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Old 11-07-2007, 12:43 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Goodbye Earthquake, Hello Disaster!

Earthquake: The Ride at US has been closed and is being re themed as a new attraction called "Disaster":

Universal Studios to replace Earthquake attraction by December -- OrlandoSentinel.com
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That's a shame - we really enjoyed Earthquake and were looking forward to trying it again in December. Maybe by the time we go, the new ride will be open.
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This may not be a popular opinion, but "Good!". I found Earthquake to be one of those you-only-need-to-do-it-once attractions. I hope they don't have any delays in getting the replacement finished.
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I will miss doing Charlton Heston imitations with DH when he says "Isn't that fantastic?" during the little film part at the beginning.

But I am interested to see how the new ride turns out.
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I loved the actual ride but the preshow was getting a little "old".
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I thought the ride was getting a little old. It was great when it first opened but it was showing its age.
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Wow, I'm glad I rode it this year.
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I'll be there in April. Hopefully the replacement will be up & running by then.
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I'm glad we took my Mum on it this May, but I'll be sorry to see it go!
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Hated the pre-show (I work in TV, so it's kind of old) but liked then ride. Hope the replacement is like Mummy
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I thought this ride was due for a major overhaul....glad to see it happening!
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I'm interested in seeing something new - everytime we went to this attraction I was singled out as a "volunteer" during the pre-show even though I wasn't trying to volunteer. I was a good sport the first 3 times (always wobbling on the escalator) - after than, I declined being an Earthquake victim - again. Hopefully the new attraction will have all the drama of original in a new and different way.
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