Transformers:Battle For the Allspark
To give an easy summary of Transformers:Battle for the allspark think this, a high tech Spiderman-esque thrill ride with 3d visual effects and a couple of massive animatronics that attack the ride vehicle. Throw in explosions and a fast paced simulator/dark ride theme and you have Transformer:Battle for the all spark.
Building;
Located in the Transformers portion of the park is a fairly large building. The exterior is made to look like a high tech military base with secret logos on the exterior.
Queue;
The line is inconspicous from the outside. It easily looks to be a 15 minute wait until you realize 79 minutes in that you were fooled. The outside portion is fairly small with numerous rope switchbacks leading towards the entrance. Guests with good attention to detail might notice the various security panels purposely placed throughout the line to enhance the theming. Once inside the base guests pass through various military rooms, one of which is receiving live feed from the pentagon who is warning that a group of machines have attacked the southeast base and are heading to your location. Small pre-show videos hosted by John Turturro also show up in the queue as well. A brief pre-show, using Musion technology, has a test machine transforming when coming in contact to the allspark. The loading docks are made to look like an airplane hanger. The vehicles are fairly similar to Spiderman's ride vehicles but are different in size and shape.
Ride;
Uniquely enough, the attraction takes place both inside and outside the massive building. The plot is this, you (the guests) are in charge of transporting the allspark from the military base to a top secret base farther down. Unfortunately the decepticons are not willing to let you get away. Fortunately the autobots are here to help. The ride starts out by leaving the base and exiting into a desert set. The carts speed up and bouce over hills as fast as they can when you are suddenly attacked by Scorponok. He fires two rockets at the vehicle which miss and blow up a small camp not to far away. The vehicles speed up again while Scorponok pursues you from under the sand. Fortunately the carts are thrust into the base just in time. The onboard computer reads that you have four minutes before the allspark activates, activating and transorming every machine or appliance on Earth. The carts move deeper into the base when they are attacked by Barricade. A brief chase ensues when Bumblebee appears and blasts Barricade. (This is when the 3D becomes an element.) The carts move farther on when Frenzy leaps off of the ceiling and lands on the hood of your vehicle. A brief attack ensues with hime throwing Cd's coupled with an air effect that will have you lowering your head.. The vehicle lurches forward and Frenzy is crushed underneath. Optimus Prime shows up and tells you that you are humanity's only chance so hewill help hold the Decepticons off. A 3D battle with tons of transforming happens all around the cart between Optimus, Bumblebee, Ratchet, Megatron, Blackout, and Bonecrusher and ends off with the room being blasted apart by Starscream. The allspark is knocked into the main reactor which sets off another explosion. The vehicles speed off down a shorter corridor which ends off with Megatron attacking the carts, The Megatron animatronic is about 20 feet tall with full range of motion. The action packed finale is when the carts attach to an larger simulator table in front of an Imax screen. The autobots battle the decepticons when the cart is blown onto the back of Starscream (in jet mode) which takes guests on a high speed simlator ride through the streets of Los Angeles. A final battle and the carts finally return to base. Mission Accomplished.
Gift Shop;
A small shop called Transformers gifts will be added to the end of the ride.
