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Strolling Down The Memory Lane At The Universal Studios

Universal Studios Hollywood is evolving.  For one there were attractions that were there before, unfortunately, some of them were changed or removed.  Whatever the reasons for the termination of these attractions, we don't know but I have the gut feeling, that the studio wants to cater to new movies, to give the studio some semblance that they are going with the times and were not stuck to old movies and thrills where the public has seen or experienced them already. Maybe some of them were scrapped to give room to new exciting attractions. 

The Studio Tour is also known as the Backlot tour is a ride attraction it travels through a working film studio, and various film sets. The guests who queued in sit in multi-car trams for the duration of the ride.

Here is the list of the attractions that were totally scrapped and buried in oblivion.  Kudos to the thrill they have given us, and for what it's worth, the delight and the pleasure will forever be etched in our memory. 

Avalanche Tunnel The tour guide leads the tram into a revolving tunnel, simulating an avalanche, including fake snow spinning around the tram, and damaged signs, along with special sound effects. 

Parting of The Red Sea

This attraction was aimed to recreate the epic biblical moment in the Ten Commandments where Moses parts the waters of the Red Sea. At its best, the effect was impressive. The water cascades past the tram as it sinks below the level of the lake.

Earthquake

The attraction simulates a large earthquake, rated at 8.3 on the Richter scale. As the tram leaves, the entire attraction resets itself in just 15 seconds ready for the next tram. Based on a disaster film Earthquake the impressive effects simulating a strong earthquake with a train crash, an exploding oil tanker, and a flooding subway station is hard to beat.

Earthquake: The Big One

Jaws is an amusement ride attraction based on the Jaws film series. The ride use tour boats to take guests through a harbor of the fictional Amity Island, which begins as a leisurely tour that is abruptly interrupted by an attack of the famous great white shark. 

Rockslide 

The tram stops inside a rock cliff which begins to collapse. The tram gets past the cliff safely, but not before having a collision with the rocks.

Runaway Train 
The tour guide leads the tram across a train track, thinking it is safe to cross. However, a train suddenly rushes from the tracks and stops just in time before colliding with the tram. The guide leads the tram away from the tracks to safety.

Battle of Galactica 
This high-technology attraction features animatronics and live actors in a spectacular laser battle based on the television series Battlestar Galactica with a 200-foot-long spaceship that "swallowed" the passengers. The tour guide said it was the most expensive special effects attraction ever built at the park at the time.

King Kong Encounter 

The tram enters 1976 New York City where King Kong is on the loose and grabs and shakes the tram, which eventually escapes his grasp and gets out of the city safely. The 7-ton, 30-foot-tall (9.1 m) Kong figure was the largest and most complex animatronic figure in existence for many years. The sophistication of the attraction broke new ground and paved the way for today's themed attractions.

Curse of the Mummy's Tomb 
The tram guide tells guests that they are going to take a look at some props from the film The Mummy, but instead, the tram is led into Imhotep's cursed tomb, where he sucks them into a powerful revolving sandstorm. The guide eventually leads the tram out of the sandstorm, and Imhotep is defeated.

The Fast & The Furious: Extreme Close-Up 

As the tram makes its way past Wisteria Lane during Universal's Studio Tour, to the left is a black Dodge Charger next to a beige house. The tour guide, who is apologizing for the "unplanned" event, is interrupted by Luke Hobbs, telling guests that they will be sent to a safe location. Screeching cars in the background alert the team that trouble is ahead. The guest put on their 3D glasses. The team makes way for their vehicles and begins the chase in a parking lot underground, where Owen Shaw appears to seek revenge on Dominic, leading a chase outside on the freeway.

The Collapsing Bridge 

The tour guide tries to take the tram around a bridge rather than going over it, but suddenly the tram driver takes the tram towards the bridge. Just as the tram reaches the midpoint of the bridge, it creaks and massive timbers fall away, causing the bridge to "drop" the tram a short distance. The tram drives on and guests can see the bridge rebuild itself for the next tram.

King Kong Sea 
The guide leads the tram to a body of water around Skull Mountain Island. Suddenly, the waves part, and the tram travels between them, and guests get a view of the mini island. Prior to the promotion of King Kong, guides informed guests that the waterfall effect was originally installed for the "parting of the Red Sea" scene from The Ten Commandments.

Back To The Future: The Ride was a simulator ride based on the popular movie trilogy of the same name. Each ride vehicle had a built-in video screen that acted as a "live" video feed of Dr. Emmet Brown in the institute and Biff Tannen in the stolen DeLorean time machine and of the vehicle's condition. Here, ride patrons sat in a vehicle beneath a huge IMAX Dome screen 

E.T. Adventure Ride was one of the original attractions and despite its age, it is still a ride that receives plenty of acclaim from both young and old alike. The use in the attraction of "passport" cards to E.T's home world, which then allowed ET to say each visitor's name at the end of the ride represented one of the first widespread uses of interactivity in a major theme park attraction.

Backdraft is a fire special effects show, based on the 1991film of the same name. Visitors could learn how the pyrotechnic effects were created and experience some of them firsthand. It was the first attraction based on an R-rated film at the Universal theme park.

Twister the Ride Based on the 1996 movie starring Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt, this indoor, walk-through attraction allows you to experience the creation of a real-life tornado right before your very eyes and ears. The fear factor was 9 out of ten. The end sequence demonstrates what happens when a tornado strikes the small town of Wakita, Oklahoma. Like Terminator 2 3D: Battle across Time, there is a boom at the end! That was scary.

Waterworld is a tidal wave of explosive action and the highlight of the show was aplenty -jumping jet skiers, perilous 

plunges, firefights, massive explosions, and an in-your-face plane crash you need to see to believe. Water World is a classic splash for its impressive scope and scale and its masterful integration of live stunts and special effects. Waterworld was received by so many visitors for such a long duration of time is a testament to the men and women who took on the challenge of creating the stunt spectacular using the film’s storyline as a creative blueprint, delivering arguably the greatest permanent stunt show attraction this industry has yet seen.

There are still other attractions I may have forgotten. You can refresh my memory by including it in the comment section.

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