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Disaster! reviews

Theme Park Insider readers offer their ratings and reviews for Disaster!, a dark ride in San Francisco at Universal Studios Florida.

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Posted: January 3, 2012

"Disaster! A Major Motion Picture Ride . . . Starring You" is a retheming of the old "Earthquake" attraction, featuring a new storyline, as well as new ride elements and special effects.

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65 votes, so far

Really tamed not at all intense boring - Andrew Dougherty

This is a nice long ride, and I like the three stage experience of it that are all so different from each other and entertaining in their own unique ways. I like how everything fit together so well, and about how the ride felt so personalized. I was just a little bit disappointed by the footage on the subway, as I couldn't see much of it due to the lighting. - Lisa K

The acting scene is a bit cheesy but funny. The ending with the subway is basically a holdover from Earthquake but exciting enough. - Andrew Carrieri

Some cool elements, but takes way too long. Moving from from the theater to the subway car is awkward and not supervised well- people tripping over each other, going in the wrong direction, not enough seats in the places people were sent- just mismanaged all around. I really liked the subway elements once we got rolling- but getting there was tough! - KJ Simpson

A great update on Earthquake. - Man-Eating Sharks

Not bad but the Pre-show aggravates me! 7/10 - D H

I go on this ride everytime I visit Universal Studios. I Love it! I remember riding it when it was still Earthquake The Big One. That was getting outdated, so I like the update that they did with Disater!. It's a solid ride that I recommend on yor trip to USF. Try back later if you have to wait in line long. 7.5/10 - Bob Liebe

From start to end, this takes quite a long time. Don't get into the line if you are planning to see a show etc. Very good entertainment when you do ride it though. - Dan Jones

The boy saw it first, and demanded I volunteer to use my "Dark Side of the Moon" laugh. Have been in the real Embarccadero BART station many times; not sure how I feel about that. - Marc Ricketts

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