Revenge of the MummyDark rideMinimum height to ride: 48 inches About Revenge of the MummyWithin the walls of the former E.T. Adventure soundstage, visitors will find the most detailed queue Universal's ever offered in its Hollywood park. Take your time to stuff your hand in one of the holes in the wall, or, better yet, talk a squeamish friend into doing it instead. And don't rush past the preshow, even if you have the chance. The set-up you'll watch there will help you better appreciate and be thrilled by the effects that await you ahead. Once in the heart's of Mummy's temple, riders board minimally-themed mining cars that whisk them through a what might best be described as a nightmare's version of Pirates of the Caribbean's grotto and treasure scenes. Decaying arms reach down toward your car as untold goo drips from the ceiling. As in Pirates, you pass the corpses to find immense treasure – riches that come with a curse. But unlike the Disney classic, you never find the "wink," that moment of self-deprecating humor that makes the attraction tolerable for young riders and perpetually amusing for the older ones. Mummy takes itself quite seriously. This ride's as earnest as a state patrolman with a quota to fill. You'll find no dog with the keys to your freedom at the end of this ride. Nor will you find yourself accompanied by some smirking hitchhiking ghost. Not even Tinkerbell crashes into the wall in a gleeful dig at Universal's competition. Mummy does not relent, even for a moment, in its attempt to scare your bodily fluids from you. Bugs crawl around your car. Thunder blasts all around you. Skeleton Warriors drop from the ceiling (but to the car's sides, not overhead, as earlier promised) as linear induction motors accelerate your car into the roller coaster section of the ride. Mummy falls short of providing the legendary experience that will endear it to fans throughout the decade to come. This two-minute trip's simply too fast -- and too short -- for riders to comprehend fully its narrative. And Mummy's sensory effects are not intense enough to overcome their brevity. The relatively small soundstage Universal Creative engineers had to work with in Hollywood doomed this version to fall short even of its larger Orlando sibling. Two fellow riders who'd been on Orlando's version reported that the Hollywood ride simply didn't match the length and intensity of the east coast edition. At least this Mummy concludes with an exhilarating effect, engulfing passengers in steam and fire. But why must this, and every other recent major new attraction, be so short? Kids looking for thrills won't care about such missed opportunities. This Mummy is fast. It's furious. Adrenaline-loving tweeners will declare it the coolest thing ever. (Well, until next summer's new thrill.) Older, wiser riders will enjoy Mummy's impressive effects. With a few extra trips, perhaps they will grow in their respect and appreciation for the ride, as well. But it's doubtful that any but the most undemanding of those riders will ever fall in love with Revenge of the Mummy. -- Last edited by Robert Niles [Update this description | Read previous versions] Photos from Revenge of the Mummy
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very good effects, though the ride is way too short, especially if you compare this e.g. to Winja's Fear and Force, another mouse ride in Phantasialand, Germany. The effects make this ride outstanding, though. - A. P. The one part of this ride, (Orlando), that I did not care for was the warriors that spring up. When they stop they rock back and forth, to me that looks like cutting a corner. - Steve Assad Fun ride, bashes your head a lot - so be prepared for minor headaches after the ride, but overall good - not worth a two hour wait tho, so go on when the wait is 45 minutes AT MOST. Effects are a bit cheesy, but better than most park fare. In the end, a good ride, but not a great one (still sits in Indiana Jones' shadow in my opinion, and Indy didn't need a backwards roller coaster track) - T.S. Stone An absolute blast. The accelerated launch on this coaster is the best part and the detail and theming in the prior rooms before the launch is nice. I do think that the roller coaster effects could have been better than just the simple flashing mummies. The ending has never lived up to the ride and the new "more shocking" ending is better than the previous one. I wished they would have kept the E.T. ride and build ROTM on a bigger soundstage so it can be more like the awesome florida version. This is an absolute must-ride. Go on it first thing when the lower lot is open as waits are non existant and you can actually go 2 or 3 times in a span of 10 minutes. Unless on really busy days, waits for this fast loading ride usually never exceed 30 minutes. - Manny Barron This is a good in the dark roller coaster/dark ride. It has several unique elements, such as a backwards section. It probably isn't worth more than a half-hour wait, especially if you've ridden it before, but is definitely worth that. Not as good as Space Mountain, but still a good family friendly ride. - AJ Hummel 8/10 It had a cool theme and a nice dark ride section. but what stole the show was the boost at the beginning and subsequent roller coaster part. - Jack Borgeson it was an ok ride but the ending was stupid because they use a tv and dumb stroblights but it was a good ride. - mark lunod This Ride, even though on the short side, is still a must do at USH. I personally LOVE this ride and I think Universal did a fine job with it considering the space restraints and budget. - Dan Rosenberg Ride is not designed for large passengers. I ride everything, but I couldn't ride this because of the lap bar. I was given a front-of-line pass/free drink pass, but that doesn't make up for the fact that I couldn't ride it. Very disappointed. - Steven Remollino After riding it for more than five times, I still think ROTM is an overrated attraction. If you've gone to Disneyland and find how much details they put into the scenery and effects, you'll realize how USH had a cheap attemp on surpassing rival theme park. The best part of the ride to me is the mummy room where dead corpse on two sides squeak and reaching down to you from above, but then when it comes to the CGI mummy head you'll notice the edge of the black projector screen is obviously showing plus the CGI has a really poor quality. The banner with glowing souls passing by wasn't that much imppressive either. They're like the glow-in-dark painting you buy at Halloween stores, and there aren't that many of them. Same as the scarab beetle room, you can tell it's one projection screen in fornt and two tilited on the sides. The animation wasn't even real enough to give you the creeps, which makes the water dropping effect redundant. You still wait for the attention drawer, but the ride ends instead. Now you're in the rotation room and see Imhotep destroy himself without any reason. Then staffs unload you. You're thinking before the locker charges you wanna go on it again to give yourself a reason liking it but turn out more flaws you can find about the ride. I'll still recommend people to go on it since it's one of the must ride at USH, but no expectations, otherwise it followed huge disappointment. - Jeremy Hu Great ride - Stephen Thickett The sensory-overload of effects is a bit too much affects and not enough storyline. E.T could have stayed here and ROTM could hav gone somewhere else in the park. Good coaster, a few too many effects. - Sarah E Extremely fun ride, but the Queue is missing something that I can't explain. The Ride is too quick to be enjoyed. It feels like it's over before it even began. This one is missing the great faux-unloading area from the FL version. Very smooth ride, but the ending is a let down. One of those "That's it?" endings. Very difficult to follow the story unless you know about it ahead of time. Fun coaster launches, but the cheezy strobe-light spirits take away from this ride. The sensory overload is good, except for the spirits mentioned above. The scarab beetles, mummy arms reaching for you, and the animated Mummy face are all great! Overall, it's an exciting (yet brief) coaster, with a good theme with a few minor hiccups. - Brandon Mendoza
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