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Disaster!: A Major Motion Picture Ride...Starring You! was a dark ride partial tram tour and show at Universal Studios Florida. Set on a soundstage of a fictitious movie company, ''Disaster!'' was a based on the park's former Earthquake: The Big One ride, which comically illustrates how special effects are filmed for use in movies. The attraction's climax casted the riders as movie extras for a movie finale scene involving an earthquake in a subway station. Using high-speed editing techniques, the riders got to see themselves in the form of a movie trailer that included film sequences shot throughout the attraction's pre-show and main ride. In August 2015, Universal announced that the attraction would close on September 8, 2015 to make way for ''Fast & Furious: Supercharged'', based on the blockbuster film franchise. ==Attraction history== ''Earthquake: The Big One'' was one of Universal Studios Florida's original attractions, opening with the park on June 7, 1990. While the attraction was principally based on a portion of the Universal Studios Hollywood's Backlot Studio Tour, its main inspiration came from the 1974 disaster film epic ''Earthquake''. Over the years, however, fewer and fewer guests knew about the film referenced, so as part of a renovation project, Universal Studios detached the attraction from any existing film property and instead crafted a fictional premise around it by reinventing its storyline. On November 5, 2007, Universal Orlando confirmed the refurbishment on the day that the original ''Earthquake'' attraction was permanently closed.〔(“DISASTER!” TO HIT UNIVERSAL STUDIOS ORLANDO: NEWLY THEMED ATTRACTION TO REPLACE EARTHQUAKE Press Release )〕 The attraction reconstruction itself took 1 month and 3 weeks. Among the changes include a new pre-show experience, and new ride elements that were not in the ''Earthquake!'' attraction. The attraction started previews on December 23, 2007 after some technical problems delayed the actual opening. The grand opening took place on January 17, 2008. It was hosted by Universal Orlando Resort President Bill Davis, with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson making a guest appearance.〔(Full Video of the grand opening of Disaster! )〕 On August 25, 2015, Universal officials announced that Disaster! would be closing on September 7, 2015 to make way for a new attraction based on the ''Fast & Furious'' film franchise that would open in 2017. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Disaster!」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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