Description
Revenge of the Mummy, also known as Revenge of the Mummy: The Ride or simply The Mummy Ride, is an enclosed steel roller coaster based upon the popular Mummy movie franchise directed by Stephen Sommers. The rides are located at Universal Studios Florida, Universal Studios Hollywood, and Universal Studios Singapore and use linear induction motors (LIMs) to launch riders from a complete standstill to a top speed of between 40 and 45 miles per hour (64 and 72 km/h) in a matter of seconds. All three Revenge of the Mummy roller coasters have a minimum passenger height requirement of 48 inches (120 cm). Although each version of this roller coaster has a unique plot and track layout, all of the Mummy rides were manufactured by Premier Rides, feature track switches by Dynamic Structures,[8] and theming by Universal Creative and ITEC Entertainment Corporation. Some of the alternate features of the Singapore version were designed by Adirondack Studios\r\rUniversal Studios Hollywood[edit]\r\rRevenge of the Mummys entrance at Universal Studios Hollywood.\rThe ride opened on June 25, 2004. The roller coaster has a height restriction of 48 inches.[6] Revenge of the Mummy uses linear induction motors (LIM), a technology used to launch riders. The roller coaster lasts approximately 2 minutes and is housed in the building of the former attraction, the E.T. Adventure.\r\rThe ride features warrior mummies, treasures and tombs, a sudden launch, a scarab beetle attack, forwards and backwards motion and surround sound speakers inside the vehicles. Hollywoods coaster was built in the former E.T. Adventure building. Some support beams for the coaster were built by digging downward to accommodate space. The warrior mummies and treasures are replicated film props from The Mummy film series while some are actual props.\r\rQueue and pre-show[edit]\rSet in 1944, the queue provides riders with a brief backstory of Imhotep and the ride in general. Once guests enter the buildings corridor in to the ride, they first see a hole which air will blast out of every 10 to 15 seconds (there are further traps along the corridor.) When guest move further in, the Book of the Dead is seen. A peep hole is also seen, fenced up by wires, containing a mummified man in his sarcophagus and other mummified remains of people whom Imhotep may have sucked their souls out earlier. The mans mummy is surrounded by carnivorous scarab beetles. When guest move deeper into the building (now appearing to be a tomb), they will find an abandoned archeological dig which is actually Imhoteps burial chamber. Looking up ahead in a giant mirror is a pictogram of Imhotep grinning at the guest followed by another pictogram of the guest being chased by Imhoteps army of mummy soldiers. Further in, riders find an archeological dig set in a backdrop of 1944. The queue ends in an Ancient Egyptian themed loading platform, complete with hieroglyphs and a large statue of a scarab beetle, in which the riders board mine cart-type coasters.\r\rThe rides layout at Universal Studios Hollywood.\rAs the ride begins, riders enter a dark tomb lit with dark green and red fluorescent lights, with a mummy coming to life to the left and hissing at riders. From above, Warden Gad Hassan, the prison archaeologist and Omid Djalilis character from The Mummy film (who was thought to have met his fate in the first film), warns guests Run for your lives! The curse is real! Imhotep lives! He screams as scarab beetles engulf him. The mine car continues through to a dark chamber, as drops of water fall on guests, and mummies stretch their arms out from each side of the cart while mummified arms appear from the ceiling, trying to grab riders.\r\rThe mine car slowly continues into the treasure room, filled with large amounts of golden yellow light, Egyptian hieroglyphs covering the walls, and two gigantic statues of Anubis stationed next to a projector screen, where Imhotep appears from sand in a mural and tells guests, Serve me and savor the riches of eternal life. The mine car makes a sharp turn as the yellow room quickly turns a dark shade of green, Imhotep continues his monologue. And join us in eternal death. The mine car moves in to the grand gallery as Imhotep continues to speak a curse in Egyptian language Akum ra Akum de, before exclaiming Now your souls belong to ME. FOREVER! At the same time, the grand gallery starts to collapse after Imohtep used the powerful curse from the Scroll of Osiris. A wall behind him collapses, forming an eclipse as four more mummy warriors drop down from each side of the track, holding cutlasses in their hands.\r\rThe cart is then launched at a high speed into darkness as the ride photo is taken. The surround sound speakers in the mine cart provide riders wi