King Kong Encounter - Universal Studios Hollywood Theme Park Attraction Video
243This is the inside attraction video used at the King Kong attraction from 1990 - 2008 on the Universal Studios Hollywood Studio Tour.
Rolland Smith - WWOR-TV Anchor
Tress MacNeille "Kelly King" - Helicopter Reporter
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"King Kong Encounter was an attraction formerly part of the Studio Tour at Universal Studios Hollywood. The scene, located amongst the New York Street backlot sets in the heart of the studios, was destroyed by a massive fire in 2008 and was replaced by King Kong: 360 3-D, which was opened on 1 July 2010.
The show began as the tour tram entered the soundstage and stopped in front of an apartment building facade where guests watched a breaking news report about Kong's rampage on television monitors located inside of the building's windows. A news chopper circling overhead was covering the story when Kong suddenly swatted at the chopper, causing it to come crashing down from above and exploding only a few feet away from the tram. As the tram rounded a corner, it drove out onto the Brooklyn Bridge, putting guests at eye-level with the giant animatronic ape. The enraged Kong shook the bridge and ripped the suspension bridge cables apart in an attempt to grab the tram. But guests managed to narrowly escape the clutches of Kong as the tram exited the soundstage just in the nick of time."
About:
Rolland G. Smith (born December 6, 1941) is an American former television news reporter and anchor who is best known for his time in New York, where he was based for most of his long career. He left WCBS when he was promoted to co-host of CBS' The Morning Program in January 1987. Smith left CBS that December after the show was canceled. Following this, he moved to WWOR, and in early 1988 he became the lead anchor of the station's 10 PM newscast replacing Tom Dunn. Smith would leave WWOR in 1993 and moved from New York for the first time since his transfer from Washington, as he relocated to San Diego to take an anchor position at NBC affiliate KNSD. This was the first time Smith had worked for a network-affiliated station since his 1987 departure from WCBS (WWOR, at the time, was an independent and was a year away from gaining any affiliation). He stayed with KNSD until 1997 and returned to New York, but did not immediately return to television.
After a four-year absence (which included a brief stint at WRNN), Smith rejoined WWOR as lead anchor following Ernie Anastos' departure to return to WCBS. He eventually moved to weekends as the co-anchor of the station's now-former Saturday and Sunday newscasts. In addition to his anchor duties, on each newscast he provided a small commentary that would be accompanied by his signature superimposed on screen. After a long career Smith announced his retirement in 2006, ending a nearly 40-year career with 11 Emmy Awards for his body of work.
Tress MacNeille (born Teressa Claire Payne; June 20, 1951) is an American voice actress. She is best known for providing the voices of Dot, Daisy Duck, Chip, Gadget Hackwrench, Wilma Flintstone, Mom, Agnes Skinner, Dolph Starbeam, Babs Bunny, and various other characters in various animated television series such as The Simpsons, Futurama, Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs, Disney's House of Mouse, Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers, SWAT Kats, Rugrats, and Dave the Barbarian." ~ wikipedia.org
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Universal Studios Tour
Carl Denham
Robert Armstrong
Indian Ocean
Ann Darrow
Faye Wray
Skull Island
animation
Peter Alexander - Producer
RKO General
Dino De Laurentis
Jay Stein - President, MCA Recreation Services
audience involvement
Lew Wasserman - Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Universal Studios
New York Street
Universal back lot
Sidney Sheinberg - President, MCA Inc.
Empire State Building
Brooklyn Bridge
sound stage
New York City street
Gordon Armstrong - Executive Vice President of Marketing, MCA Recreational Services
Foote, Cone and Belding - FCB Global
KONGFRONTATION
Hughes Aircraft
Dave Schweninger
Tom Reidenbach
Bob Gurr
Sequoia Creative
Henry Bumstead - Production Designer, MCA Universal
Larry Lester - Project Manager, MCA Universal
Bill Watkins - Designer of the Tram Sliding Bridge
Steve MacIntire - Designer the computer system which controls Kong
Barry Upson - Executive Producer and V.P. of Planning and Development for MCA Inc.
Carl Denham
The Venture
John Poorman, Delores Cortez, Florie Kaplan, Joan Bullard, Linda Johnson
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