Armageddon

[lisak09]

Hi just wondering if anyone can tell me if this is a show or is it a ride? And if its a ride what kind of ride is it? Im guessing a simulator ride but i dont know.Thanks

 

[Figment1986]

As far as I know it is a demomstration... Sort of like Backdraft is at Universal Studios Hollywood. They have a preshow.. or 2 (I've never been but have a friend who told me about it a few times) and then they take you into the chaimber and demonstrait the destruction of the russian space station in a controled environment like they were going to shoot it for the film Armegedon.

I may be wrong but I know it is defenently not a ride more of an Demonstration.

 

[Philo]

I would agree with that - not a ride but not a show either. It's more of a walk through attraction with effects.

 

[yeti]

Hi just wondering if anyone can tell me if this is a show or is it a ride? And if its a ride what kind of ride is it? Im guessing a simulator ride but i dont know.Thanks

'Tis an attraction. :hammer:

 

[marni1971]

And a very good (and clever) one!

**SPOILER**

After a preshow video (with live CM) you are taken to the `set` of the Russian space station from the movie. It`s a large, dimly lit round room with pipes in the ceiling, banks of computers on the walls, view screens, airlock doors, and the core in the center (large hole in floor)

All is well, you can gaze into space through the view screens, and the narration is by the Russian cosomonaut (english) and the computer (french). Meteors are picked up on radar, they hit the station, and all hell breaks loose.

Over the next few minutes, steam shoots out the floor, walls and ceiling. Pipes fall from the ceiling, bits of wall `blow` out, and fireballs erupt in one of the airlocks. The other airlock gives way, and all the smoke in the room actually gets sucked out the opening into space (a very clever and windy effect). The airlock is closed, but more meteors hit, the ceiling collapses and finally the central core blows, shooting very hot fireballs into the middle of the room mere feet from guests. As a finale the lights go out and the whole floor drops a few inches suddenly.

 

[DTM93]

Wow, thanks for the spoiler.

As ridicolous as this sounds, we went for our first time to DLRP and I went in the preshow and then changed my mind but now I know what happens I think I actually might go on it in September 2009.

 

[EPCOT Explorer]

And a very good (and clever) one!

**SPOILER**

After a preshow video (with live CM) you are taken to the `set` of the Russian space station from the movie. It`s a large, dimly lit round room with pipes in the ceiling, banks of computers on the walls, view screens, airlock doors, and the core in the center (large hole in floor)

All is well, you can gaze into space through the view screens, and the narration is by the Russian cosomonaut (english) and the computer (french). Meteors are picked up on radar, they hit the station, and all hell breaks loose.

Over the next few minutes, steam shoots out the floor, walls and ceiling. Pipes fall from the ceiling, bits of wall `blow` out, and fireballs erupt in one of the airlocks. The other airlock gives way, and all the smoke in the room actually gets sucked out the opening into space (a very clever and windy effect). The airlock is closed, but more meteors hit, the ceiling collapses and finally the central core blows, shooting very hot fireballs into the middle of the room mere feet from guests. As a finale the lights go out and the whole floor drops a few inches suddenly.

Oh. My. God. That sounds incredible.:sohappy:

Please tell me that has been considered for DHS. Please. :lookaroun:lol:

 

[marni1971]

I believe it was considered but got no further. Strange when you think it`d easily fit into a soundstage or other small building. There are a lot of safety issues - propane gas storage, airpressure and vacum pumps - pertaining to location but even so.

 

[unkadug]

Ahhh... the ol' "and then something goes terribly wrong" scenario

 

[lisak09]

And a very good (and clever) one!

**SPOILER**

After a preshow video (with live CM) you are taken to the `set` of the Russian space station from the movie. It`s a large, dimly lit round room with pipes in the ceiling, banks of computers on the walls, view screens, airlock doors, and the core in the center (large hole in floor)

All is well, you can gaze into space through the view screens, and the narration is by the Russian cosomonaut (english) and the computer (french). Meteors are picked up on radar, they hit the station, and all hell breaks loose.

Over the next few minutes, steam shoots out the floor, walls and ceiling. Pipes fall from the ceiling, bits of wall `blow` out, and fireballs erupt in one of the airlocks. The other airlock gives way, and all the smoke in the room actually gets sucked out the opening into space (a very clever and windy effect). The airlock is closed, but more meteors hit, the ceiling collapses and finally the central core blows, shooting very hot fireballs into the middle of the room mere feet from guests. As a finale the lights go out and the whole floor drops a few inches suddenly.

Thanks for that. We're heading off on thursday & i wasn't sure if this would be ok for our DD(6). That's really helped a lot i appreciate it.

 

[sueuk]

The only thing to remember if you have a 6 year old is - it's extremely noisy, crowded and dark. Kids crying everytime we've been.

 

[unkadug]

The only thing to remember if you have a 6 year old is - it's extremely noisy, crowded and dark. Kids crying everytime we've been.

That's why it'll NEVER come to Florida. (see AE) Parents can't read.

 

[Slipknot]

As a finale the lights go out and the whole floor drops a few inches suddenly.

Sounds a lot like the end of Twister at Universal, minus the darkness (it is dark but not pitch black from what Armageddon sounds like).

 

[marni1971]

Sounds a lot like the end of Twister at Universal, minus the darkness (it is dark but not pitch black from what Armageddon sounds like).

Pretty much, yes. Apart from a huge in-your-face-for-real-and-very-hot fireball!