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 one of the original attractions at the park on June 7, 1990 and was closed on September 8, 2002. Revenge of the Mummy opened in its place on May 21, 2004. It was based on a scene from the long running Studio Tour at Universal Studios Hollywood. A King Kong themed roller coaster will open at U...
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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 one of the original attractions at the park on June 7, 1990 and was closed on September 8, 2002. Revenge of the Mummy opened in its place on May 21, 2004. It was based on a scene from the long running Studio Tour at Universal Studios Hollywood. A King Kong themed roller coaster will open at Universal Studios Dubailand in 2012.
As guests entered the massive show building, they found themselves within a recreation of Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan, New York City. The queue line was intricately detailed right down to the graffiti covering the walls and the fully stocked storefronts. Numerous overhead television monitors displayed a special news report entitled, "Kong On The Loose". According to the news report, the giant ape King Kong had escaped its confines and was wreaking havoc on the streets of New York City. Kong had already...
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