Favorite Movie-Based Rides And Attractions

[Shadow Master]

I guess watching videos on the Defunctland and Theme Park History YouTube channels got me thinking, but what are some of your favorite movie-oriented rides/attractions if you've ever been on any? There's been some great ones at places like Disney and Universal I have fond memories of.

I remember going on the Jurassic Park ride at Universal (the Hollywood version) and it was an awesome experience for sure. Made you feel like you were right in the same universe as the movies, and the river ride aspect of it was a nice nod to the river raft scene from the novel. Still unhappy hearing about the ride closing down at the Hollywood location to be renovated and theme it after Jurassic World, I can understand updating the animatronics but why such a big overhaul to a ride that's good to begin with? I hope when it re-opens next year it isn't too terribly different from it's original version. I see no reason the river ride can't be kept intact and a completely seperate Jurassic World attraction can't be done. Jaws was another great one, a big favorite of mine from childhood. Like Jurassic Park, it had the feel and excitement of the first couple of movies to a T. Was crushed to hear it closed down.

Actually a lot of the old-school Universal rides in general were awesome and made you feel like you were part of the movies and they didn't just feel like cheap gimmicks. Jaws, Terminator 2 3D, Back To The Future, the E.T. Adventure, etc. all awesome and felt very authentic. I get times change but it's sad that so many of these rides have closed down. I remember the old Universal Orlando back in the 90s and feel fortunate to have experienced it, from the looks of things both Universal Parks have changed a great deal and it's probably not quite the same experience.