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The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man
(Universal Express)
What it is
Indoor adventure simulator ride based on
Spider-Man
.
Scope and scale
Super-
headliner.
Fright potential
Intense; kids tall enough to ride usually take it in stride.
Bot-
tleneck rating
9.
When to go
The first 40 minutes the park is open.
Special comment
Must be 40″ tall to ride.
Authors' rating
One of the best attractions anywhere; .
Dur-
ation of ride
4½ minutes.
Average wait in line per 100 people ahead of you
4 minutes.
Loading speed
Fast.
Soar above buildings without ever leaving the ground! The Amazing Adventures of
SpiderMan—covering 1½ acres and combining moving ride vehicles, 3-D film, and
live action—was enhanced in 2012 with a complete high-definition digital upgrade.
It's frenetic, fluid, and astounding. The visuals are rich, and the ride is wild but not
jerky. Although the attractions are not directly comparable, Spider-Man is technolo-
gically ahead of The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror at Disney's Hollywood Studi-
os—which is to say it will leave you in awe. In fact, it's considered by many to be the
best theme park attraction on the planet.
The storyline is that you're a reporter for the
Daily Bugle
newspaper (where Peter
Parker, a.k.a. Spider-Man, works as a mild-mannered photographer), when it's dis-
coveredthatevildoers havestolen—we promisewe'renotmakingthisup—theStatue
of Liberty. You're drafted on the spot by your cantankerous editor to go get the story.
After speeding around and being thrust into a battle between good and evil, you ex-
perience a 400-foot “sensory drop” from a skyscraper roof all the way to the pave-
ment. Because the ride is so wild and the action so continuous, it's hard to understand
