WaterWorld! Before & After the SHOW. Performers interact with visitors: Universal Studios Hollywood

Location: Arena adjacent to Universal Amphitheatre.
Timeline:
1984 – 1988: A Team Live Action Stunt Show
1989 – 1995 – Miami Vice Action Spectacular
October 1994 – Preproduction meetings
January 1995 – Construction starts in the arena
February 1995 – Atoll construction starts
July 1995 – The pool is filled with 1.4 million gallons of recycled water for three intensive months of rehearsal.
Autumn 1995 – Show opens (planned opening, announced in May 1995 was October 23 1995)
24 Jan 2006 – 7 April 2006 – Show closed for refurbishment (repainting, remodelling of the set)
2007 – Show Control system refit (see below)
March 2014 – The show closes for annual refurbishment and it’s announced that the previous production company has been removed from the show. This includes some of the crew members, who are to be replaced with a new team.
April 2013 – The show re-opens after some minor re-working, and is now operated by Action Horizons, a company formed and run by professional stuntmen. They already were responsible for running the Universal Studios Singapore version of the WaterWorld show.

The Making of WaterWorld
Work on the attraction started in October 1994, during production of Waterworld the movie. The team from Universal Studios Hollywood were searching for a replacement for the Miami Vice Stunt Show which was starting to show it’s age. Project Manager Norm Jahn was called to Hawaii to see the massive sets for the movie.

Facts and Figures
Attraction setup cost: $15million
Set cost: $1 million
Running time: 16 minutes
Show opened: Autumn 1995
Size of show area: 40,000 sq.ft.
Seating capacity of venue: 2500
Main wall: 30 feet high
Atoll gate towers: 35 feet high
Main tower: 52 feet tall
Entry tower: 42 feet tall
Water: 1.4 million gallons of recycled water in the pool
Number of cast: At the start of the show’s run there were 5 casts of 8 stuntpeople.
Characters
Deacon “Maniacal leader of a group of evil raiders called Smokers, determined to find Dry land first. He’s ensured that no explorer has ever returned until now”
Helen
The Mariner
Gatesman / Boat Driver #1
Stuntman
Seth / Deacon’s Boat driver
Pilot
Kenny / Jet Ski driver
Only Deacon and Helen have live radio microphones – any other voices are recorded.
Official website: http://www.universalstudioshollywood.com/attractions/waterworld/

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Location: Arena adjacent to Universal Amphitheatre.
Timeline:
1984 – 1988: A Team Live Action Stunt Show
1989 – 1995 – Miami Vice Action Spectacular
October 1994 – Preproduction meetings
January 1995 – Construction starts in the arena
February 1995 – Atoll construction starts
July 1995 – The pool is filled with 1.4 million gallons of recycled water for three intensive months of rehearsal.
Autumn 1995 – Show opens (planned opening, announced in May 1995 was October 23 1995)
24 Jan 2006 – 7 April 2006 – Show closed for refurbishment (repainting, remodelling of the set)
2007 – Show Control system refit (see below)
March 2014 – The show closes for annual refurbishment and it’s announced that the previous production company has been removed from the show. This includes some of the crew members, who are to be replaced with a new team.
April 2013 – The show re-opens after some minor re-working, and is now operated by Action Horizons, a company formed and run by professional stuntmen. They already were responsible for running the Universal Studios Singapore version of the WaterWorld show.

The Making of WaterWorld
Work on the attraction started in October 1994, during production of Waterworld the movie. The team from Universal Studios Hollywood were searching for a replacement for the Miami Vice Stunt Show which was starting to show it’s age. Project Manager Norm Jahn was called to Hawaii to see the massive sets for the movie.

Facts and Figures
Attraction setup cost: $15million
Set cost: $1 million
Running time: 16 minutes
Show opened: Autumn 1995
Size of show area: 40,000 sq.ft.
Seating capacity of venue: 2500
Main wall: 30 feet high
Atoll gate towers: 35 feet high
Main tower: 52 feet tall
Entry tower: 42 feet tall
Water: 1.4 million gallons of recycled water in the pool
Number of cast: At the start of the show’s run there were 5 casts of 8 stuntpeople

Characters
Deacon “Maniacal leader of a group of evil raiders called Smokers, determined to find Dry land first. He’s ensured that no explorer has ever returned until now”
Helen
The Mariner
Gatesman / Boat Driver #1
Stuntman
Seth / Deacon’s Boat driver
Pilot
Kenny / Jet Ski driver
Only Deacon and Helen have live radio microphones – any other voices are recorded.

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