When Legendary announced their partnership with Universal Pictures, one of the things that the deal was contingent on was getting Legendary properties into Universal’s popular theme parks. So far, that hasn’t happened. But, an attraction based on Legendary’s “Pacific Rim” did quietly open at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in California in 2016. This is a real “Days of Thunder” situation, with a large, motion-equipped theater showing pared-down sequences from the movie while the theater seats shake and shimmy and occasionally water gets blown in your face (hence the “5-D” distinction).
The mind reels with the possibility of what a “Pacific Rim” attraction could be, especially given how much of a theme park fan Guillermo del Toro is (I’ll wait while you Google the photo of him and Ryan Gosling on the “Cars” ride at Disney California Adventure). Maybe if the sequel makes money, Universal will actually put the money and resources into creating an attraction for their parks.
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