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Defunct attraction at Universal Studios Florida
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Kongfrontation
Universal Studios Florida
Area
New York City
Status
Removed
Opening date
June 7, 1990; 33 years ago (1990-06-07)
Closing date
September 8, 2002; 21 years ago (2002-09-08)
Replaced by
Revenge of the Mummy
Ride statistics
Attraction type
Special Effects Dark Ride
Manufacturer
Arrow Dynamics
Designer
Totally Fun Company
Theme
King Kong
Vehicle type
Aerial tramway
Duration
5 minutes
Height restriction
40 in (102 cm)
Ride Host
Roosevelt Island Tram Operator
Universal Express was available
Kongfrontation was a ride located at Universal Studios Florida theme park in Orlando, Florida. As one of the original attractions featured during the park's grand opening on June 7, 1990, it quickly became one of the most popular. It was closed in 2002 to make way for Revenge of the Mummy, which opened in its place in 2004. Kongfrontation was based on the 1976 King Kong film and King Kong Encounter, a defunct attraction once located at Universal Studios Hollywood. It was themed to the evacuation of civilians from Kong's rampage on Roosevelt Island.
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franchise. For construction to begin, Universal Studios Florida closed Kongfrontation on September 8, 2002, and Universal Studios Hollywood closed E.T. Adventure...
(Jaws, Disaster!, and Kongfrontation) were not working and suffered major technical difficulties. Disaster! and Kongfrontation were fixed by the end of...
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studio backlot theme. Their projected opening day lineup would include Kongfrontation, Jaws, and the Spielberg-Alexander collaborative project, Back to the...
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was destroyed in 2008 by a backlot fire), and followed it up with the Kongfrontation ride at their Orlando park in 1990 (which was closed down in 2002 due...
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Global Information
Universal Express was available