Revenge of the Mummy (Florida)
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| Revenge of the Mummy: The Ride | |
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| Entrance to Revenge of the Mummy: The Ride at Universal Orlando | |
| Universal Studios Florida | |
| Area | New York |
| Manufacturer | Premier Rides |
| Attraction type | Steel |
| Theme | The Mummy |
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| Opening date | May 21, 2004 |
| Vehicle type | Sitting Coaster |
| Ride duration | 2:57 minutes |
| Length | 2200 ft (670.6 m) |
| Maximum speed | 45 mph (72.4 km/h) |
| Height requirements | 48" (122 cm) |
| Previous Attractions | Kongfrontation (1990-2002) |
Revenge of the Mummy is an indoor steel roller coaster featured at both the Universal Orlando Resort and the Universal Studios Hollywood theme parks. Both coasters are based upon the popular Mummy movie franchise directed by Stephen Sommers. The rides opened on May 21, 2004 (Florida) and June 25, 2004 (Hollywood) and were built by Premier Rides. The Orlando version of the ride was reputed to be built at a cost of $45,000,000 USD. Both coasters have a minimum passenger height requirement of 48 inches.
The Revenge of the Mummy coasters use Linear induction motors (LIM), a technology used to launch riders from a complete standstill. The coaster in Florida features three LIM launches.
The coaster ride lasts nearly three minutes and features a top speed of 45 mph. The track is 2200 ft long featuring no inversions, 80 degree banked turns, and a 50 degree angle of descent. The building housing the coaster was previously home to one of Universal's landmark attractions, "Kongfrontation". Homages to the Kong attraction can be found in several areas within the Mummy attraction, Including a golden statue of King Kong in the second scene of the ride.
Although the coaster shares a name with the one in Hollywood, each has a unique plot and track layout. The Florida version boasts a fake unload section while the Hollywood version boasts a slightly longer backwards section climaxing in a fiery turntable ending.
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[edit] The ride
[edit] Queue
Guests enter the ride by browsing through a film setup for the fictional fourth Mummy movie. The film's props, molds, and concept drawings are on display near the entrance to the ride. The inside queue morphs into a 1940s archaeological dig, where guests board mine cars utilizing individual lap bars.
[edit] Ride
Once the mine cars move away from the loading area, riders discover Reggie, a production assistant of the set, being sacrificed to Imhotep, yelling at the riders "Are you insane?! Get Outta Here! The curse is real! This whole place is a trap!" Imhotep comes out and yells at Reggie "SILENCE!", making Reggie quiet, and tells riders "With your souls, I shall rule for all eternity". The mine cars make their way into a giant treasure room, featuring many artifacts and a King Kong statue (in homage to the attraction's original tenant). Imhotep offers riders a life of riches or "bitter treasure" before warrior mummies arise. The cars dip out from under a falling wall, and are sent into an encounter with scarab beetles, before being sent backwards, rotated, then rocketed upwards into the coaster portion straight through Imhotep's mouth. The ride goes through a series of highly banked turns and a few drops; there are however, no inversions.
The ride features a "fake unload" sequence, parodying the unload areas of theme park rides. The silhouette of a worker sitting in a control booth is seen, before she is disintegrated into a skeleton. The booth's window "explodes" and Imhotep is seen in three-dimensional animatronic form. Promising that "Death is only the beginning!" The cars are launched down a 26 ft drop into a fiery pit and are sent hurtling towards the finale.
As you load into the real station, a video of the movie's lead actor Brenden Fraser is shown speaking to riders about the interviews you saw him doing in the queue, and complaining that he wants coffee. A shadowy figure hands him his coffee, and he hesitates before noticing something is fishy. The figure comes in again, this time blacking out the screen and the screams of Brenden Fraser are heard.
[edit] Post-Show
At the end of the ride near where you get your pictures, there is a missing persons poster with a picture of Reggie on it.
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[edit] See also
- Incidents at Universal parks
- Universal Studios Florida
- Revenge of the Mummy (Hollywood)
- Universal Studios Hollywood
[edit] External links
- Revenge of the Mummy: The Ride at Universal Orlando Resort
- Revenge of the Mummy: The Ride at Orlando Rocks
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