KING KONG Re-Emerges In A Fierce New 4-D Attraction in 2010 At Universal Studios Hollywood<\/p>\n
Los Angeles, California, May 29, 2009–King Kong, among the screen\u2019s most powerful and enduring icons, will re-emerge on the famed and newly upgraded Universal Studios Hollywood Studio Tour in summer, 2010 as a thrilling and ground-breaking 4-D multi-sensory marvel, a new signature attraction for Universal Studios Hollywood.<\/p>\n
The new King Kong attraction, based on the Oscar\u00ae-winning 2005 Universal Pictures film, will combine thrilling visceral effects with the world\u2019s largest Surround Digital projection system to create a next-generation theme park experience.<\/p>\n
Larry Kurzweil, President and Chief Operating Officer, Universal Studios Hollywood, said: \u201cKing Kong has been an integral part of Universal Studios Hollywood for decades and, after last year\u2019s fire, we knew he had to be resurrected for our Studio Tour guests. We\u2019re very excited to announce that not only are we re-introducing King Kong, but we\u2019ve completely re-imagined the experience and will incorporate this legendary icon into a truly innovative Studio Tour attraction.\u201d <\/p>\n
A previous King Kong attraction was introduced at Universal Studios Hollywood in 1986 and remained a much-admired part of the Studio Tour until it was destroyed last year. In the new attraction, guests will don special glasses as they enter a darkened soundstage aboard the Studio Tour trams and will be transported\u2014 via the magic of Surround Digital 3D projection \u2014deep into the dark heart of the world of Skull Island. They\u2019ll survive a close encounter with a swarm of monstrous bats, only to be confronted by the terrifying presence of Kong himself. Suddenly, an enormous, ravenous 35′ tall dinosaur will challenge Kong and guests will feel their trams jolt, roll and shudder as they find themselves caught in the middle of a ferocious showdown between the great ape and the giant lizard. The action will immerse guests in the battle between the two colossal predators. <\/p>\n
King Kong, known as \u201cthe eighth wonder of the world,\u201d has been called \u201cthe experience for which movies were invented.\u201d Since first appearing on the screen in the 1933 original classic, \u201cKing Kong\u201d has been re-made twice, each time on a tremendous scale, earning a total of seven Oscar and three Golden Globe\u00ae nominations. <\/p>\n
Most recently, the 2005 version took the best elements of the original \u201cKing Kong\u201d story and adrenalized them with up-to-the-minute effects magic and the alchemic talents of a superlative group of filmmakers, cast and crew. Released to critical acclaim in late 2005, \u201cKing Kong\u201d was a worldwide box office hit and, with DVD sales, earned well over $700 million, becoming the fourth-highest grossing movie in Universal Pictures history.<\/p>\n
The arrival of the new King Kong experience will follow major enhancements to the Studio Tour. Universal Studios Hollywood will introduce an upgraded Studio Tour experience this summer, transforming its trams into “mobile movie theaters” with state-of-the-art flat-screen high-definition monitors and digital playback systems. The new high-definition monitors will feature commentary from filmmakers, including Steven Spielberg, Ron Howard and Stephen Sommers, along with insight from such personalities as Al Roker, Nancy O\u2019Dell, Billy Bush and Whoopi Goldberg. Clips from numerous movie and television productions, corresponding to sites visited along the Tour route, will add a new dimension to the tour of backlot attractions, sets and facades, capturing how they were transformed for various productions.<\/p>\n
Famed film locations on the Universal back lot include the \u201cWar of the Worlds\u201d set, Western Streets, European Street, Mexican Street, the Psycho House-Bates Motel, and sets from ABC\u2019s hit series \u201cDesperate Housewives\u201d on Wisteria Lane. Back lot attractions include “Earthquake,” “Jaws,” “The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift” and “The Curse of the Mummy\u2019s Tomb.” <\/p>\n
Also this summer, Universal Studios welcomes the “The Tonight Show Starring Conan O’Brien” to a newly constructed soundstage at the studio and will celebrate the re-opening of most of the iconic sets damaged in last year’s fire. Studio tours and film production will resume at the world- famous Courthouse Square, Brownstone Street and an enhanced New York Street. Additionally, new film locations will be introduced to meet contemporary film production needs, including a modern urban cityscape, with glass and steel fa\u00e7ade structures that will provide film and TV crews with the opportunity to replicate a modern city street scene in a controlled studio environment. The new contemporary cityscape will be the largest modern urban backlot shooting location in Los Angeles. <\/p>\n
Universal Studios Hollywood (www.UniversalStudiosHollywood.com) is a unit of Universal Parks & Resorts, a division of NBC Universal, one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience.<\/p>\n
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