Terminator 2 In 3D

This was one of the few rides I hadn’t ridden yet at Universal, so we decided to do it the last time I was there.
SPOILERS
You start off in a room with a bunch of other people waiting to ride and an actress talks to you about Cyberdyne. There’s a video showing all the technological ways that it can improve your life, definitely in line with the Terminator movies. Sarah and John Connor hack the video, warning you not to listen to them, and then the actress ushers you into the theater with your 3D goggles.
It’s a huge auditorium, with a stage at the forefront. As you’re seated, the same actress from before talks to you a bit more about Cyberdyne. Out of the walls, animatronic Terminators pop up, and they shoot at targets across from them. Sarah and John Connor appear, played by actors wearing their clothes and even mouthing their words, and a screen behind them turns on and starts showing movie scenes. There’s a lot of shooting, some misty spray, bright lights, fire, etc. with the actors popping out on the stage, and also «jumping» in and out of the screen.
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All in all, it’s not something I would wait very long to see, but it was entertaining and nice to get out of the bright sun for a bit. It was kind of odd to us that the gift shop here featured a bunch of merch from The Walking Dead and Doctor Who, though… What even.

This is such an epic ride! It may be aged a bit but it still so much fun to experience! Terminator 2 is my all time favorite movie and I love having a ride accompanying it’s amazingness!

I think an upgrade is needed for this one. Was bored and not captivated at all. How long was this show?! 20 minutes?! I seriously nodded off. Dark theater with glasses on… yeahhhh…I think our whole group fell asleep lol. Well, it was a nice nap. And we got to rest our feet for a bit.

Bisschen schauspielaction — hier und da ein netter Effekt. Kann man sich gerne anschauen wenn man T2 Fan ist! Aber die Erwartungen nicht zu hoch schrauben!

T-​2 is my absolute favorite movie and I live in Los Angeles and they replaced our T-​2 3D with Despicable Me (horrible) so getting to see this again was awesome.

I thought this ride/​show was amazing when first came here almost 10 years ago but now it’s on the worse attraction list right next to twister the ride. Watching the old promo featuring Shaq in his prime and pre– iPhone video phones feels like the rider stepped back in time.
Its a classic ride but the movie itself is irreverent. Kids under 15 have no idea what terminator is. The shop after the ride features crap to purchase from the Walking Dead!!!
I know there’s a new Terminator movie coming out this summer but I doubt that would even make this ride worth an upgrade. I wish Universal would just replace it with something else. My husband and I used this ride as a quick nap to recoup after a day of walking in the hot sun. We seriously both fell asleep.

A mash up of live action, old school 3D video and animatronics, Terminator is one of the legacy attractions at Universal Studios.
Starting off as a tour of a Cyberdyne facility, an ultra peppy tour guide gives you an intro but as you watch a video, the feed is «hacked» by Sarah and John Connor, played by the same actors as in T2 and they warn you to exit the facility. The Cyberdyne tour guide assures you everything is fine though and you continue into an auditorium where you are seated. The demonstration continues, with early model Terminators «shooting» paper targets, but the show is crashed by actors playing the Connors, as well as Arnold’s Terminator, with shadows and body positioning keeping you from seeing their faces too much before they travel through a time portal to the future chasing another Terminator unit. From here on there’s more video and a bit more live action, some more shooting, pyrotechnics and I recall a random spritz of water as well.
It’s not ground-​breaking now, but you can definitely see how this would have been pretty impressive back in the mid-​90s, and the throwbacks to this classic movie are entertaining too.

Skip it! Unless you’re a Terminator fan … well even if you are you’ll probably be disappointed. I don’t feel like it was a full waste of time but … yeah … I would’ve rather spent time waiting in line for something more entertaining.
*** Just a funny note — the Arnold of this set runs around the people to set up from the screen to a reality. He has such a beer gut … I don’t know how he can do it or why they cast him for the role.

It is a LIVE show with a 3D movie. One of the first 3D things they got in the park. It was pretty awesome back before EVERYTHING in the park was 3D. It is not a simulator and has actors which make it all pretty cool. Worth checking out if your at the park! Usually has a shot line also.

This ride is outdated and kinda lame. The actors are cool, but I definitely would not go on it again… unless i want to cool off when it’s hot out.

Sure, this attraction is a little dated, but it’s still a lot of fun! The Terminator 2 in 3D attraction is less of a ride and more of an interactive show. It’s a pretty lengthy show, too, starting with some videos you watch whilst waiting for the theatre clear, and then the actual show itself once you’re seated. The whole thing, without counting waiting in line, probably runs a good 20+ minutes.
The story takes place after the events of Terminator 2, in which Sarah and John Connor are out to take down CyberDyne Systems. Naturally, chaos ensues and Terminators try to, well, terminate!
They filmed a ton of additional footage with our main man Arnie, Linda Hamilton, the kid who plays John Connor, and the bad Terminator goopy guy (I’m really good with names, clearly), and combine that footage with actors (who have their faces pretty well shrouded so you’re meant to think that they’re the real characters) acting out the show in front of you. And even though the footage has to be from what, 20 years ago at this point, it still looks pretty good! The 3D is well-​utilized.
The chairs rumble and shift a tiny bit, and there’s some fog and smoke action, but otherwise this is definitely an easy-​going attraction for those who might be unable to ride coasters and whatnot! Not really what I’d consider a must-​see attraction at Universal, but an entertaining way to pass a bit of time, especially if your feet have started to get a little tired!

I fell asleep during the show, so that’s a sign its a little dated but still fun for a terminator freak

Now probably one of the oldest rides at Universal, this show is quite dated. Especially when you show video clips of shaq in a lakers uniform. Although the mixture of live action and 3D is quite good, it really doesnt stand up to the 3D movies you can now see at the theaters. Also if you compare it to shrek 4D that has seats that move and make it more interactive, the seats at this ride are pretty much just stationary with the occasional rocking motion. Still if your at the park and this is your first time, you pretty much obligated to go on every ride.

Live action show combined with 3D movie. Do you really need more then that? Smoke, Explosions, Terminator gun fire, Goofy one liners From Mr Arnold, and possible Seizures await you on this sit down theater style movie. LOL yea I said Seizures.
I’LL BE BAAAACK!!!

I’ll Be Back! In 3-​D!
Terminator 2 in 3-​D is still a fun experience. If you are an Arnold fan it is a must. The show itself is part animatronic, part live action, and part 3-​D movie. Explosions, smoke, gun fire, seats move to the action, goofy Arnold one-​liners, it’s all here.
Video was filmed with the original actors from the movie for this. Arnold, Edward Furlong, Linda Hamilton. After watching a Cyberdyne propaganda film you are whisked away to the actual 3-​D experience in a theater setting. A cyberdyne stooge demonstrates the new line of Terminators when live action actors take over the presentation and all heck breaks loose. You are transported with Arnold and John Conner to the future where they battle Terminators and destroy the Cyberdyne Terminator home base. It’s all done with some cool 3-​D effects and the screen opens up to three times the size as it almost wraps around the room.
Even though a bit dated the 3-​D still holds up here, and it’s a fun movie to watch. Never too long a wait as the theater takes in a lot of people at once. Good one to sit in and enjoy the AC on a hot day out.
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