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{{Short description|Defunct attraction at Universal parks}}
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| name                = T2-3D: Battle Across Time
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|caption              = The attraction's entrance at Universal Japan (Above) and Universal Orlando (Below)
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|location             = Universal Studios Florida
|section              = [[Universal Studios Florida#Hollywood|Hollywood]]
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|status               = Removed
|cost                 = $36 million<ref group="nb" name="venueCost">Cost of the venue only</ref>
|soft_opened          = {{Start date|1996|4|1}}<ref name="Gary Goddard Q&A"/>
|opened               = {{Start date|1996|4|27}}
|closed               = {{End date|2017|10|9}}
|previousattraction   = <!--If there is an appropriate article, this should be linked.-->
|replacement          = [[The Bourne Stuntacular]]
|location2            = Universal Studios Hollywood
|section2             = [[Universal Studios Hollywood#Upper lot|Upper Lot]]
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|status2              = Removed
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|opened2              = {{Start date|1999|5|6}}
|closed2              = {{End date|2013|1|1}}
|previousattraction2  = [[Fievel's Playland]]<br/>[[An American Tail Theatre]]
|replacement2         = [[Despicable Me Minion Mayhem]]
|location3            = Universal Studios Japan
|section3             = [[Universal Studios Japan#New York City|New York]]
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|status3              = Removed
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|opened3              = {{Start date|2001|3|31}} 
|closed3              = {{End date|2020|9|14}}
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|replacement3         = [[Case Closed|Detective Conan 4-D Live Show: Jewel Under the Starry Sky]]
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|theme                = ''[[Terminator 2: Judgment Day]]''
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|name                 = ''T2''-3D: Battle Across Time
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|director             = {{Plainlist|
* [[James Cameron]]
* [[John Bruno (special effects artist)|John Bruno]]
* [[Stan Winston]]
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|producer             = Chuck Comisky
|writer               = {{Plainlist|
*[[James Cameron]]
*[[Gary Goddard]]
* Adam J. Bezark
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* [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]
* [[Linda Hamilton]]
* [[Edward Furlong]]
* [[Robert Patrick]]
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| music               = [[Brad Fiedel]]<br >[[Dani Donadi]] (PreShow)
|cinematography       = [[Peter Anderson (cinematographer)|Peter Anderson]] <br>[[Russell Carpenter]]
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|studio               = Landmark Entertainment<ref name="New family rides add plenty of capacity"/><br>[[Lightstorm Entertainment]]
|distributor          = [[Universal Creative]]<br>[[Universal Destinations & Experiences|Universal Studios]]
|released             = {{Film date|1996|4|27|Florida}}
|runtime              = 12 minutes
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|language             = English<br>Japanese (Universal Studios Japan)
|budget               = $24 million<ref group="nb">Cost of the film only</ref>
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'''T2-3D: Battle Across Time''' (also known as '''Terminator 2: 3D''') was an attraction at [[Universal Studios Florida]], [[Universal Studios Hollywood]] and [[Universal Studios Japan]]. The version of the show in Hollywood had its final performance on December 31, 2012; the show then closed January 1, 2013.<ref name="USH closing">{{cite web|title=Terminator 2: 3D|url=http://www.universalstudioshollywood.com/attractions/terminator-2-3d/|publisher=Universal Studios Hollywood|access-date=November 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722135839/http://www.universalstudioshollywood.com/attractions/terminator-2-3d/|archive-date=July 22, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The version in Florida had its final performance on October 8, 2017; the show then closed October 9, 2017.<ref name="InsideTheMagic">{{cite web |url=https://insidethemagic.net/2017/10/tribute-terminator-2-3d-attraction-permanently-closes-21-years-universal-orlando/ |title=TRIBUTE: Terminator 2: 3D attraction permanently closes after 21 years at Universal Orlando |last=Sposato |first=Sean |date=October 9, 2017 |website=Inside the Magic |access-date=April 4, 2019}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://attractionsmagazine.com/terminator-2-close-universal-orlando/|title=Terminator 2: 3-D to close at Universal Orlando Resort|date=September 7, 2017|access-date=September 11, 2017}}</ref> The version in Osaka closed on September 14, 2020, in response to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], making the show on September 13, 2020, the final performance.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Universal Studios Japan continues to strive for infinite NO LIMIT! possibilities with evolving park experiences. |url=https://www.usj.co.jp/company/company_e/2023/0516.html |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=Universal Studios Japan}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=AJ |first=Explorer |date=2023-05-16 |title=Universal Studios Japan is closing 3 of its attractions permanently |url=https://tdrexplorer.com/the-amazing-adventures-of-spider-man-to-close-at-universal-studios-japan/ |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=TDR Explorer |language=en-US}}</ref>

The attraction is a mini-[[sequel]] to ''[[Terminator 2: Judgment Day]]'' and reunites director [[James Cameron]] and the main cast from the movie, including [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] as [[Terminator (character)|The Terminator]], [[Linda Hamilton]] as [[Sarah Connor (fictional character)|Sarah Connor]], [[Edward Furlong]] as [[John Connor]], and [[Robert Patrick]] as the [[T-1000]]. The show was presented in two parts; a pre-show where a [[Cyberdyne Systems]] company hostess shows guests a brief video presentation about the company's innovations, and the main show, where live performers interact with a 3D film. The attraction marked James Cameron's final involvement with the Terminator franchise until ''[[Terminator: Dark Fate]]'' in 2019. 

==History==
The attraction was originally developed for [[Universal Studios Florida]], with producers pushing for a second installation in [[Universal Studios Hollywood]] during development.<ref name="Making Of">{{cite AV media|year=2000|title=The Making of Terminator 2: 3D|publisher=Zaloom Mayfield Productions|location=[[Universal City, California]]}}</ref><ref name="TotalFilmJan10">{{cite journal|date=January 2010|title=King of the World: The Complete Works of James Cameron|journal=Total Film (Special Supplement)|location=London UK| publisher=Future Publishing Ltd}}</ref> The original attraction cost a total of $60 million. With a total run time of 12 minutes, the film alone cost $24 million, making it one of the most expensive films per minute in the world.<ref>{{cite book|last=Lancaster|first=Kurt|title=Warlocks and Warpdrive: Contemporary Fantasy Entertainments with Interactive and Virtual Environments|date=January 1, 1999|publisher=McFarland|isbn=0786406348}}</ref><ref name="'3-d' Is A True Continuation, Not A Rehash">{{cite news|last=Boyar|first=Jay|title='3-d' Is A True Continuation, Not A Rehash|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1996/05/10/3-d-is-a-true-continuation-not-a-rehash/|access-date=October 20, 2013|newspaper=Orlando Sentinel|date=May 10, 1996}}</ref>

On May 30, 1995, Universal Orlando announced that they would be receiving ''Terminator 2'' 3D: Battle Across Time.<ref>{{cite news|date=May 30, 1995|title=Cowabunga! Mutant Ninja Turtles saying goodbye to Disney-MGM!|work=The Orlando Sentinel|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57860321/cowabunga-mutant-ninja-turtles-saying/|access-date=November 7, 2020|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> The attraction opened in the Hollywood area of Universal Orlando on April 27, 1996,<ref>{{cite web|first=Maurice J.R.|last=Huijs|url=http://www.hopeofthefuture.net/info/t23dfacts_timeline.html |title=Terminator 2 3D Timeline|publisher=Hope Of The Future|year=2001|access-date=January 23, 2012}}</ref> to very positive reviews.<ref name="New family rides add plenty of capacity">{{cite journal|last=O'Brien|first=Tim|title=New family rides add plenty of capacity|journal=Amusement Business|date=May 17, 1999|volume=111|issue=20|pages=17–20}}</ref> Additional venues were later announced for Universal Studios Hollywood and [[Universal Studios Japan]].<ref name="New family rides add plenty of capacity"/><ref name="Universal Studios Japan will break ground Oct. 28; set to open in 2001">{{cite journal|last=O'Brien|first=Tim|title=Universal Studios Japan will break ground Oct. 28; set to open in 2001|journal=Amusement Business|volume=110|issue=42|page=34}}</ref>

Construction for the Hollywood venue forced the closure of [[Fievel's Playland]] and ''[[An American Tail Theatre]]'', which were built atop a parking structure. The attraction opened on the Upper Lot of Universal Studios Hollywood on May 6, 1999. In the year of the attraction's opening, attendance at Universal Studios Hollywood remained steady at 5.1 million; however, other parks in the region saw declines in revenue, such as [[Disneyland]] which experienced a 5% drop.<ref name="TotalFilmJan10"/><ref name="Top North American parks set new attendance mark">{{cite journal|last=O'Brien|first=Tim|title=Top North American parks set new attendance mark|journal=Amusement Business|date=December 27, 1999|volume=111|issue=51|page=3}}</ref> ''The Terminator'' stage was subsequently used for the annual [[Halloween Horror Nights]] event, with ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]: A Tribute'' being shown in 2009.

At Universal Studios Japan, the attraction was added as one of the debut attractions in the New York section of the park. It opened to the public on March 31, 2001.<ref name="TotalFilmJan10"/><ref name="Universal Japan tickets on sale; to cost $47.91">{{cite journal|title=Universal Japan tickets on sale; to cost $47.91|journal=Amusement Business|date=February 12, 2001|volume=113|issue=6|page=17}}</ref> California-based firm Technifex provided special effects and show equipment for the attraction.<ref name="No expense spared to wow locals with park attractions">{{cite journal|last=Emmons|first=Natasha|title=No expense spared to wow locals with park attractions|journal=Amusement Business|date=March 5, 2001|volume=113|issue=9|page=18}}</ref>

In late 2012, Universal Studios Hollywood announced that their version would close on December 31, 2012.<ref name="USH closing" /> It was later announced [[Despicable Me Minion Mayhem]] would replace the attraction.<ref name='Universal Studios Announces "Despicable Me" Attraction'>{{cite news|last=Painter|first=Alysia Gray|title=Universal Studios Announces "Despicable Me" Attraction|url=http://www.nbclosangeles.com/entertainment/the-scene/Universal-Studios-Announces-Despicable-Me-Attraction-197457861.html|access-date=March 13, 2013|newspaper=[[NBC Southern California]]|date=March 12, 2013|publisher=[[NBCUniversal]]}}</ref><ref name='Universal Studios Hollywood Announces New Details Regarding Plans for Highly Anticipated "Despicable Me Minion Mayhem" Attraction'>{{cite press release|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/universal-studios-hollywood-announces-new-details-regarding-plans-for-highly-anticipated-despicable-me-minion-mayhem-attraction-211101701.html|title=Universal Studios Hollywood Announces New Details Regarding Plans for Highly Anticipated "Despicable Me Minion Mayhem" Attraction|publisher=Universal Studios Hollywood|website=PRNewswire|date=June 11, 2013}}</ref> The version at Universal Orlando had its final performance on October 8, 2017.<ref name="InsideTheMagic" /><ref name=":0" /> Two years later, Universal Orlando announced that a new [[Jason Bourne]]-themed show named ''[[Bourne (franchise)#Theme park attraction|The Bourne Stuntacular]]'' would replace that park's version of the ''Terminator'' show.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blog.universalorlando.com/whats-new/bourne-stuntacular-announcement/|title=New Live-Action Stunt Show The Bourne Stuntacular Coming to Universal Studios Florida in 2020|date=2019-10-15|website=Close Up|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref> This attraction premiered on June 30, 2020.<ref name="The Bourne Stuntacular Debuts at Universal Studios Florida">{{cite news|last=Niles|first=Robert|title=The Bourne Stuntacular Debuts at Universal Studios Florida|url= https://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/202006/7558/|date=2020-06-29| journal=Theme Park Insider|access-date=2020-06-30}}</ref>

The version in Osaka was temporarily closed on September 14, 2020 in response to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. However on May 16, 2023, Universal Studios Japan announced the park had no intentions to reopen the attraction.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />Four years later, Universal Studios Japan announced this a new [[Case Closed|Detective Conan 4-D Live Show: Jewel Under the Starry Sky]] would replace this park version, this attraction premiered on March 22, 2024.

==Cast==
* [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] as [[Terminator (character)|Terminator]]
* [[Linda Hamilton]] as [[Sarah Connor (Terminator)|Sarah Connor]]
* [[Edward Furlong]] as [[John Connor]]
* [[Robert Patrick]] as [[T-1000]]

==Experience==

===Queue===
The queue features dozens of television monitors that show a series of video segments (which are being presented on the "Cyberdyne Interactive Network", or C.I.N.). The queue media sets the scene in the lobby of Cyberdyne and the company propaganda is playing all around the audience. The segments are about the latest innovations and products of [[Cyberdyne Systems]]. The video also includes several special musical segments, including two songs from the film; "[[Bad to the Bone]]" and "[[Guitars, Cadillacs]]", as well as a "live" video feed from [[Costa Rica]] of a performance of the song [[La Bamba (song)|La Bamba]]. Mixed into the video cycle are live images of the waiting audience (in the manner of a [[closed-circuit television|closed-circuit]] security system) and two brief comical sketches of "guests" running afoul of Cyberdyne security – either being electrocuted by a security device or being arrested by security staff. 
Queue video also contains a brief appearance of [[Dr. Peter Silberman]] played by [[Earl Boen]]. 
Just before entering the pre-show auditorium, guests pass an unmanned kiosk where they pick up a pair of "safety visors" ([[polarized 3D glasses|3D glasses]])<ref name="'3-d' Is A True Continuation, Not A Rehash"/> for use during the main show.

===Pre-show===
[[File:T2 3-D Battle Across Time preshow 1.jpg|thumb|left|The pre-show room]]
The pre-show is hosted in the "[[Miles Bennett Dyson]] Memorial Auditorium" by Kimberley Duncan (named Reika Ayanokōji for the Japanese version), Cyberdyne's Director of Community Relations and Media Control. Here, the audience stands and views a promotional video about Cyberdyne's numerous technological contributions before the video feed is temporarily hijacked by John ([[Edward Furlong]]) and Sarah Connor ([[Linda Hamilton]]), warning the audience about Skynet and the future war against the machines and telling them to get out of the building before they are cut off. As the video continues, Duncan can be seen talking on a phone, telling someone on the other line to find the Connors. Once the video ends, Duncan tells the audience to ignore the Connors' warnings and proceed forward. The video was produced and directed by Landmark Entertainment's [[Gary Goddard]] and [[Adam Bezark]]. A segment on future technology in sports featured a young [[Shaquille O'Neal]].

The promotional video in the pre-show was updated in 2015 as some of the original pre-show featured "future" technologies that were now in existence; new CGI and narration now accompanied the remastered original footage alongside some newly-shot scenes.<ref name="InsideTheMagic"/><ref>{{cite web|last1=Dougherty|first1=Andrew|title=New T-2 3D Pre-Show|url=http://www.themeparkinsider.com/discussion/thread.cfm?page=868|website=Theme Park Insider|access-date=September 11, 2017}}</ref>

===Main show===
Guests are ushered from the pre-show auditorium into a large theater that seats 700 where they are to see a demonstration of Cyberdyne's newest creation, the "Cyberdyne Series 70 Autonomous Infantry Unit" (T-70 Terminators). Once guests are seated, they are told to put on their "safety visors" to watch a demonstration of the T-70 Terminators in action, presented by Duncan. After this brief demonstration, John and Sarah arrive and disrupt the proceedings. After disabling the security alarms, they force Duncan to shut down the T-70s. However, they are confronted by a T-1000 Terminator ([[Robert Patrick]]) from the future whom they engage with automatic-weapons. Duncan is killed by the T-1000 while attempting to stop him, mistaking him for a police officer. In some shows, Duncan flees the auditorium instead of being killed. A T-800 Terminator ([[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]) bursts through the movie screen through a "time portal" on his signature [[Harley-Davidson]] motorcycle – via actual actor/stunt double riding into auditorium – to rescue John. He takes John back through the portal and into the future war between humans and machines while Sarah stays behind in the present, with the T-1000 in pursuit. After defeating him, John and the T-800 make their way across the war-ravaged landscape as they head towards [[Skynet (fictional)|Skynet]]. Along the way, they are chased by a flying Hunter-Killer, four Mini-Hunters, and a Terminator endoskeleton.<ref name="The Terminator Hits Town"/><ref name="T2:3D Will Debut at Universal Studios Florida"/>

The duo successfully penetrate the Skynet facility and descend with the audience into Skynet's Central Core, where they battle the "T-1000000", a giant liquid-metal spider-like construct similar to a very large T-1000. The T-800 sends John to a nearby time machine that will take him back to the present while he stays behind to blow up Skynet and the T-1000000. The show ends with the ground-shaking destruction of Skynet, leaving Sarah and John alone in the present time once again. During the destruction of the T-1000000, water is sprayed from the ceiling onto the riders and then during the explosion, smoke is blown into the audience; the seats of the auditorium also lurch with a sudden drop, giving guests a final scare and ending the attraction with Sarah narrating that she feels that she owes her life to the Terminator for saving John's life. During this narration, the face of a Terminator endoskeleton fills the screen, morphing into Schwarzenegger's face before the film fades to black, during which John and Sarah mysteriously disappear.<ref name="The Terminator Hits Town"/><ref name="T2:3D Will Debut at Universal Studios Florida" />

The ground breaking sound design for the theater set new standards and created new technologies in the design and delivery of fully immersive 3D sound. The main show sound system is a 24 channel matrix surround system driven by a Peavey Media Matrix, an Akai DD1000 digital 24 Track, 156 speakers, 24 custom engineered subwoofers that shook the building. [[James Cameron]] was quoted as saying, "Sound is 50% of the experience. T23D is the greatest sounding show in the world".

==Production==
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The initial planning for ''T2''-3D: Battle Across Time began in the early 1990s. [[Jay Stein]], [[Universal Destinations & Experiences]]' Chairman and CEO at the time, asked [[Gary Goddard]] and his team at Landmark Entertainment to develop a [[stunt show]] based around the Terminator franchise. Goddard sought permission from MCA Planning and Development (later [[Universal Creative]]) to morph this concept into a theater-based presentation featuring a [[3-D film]], live action and pyrotechnics. After a year-and-a-half of development, MCA Planning and Development and Landmark Entertainment approached [[James Cameron]]'s [[Lightstorm Entertainment]] for ultimate approval. Although Cameron was originally against the idea of Universal taking his Terminator franchise and converting it into a ride, he found the storyboards and the whole concept to be "great", so the project was green-lit.<ref name="Gary Goddard Q&A">{{Cite interview|last=Goddard|first=Gary|title=Gary Goddard Q&A|publisher=JamesCameronOnline|url=http://www.jamescamerononline.com/GaryGoddardQA.htm|access-date=September 11, 2017}}</ref>

A full-scale mock-up duplicating the dimensions of the planned Florida venue was created in an airplane hangar at the [[Van Nuys Airport]] in the [[San Fernando Valley]].<ref name="T2:3D Will Debut at Universal Studios Florida"/> The set consists of a stage surrounded by a [[triptych]] of adjoined [[silver screen]]s.<ref name="Making Of"/> Each of these three screens measured {{Convert|23|by|50|ft|m}}.<ref name="T2:3D Will Debut at Universal Studios Florida">{{cite journal|last=Heuring|first=David|title=T2:3D Will Debut at Universal Studios Florida|journal=On Production|year=1996|series=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> A total of six [[Iwerks]] projectors<ref name="In My Office: Bob Chambers">{{cite journal|last=Zoltak|first=James|title=In My Office: Bob Chambers|journal=Amusement Business|date=March 1, 2004|volume=116|issue=9|page=2}}</ref> were used to run the 3-D, [[70mm film]] simultaneously at 30 [[frames per second]].<ref name="T2:3D Will Debut at Universal Studios Florida" /> Several elements of ''T2''-3D: Battle Across Time have been patented by Universal, including the seat drop effect, the blending of live action and film, the trio of projection screens, and the simulated assault weapons.<ref>{{cite patent|country=US|number=5829201|status=patent|title=Theater with seat and wheelchair platform movement|pubdate=November 3, 1998|fdate=April 15, 1997|invent1=Schelter, James|invent2=Masi, Frank|assign1=Universal Studios}}</ref><ref>{{cite patent|country=US|number=5833544|status=patent|title=Film and live action theater|pubdate=November 10, 1998|fdate=April 25, 1997|inventor=Corbin et al.|assign1=Universal Studios}}</ref><ref>{{cite patent|country=US|number=5964064|status=patent|title=Theater with multiple screen three dimensional film projection system|pubdate=October 12, 1999|fdate=April 25, 1997|invent1=Goddard, Gary|invent2=Bezark, Adam|assign1=Universal Studios}}</ref><ref>{{cite patent|country=US|number=6099316|status=patent|title=Simulated assault weapon|pubdate=August 8, 2000|fdate=April 29, 1998|inventor=Levy et al.|assign1=Universal Studios}}</ref>

The film was shot at the abandoned [[Eagle Mountain, California|Eagle Mountain]] [[iron ore]] mine, just north of [[Desert Center, California|Desert Center]] in California.<ref name="T2:3D Will Debut at Universal Studios Florida"/><ref name="Terminator Will Be Back - Ride To Debut In Spring">{{cite news|last=Shenot|first=Christine|title=Terminator Will Be Back – Ride To Debut In Spring|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1996/03/18/terminator-will-be-back-ride-to-debut-in-spring/|access-date=September 11, 2017|newspaper=Orlando Sentinel|date=March 18, 1996}}</ref> The cast and crew from the first two Terminator films returned for the shoot, including [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] as [[Terminator (character)|The Terminator]], [[Linda Hamilton]] as [[Sarah Connor (Terminator)|Sarah Connor]], [[Robert Patrick]] as [[T-1000]], and [[Edward Furlong]] as [[John Connor]].<ref name="TotalFilmJan10"/><ref name="'3-d' Is A True Continuation, Not A Rehash"/> To achieve the 3-D effect on a 70mm projected film, a two-camera rig weighing {{convert|450|lb|kg}} was used.<ref name="T2:3D Will Debut at Universal Studios Florida"/>

As a sequel to [[Terminator 2: Judgment Day|the 1991 film]], ''T2''-3D: Battle Across Time introduced two new Terminator characters. The first is Cyberdyne's latest invention, the T-1000000.<ref name="He's Back, With Shaq, In '3-d'">{{cite news|last=Boyar|first=Jay|title=He's Back, With Shaq, In '3-d'|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1996/04/29/hes-back-with-shaq-in-3-d/|access-date=September 11, 2017|newspaper=Orlando Sentinel|date=April 29, 1996}}</ref> It is a large spider-like<ref name="He's Back, With Shaq, In '3-d'"/> version of the T-1000 that defends [[Skynet (fictional)|Skynet]]'s CPU from attack. Like the T-1000, it is made of mimetic polyalloy, allowing it to form its legs into stabbing weapons. The only known T-1000000 was destroyed when Skynet's core was destroyed.

The demonstration featured as the premise for the film involves several large [[practical special effects|practical effects]] robots called T-70s, designed as mechanical soldiers, with large [[minigun]]s on their arms. They are the earliest Terminator models shown to have a [[humanoid]] form with arms and legs, and are a direct predecessor to Schwarzenegger's T-800. The T-70s stand {{Convert|8|ft|m}} tall and line the walls of the arena.<ref name="The Terminator Hits Town">{{cite news|last=Shenot|first=Christine|title=The Terminator Hits Town|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1996/05/10/the-terminator-hits-town/|access-date=September 11, 2013|newspaper=Orlando Sentinel|date=May 10, 1996}}</ref>
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==See also==
*[[List of amusement rides based on film franchises]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.usj.co.jp/e/attractions/litebox/t2-3d.html Terminator 2: 3D Battle Across Time at Universal Studios Japan]

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