The whole attraction lasted about 22 minutes with a capacity of about 170 people. On the way out, guests can spot some props. Finally, as guests could see the main meteor arriving on them, a powerful explosion occurs and lights go out. At one point, the build-up of pressure in the pipes caused a part of the wall to be pulled out, letting air escape until a tight door closed. As it hit the station, several dysfunctions occurred, including lights flickering, gas bursting into the cabin, the ceiling threatening to collapse and incandescent rocks crossing the room. Windows opening either on Space or on Earth let guests witness the arrival of a meteorite rain. As the show started with the director's call of "Action", several scenes ensued. It resembled the set of the Station's main deck. The films and spiel of both studios were identical, although they have different art work on display.Īfter the pre-show, guests walked through a hallway that led to a round chamber, where the main show took place. Two main characters will join them: the central computer of the Station and Colonel Andropov. They learned they will enter the recreation of the modified Mir from the film. After this, Michael Clarke Duncan ("Bear" in the movie) would give guests a speech. A pre-show presentation included a short history of special effects with several clips from various blockbuster films, such as Return of the Jedi, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, Independence Day, Dinosaur, The Abyss, Honey, I Blew Up the Kid, Inspector Gadget and Georges Méliès' films. Guests then walked into the building, where a Cast Member explained the part they are about to play in the shooting. At the end of the queue, guests waited outside for the doors to open. The Armadillo vehicle could be spotted in the area. In the queue, guests walked through a switchback section with actor posters. Guests entered studio 7-A or studio 7-B, where the attraction took place. On the final day of operation, a closing ceremony was held exclusively for Infinity Annual passholders. That same day, the park announced that the Backlot area would be transformed into Avengers Campus. On December 10, 2018, Walt Disney Studios Paris announced that the last day for Armageddon – Les Effets Speciaux would occur on March 31, 2019. Īrmageddon – Les Effets Speciaux opened on time with Walt Disney Studios Park on March 16, 2002. Construction of the attraction began in 2000 with the rest of the park. Themed to the 1998 film, Armageddon, it would be a special effects attraction similar to Twister.Ride it Out at Universal Studios Florida. The park would feature various attractions, including Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith and Armageddon – Les Effets Speciaux. It would be named Walt Disney Studios Park and be themed to movies. Bay’s 1998 action classic depicted a group of oil drillers who are hired by NASA who blow up an asteroid with a nuclear bomb, which is similar to the space agency’s newly announced idea of launching a rocket at an asteroid to divert it away from Earth. In an interview with TheWrap, Bay stated, “It just makes the world aware that there is a big effin’ problem that we might have one day, so it’s better to get our asses in gear now and practice for what can be a very serious situation.”Īlthough this DART mission won’t be scored by Aerosmith, we can enjoy this little win with Bay as he gets ready for his new film, Ambulance starring Jake Gyllenhaal, to hit theaters in February.On September 29, 1999, Disney announced that a new theme park would be built right next to Disneyland Paris. Michael Bay has joked that his film Armageddon predicted the future as NASA launches a spacecraft in an attempt to destroy an asteroid. While Bay acknowledges that Armageddon wasn’t the inspiration behind NASA’s DART mission, he does feel that the film brought awareness to the possible threats from outer space. The goal is for the spacecraft to hit the asteroid sometime next year, knocking Dimorphous off its crash course. A post shared by Michael Bay key difference between NASA’s DART mission and Bay’s Armageddon is that NASA is sending its unmanned SpaceX Falcon 9 to destroy a small asteroid known as Dimorphous, which is moving at 15,000 miles per hour.