Jon Fu
Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
Just some differences that I've noticed. Feel free to contribute.
As always, I'll be using Hollywood as my basis for comparison.
Universal Studios Florida
- Indoor queue
- Reformatted queue video (designed to fit the 16:9 aspect ratio of their new monitors). Content is the same, but they've adopted some different letterboxing.
- Four preshow screens - projection style (like Hollywood)- with no closed captioning.
- Preshow screens use a slightly different aspect ratio (taller). Some preshow video footage has also been edited to format correctly on the screen.
- Kimberley's balcony enters from the left (Hollywood enters from the right)
- Main theater enters through the right, and exits to the left
- Six T-70s with fire effects and some design differences (their heads seem to be more elevated)
- Different uniform for Kimberley.
- Different opening script for Kimberley ("Here at Cyberdyne systems, armed combat has entered the age of robotics...")
- Kimberley also caters to more of a theme park crowd. Feels more "theme park friendly" if that makes sense.
- Sound is noticeably weaker throughout the attraction, and some effects are oddly absent.
- Some sequences are also timed differently than Hollywood. Most noticeably, the T-70s' introduction.
Universal Studios Japan
- Obviously housed in a newer building
- Different facade. More akin to Florida in some respects.
- Kimberley interacts with the audience heavily before the show
- Japanese dubs throughout the entire attraction
- Like Florida and Hollywood, Japan's Terminator used to be sponsored by Panasonic. As Chris reported, they're now sponsored by NEC (a display technologies manufacturer)
- Indoor queue is rather small. Outdoor queue is noticeably pathetic.
- Four preshow screens using the older CRT cube technology with burn in (like Florida and Hollywood in the past)
- Oddly enough, they also use a different "tiling" sequence than Florida or Hollywood.
- Very good audio. Second to Hollywood.
- No guns due to Japanese law.
- ??? (Chris needs to fill in the rest. It's been a few years)
Universal Studios Hollywood
- Different facade
- Outdoor queue
- Tile flooring in the preshow room
- VIC - T-900!
- Closed captioning is always on in the preshow video
- Kimberley appears to cater to a more local crowd. Adds realism. Also has a different uniform.
- Touchscreen panel (Kimberley's control panel in the preshow room) has a different graphic. Florida simply uses a stylized Cyberdyen logo.
- Fantastic audio
- Subtle design differences with our T-70s in comparison to Florida
- Four T-70s (with no fire)
- Theater exits to the right.
That's all I have at the moment. It's been a few years, so feel free to add or correct anything that I currently have.
As always, I'll be using Hollywood as my basis for comparison.
Universal Studios Florida
- Indoor queue
- Reformatted queue video (designed to fit the 16:9 aspect ratio of their new monitors). Content is the same, but they've adopted some different letterboxing.
- Four preshow screens - projection style (like Hollywood)- with no closed captioning.
- Preshow screens use a slightly different aspect ratio (taller). Some preshow video footage has also been edited to format correctly on the screen.
- Kimberley's balcony enters from the left (Hollywood enters from the right)
- Main theater enters through the right, and exits to the left
- Six T-70s with fire effects and some design differences (their heads seem to be more elevated)
- Different uniform for Kimberley.
- Different opening script for Kimberley ("Here at Cyberdyne systems, armed combat has entered the age of robotics...")
- Kimberley also caters to more of a theme park crowd. Feels more "theme park friendly" if that makes sense.
- Sound is noticeably weaker throughout the attraction, and some effects are oddly absent.
- Some sequences are also timed differently than Hollywood. Most noticeably, the T-70s' introduction.
Universal Studios Japan
- Obviously housed in a newer building
- Different facade. More akin to Florida in some respects.
- Kimberley interacts with the audience heavily before the show
- Japanese dubs throughout the entire attraction
- Like Florida and Hollywood, Japan's Terminator used to be sponsored by Panasonic. As Chris reported, they're now sponsored by NEC (a display technologies manufacturer)
- Indoor queue is rather small. Outdoor queue is noticeably pathetic.
- Four preshow screens using the older CRT cube technology with burn in (like Florida and Hollywood in the past)
- Oddly enough, they also use a different "tiling" sequence than Florida or Hollywood.
- Very good audio. Second to Hollywood.
- No guns due to Japanese law.
- ??? (Chris needs to fill in the rest. It's been a few years)
Universal Studios Hollywood
- Different facade
- Outdoor queue
- Tile flooring in the preshow room
- VIC - T-900!
- Closed captioning is always on in the preshow video
- Kimberley appears to cater to a more local crowd. Adds realism. Also has a different uniform.
- Touchscreen panel (Kimberley's control panel in the preshow room) has a different graphic. Florida simply uses a stylized Cyberdyen logo.
- Fantastic audio
- Subtle design differences with our T-70s in comparison to Florida
- Four T-70s (with no fire)
- Theater exits to the right.
That's all I have at the moment. It's been a few years, so feel free to add or correct anything that I currently have.
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