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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.

Plot

To be added, i guess.

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.

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".

Gallery

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  Promotional image of Miss Piggy and the animatronic Kong.

Videos

News Report segment from the attraction

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