Terminator 2:3D - Battle Across Time
Universal Studios Florida – Opened April 27 1996; Closed October 8 2017
The show venue at Universal Florida is now the home of The Bourne Stuntacular (which opened on 30 June 2020)
Universal Studios Hollywood – Opened May 6 1999; Closed December 31st 2012
At Universal Studios Hollywood, it's now Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem.
Universal Studios Japan: Opened March 31 2001; Closed September 14 2020
“Jump forward into the future – to the chilling, machine-controlled world of the Terminator. Inside Cyberdyne Systems Corporation, you’ll witness the unveiling of the new Terminator robots – until a live, human rebel strike erupts around you in an all-out cyber war that’ll have you ducking for cover!” (Universal Studios Hollywood website, 2007)
The Terminator 2:3D attraction was ground-breaking when it first opened in 1996 in Florida.
Three years later, Universal Studios Hollywood had a new purpose-built show building with a large preshow area (where Kimberley Duncan welcomes visitors to the Miles Bennet Dyson Memorial Auditorium for a presentation about the new defence technology) and a huge hi-tech theatre with three massive wrap-around 3D projection screens and a stage area. The fusion of live performers and 12-minute $60 million movie (the most expensive movie ever created per minute) produces a thrilling experience which is unrivalled in any other theme park show.
Cast:
Arnold Schwarzenegger as Terminator
Linda Hamilton as Sarah Connor
Edward Furlong as John Connor
Robert Patrick as T-1000
Directed by: James Cameron, John Bruno, Stan Winston
Written by: James Cameron, Gary Goddard, Adam J. Bezark