Disaster!
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Disaster!: A Major Motion Picture Ride...Starring You! was a dark ride attraction at Universal Studios Florida. Set on a soundstage of a fictitious movie company, Disaster! was based on the park's former Earthquake: The Big One ride, which comically illustrates how special effects are filmed for use in movies. The attraction's climax cast the riders as movie extras for a movie final scene involving an earthquake in a subway station. Using high-speed editing techniques, the riders got to see themselves in the form of a movie trailer that included film sequences shot throughout the attraction's pre-show and main ride.
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Disaster: A Major Motion Picture Ride...Starring You | |
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Universal Studios Florida | |
Area | San Francisco |
Coordinates | 28°28′42.41″N 81°28′10.29″W |
Status | Removed |
Soft opening date | December 23, 2007; 16 years ago (2007-12-23) |
Opening date | January 17, 2008; 16 years ago (2008-01-17) |
Closing date | September 8, 2015; 8 years ago (2015-09-08) |
Replaced | Earthquake: The Big One (1990–2007) |
Replaced by | Fast & Furious: Supercharged |
Ride statistics | |
Theme | Disaster films |
Vehicle type | Subway Train |
Vehicles | 2 or more |
Riders per vehicle | Up to 6 in all rows |
Riders per row | 3 |
Duration | 25 |
Pre-Show Host | Lonnie |
Ride Host | Mikey |
Universal Express was available |
In August 2015, Universal announced that the attraction would close on September 8, 2015, to make way for Fast & Furious: Supercharged, based on the blockbuster film franchise.[1]