Kongfrontation

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Kongfrontation was a former Universal Studios Florida dark ride that simulated an encounter with King Kong in New York City, known for its large animatronic ape and suspended tram vehicles.

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Kongfrontation canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dark ride ⓘ
defunct amusement ride ⓘ
theme park attraction ⓘ
audioLanguage English ⓘ
basedOn King Kong ⓘ
King Kong (film franchise) ⓘ
linked to: King Kong franchise
category Amusement rides introduced in 1990 ⓘ
Amusement rides that closed in 2002 ⓘ
Former Universal Studios Florida attractions ⓘ
Universal Studios Florida attractions ⓘ
closingDate September 8, 2002 ⓘ
designer Universal Creative ⓘ
feature aerial tramway-style vehicles ⓘ
animatronic King Kong head and torso ⓘ
bridge sequence ⓘ
city street sets ⓘ
fire effects ⓘ
large King Kong animatronic ⓘ
practical special effects ⓘ
smoke effects ⓘ
suspended tram vehicles ⓘ
hasAnimatronicCharacter King Kong ⓘ
heightRestriction approximately 48 inches ⓘ
locatedIn Orlando, Florida ⓘ
linked to: Orlando

United States ⓘ
Universal Studios Florida ⓘ
manufacturer Ride & Show Engineering, Inc. ⓘ
notableFor immersive New York City recreation ⓘ
large-scale King Kong animatronics ⓘ
suspended tram ride system ⓘ
openingDate June 7, 1990 ⓘ
operatedBy Universal Parks & Resorts ⓘ
parkSection New York area ⓘ
queueTheme New York City subway and streets ⓘ
replacedBy Revenge of the Mummy ⓘ
rideSystem suspended cable-driven tram ⓘ
rideType dark ride ⓘ
suspended tram ride ⓘ
setting Manhattan ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
simulationOf encounter with King Kong ⓘ
status defunct ⓘ
removed ⓘ
successorAttraction Revenge of the Mummy ⓘ
theme disaster ⓘ
monster attack ⓘ
themePark Universal Studios Florida ⓘ

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King Kong → hasThemeParkAttraction → Kongfrontation ⓘ