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King Kong Encounter was a ride at the Studio Tour at Universal Studios Hollywood which opened June 14, 1986 and was destroyed by the June 1, 2008 Universal Studios fire. The ride was later replaced by King Kong: 360 3-D in 2010. It was based off of the 1976 King Kong remake. It also served as the basis for the stand alone Kongfrontation, a former ride at Universal Studios Florida.
Summary
Entering a soundstage in the New York Street area of the backlot, the trams find themselves in a night of horrors in New York City. A TV in one of the apartments flickers to life as an emergency news broadcast covers King Kong's rampage through the city. Switching over to helicopter reporter Kelly King reporting on Kong's attack on a nearby L-train, she spies our tram and warns us to get out of the area before a swat from Kong knocks the helicopter from the sky, with the flaming wreck falling into view of the tram. Turning a corner past the damaged L-train, a police helicopter can be seen firing on Kong, who is gripping onto the cables of a bridge the trams need to cross. As the trams pass through and exit the soundstage, Kong shakes the bridge and roars, with nearby gas tanks launching fireballs around him.
Cast
- Rolland Smith - news anchor (1990-2008)
- Sander Vanocur - news anchor (1988-1990)
- Sheree J. Wilson - Kelly King
- Tress McNeille - Kelly King (voice redub)
Mechanics
The attraction operated a 7-ton, 30-foot tall King Kong animatronic, the animatronic stayed the largest and most complex animatronic for many years. Kong was designed by Disney Imagineer Bob Gurr. It was said that Kong even had banana-scented breath.
Gallery
Promotional image of Miss Piggy and the animatronic Kong
Videos
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Trivia
- Being an iconic segment of the Universal Studios tram tour, the animatronic King Kong was prominently featured in television and film productions that incorporated the tram tour such as 1989's The Wizard and the Muppet television special Miss Piggy's Hollywood, where Kong would be voiced by Muppet performer Jerry Nelson to sing a line of "That's Entertainment".
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