Revenge of the Mummy reviews
Theme Park Insider readers offer their ratings and reviews for Revenge of the Mummy, a roller coaster in New York at Universal Studios Florida. (The minimum height to ride is 48 inches.)
Written by Joe Lane In a video interview shown through Revenge of the Mummy's queue, Mummy star Brendan Fraser dismisses the curse as some hokey nonsense. Deeper into the queue, we finda number of interactive artifacts along the way--items possibly from actual tombs? Perhaps unearthed and brought on the set of the movie to make it look more authentic? Not only does it look like we're wandering through an ancient Egyptian tomb, but it looks as if there may be more to this curse than meets the eye. A quick jaunt up a flight of stairs brings us to the loading area, where Med-Jai guards take us to our mine carts (the carts seat sixteen guests: four rows, four riders to a row). Two loading stations are available to expedite the loading process. The Revenge of the Mummy ride takes us through a mummy-infested tomb. We quickly discover that these mummies are tourists who have been recently mummified! As we turn the corner, we find one of the crewmembers wrapped up, trying to warn us that the curse is VERY real, but we realize it's too late as the mummy bursts forth from his sarcophagus. In the next room, Imhotep's face appears on the wall, and he makes us an offer: Join him and receive vast riches or refuse and face a fate far worse than death. One moment, the room is lit up, full of chests of gold. The next moment, there are flames and six of Imhotep's guards suddenly surround the mine cart. We barely make it out of the chamber, dipping under a heavy stone slab. Suddenly, we've reached a dead end--and the room suddenly begins to fill with flesh-eating scarabs. Then, our mine cart rolls BACKWARDS and down a small hill. We briefly see the symbol of the Med-Jai before Imhotep's grotesque face appears again to taunt us. Our cart rotates around and the dark ride portion ends and the roller coaster portion begins. With a fierce cry ("You're souls are MINE!"), we are launched into the mouth of the mummy and into complete darkness, chased by evil spirits the entire time. And just when you think that Revenge of the Mummy is over... it isn't.
Readers' rating:
Great combination dark ride and coaster with many surprises along the way. - Andrew Carrieri Good ride, only the problem is no one can follow the story because it's told in the queue, which is always empty. The first animatronic breaks a lot, which can take away a lot. - Skipper Adam Brilliant - a few things I would like to see replaced/removed (the stationary statues in the room filled with 'treasures'). Excellent storytelling which vastly outweighs what is otherwise a pretty average indoor coaster (though admittedly the launch is impressive!). I appear to be in the minority when I say: I am glad ROTM replaced Kongfrontation. It was outdated and ROTM was much needed when it was introduced to the park - maybe we will see its return in another form in the future. - Ashleigh Noad I love this ride it's an awesome indoor rollercoaster 10/10. - Giovanny Cruz Overall a pretty neat wild coaster experience. Unfortunately the main mummy animatronic at the beginning is constantly down (and even when it is up and running the animatronic is clearly showing it's age), and there have been times when I've gotten a fairly tame ride on it and others when it's back to its full glory (Maybe has to do with where I was sitting or overall weight of car). Best seats are first or last row. Highly recommended for any die-hard coaster enthusiast. The combination of cool animatronics, immersive set pieces, a fantastic queue and 2 wild coaster portions make this one a must. It will undoubtedly leave you out of breath and screaming for more. 9/10 - Dan Huffman Does it do justice to Kongfrontation? No. Is it a fun ride. Absolutely! - Andy Milito This is one ride that makes you go twice.. Ride it in the front row to get the maximum experience. We enjoyed every bit of it and the sudden speed of the roller coaster riding in the dark with the ghostly voices makes it really thrilride. When we actually went there, the ride was closed for technical reasons and they said "they dont know When it wil be open again". If you ace the same situation, dont give up. Try comeing back to the ride after couple of hours. When we came back after couple of hours, it was open again. Pros: Everything about the ride. Cons: Is there any!!! - Niru Shobi I will always pine for Kongfrontation, but Revenge of the Mummy is a worthy replacement! Somewhat muddled storyline, but I'm sure very few park guests care. - Man-Eating Sharks I love it except when we broke down in the Roof Fire room, I got scared! Fab ride. 9/10 - D H Oh goodness, I can never get enough of this ride. It never gets boring. Every time I go, I ride it AT LEAST 30 in a day. It's just THAT good. Be sure to ride it! *It may be frightening to children* - Grace Davis I absolutely hate roller coasters! but I LOVED this ride!!! This is the only roller coaster that I have been on multiple times. Sure I have to psych myself up before I go on and I always think about chickening out while I'm in line. But I'm sure glad that I make it through because it's a blast!!! I give this an 8.5/10 and I sure I would give it a 10/10 if I liked the feel of falling! If you can handle roller coasters it's a "must do". Note: Be sure to secure all lose items before you ride. My favorite pair of sunglasses that I thoght were "secure" in my front pocket, ended up being caught by a girl sitting in the front row and I was in the back. Don't know when I lost them or how they got there, but I sure glad I got them back! :) - Bob Liebe More attraction and restaurant ratings:
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