Kongfrontation

Kongfrontation is a former ride at Universal Studios Florida. It operated from June 7th, 1990 to September 8th, 2002. It was based on the King Kong Encounter portion of the famous tram tour at Universal Studios Hollywood. The ride was considered the park's original flagship attraction, but high maintenance costs forced Universal to close the attraction for a more budget friendly ride, Revenge of the Mummy, which opened two years later.

Experience
Riders enter a New York subway and board a tram to leave the city before coming face to face with King Kong who is rampaging across the city.

Facts

 * Two seperate animatronic King Kong figures were built for the ride, both were scaled to be 39 feet tall.
 * Riders were blasted with Kong's banana breath with use of a smeltzer device.
 * A small golden statue of King Kong sits in the treasure room of Revenge of the Mummy as an homage to the retired attraction.
 * In 2015, Universal announced the return of King Kong to the Universal Orlando Resort. The ride titled Skull Island: Reign of Kong will open at Islands of Adventure in summer 2016.