most famous Creator/HannaBarbera properties, including ''WesternAnimation/YogiBear'', ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones'', ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'', ''WesternAnimation/TheJetsons'', and ''WesternAnimation/DastardlyAndMuttleyInTheirFlyingMachines''.
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9It starts off with Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera demonstrating to the audience how cartoons are made as they draw a sketch of Elroy Jetson, which comes to life and goes right off the paper. After conversing with Elroy, the duo then goes on to mention how cartoons are also now being made by computers, which they also demonstrate by having a computer animate Dick Dastardly's spaceship. Dick Dastardly and Muttley, frustrated by the lack of attention they've been receiving, appear in the spaceship and demand to be the stars of Hanna-Barbera's next project. Bill and Joe refuse, stating that they intend for Elroy to be the focus of their next project (coincidentally, the ride opened a month before ''WesternAnimation/JetsonsTheMovie'' was released in theaters).
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11Feeling rejected, Dastardly and Muttley angrily kidnap Elroy, declaring that if they can't be the stars of Hanna-Barbera's next project, then no one will be. The conflict causes the computer to malfunction, and shortly after Bill and Joe make their escape, it forms a wormhole that sucks the guests into the world of Hanna-Barbera. There, Yogi Bear and Boo-Boo enlist the riders to assist them in rescuing Elroy from the two villains.
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13The attraction was one of the several opening-day attractions when the park itself opened on June 7, 1990; and it was humorously known for being the only ride that actually worked correctly on opening day, while the other rides were technical disasters initially.
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15While relatively popular in its prime, it closed on October 20, 2002. Its replacement was ''Ride/JimmyNeutronsNicktoonBlast'', an attraction that was extremely similar in both theming and general concept. However, after an even shorter run of eight years, its replacement, too, closed down and was converted into ''Ride/DespicableMeMinionMayhem''.
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17After closing at Universal Studios Florida, it went on to appear at a number of Paramount Parks theme parks (all of which are now owned by Ride/CedarFairEntertainment as of 2022), such as Canada's Wonderland, Carowinds, King's Island, Great America and Kings Dominion, as well as [[Ride/SixFlags Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom]], Mall of America (now Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} Universe as of 2022), and Ride/{{Dollywood}}. At some of the locations, it did not include its pre-show and was known as ''Yogi's Wild Ride''. It was not until sometime in the late 2000's that the attraction met its end and closed in all of the locations.
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19[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjJAv5XZ2U0 Here's a video (and pre-show) of the ride.]]
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21!!Tropes shown in ''The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera'' include:
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24* AdaptationalVillainy: Dick Dastardly isn't all that malicious in ''WesternAnimation/WackyRaces''; he's more of an ineffectual villain, and it doesn't help either that his competition is just as susceptible to cheating as he is. Here, he is willing to [[WouldHurtAChild kidnap Elroy]] as ransom for appearing in more Hanna-Barbera projects.
25-->'''Dastardly''': [[NotGoodWithRejection Enough!]] If ''I'm'' not the star of your next project, then '''''no one'' will be!''' (''Muttley fires a sink plunger gun at Elroy, pulling him into the computer screen with him and Dastardly'') I'm taking Elroy where you'll never find him!
26* AerialCanyonChase: The beginning part of the ''Flintstones'' scene has the riders pursuing Dastardly through a narrow canyon.
27* AffectionateParody: ''The Jetsons'' scene has the chase going through a park called "Coney Skyland", an obvious futuristic parody of the ''Coney Island'' park.
28* AmusementPark: "Coney Skyland", as said above.
29* AndIMustScream: Averted in the end, but Dick Dastardly implies this fate for Elroy when he says that he's taking Elroy to a place where he'll never be found.
30* AnimatedActors: The opening of the pre-show apparently shows that the characters work much like normal actors and have to read off a script and everything.
31* AnimationBump: Unlike the LimitedAnimation for which Hanna-Barbera has been known, the ride's hand-drawn animation is very fluid. It helps that Creator/DonBluth's Sullivan Bluth Studios did the animation for it.
32* AuthorAvatar: William Hanna and Joseph Barbara both appear as themselves in the pre-show.
33* ArtInitiatesLife: Elroy literally comes to life after Joe draws him on paper; as do Dastardly and Muttley when a computer draws their ship as part of a demonstration on CG rendering.
34* BattleCouple: After seeing their son being kidnapped, George and Jane Jetson are quick to join the chase against Dastardly, and are ultimately the ones that save Elroy (with Rosie's help).
35* BigBad: Dick Dastardly and Muttley.
36* BiggerOnTheInside: The Haunted Castle in the ''Scooby-Doo'' scene contains a near-endless amount of sprawling hallways and giant rooms.
37* TheChase: The entire ride portion of the attraction involves Yogi and Boo-Boo chasing after Dick Dastardly in order to rescue Elroy.
38* CanineCompanion: Muttley to Dick Dastardly.
39* CatapultToGlory: The ride vehicle is launched by being flung from a giant slingshot.
40* ConceptArtGallery: The pre-show is set inside of one, with it being Bill and Joseph's office.
41* ComingInHot: The ride's ending has Yogi landing the ride vehicle on a floating landing strip, where he's just barely able to stop it in time.
42* CreatorCameo: The director and producer of the ride (Mario Kamberg and Sherry [=McKenna=], respectively) appear as animated versions of themselves in the ''Flintstones'' scene.
43* CrashCourseLanding: When Yogi lands the vehicle at the end, he explicitly mentions that he's "never landed before".
44* CreepyCemetery: The first bit of ''Scooby-Doo'' has the chase going through a spooky graveyard.
45* DistressedDude: The ride revolves around having to save Elroy from Dick Dastardly.
46* DramaticThunder: Occurs during the transition after the ''Flintstones'' scene, as a means of foreshadowing the ''Scooby-Doo'' scene ahead.
47* DrivesLikeCrazy: Even though he's being pursued, Dastardly is practically asking for an accident throughout the ride.
48* EatTheCamera: Subverted. A ghost's mouth phases right through the [=POV=], but it doesn't end the shot.
49* ExtendoBoxingGlove: Dastardly has two that come out of the side of his rocket, with he uses to punch away incoming traffic.
50* HauntedCastle: A large part of the ''Scooby-Doo'' sequence is set in one.
51* HydrantGeyser: In the ''Flintstones'' sequence, a fire hydrant is broken, resulting in this.
52* IMeantToDoThat: Yogi says this at the end after he gets flung from the vehicle and into an inflated target.
53* IfICantHaveYou: Played with (in a non-romantic fashion). When Bill and Joe refuse to make Dick Dastardly the star of their next project, he reacts by kidnapping Elroy, saying, "If I'm not the next star of your project, then no one will be!"
54* InstitutionalApparel: Dastardly and Muttley are put into black and white striped prison suits when they are captured by the police.
55* LowClearance: Throughout the ride there's several narrow entry-ways that the characters narrowly avoid hitting the tops of.
56* {{Malaproper}}: Yogi: "They came all this way for Yogi's lesson in ''Amination''".
57* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: Among all the major Hanna-Barbera properties, with Yogi Bear and Boo-Boo chasing Dick Dastardly through the worlds of ''The Flintstones'', ''Scooby-Doo'', and ''The Jetsons''.
58* MediumAwareness: Each of the classic Hanna-Barbera characters not only know full well that they're animated characters as well as Hanna-Barbera properties, but they also know of each other and their respective worlds.
59* MediumBlending: The attraction features 2D-animated characters in computer-animated environments. Notable for being one of the first uses of this technique.
60* TheMultiverse: The ride has one universe existing for each Hanna-Barbera cartoon.
61* NeverMyFault: Whenever something goes wrong, Dastardly always puts the blame on Muttley especially for things HE did.
62--> '''Dick''': MUTTLEY, THIS ALL ''YOUR'' FAULT!
63* OffLikeAShot: Joseph Barbera somewhat does his own parody of this when running away from his machine.
64* OffscreenTeleportation: In the ''Flintstones'' scene, Fred first appears in the valley atop a dinosaur, but a mere few seconds later he inexplicably appears again inside Bedrock while riding his car with Barney. Meanwhile, Shaggy and Scooby are in the Mystery Machine, and a minute later, they're on a bed from the haunted house.
65* OpenTheIris: Happens with Shaggy when the ride vehicle just narrowly avoids hitting the Mystery Machine.
66* OurWormholesAreDifferent: A wormhole is what sucks the riders into the cartoon world, and what Yogi and Boo-Boo use to travel between the different Hanna-Barbera universes.
67* ObviouslyEvil: You could only expect so much from someone named ''Dick Dastardly''.
68* PhlebotinumBreakdown: Bill and Joe's computer-animating machines ends up malfunctioning due to Dastardly's interference, resulting in it creating a wormhole.
69* PortalCrossroadWorld: The riders get sucked into one, which allows travel between the varying cartoon worlds.
70* RogerRabbitEffect: The pre-show has the live-action Bill and Joe interacting with their animated creations.
71* ScrewThisImOuttaHere:
72** When seeing that their machine is malfunctioning, Bill and Joe are quick to make their exit.
73** While in their "car", Fred tells Barney to "step on it" after seeing the chaotic chase around them.
74* SecurityCling: In the ''Scooby-Doo'' scene, Elroy does this to Muttley, who in turn does it to Dastardly.
75* SkySurfing: When Dastardly's rocket is destroyed, he and Muttley are able to stay in the air briefly by standing on top of the still-functional engines.
76* SlipperySkid: The water generated from a broken hydrant in the ''Flintstones'' scene causes the Bedrock's fire department to slip and hit the ground.
77* SmashToBlack: The ride ends this way when Yogi turns off a ceiling lamp.
78* SpectacularSpinning: There are several moments in the ride where vehicles are sent spinning, such as Fred Flintstone's car, the Mystery Machine, and Dastardly's rocket.
79* SpringCoil: Played with. When Yogi's vehicle bumps right into Dastardly's, his and Muttley's seats spring outwards before coming back down into the rocket.
80* SquashedFlat: Happens to Dastardly and Muttley when they get hit by one of the Coney Skyland attractions.
81* StuffBlowingUp: Subverted. It appears that Bill and Joe's machine is going to explode (as Bill says, "It's gonna blow!"), but instead it forms a wormhole that sucks the riders into an alternate universe.
82* SuperWindowJump: Dastardly escapes the castle in the ''Scooby-Doo'' scene by smashing right through the window.
83* SurpriseJump: Dastardly and Muttley do one just before they enter an extremely narrow canyon.
84* TelevisionPortal: In the pre-show, Muttley shoots out a toilet plunger gun out of the screen of the computer-animating machine, hits Elroy, and pulls him into the machine.
85* TheEnd: The word "[=END=]" appears on the inflatable target right at the end of the ride, which Yogi crashes into.
86* TremorTrampoline: The fire-rescue elephant in the ''Flintstones'' scene causes this to happen when it slips and gets flung into the air, causing the entire town to trampoline into the air when it crashes back down.
87* TryAndFollow: Dastardly leads the riders into the ''Scooby-Doo'' scene to "scare them off his tail", though it's not exactly effective.

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