The Boneyard (Theme Park attraction)

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The Boneyard
Universal Studios Florida
Area	Production Central
Attraction type	Props Display
Theme	Universal Studios Props
Opening date	June 7, 1990
Closing date	May 30, 2008
Replaced by	Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit

The Boneyard was an attraction formerly located at Universal Studios Florida, which opened with the park on June 7, 1990 and was removed on May 30, 2008 to make way for an entrance to Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit.

The attraction was used both to display unusable or aged props from Universal Pictures Films and TV programs, or to hold queue areas, concerts, or displays during the park's special and annual events. Throughout it's years of operation, it was home to props from popular films and TV shows such as Jaws, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Miami Vice, The Fast and the Furious, The Flintstones and others. In 1998, a Jurassic Park exhibit was set up inside it titled The Jurassic Park Visitor Center as part of an advertisement to support the opening of the Islands of Adventure theme park. The attraction later went back to housing movie props in 1999. In 2002, the props were removed, and from then on, the attraction was used for displays during the park's annual events such as haunted house queue lines during Halloween Horror Nights, concert venues during Mardi Gras and Rock the Universe, and a parade float display during Macy's Holiday Parade. When annual events were not occurring, the attraction would remain empty. The attraction closed completely on May 30, 2008. An entrance to Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit is scheduled to open in its place in Spring, 2009.

[edit] Trivia

• During Halloween Horror Nights, a maze was held in the attraction titled The Boneyard, which was meant to be an evil version of itself.
• The park's Studio Tour gave behind the scenes information on the props in the attraction.
• The props in the attraction provided much popularity while they were still there.