, located in Osaka, is one of six Universal Studios theme parks, owned and operated by , which is wholly owned by NBCUniversal (as of 2017). The park is similar to the Universal Orlando Resort since it also contains selected attractions from Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Hollywood. The park opened on 31 March 2001. Over 11 million guests visited the park in its opening year, making it the world's fastest amusement park to have achieved the 10 million milestone at the time. Since then, Universal Studios Japan has had approximately 8 million visitors every year. Most visitors are Japanese tourists and tourists from other Asian countries such as South Korea and China.
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Universal Studios Japan
Universal Studios Japan | Introduction
Yes, located in Osaka, is one of six Universal Studios theme parks, owned and operated by , which is wholly owned by NBCUniversal (as of 2017). Yes. Yes Yes, it is one of six Universal Studios theme parks.
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Justin Hammer
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which other actors are there in this film?
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The film stars Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark / Iron Man alongside Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell, Mickey Rourke, and Samuel L. Jackson.
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what is the storyline?
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It is a 2010 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Iron Man.
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where is it filmed?
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The bulk of the production took place at Raleigh Studios, few scenes were filmed at Edwards Air Force Base
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where is this air force base located?
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Kern County in Edwards, California
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who is the editor of the mentioned comics series?
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is there any themed park based on this comics?
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Yes.  Marvel Super Hero Island at Universal Orlando's Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Florida, which includes rides based on their iconic characters and costumed performers, as well as The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man ride cloned from Islands of Adventure to Universal Studios Japan.
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when was this island created?
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Marvel Super Hero Island was created in 1999
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can you explain the ride you mentioned in your previous answer?
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has it received it award?
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Its  won "Amusement Today"s Golden Ticket Award for Best Dark Ride for twelve consecutive years from 1999 through to 2010.
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the japanese studio you have mentioned above; is it also a themed park?
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Universal Studios Florida features eight themed areas all situated around a large lagoon. In 2012, this lagoon became the site of , a thematic display that showcased scenes from various Universal films, featuring lasers, projectors and fountains, and pyrotechnics. The eight surrounding themed areas, clockwise from the entrance, are Production Central, New York City, San Francisco, London/Diagon Alley, World Expo, Springfield, Woody Woodpecker's Kidzone and Hollywood. Each area features a combination of rides, shows, attractions, character appearances, dining outlets and merchandise stores. The newest area, based on Harry Potter's Diagon Alley, was added to the park in the July 2014.
Universal Studios Florida | Park design
The park is large. The attractions are arranged in nine areas of the park. A tenth area, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, opened on 15 July 2014 with its flagship attraction, Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey. The area was modeled on the areas of the same names at Universal Orlando and Universal Studios Hollywood. There are also attractions that are not in the United States and are unique to Universal Studios Japan, such as Black Lake and Hogwarts Express Photo Op. An eleventh area, Super Nintendo World, is scheduled to open sometime in 2021.
Universal Studios Japan | Lands and attractions
After almost three years of construction, Universal Studios Japan opened on March 31, 2001, in the Konohana-ku district of Osaka, Japan, and was the first Universal Studios theme park to open outside of the U.S. It was also the first Universal theme park to operate within the Asian region. The park incorporates attractions from both Universal Orlando and Hollywood and features a CityWalk district, a shopping mall with multiple official Universal hotels and many restaurants and shops, including stores selling Universal Studios merchandise and Osaka souvenirs. The theme park occupies an area of 108 acres and is the most visited amusement park in Japan after its rival Tokyo Disney Resort.
Universal Parks &amp; Resorts | Universal Studios Japan
Universal Studios Theme Parks Adventure, known in Japan as , is a 2001 video game developed by Nai'a Digital Works and published by Kemco for the Nintendo GameCube. Set in the Universal Studios Japan park, the object of the game is to complete several mini-games loosely based on the real-life attractions , Jaws, Jurassic Park River Adventure, E.T. Adventure, Backdraft, Wild, Wild, Wild West Stunt Show, and . There is also a Movie Quiz, in which the player must answer trivia questions about the Universal Studios films. The game was panned by critics for its poor gameplay and tedious minigames.
Universal Studios Theme Parks Adventure | Introduction
, located in Osaka, is one of six Universal Studios theme parks, owned and operated by , which is wholly owned by NBCUniversal (as of 2017). The park is similar to the Universal Orlando Resort since it also contains selected attractions from Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Hollywood. The park opened on 31 March 2001. Over 11 million guests visited the park in its opening year, making it the world's fastest amusement park to have achieved the 10 million milestone at the time. Since then, Universal Studios Japan has had approximately 8 million visitors every year. Most visitors are Japanese tourists and tourists from other Asian countries such as South Korea and China.
Universal Studios Japan | Introduction
It has since placed second in that category, after fellow Islands of Adventure attraction, Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey, took the top spot in 2011. In 2000, the ride won a Thea Award from the Themed Entertainment Association for outstanding themed entertainment and experience design. It has also won numerous public-voted Theme Park Insider Awards and Screamscape Ultimate Awards. The ride has been duplicated at Universal Studios Japan, which opened in January 2004.
Universal Creative | The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man
The original theme park in the resort, Universal Studios Florida, opened on June 7, 1990, as a theme park that let visitors "Ride the Movies." The park is composed of themed areas and attractions based on the film industry. Visitors get themed dining and shopping, a variety of special events throughout the year, and may even catch an actual film crew at work on the backlot. The themes of Universal Studios Florida are targeted at making guests feel like they are on a movie set with rides, shows, and attractions inspired by popular film, television, and music productions. The park consists of eight themed areas – Hollywood, Production Central, New York, San Francisco, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Diagon Alley, World Expo, Springfield, and Woody Woodpecker's Kidzone.
Universal Orlando | Universal Studios Florida
Since 1991, Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Parks & Resorts have featured characters from the Universal Classic Monsters franchise. From 2006 to 2014, the characters also appeared in the year-round walk-through attraction, Universal's House of Horrors, at Universal Studios Hollywood. The franchise is also the central theme of Universal's Horror Make-Up Show. The live show opened in 1990 at Universal Studios Florida and is still in operation. In 2004, Revenge of the Mummy opened at Universal Studios Florida and Universal Studios Hollywood. Based on the first two Mummy films of the remake era, the ride is a roller coaster with dark ride elements.
Universal Classic Monsters | Theme park attractions
Universal Wonderland is a section aimed at children and families. Opened in March 2012, it contains three themed sub-zones including Snoopy Studios, Hello Kitty's Fashion Avenue, and Sesame Street Fun Zone.
Universal Studios Japan | Universal Wonderland
Recently, “theme parks” have become popular instead of “amusement parks”. In 1980s when it was a period of stable growth after high economic growth from the 1950s to the 1970s, there was a rush to build theme park, led by the Tokyo Disney Land which opened in 1973. In 2001, Tokyo Disney Sea and Universal Studios Japan opened in Tokyo and Osaka. USJ attracted the same number of visitors as Tokyo Disneyland did in its first year of operation. Therefore, the era became “Top two of East and West”. On the other hand, local theme parks were affected by the post-bubble effect and lost customers because of Tokyo Disney Resort and Universal Studios Japan, so they had to close their parks.
History of amusement parks in Japan | The era of Amusement Parks to Theme Parks
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is a themed area based on the "Harry Potter" series built at Universal Parks & Resorts' Universal Studios Japan theme park in Osaka, Japan. Not to be confused with Warner Bros. Studio Tour London - The Making of Harry Potter at Leavesden Studios, it is a collaboration of Universal Parks & Resorts and Warner Bros. Entertainment. It opened to the public on July 15, 2014. It contains the Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey ride and the Flight of the Hippogriff roller coaster that debuted at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando Resort in 2010.
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter (Universal Studios Japan) | Introduction
At the Universal Studios Japan theme park in Osaka, Japan, "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter" opened on July 15, 2014. It includes the village of Hogsmeade, "Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey" ride, and "Flight of the Hippogriff" roller coaster. Two features in the Japanese park not found in Orlando or Hollywood are Hogwarts' Black Lake and live owls.
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter | Universal Studios Japan
It is also very popular among Western tourists and expatriates. In 2005, Goldman Sachs became the largest shareholder in Universal Studios Japan. Various events were held in the year 2011 to celebrate the park's tenth anniversary, by which time a total of 88 million guests had cumulatively attended the park. There were 700,000 annual passport holders in June 2012 and in the 2012 fiscal year, 9.75 million guests visited the park. During the 2013 fiscal year, Universal Studios Japan received 10.5 million guests. Various factors contributed to this growth in 2013, including the opening of the backwards roller coaster "Hollywood Dream – The Ride – Backdrop" in March, and the "New Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man - The Ride 4K3D" in July, which installed new 4KHD technology, which proved to be popular among the younger generation of visitors.
Universal Studios Japan | Introduction
After navigating the track, the trains return to the station where riders disembark and return to Universal Studios Japan's Hollywood themed area.
Space Fantasy – The Ride | Ride experience
"The Twilight Zone" Tower of Terror is a theme park attraction based on the original "Twilight Zone" series. Designed by Walt Disney Imagineering, the attraction is present at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Orlando, Walt Disney Studios Park in Paris and Tokyo DisneySea in Japan. A fourth attraction at Disney California Adventure operated from 2004 to 2017 before being re-themed to . The attraction in Japan is the only one not themed to "The Twilight Zone", due to cultural differences and constraints in licensing for the Oriental Land Company, owner and operator of the Tokyo parks. The ride also served as the inspiration for the 1997 TV film "Tower of Terror", which bears no connection to the attraction or "The Twilight Zone".
The Twilight Zone | Theme park attraction
Themed to Sanrio's Hello Kitty franchise.
Universal Studios Japan | Hello Kitty's Fashion Avenue
Universal Parks & Resorts and Nintendo have plans on a "Mario Kart" themed ride at Universal Studios Japan at their most recent announcement of the Super Nintendo World theme park. And they have plans to build this ride in Singapore, Orlando and California. Plans should be announced either at the first Nintendo Direct of 2020 or at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. It was confirmed by Nintendo and Universal that their new theme park in Florida, Universal's Epic Universe, will be the home of Nintendo world in Florida.
Mario Kart | Theme park attraction
Universal Creative, in partnership with Oceaneering International and Industrial Light & Magic, created to be featured at Universal Studios Singapore, Universal Studios Hollywood, and Universal Orlando Resort. In this dark ride, riders board a 12-person vehicle designed to look like a Transformer and go on a chase from the top-secret NEST agency. The attraction blends computer-generated action with reality through the use of 14 screens and a variety of physical props. Universal Creative first opened this attraction in Singapore in 2011 and Hollywood in 2012, followed by Orlando in 2013. Its biggest challenge was real-estate space, which prompted it to be designed as a vertical, two-story experience.
Universal Creative | Transformers: The Ride - 3D
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter are a group of themed areas at Universal Parks & Resorts based on the "Harry Potter" media franchise, adapting elements from the film series and original novels by Rowling. The areas were designed by Universal Creative under an exclusive licence with Warner Bros. Entertainment. It opened on 18 June 2010 as an expansion to the Islands of Adventure theme park at Universal Orlando Resort in Orlando, Florida, and on 8 July 2014 at the Universal Studios Florida theme park. On 15 July 2014, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter opened at the Universal Studios Japan theme park in Osaka, Japan.
Wizarding World | Theme park attractions
Theme Park, which has five game zones, is endless to amaze and entertain visitors. There are 14 rides such as Zombie Wars, a haunted house that faces laser games, a former Boomerang Coaster from Knott's Berry Farm, and 2 indoor roller coasters.
Trans Studio Cibubur | Theme park
Themed to "Super Mario" and other Nintendo properties.
Universal Studios Japan | <a href="Super%20Nintendo%20World">Super Nintendo World</a> (Opening 2021)
Bjorke has contributed to several theme park attractions, creating "ride films" such as "The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera" for Universal Studios Orlando, test rides for Disneyland, and two stereo rides for Sanrio in Chiba City and Ōita Japan.
Kevin Bjorke | Theme parks
Hollywood Dream – The Ride（ハリウッド・ドリーム・ザ・ライド）is a steel roller coaster located at Universal Studios Japan. Designed by Bolliger & Mabillard, it features inbuilt sound systems allowing riders to choose their ride music.
Hollywood Dream – The Ride | Introduction
On July 22, 2010, Fuji-Q Highland opened a 1,460m section devoted to "Evangelion", featuring a lifesize entry plug and statue of Mari Makinami, an approximately 3-meter titanium Lance of Longinus, NERV hallways with character cutouts that lead to a hangar room with the 1:1 bust of Eva Unit-01, SEELE monoliths, appropriate cosplay, Eva-themed hotel rooms, and food products. A bust of Eva Unit-02 modeled after a scene in "Evangelion: 2.0" was installed in 2011. Universal Studios just announced there will be a Godzilla and Evangelion crossover attraction at universal studios Japan.
Neon Genesis Evangelion (franchise) | Amusement park
A Japanese remake of "Theme Park", titled was released on 11 April 1997 by Electronic Arts Victor for the Sony PlayStation and Sega Saturn. This version is different to other releases in Japan; the game's style and visuals are changed. The game was remade for the Nintendo DS by EA Japan. It was released in Japan on 15 March 2007 with releases in the US and Europe on 20 March 2007 and 23 March 2007. New features of the game are the user interface, which was designed to fit the stylus functionality of the DS platform, and bonus rides/shops exclusive to certain properties, such as a tea room themed on an AEC Routemaster bus for England, Japanese dojo-style bouncy castle for Japan, a Coliseum-themed pizza parlour for Italy, a La Sagrada Familia-themed paella restaurant for Spain etc.
Theme Park (video game) | Re-releases
Both rides use on-board audio systems allowing rider-selection of music. In 2013, Universal Studios Japan announced that from 15 March to 7 July they would be operating the ride with sections of the trains facing backwards, under the name Hollywood Dream – The Ride – Backdrop. As of 2019, Backdrop is still an option in the park.
Hollywood Dream – The Ride | History
Riders enter the queue for Space Fantasy – The Ride from the Hollywood section of Universal Studios Japan. As part of the ride's theme, queue features an wall which is able to recognise the movements of up 132 hands on 66 guests without them physically having to touch the wall. The wall is powered by 22 3D cameras and 13 projectors connected to an array of 16 quad core computers. Space Fantasy – The Ride features separate queues for single riders and holders of Universal Express Passes, as well as offering "child switch" where one parent can experience the ride while the other parent looks after their child before switching their roles.
Space Fantasy – The Ride | Ride experience
After the release of "Tokyo Drift" in 2006, Universal began to market the franchise by introducing theme park attractions. From 2006 to 2013, the attraction "The Fast and the Furious: Extreme Close-Up" was included as part of the Studio Tour at Universal Studios Hollywood. The tour's tram would enter a small arena, which featured a demonstration of prop vehicles being manipulated by articulated robotic arms. A new attraction, "", opened as part of the Studio Tour at Universal Studios Hollywood in 2015. The tour's tram passes the black Dodge Charger used in the fifth film, as riders are shown a video of Luke Hobbs, who informs them a high-valued witness sought by Owen Shaw is on the tram.
Fast &amp; Furious | Universal theme park attractions
Based on the children's television series "Sesame Street".
Universal Studios Japan | Sesame Street Fun Zone
"Back to the Future: The Ride" was a simulator ride based on and inspired by the "Back to the Future" films and is a mini-sequel to the 1990s "Back to the Future Part III". The original attraction opened on May 2, 1991, at Universal Studios Florida. It also opened on June 2, 1993, at Universal Studios Hollywood and on March 31, 2001, at Universal Studios Japan. The rides in the United States have since been replaced by The Simpsons Ride. The ride in Japan remained operational until May 31, 2016.
Back to the Future (franchise) | Theme park ride
Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey opened in June 2010 as part of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Hogsmeade at Islands of Adventure. It features robotic arms as a ride vehicle which are mounted on a track, to travel through the attraction while performing their movements in synchronization with the ride's show elements (animated props, projection surfaces, and so on). In "Amusement Today"'s annual Golden Ticket Awards, Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey debuted as the best new ride of 2010. It won the Best Dark Ride category for five consecutive years from 2011 to 2015. Due to the massive popularity of the ride, it was duplicated at Universal Studios Japan (which opened on July 18, 2014) and Universal Studios Hollywood (which opened on April 7, 2016).
Universal Creative | Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey
"Dragon Ball Z: The Real 4D" debuted at Universal Studios Japan in the summer of 2016. It features a battle between Goku and Freeza. Unlike most "Dragon Ball" animation, the attraction is animated with CGI. A second attraction titled "Dragon Ball Z: The Real 4-D at Super Tenkaichi Budokai" debuted at Universal Studios Japan in the summer of 2017, which featured a battle between the heroes and Broly.
Dragon Ball | Theme park attractions
Universal Orlando Resort announced that the attraction is being designed by their Universal Creative company in association with Illumination Entertainment and "Despicable Me" film producer Chris Meledandri. The ride is a motion simulator and features multiple characters from the film, including Gru, Margo, Edith, Agnes and the Minions. The attraction at Universal Studios Florida is located in Soundstage 42 in the Production Central area. The soundstage previously housed The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera from 1990 until 2002 and Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast from 2003 until 2011. The attraction at Universal Studios Hollywood is located on the former site of T2-3D: Battle Across Time on the Upper Lot.
Despicable Me Minion Mayhem | Overview
E.T. Adventure originally opened at Universal Studios Florida in 1990. One year later, the attraction opened in Universal Studios Hollywood. In 2001, the third installation of this attraction was opened in Universal Studios Japan. On March 14, 2003, the Hollywood version was closed and replaced by Revenge of the Mummy: The Ride. More recently, on May 10, 2009, the Japanese version was closed and replaced by . The Orlando version is still operating as of 2020, and received a refurbishment in 2017. E.T. Adventure was also expected to open at Universal Studios South Korea in 2021. In 2012, the ride at Universal Studios Florida received new track switches by Dynamic Structures.
E.T. Adventure | History
Edo Wonderland contains film studios and a large open set often used for jidaigeki historical films and TV drama series, both domestic and international. The theme park itself, due to its unique atmosphere, is featured on domestic and international travel, culture and variety shows.
Edo Wonderland Nikko Edomura | Edo Wonderland Studio
On May 31, 2019, Universal Studios Japan opened a Shin Godzilla/Neon Genesis Evangelion 4D ride cross-over titled "Godzilla vs. Evangelion: The Real 4D". The attraction ran until August 25, 2019. In October 2020, Nijigen no Mori opened a Shin Godzilla zip-line attraction in Kobe, Japan.
Shin Godzilla | Theme park rides
A duplicate of the Orlando attraction was installed at Universal Studios Japan as part of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter themed area. It opened on July 15, 2014.
Flight of the Hippogriff | Universal Studios Japan
The family area "Universal Wonderland" which opened in March 2012 also attracted many families.
Universal Studios Japan | Introduction
No specifics on the layout or attraction lineup were mentioned during the May 2007 press conference, although both USKOR and Universal suggested that the future park might be larger than both Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Studios Japan. The park will most likely include popular attractions from its sister parks, such as those based on "King Kong", "", "The Mummy", "Shrek", "Waterworld", "The Fast and the Furious", "Despicable Me", "Madagascar", "Kung Fu Panda", "How to Train Your Dragon", "Trolls", "Sing" and "The Secret Life of Pets" Universal Parks & Resorts CEO Thomas L. Williams stated during the signing of the framework agreement that, in addition to the theme park, the project will include a water park, shopping center, hotels and a golf course and has renowned American director Steven Spielberg as creative consultant.
Universal Studios South Korea | Park design
In March 2009, Universal Studios Japan announced that they would be closing E.T. Adventure on May 10, 2009. Following the ride's closure in May, the ride system was removed with Universal Studios Japan temporarily reopening the attraction as a walkthrough attraction for five days from July 18, 2009. On September 14, 2009, the park announced a new indoor ride would open in 2010, replacing in E.T. Adventure. Although Universal Studios Japan did not announce full details of the attraction, they did state it would be space-themed and measure long. Less than one month later, the park announced their new ride's name would be Space Fantasy – The Ride.
Space Fantasy – The Ride | History
It was also noted that the park would have been influenced not only by U.S. movie icons, but those of the South Korean film industry, as well.
Universal Studios South Korea | Park design
Several water rides based on the series have opened at Universal's theme parks. On June 21, 1996, Universal Studios Hollywood opened . Universal Studios Japan later opened this attraction, and Universal's Islands of Adventure opened . The rides are heavily themed on the first three films. Another ride based on the series has also been opened at Universal Studios Singapore (Jurassic Park Rapids Adventure). In 2018, Jurassic Park: The Ride at Universal Studios Hollywood closed for preparations to become , which opened to the public on July 12, 2019.
Jurassic Park | Theme park rides
The attraction at Universal Studios Japan is located on the former site of Back to the Future: The Ride in the San Francisco area in a new area called Minion Park. The ride is also slated to open in 2021 at Universal Studios Singapore.
Despicable Me Minion Mayhem | Overview
Much like with the previous Universal parks, USJ has characters both from Universal and third-party companies. USJ has the Japanese license to use the "Sesame Street", "Peanuts" and Sanrio characters, and alongside many others.
Universal Studios Japan | Characters
Inspired by Steven Spielberg's blockbuster film franchise of the same name.
Universal Studios Japan | Jurassic Park
In an interview for "Amusement Business", Mark Hansen Jr. of Theme Park Critic praised the ride in stating that their dream ride would combine "The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man" with a 4th Dimension roller coaster such as "X" at Six Flags Magic Mountain. Theme Park Insider rated the ride a 9 out of 10, based on 250 reviews. In April 2004, just three months after the ride opened at Universal Studios Japan, "Amusement Business" reported the park was "benefiting greatly from the addition of the ride". Figures released at the end of 2004 showed Universal Studios Japan's attendance rose from 8.8 million people in 2003 to 9.9 million people in 2004, ranking it the sixth most visited park worldwide.
The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man | Reception
film "Police Academy", "Cine Tour", inspired by scenic California, and a Yogi Bear themed water ride. Movie World Studios was the third themed land of the theme park to be completed, behind Hollywood Boulevard and Cartoon Village, construction was completed in December 2001.
Movie World Studios | Introduction
As Universal Studios Japan is the busiest non-Disney park in the world, Space Fantasy – The Ride features nineteen 8-person trains catering for an hourly capacity of 1920 riders. Each train features a pair four-seater cars. Riders are grouped in pairs and sit back-to-back on the round vehicles. The trains are fitted with on-board speakers which provide a soundtrack throughout the roller coaster ride, as well as monitors which display various items relevant to the ride's theme and storyline. Riders must be at least tall to ride alone or tall if accompanied by an adult.
Space Fantasy – The Ride | Trains
Universal Parks & Resorts have implemented the movie into four of their amusement parks with plans to integrate it into a fifth. The first park to show the film was Universal Studios Hollywood on May 23, 2003. This was followed by Universal Studios Florida and Japan in June. In 2010, the attraction opened with Universal Studios Singapore in the Shrek-themed Far Far Away themed area. Outside the Universal Parks, the film has only been shown at two theme parks. Movie Park Germany began showing the film on May 27, 2008 (which was shown in German), with Warner Bros. Movie World starting on September 17, 2005.
Shrek 4-D | Amusement park integration
In 1979, the Battle of Galactica replaced Rockslide as a staged event on the Studio Tour. In 1989's "The Wizard", it was the site of the fictional Video Armageddon competition which gave way to the Nintendo World Championships held in 1990. The Flintstones Show opened, replacing the Star Trek Adventure. In 1991, E.T. Adventure opened as the park's first "dark ride," an industry term for an attraction that uses ride vehicles to take passengers through an indoor show building. Around the same time, sister park Universal Studios Florida opened, which had its own, similar E.T. attraction. The Florida version was more of a conventional theme park and paved the way for the Hollywood park's evolution.
Universal Studios Hollywood | Park history
Rides include , Jaws, Jurassic Park River Adventure, and E.T. Adventure. Minigames, hosted by Woody Woodpecker, include a Universal Studios quiz of film-related questions and puzzle games such as Concentration (memory match).
Universal Studios Theme Parks Adventure | Gameplay
Like other Universal parks, Universal Studios Japan does not limit itself to attractions based on Universal's owned-library. It has licensed other franchises from different studios for some attractions. Some examples include:
Universal Studios Japan | Licensed properties included at Universal Studios Japan
As the name suggests, Space Fantasy – The Ride, is themed as a journey through space. Riders begin their journey on planet Earth with the objective of restoring life to the sun by collecting stardust. Their journey takes them past many planets including Saturn and Mercury, as well as past voids, stars, nebulae and comets. To help develop this theme, Universal Studios Japan contracted American-based interactive technology firm GestureTek. GestureTek's 3D camera tracking technology and multi-touch technology was employed to recognise gestures of guests both in the queue and on board the ride.
Space Fantasy – The Ride | Theme
"Alice in Wonderland" has been theme for the new area replacing the old It's a Small World, move next to Space Mountain. However, it was cancelled and been replaced by an indoor theater, The Happy Ride with Baymax, a ride based on the 2014 film "Big Hero 6", in Tomorrowland and a meet and greet attraction with Minnie Mouse in Toontown. On September 19, 2019, it was announced that the opening date of this area is April 15, 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan, this date was moved to September 28, 2020.
Fantasyland | Tokyo Disneyland
Riders approach Hollywood Dream within the Hollywood area of Universal Studios Japan. Admission is through four entrance options: general admittance, holders of Universal Express Passes, single riders, and "child switch". Child switch is designed for children with adults, where one adult takes the ride while the other looks after a child, both then switching roles. After being dispatched from the station the train ascends a half-enclosed chain lift hill. As the train begins its descent, music of choice begins to play. The train turns to the right and then proceeds over the first of many camelback hills. This hill navigates over the roof structure covering the park's Hollywood area.
Hollywood Dream – The Ride | Ride experience
Universal Studios Japan also announced a closure the same day. By mid-March, some attractions began to partially reopen, with Huis Ten Bosch and Legoland Japan Resort reopening with limited services (outdoor attractions only, visitors subject to temperature checks before entering) on 23 March. However, the Disney parks and Universal Studios Japan delayed their re-openings until mid-to-late April. Later on July 1, Tokyo DisneySea and Tokyo Disneyland reopened after they reported their plan on 25 June. Affected by the shortage of outsourced staff due to the COVID-19 outbreak, many Japanese animated films and TV shows announced changes or postponed broadcasts due to production problems, including "A Certain Scientific Railgun T" (deferred for broadcast, changed to rebroadcast), "Asteroid in Love", "A3!" (Delay extension), "Kukuriraige -Sanxingdui Fantasy-" (Delay extension), etc.
COVID-19 pandemic in Japan | Entertainment
In the first month after the ride's opening, Universal Studios Japan saw a rapid rise in attendance. This rise was directly attributed to Hollywood Dream and saw the company significantly increase their projections for profit for that financial year. The popularity of the ride eventually saw the park's net income increase by 63.6%. In Mitch Hawker's worldwide Best Roller Coaster Poll, Hollywood Dream – The Ride peaked at position 69 in its debut year. The ride's ranking in subsequent polls is shown in the table below.
Hollywood Dream – The Ride | Reception
Like all theme parks, attractions are sometimes closed due to aging and replaced with more contemporary attractions. Universal has seen this happen several times. Some notable closures include Kongfrontation, , The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera, Jaws, , and Nickelodeon Studios. The closures of Kongfrontation, Back to the Future, and Jaws have been given homages by the park to honor veteran visitors who revered the former rides. For instance, the current location of Diagon Alley was once a section of the park named Amity Island, based on the fictional seaside town from "Jaws", which contained the park's Jaws attraction. The area was reconstructed to make way for the Diagon Alley portion of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter attraction.
Universal Studios Florida | Previous attractions
"Sci-Fi City" is themed to a supposed metropolis of the future. It is the home of a pair of dueling roller coasters.
Universal Studios Singapore | Sci-Fi City
Reviewers praised the gameplay and humour, but criticised console ports for reasons such as lack of save or mouse support. The game received a Japanese localisation (in addition to normal Japanese releases), "Shin Theme Park", released in 1997 for the Sega Saturn and Sony PlayStation, and remakes for the Nintendo DS and iOS, released in 2007 and 2011 respectively. "Theme Hospital" is Bullfrog's thematic successor to the game, and two direct sequels followed: "Theme Park World" (known as "Sim Theme Park" in some territories) and "Theme Park Inc" (also known as "SimCoaster").
Theme Park (video game) | Introduction
Jaws is an amusement ride attraction based on the "Jaws" film series and is located at Universal Studios Japan. It originally opened at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando in 1990, and another installation later opened at Universal Studios Japan in 2001. The ride uses tour boats to take guests through a harbor of the fictional Amity Island, which begins as a leisurely tour that is abruptly interrupted by an attack of the famous great white shark. The concept is an expanded version of the "Jaws" miniature attraction featured in the Studio Tour at Universal Studios Hollywood in California. In 2012, the attraction was removed from the Florida theme park to make room for the second phase of expansion for The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
Jaws (ride) | Introduction
The ride at Universal Studios Florida has guests begin by entering a sound stage. Some elements of this description may not be accurate for the Hollywood and Japan installations.
E.T. Adventure | Summary
Transformers: The Ride - 3D has won numerous awards, including the Thea Award for outstanding achievement, the International 3D Society Lumiere Award, and was named "best new attraction" from Theme Park Insider.
Universal Creative | Transformers: The Ride - 3D
In May 2007, the park was exposed by international media for having made unauthorized use of Japanese and American cartoon characters. According to a report originally broadcast on Fuji TV's FNN News, the park features a castle that resembles Disney's trademark Sleeping Beauty Castle and a structure that looks like Epcot's Spaceship Earth. The park also features a host of costumed characters that look remarkably similar to not only Disney's trademark characters, but also Shrek, Hello Kitty, Doraemon, Bugs Bunny and a number of other trademarked characters. Park officials denied any wrongdoing. When asked by the FNN News reporter if the characters are related to Disney, the theme park's general manager Liu Jingwang said that their characters are based on "Grimm's Fairy Tales".
Beijing Shijingshan Amusement Park | Copyright infringement controversy
Universal Studios Hollywood's Shrek 4-D queue has been used for many years to make mazes for Universal's Halloween Horror Nights event. In 2006, "The Asylum" operated in the queue. This was followed by "A Nightmare on Elm Street" themed mazes for 2007, 2008, and 2010. In 2009 "My Bloody Valentine: Be Mine 4 Ever" operated in the queue. The final mazes used in this venue were both themed to La Llorona in 2011 and 2012.
Shrek 4-D | Amusement park integration
The theme park includes several rides as well as a miniature town that includes landmarks such as Tokyo Station, Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto and Nagoya Castle. The park is divided into seven zones: Factory, Bricktopia, Pirate Shores, Knight's Kingdom, Adventure, Lego City, and Miniland.. Most rides were imported, installed and modified to meet Japanese gulations by Sansei Technologies, Inc.
Legoland Japan Resort | Rides and attractions
The concept has been created exclusively for Walt Disney Studios Park and features two rides not seen in any other Disney theme park, along with small merchandising locations and many character meet-and-greets. In this expansion phase are "Crush's Coaster", a custom-designed Maurer Söhne SC 2000 indoor spinning roller coaster, and "Cars Quatre Roues Rallye" themed after the 2006 Disney/Pixar film "Cars", with the ride taking the form of an enhanced teacups ride. Similar rides are found in Mermaid Lagoon at Tokyo DisneySea and A Bug's Land at Disney California Adventure. On 22 December 2007, "The Twilight Zone" Tower of Terror soft-opened with the new Hollywood Boulevard on Production Courtyard.
Walt Disney Studios Park | History
On May 5, 2012, the Los Angeles Times reported that Universal Studios Japan would also be receiving a "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter" by 2014. Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey was also confirmed as one of the attractions. In 2019, Universal Studios Beijing announced that it would also open a "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter" with the park in 2021.
Harry Potter in amusement parks | The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at other parks
On May 19, 2011, Illumination announced that it would be working with Universal Studios to create "", a 3-D ride at Universal Parks & Resorts in Orlando, Hollywood, and Osaka. The ride officially opened on July 2, 2012 in Orlando, in Hollywood on April 12, 2014, and in Osaka on April 21, 2017.
Illumination (company) | Projects
While theme parks are diversifying and developing, amusement parks are closing one by one. There are two reasons. The first is few visitors. The Second is lack of financial resources. The number of visitors to amusement parks is decreasing due to the aging population and the low birthrate. In addition, most foreign tourists visit large theme parks such as Universal Studios Japan and Tokyo Disney Resort. Therefore, amusement parks cannot run the amusement parks. In recent years, theme parks have been making large capital investments in the expansion of new attractions. However, amusement parks do not have the financial resources to invest in them.
History of amusement parks in Japan | Modern Amusement Parks
Universal Creative designs, develops, and delivers themed attractions, rides, resorts, and parks globally for Universal Parks & Resorts, a division of NBCUniversal, whose parent company is Comcast. Its divisions include master planning, creative development, design, engineering, project management, and research and development. The Universal Creative team is composed of artists, architects, engineers, designers, producers, builders, writers and more who conceive, design and build all of the themed entertainment experiences for Universal Orlando Resort, Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal Studios Japan, Universal Studios Singapore, and Universal Beijing Resort. It is best known for its design of immersive experiences based on NBCUniversal and third-party intellectual property.
Universal Creative | Introduction
On 15 July 2014, "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter" opened at the Universal Studios Japan theme park in Osaka, Japan. It includes the village of Hogsmeade, "Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey" ride, and "Flight of the Hippogriff" roller coaster.
Harry Potter | The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
During Universal Studios Hollywood's annual "Halloween Horror Nights", the ride was temporarily renamed "Jurassic Park in the Dark". Most of the lights in the Environmental Systems Building near the end of the ride were turned off, and the ride's original soundtrack was replaced with Welcome to the Jungle by Guns N' Roses.
Jurassic Park: The Ride | Jurassic Park in the Dark
Universal Studios Florida is a theme park and production studio located in Orlando, Florida. Opened on June 7, 1990, the park's theme is the entertainment industry, in particular movies and television. The park encourages its guests to "ride the movies" and features numerous attractions and live shows. It is a component of the larger Universal Orlando Resort. The park hosted an estimated 10.2 million visitors in 2017, ranking it as the sixth most attended theme park in the United States and the ninth most attended theme park worldwide.
Universal Studios Florida | Introduction
(In 2011, the top spot went to another Trowbridge project, "Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey"'.)" Trowbridge continued to lead project teams on new attractions like Universal's "Revenge of the Mummy" which innovated the combination of traditional dark ride techniques with roller-coaster thrills. At a news conference in New York in February 2004, Trowbridge told the New York Times, "Traditionally, theme park attractions have had to make a choice: roller coaster thrill ride or an immersive dark ride," continuing "We have been striving to find a way to put together the best of both worlds in one experience." Trowbridge added, "That takes advances in technology we've been working on for a long time." In May 2007, Universal Studios and Warner Brothers confirmed the rumors Universal was working on a Harry Potter-based theme park project.
Scott Trowbridge | Universal Studios
As an homage to the Jaws attraction and Amity section that was available to so many visitors of the years, references to both are sprinkled throughout Diagon Alley. One being a set of shark jawbones appearing behind the herbs and potions of Mr. Mulpepper's Apothecary. Nickelodeon Studios became a Blue Man Group attraction in 2007.
Universal Studios Florida | Previous attractions
The first was at Universal Studios Hollywood on June 15, 1996, built after six years of development at a cost of $110 million. This attraction was replicated by Universal Studios Japan in 2001. Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Florida, has an entire section of the park dedicated to "Jurassic Park" that includes the main ride, christened "Jurassic Park River Adventure", and many smaller rides and attractions based on the series. At Universal Studios Singapore, opened in 2010, the Themed Zone named "The Lost World" consists mostly of "Jurassic Park" rides, such as the roller coaster Canopy Flyer and the river rapids Jurassic Park Rapids Adventure.
Jurassic Park (film) | Sequels and merchandise
The attraction opened on the Upper Lot of Universal Studios Hollywood on May 6, 1999. In the year of the attraction's opening, attendance at Universal Studios Hollywood remained steady at 5.1 million; however, other parks in the region saw declines in revenue, such as Disneyland which experienced a 5% drop. "The Terminator" stage was subsequently used for the annual Halloween Horror Nights event, with "The Rocky Horror Picture Show: A Tribute" being shown in 2009. At Universal Studios Japan, the attraction was added as one of the debut attractions in the New York section of the park. It opened to the public on March 31, 2001.
T2-3D: Battle Across Time | History
With a few exceptions, Tokyo Disneyland features the same attractions found in Disneyland and Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom.
Tokyo Disneyland | Themed areas
Jurassic Park: The Ride is a water-based amusement ride based on the Steven Spielberg 1993 film "Jurassic Park" and Michael Crichton's 1990 novel of the same name which the film is based on located at Universal Orlando's Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Florida and Universal Studios Japan in Osaka, Japan. It was formerly located at Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles, California, where it was turned into . The ride was researched and built as the film was still in production and opened at Universal Studios Hollywood on June 21, 1996. Duplicates of the ride have since been built at Universal's Islands of Adventure and Universal Studios Japan as Jurassic Park River Adventure.
Jurassic Park: The Ride | Introduction
A former section at Universal Studios Japan, which was based on L. Frank Baum's "Wizard of Oz" book series. It was later replaced by Universal Wonderland section.
Universal Studios Japan | Land of Oz (closed in 2011)
The tram enters a warehouse party, where the cast appear via a Pepper's ghost effect, before the party is shut down by the FBI and the tram moves into a motion simulator where a chase sequence ensues, led by Roman Pearce, Letty Ortiz, and Dominic Toretto. A similar attraction opened at Universal Studios Florida in 2018. In the queue, guests pass through a garage with memorabilia from the films before getting a video call from Tej Parker and Mia Toretto inviting them to a party. Guests board "party busses", where they get the video message from Hobbs and the ride proceeds as it does in the Hollywood version.
Fast &amp; Furious | Universal theme park attractions
One of the most popular additions to the resort is The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, an incorporation of the Harry Potter franchise. Opened in 2010, part of the Lost Continent area of the Islands of Adventure park was re-themed to Places in Harry Potter. Also, a replica of Hogwarts was constructed, with a dark ride, Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey, located inside. In 2014, an area themed after Diagon Alley opened in the former location of Jaws within Universal Studios Florida. This addition included Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts, as well the Hogwarts Express based on the Hogwarts Express that allows guests to travel between Hogsmeade and Diagon Alley without actually having to exit either park.
List of Universal Studios Orlando attractions | Introduction
Tokyo Disneyland has two original attractions among the usual dark rides: Cinderella's Fairy Tale Hall, which features the story of Cinderella in a walk-through style attraction, and Pooh's Hunny Hunt, which uses a trackless ride system. It is also the only version of Fantasyland to still feature the original version of Dumbo the Flying Elephant with only ten flying elephants, while the other versions of the attraction have sixteen elephants. On April 29, 2015, Oriental Land Company revealed a major expansion/re-imagining was announced that includes the addition of areas based around "Beauty and the Beast" will be the theme for the new area in development.
Fantasyland | Tokyo Disneyland
Universal Studios Hollywood became the first Universal Studios theme park when it opened its doors on July 15, 1964, long after it was originated as a studio tour in 1915, after the Universal original founder, Carl Laemmle, opened Universal City, California near Los Angeles. In May 1993, Universal CityWalk opened outside the gates of the theme park, featuring 65 entertainment-themed restaurants, nightclubs, shops, and entertainment spots. It also contains the Cinemark Universal CityWalk Cinemas, offering 19 screens including an IMAX Theatre and stadium-style seating. Approximately 415 acres (1.7 km²) is within and around the surrounding area of Universal City, including its theme park and the film studio adjacent nearby.
Universal Parks &amp; Resorts | Universal Studios Hollywood
Universal Studios Singapore is in size, occupying the easternmost part of the Resorts World Sentosa. There are a total of 24 attractions, of which 18 are original or specially adapted for the park. The park consists of seven themed zones surrounding a lagoon. Each zone is mostly based on movies and/or television, featuring their own attractions, meet and greet locations, over 30 restaurants and food carts, and 20 retail stores and carts located around the park.
Universal Studios Singapore | Park layout
Kodomonokuni Theme Park (こどもの国) is an amusement park near Tokyo, located in Yokohama, Japan. The park's name means Children's Country. As the name implies, it is more oriented towards young children than teenagers. It was founded in commemoration of the Royal Marriage of Prince Akihito and Princess Michiko in 1959 (who reigned as Emperor and Empress from 1989 to 2019), and it was officially opened on May 5th, a national holiday of the Children's Day, in 1965. The park is approximately , and includes such things as a children's zoo, a boating lake, and a barbecue site. It can be accessed by train from the Tokyu Corporation's Kodomonokuni Line, Kodomonokuni Station, or from Aobadai Station or Tsurukawa Station by bus.
Kodomonokuni Theme Park | Introduction
"Open Your Mind" was created for the World Exposition 2005's (" Expo 2005 Aichi Japan") "Mountain of Dreams" (, "Yume miru yama") pavilion. The theme theater had a capacity of 200 viewers and the facility was named "Floor Plasma Multi MultiDisplay System" and used 99 screens. The show was available for six months, from March until September 2005, with a new 10 minutes episode released bimonthly. The theater was designed as a shrine with each side of the floor screens surrounded by four rows of full sized standing Ku-Nu clones. Above the 139 dog-headed generals hovered the Pan doll appearing in the movie.
Mezame No Hakobune | Theme theater
The idea was scrapped after the company endured financial trouble with the Euro Disney project. Later the idea was passed on to the Oriental Land Company to expand their resort. In 2002 Tokyo DisneySea won a Thea Award from the Themed Entertainment Association for the concept, design, and construction of the theme park. The award was presented at El Capitan Theater in Hollywood, California.
Tokyo DisneySea | History
Universal Parks & Resorts, in partnership with Warner Bros., officially announced the addition of "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter" to Islands of Adventure on May 31, 2007. The area officially opened in the Islands of Adventure theme park on June 18, 2010. The "Harry Potter"-themed area saw attendance at Islands of Adventure rise by as much as 36% in 2010. According to Jason Garcia of the "Orlando Sentinel", this led to resort executives pondering "when to expand Wizarding World and how to keep business balanced between Islands and Universal Studios Florida". In April 2011, Brady MacDonald of the "Los Angeles Times" speculated that an area expansion would include the addition of Diagon Alley and a Gringotts-themed dark ride in place of the Lost Continent themed area in the park.
Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts | History
In 2008, in the area occupied by the Movietown Water Effect, a new junior indoor Wild Mouse rollercoaster was added called The Dark Knight. Motion Simulator Ride ended the SpongeBob theming in favor of "Fly Me To The Moon". Also Glow in the Park Parade was added to the entertainment lineup. Medusa was refurbished over the off-season and returned in 2009 as "Bizarro", a new incarnation of the same ride. The whole coaster, station, and surrounding theme elements were all changed and repainted to go with the new theme of the ride. Bizarro comic strips were put up along the queue line, and special effects and audio were added to the actual ride.
Six Flags Great Adventure | Shapiro era (2006–2010)
E.T. Adventure is a dark ride featured at Universal Studios Florida, and formerly, the Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Studios Japan theme parks. The ride is based on the movie "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial". E.T. Adventure's animatronics were manufactured by Sally Corporation.
E.T. Adventure | Introduction
The original attraction at Universal Studios Florida was inspired by a small attraction on the long-running Studio Tour at Universal Studios Hollywood, in which the Studio Tour tram passed through several sets from the film and was then attacked by an animatronic shark known as "Jaws" while driving by the Amity Harbor shoreline. This attraction opened in 1976 and continues to operate to this day. For the Universal Studios Florida park/studio project, Universal sought to take the components of the Hollywood tram stop and turn it into its own ride. The original ride was designed by MCA/Universal Planning and Development, in association with Ride & Show Engineering, Inc., which designed the original tour scene.
Jaws (ride) | History
This article details the appearance of Harry Potter theming in amusement parks. In the late 1990s, Universal Parks and Resorts began discussing the possibility of purchasing the license for Harry Potter to create and theme amusement park rides. As Time Warner owns the license, a small walkthrough attraction was constructed at Warner Bros. Movie World called the Harry Potter Movie Magic Experience in 2001. This attraction was removed two years later. In 2010, Universal's Islands of Adventure park opened The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Similar attractions have also opened in Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Studios Japan and are planned for Universal Studios Beijing.
Harry Potter in amusement parks | Introduction
The following table shows all or most of the attractions found in all of the Universal Studios Theme Parks around the world. Some of the ticks feature links to appropriate Wikipedia pages.
List of Universal theme park attractions | Introduction
Currently, Demon Drop at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom; "Hollywood Action Tower" at Movie Studios Park, Italy; "Freefall" at Rusutsu Resort, Japan;" Free Fall" at Central Park, Japan; and "Free Fall" at Nagashima Spa Land, Japan; are the only remaining Intamin first generation Freefall rides in operation.
Freefall (ride) | Introduction
The definition of “Amusement Parks” and “Theme Park” is decided by Japan government, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. “Amusement Parks” - establishments that mainly indoor and outdoor sites with 3 or more types of permanent play facilities* (excluding those into which coins, medals, cards, etc. are inserted directly), which can be used by purchasing a free pass or paying a fee. *Permanent play facilities include coasters, Ferris wheels, merry-go-rounds, Vikings, flying carpets, monorails, octopuses, flying towers, mini SLs and go-carts.
History of amusement parks in Japan | The difference between "Amusement Park" and "Theme Park"
This Six Flags park also features an entire themed area called "Gotham City" complete with architecture to match that of the fictional Gotham City. Warner Bros. Movie World in the Gold Coast, Australia, also has two Batman-themed rides. Batman Adventure – The Ride, revamped in 2001, is a motion simulator style simulator ride while Batwing Spaceshot is a vertical free-fall ride. In 2008, The Dark Knight Coaster opened in Six Flags Great Adventure and Six Flags Great America. Based on "The Dark Knight" film, they are Wild Mouse roller coasters, indoors, heavily themed, and give riders a feeling that they are being stalked by the Joker.
Batman (franchise) | Theme park attractions
Early planning and design for the ride began in 2007. In October 2008, Universal Parks & Resorts announced the addition of "Transformers: The Ride" to their Singapore and Hollywood theme parks. At the time of the announcement, speculation that the ride would feature an upgraded version of the ride system used in The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man ride at Islands of Adventure appeared in the press. After the two attractions at Universal Studios Singapore and Hollywood were opened, Universal Orlando Resort announced on 1 November 2012, that "Transformers: The Ride" would open at Universal Studios Florida in mid-2013. The announcement was made just prior to that night's showing of .
Transformers: The Ride 3D | Announcements
Backdraft is a fire special effects show at Universal Studios Japan and formerly at Universal Studios Hollywood, based on the 1991 film of the same name. Visitors could learn how the pyrotechnic effects were created and experience some of them first hand. It was the first attraction based on an R-rated film at the Universal theme park. The Hollywood attraction was supposed to officially close after Labor Day 2009 to be replaced by in 2011, but remained open to appease visitors due to temporary closures of other attractions for annual refurbishment. The Hollywood attraction officially closed on April 11, 2010.
Backdraft (attraction) | Introduction