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Kongfrontation was a ride at the Universal Studios Florida theme park, in Orlando, Florida, the main attraction in the park's New York section. It opened as

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Lucky for us, the story of Kongfrontation begins in a spot familiar to many of Universal Orlando's closed classics: the Studio Tour at Universal Studios Hollywood. Image: Universal. The eldest of Universal's parks worldwide officially opened in 1912, but its rededication as a "theme park" is more recent - July 15, 1962. Even since

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The Legacy of King Kong at Universal Orlando Resort. Thursday, May 23, 2024 - 00:11. Before Skull Island: Reign of Kong's opening inside Universal's Islands of Adventure in 2015, the park was short the presence of the great ape for twelve years. Back when Universal Studios Florida first opened in Orlando in 1990, Kongfrontation, a sky tram

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Inspired by the King Kong section of the world-famous Studio Tour at Universal Studios Hollywood, Kongfrontation was part of the original line-up of attractions at Universal Studios Florida when it opened in June 1990. Along with Jaws, it was one of the headline rides at the park, and featured heavily in Universal's marketing campaign.

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Even as Kongfrontation closed in 2002, the ride that inspired it - the original King Kong Encounter on Universal Studios Hollywood's Studio Tour ­- remained. For 32 years, the original 1986 figure shook tram after tram of Universal guests (though in later years, the admittedly aging animatronic left them more literally shook than

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Kongfrontation was a ride located at Universal Studios Florida theme park in Orlando, Florida. As one of the original attractions featured during the park's grand opening on June 7, 1990, it quickly became one of the most popular. It was closed in 2002 to make way for Revenge of the Mummy, which opened in its place in 2004.

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And if you remember the banana breath—actually smelling the banana breath that MechaKong allegedly sprayed on patrons—please let me know on Twitter. From 1990 to 2002, one of the most popular activities at Universal Studios Florida was Kongfrontation. The outstanding YouTube channel Defunctland looks back at the King Kong-based theme park

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The giant ape even had banana scented breath! The King Kong Encounter was destroyed by a fire that broke out in the attraction's soundstage on June 1, 2008. Kongfrontation was one of the

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When Universal Studios Florida opened in June 1990, the Kong attraction — dubbed Kongfrontation — was one of the park's headline attractions along with Earthquake: The Big One and Jaws. The ride saw guests entering a massive facade of New York's Penn Station into a graffiti-strewn full scale New York City street.

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On June 7, 1990, Kongfrontation opened at Universal Studios Florida. It was also based on the 1976 remake of the 1933 King Kong, and was a riff on the successful King Kong Encounter at Universal

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The Universal Legacy Store in Universal Orlando Resort's CityWalk now has two models of the defunct Kongfrontation ride on display. These models can be found in glass cases atop merchandise displays. Kongfrontation was Universal's original King Kong ride. Guests rode an aerial tram thr

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Here are 5 things you never knew about Kongfrontation. 1. The animatronics were unpredictable. The 39-foot tall audio-animatronic King Kongs went "inside the envelope.". This means that the animatronics' hands and arms actually entered the space around the ride vehicles that would normally trigger an intrusion reaction.

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6.5K subscribers in the kingkong community. King Kong is a fictional monster, resembling an enormous ape, that has appeared in various media since

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The King Kong ride, also known as Kongfrontation, at Universal Studios Florida was closed permanently in 2002 due to speculated high staffing, operations, and maintenance costs. It was replaced by Revenge of the Mummy in 2004. However, King Kong made a return to Universal Orlando in a new attraction called "Skull Island: Reign of Kong" in 2016.

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Skull Island: Reign of Kong - OI fun facts. This is the second Kong attraction to open at Universal Orlando. The first, Kongfrontation, was an opening-day Universal Studios Florida ride that closed in 2002. And this iteration of Kong is actually an import of Universal Studios Hollywood' s King Kong: 360 3D, one of several experiences built

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King Kong famously had a long-running attraction at Universal Studios Florida called Kongfrontation for over a decade until it closed in 2002 to make way for the swell dark coaster Revenge of the

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King Kong (better known as King Kong Encounter and also known as Kongfrontation during opening and King Kong: The Ride) was an attraction formerly part of the Studio Tour at Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles.The attraction was based on the 1976 King Kong film and served as a basis for a stand-alone Kongfrontation, a former attraction at Universal Studios Florida.

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Image: Pinterest. The first Kong-themed attraction had a few names, but was best known as King Kong Encounter. Based on the 1976 remake, the ride opened at Universal Studios Hollywood in 1986, and would later inspire Kongfrontation at Universal Studios Orlando. The ride transported guests into the studio backlot's New York City via tour tram

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Credit: Universal. The infamous Universal Studios fire of 2008 began when a worker used a blowtorch to warm asphalt shingles being applied to a facade. The worker left before checking if all spots

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Hey everyone I have a friend that is into Movie Magic at Universal Studios Florida and is constantly bugging about the King Kong Photo-Op Bust that was in the Safari Outfitters gift shop when you exited the ride and he wants to know what Happened to the Kong bust as he wants to find the Location where the Bust is at so he can take pictures to make sure it's in Good hands so anyone who worked

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The ride was based off of the 1976 version of the film King Kong, and was essentially an expanded version of the King Kong Encounter on the Universal Studios Hollywood Studio Tour. The ride was located in a 6 story tall soundstage, and featured realistic New York City street sets inside. The ride system was developed by Arrow Dynamics, who

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KONGFRONTATION: The Reigning King of Universal's Lost Legends. Sunday, March 5, 2017 - 02:22. Bringing Kong to Life. Of all people to bring Universal's starring creature to life, Universal turned to Bob Gurr, living Disney Legend. Bob is a household name for Imagineering fans, instrumental in the design of Disneyland from the very earliest days.

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King Kong is a giant rampaging ape from Skull Island that was brought to NYC. He's the main protagonist of the King Kong Encounter and Kongfrontation rides, two of the most popular in the history of theme rides. The rides are partially based on the 1976 movies, though the Kong incarnation there is a bit different. Tier: At least High 8-C, possibly 8-A to Low 7-C Name: King Kong Origin: King