Talk:T2 3-D: Battle Across Time

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Contents 1 Merging of the Articles 2 Plant in the Waiting Line 3 Fair use rationale for Image:T-70.gif 4 Title 5 Preshow and Time-Travel 6 Production Citations

[edit] Merging of the Articles

Even though i didn't put forward the merge its pretty obvious that the two articles are of the same attraction so there is no reason why they should be merged with a wikilink placed on the article that will lose its information.

As for which page should be merged, well the article's name should be the same as the ride it is about however i'm not sure which it is so someone else will have to do the merge to make sure that it is correct. TheEnlightened 21:33, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

The Florida & Japan sign says

    T2
TERMINATOR
   3-D

The California sign says

TERMINATOR 2: 3D

--blm07 19:49, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Plant in the Waiting Line

I am not sure if this experience was universal among ride visitors but, when my family went to this attraction in Florida, a man was planted in the audience pretending to be someone waiting on the ride. After a certain time in line, he would begin screaming about the dangers of what Cyberdyne is doing and basically warning everyone about Cyberdyne's plan for the terminator robots.

Almost immediately after he begins his rant, two security guards in Cyberdyne uniforms rush into the line and drag him, kicking in the air and yelling further warnings, out of the line and through an employees only door.

Has anyone else shared this experience? This was around the time when the ride was a new attraction, so this bit of theatrics may have been abandoned later. It certainly added to the audience's sense of immersion however. Palehorse864 04:02, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

Nope not when I went through it.

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:T-70.gif

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BetacommandBot 23:37, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Title

The onscreen title does use the subtitle "Battle Across Time," and nor do the Orlando Hollywood and Orlando Japan official sites; additionally, the hostess in the Orlando Hollywood video clip does not title it that. "Battle Across Time" seems an unofficial marketing title, like Die Hard 2: Die Harder, the latter part of which is not part of the Wikipedia article's name (but is mentioned in the intro as a marketing line). As we do with Die Hard 2 and Superman (for which Wikipedia does not title its article with the incorrect "Superman: The Movie"), I'm wondering whether we should go here with the most accurate, encyclopedic title rather than a marketing phrase.--24.215.162.198 (talk) 18:01, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Preshow and Time-Travel

During the Preshow the Skynet AI "talks" to the audience using a text promter, inviting them to "Freak out" the tour guide by calling his/her name. Also, during the transition to the future, The Terminator appears in the present fully clothed in a leather jacket, and riding a motorcycle. CthulhuRlyeh (talk) 04:41, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Production Citations

I initiated the Production section two years ago for the original article but immediately decided to yank the info that I had added about the initial mock-up, because it could not be properly referenced to any published works. "Wikipedia does not publish original research or original thought. This includes unpublished facts, arguments, speculation, and ideas; and any unpublished analysis or synthesis of published material that serves to advance a position. This means that Wikipedia is not the place to publish your own opinions or experiences."

Unfortunately, somebody reverts the edit, against Wikipedia protocol, whenever I try to remove my own contribution. So here's the deal: if you can find published references to this material, then please add the citations. Otherwise, when I attempt to delete my contributions yet again, please resist the temptation to revert.

Recently I wrote an article critical of Wikipedia largely because it appears that the majority of its editors willfully disregard the site's own rules against posting unsubstantiated hearsay as if it were a body of carefully researched facts. The widespread and casual predisposition to finesse the rules is building the Wikipedia project into a colossal work of disingenuity—a glorified gossip rag. This situation could turn out to be a case-in-point.

Thanks for your consideration. Projection70 (talk) 22:11, 6 May 2008 (UTC)