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Vintage Universal Studios Tour [Hollywood] TV Commercial (1978)

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Television commercial entitled "Universal Studios Tour News" for Universal Studios Tour [Hollywood] circa 1978.

1975 - The Ice Tunnel added to the Studio Tour, inspired by the Clint Eastwood movie The Eiger Sanction (1975).

Ice Tunnel:
"Universal Studios Tour - Press Release from 1976:
“DOOMED GLACIER EXPEDITION” – UNIVERSAL STUDIOS TOUR ICY SPECIAL EFFECT

Avalanche! The cry Alpine climbers fear most is resounding loudly now at the Universal Studios Tour with one of its newer special effects, the “Doomed Glacier Expedition.”

All the spine-chilling sounds and sensations of the raging center of an Alpine avalanche surround the Tour visitor while journeying through Universal’s own glacier country.

Beginning with the rapid ascent of the tram up what the guide would have you believe is a snow-covered valley, to a treacherous cliff “25,000 feet high,” the “expedition” faces a massive ice cavern, its opening frosted with ice formations and shards of crystallized snow.

With no other choice, the tram enters the tunnel as frigid mountain drafts and earth-moving sounds buffet the air. The noises grow louder and the signal is clear — avalanche!

Suddenly, all control is lost. The tram appears to careen over and over in the midst of ice and snow and thunder. Will it plummet thousands of feet below to a sub-zero fate? Not when Universal Studios’ special effects experts are in charge. The tunnel does have an end and the tram escapes safely.

The “Doomed Glacier Expedition” utilizes several important movie techniques. “Reflected Forced Perspective,” used frequently by Alfred Hitchcock, creates the endless tunnel illusion, while Universal’s innovative Sensurround Sound provides the ominous noise of tons of shifting snow.

The Glacier Avalanche used the full capability of the Sensurround sound system developed for Earthquake (1974). This system used large bass speakers under the seating in movie theaters so the audience would actually feel the rumbles. In the Glacier Avalanche, the bass speakers added to the disorienting effect of being in a spinning tunnel.

1967 - The Universal Tour Entertainment Center (Upper Lot) is opened for the start of the Studio Tram Tour, with the Stunt Show now sharing the Action Arena with an early incarnation of the Animal Actors show.

1968 - Flash Flood set added to the Studio Tour.

Flash Flood:
1981 Publicity Text:
From sun to storm in a matter of moments.
As you go down a sleepy Mexican village road, the weather suddenly takes a turn for the worse. There’s a warning thunderclap, followed by a tropical downpour. Before you can react, a tree overhead cracks and up the road a wall of water rushes towards you in a monstrous wave. The tree is uprouted and the flash flood threatens to swamp the tram. At the last moment, the flood waters are diverted and the tree miraculously rights itself. You’ve just survived our menacingly realistic Flood effect – 20,000 gallons of water released from huge storage tanks high above the hill. The water rushes down the cobblestone road only to be recycled back into the tanks. A quiet sunny village has been turned into a rainswept disaster area and then back to its original tranquility in a matter of moments. If you look closely, you may even see a rainbow. The flood is a tribute to the ingenuity of Universal’s Special Effects Department." ~ http://www.thestudiotour.com/


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© 1978 Universal Studios (Tour) Hollywood / MCA Recreation and Development (http://www.universalstudioshollywood.com/)
The Incredible Hulk Character © 1978 Marvel Comics Group

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Seen in the video:
The Glacier Avalanche / The Ice Tunnel / Dante’s Peak Volcano / The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb
Flash Flood
The Stunt Show
Glamor Tram

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