Universal City, CA — \u201cKing Kong 360 3-D\u201d created by Peter Jackson, the world’s largest most intense 3D experience, made its debut today on the famed Universal Studios HollywoodSM Studio Tour, combining a ground-breaking use of Surround Digital 3D film and thrilling visceral effects to create a next-generation theme park experience. <\/p>\n
The world premiere of the attraction featured a star-studded guest list and an innovative \u201c3D press briefing\u201d by the attraction\u2019s creator, Peter Jackson. \u201cKing Kong 360 3-D\u201d is the first theme park attraction to be directed by the three-time Oscar\u00ae-winning storyteller and filmmaker.<\/p>\n
In the new attraction, guests aboard Studio Tour trams are given special 3-D glasses as they enter an enormous soundstage larger than a football field. Once inside, the trams are enveloped within enormous screens, their size equaling an area equivalent to 16 conventional movie screens and rest atop steel platens that provide a powerful motion base. Via the magic of Surround Digital 3D projection, guests are transported deep into a tangled jungle location. There, they survive a close encounter with a swarm of hungry raptors, only to be confronted by the terrifying presence of 35′ tall dinosaurs. Suddenly, the 25′ tall Kong gorilla appears. The trams roll and shudder as the guests find themselves caught in the middle of a titanic struggle between the great ape and carnivorous reptiles.<\/p>\n
The enormous scale and the cutting edge technology employed by the designers elevate the powerful, iconic storyline to a new level. The vivid realism of the 3D immersion and the synchronized motion of the tram combine to produce a sense of immersion without precedent in a theme park attraction. <\/p>\n
Peter Jackson, director of the Oscar\u00ae-winning 2005 Universal Pictures film upon which the attraction is based, said: \u201cAs a filmmaker, you\u2019re hoping to have the audience step inside your movie and become part of the experience\u2026to create the illusion of reality in a way that is much more tactile and profound than can be done in the cinema environment of a normal theatre. The new `King Kong 360 3D\u2019 at Universal Studios Hollywood provided us with a unique opportunity to really push film and theme park technology to create that illusion. Our intention was to create a spectacular and immersive 3D experience and we\u2019re confident that we\u2019ve achieved that. King Kong 360 3D is the largest most intense 3D experience on the planet.\u201d <\/p>\n
Larry Kurzweil, President, Universal Studios Hollywood, said: \u201cAfter a two-year absence, King Kong has returned with a vengeance never before seen. Guests from around the world will feel as if they are completely immersed in Peter Jackson\u2019s 3D storytelling. King Kong 360-3D is the fight of the century and a highly repeatable breakthrough thrill ride, taking theme park and movie making experiences to an entirely new level.\u201d<\/p>\n
King Kong, known as \u201cthe eighth wonder of the world,\u201d has been called \u201cthe experience for which movies were invented.\u201d Since first appearing on the screen in the 1933 original classic, \u201cKing Kong\u201d has been re-made twice, each time on a tremendous scale, earning a total of seven Oscar\u00ae and three Golden Globe\u00ae nominations. Most recently, Peter Jackson\u2019s 2005 version took classic elements of the original \u201cKing Kong\u201d story and adrenalized them with up-to-the-minute effects magic and the alchemic talents of a superlative group of filmmakers, cast and crew. Released to critical acclaim in late 2005, \u201cKing Kong\u201d was a worldwide hit. <\/p>\n
The arrival of the new \u201cKing Kong 360 3-D\u201d experience coincides with major enhancements to the iconic Studio Tour. The most extensive backlot construction ever in the history of Universal Studios, which includes re-creations of legendary Hollywood sets and the introduction of brand-new shooting locations, was recently completed and the renowned studio will soon buzz with star-studded film and television production as never before <\/p>\n
Universal Studios Hollywood is a unit of Universal Parks & Resorts, a division of NBC Universal, one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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