Revenge of the Mummy reviews
Theme Park Insider readers offer their ratings and reviews for Revenge of the Mummy, a dark ride at Universal Studios Hollywood. (The minimum height to ride is 48 inches.)
Written by Robert Niles 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.
Readers' rating:
Too short and slow. Not worth it if the wait is longer than 20 minuets. - nick . This ride was good but was over far too quickly - Rachelle Beaney this ride is great the way it is but ir would've been better if theres was a mummy effect during the intense part of the ride. - isaiah mercado A mix between Space Mountain and Rock n' Roller coaster. It is a bit short, and after the first time riding it, it seemed way more tame and less exciting. There is a cool technical aspect to the ride that I appreciate, where the track flips to send you off a different path backwards, and later rotates you in place to finish the ride. Sort of like Disney's new Expedition Everest (though Everest is better). The Mummy was an excitement of mine to go on, but maybe I should head back to Orlando to try that version. The best part about this ride is the FREE lockers available for putting your belongings if you have any. I was shocked that they were free. Much appreciated, Universal. - Michael Weissman The beginning of the ride is well done and scary, then you are launched into complete darkness thinking: "What's going to pop up!?!" and then Universal answers your question with cheap neon signs that depict mummies. I agree with Danilo's comment below, I feel the ride would be way more intense and scary if they didn't use those cheap signs that just ruin the mood. - Thomas Furlong Personally, I am not too thrilled with the ride. It is a great concept with having the Mummy movie franchise theme on it but it's almost like another version of Space Mountain. You can hardly see when you are being accelerated, going through all those hair-pin turns, or the end when you suddenly stop go backwards, turn and head back to the boarding station. What's up will all those glowing neon colored mummies? If it were actual duplicates from the movie, like at the beginning of the ride, I think it would be a better looking ride, just like at Indiana Jones at Disneyland. - Danilo Francisco More attraction and restaurant ratings:
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