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May 22nd, 2003 TERMINATOR 2:3D
GET INTO THE ACTION 
A few years after the huge success of T2: Judgment Day, Academy Award-winning director James Cameron and Arnold reunited to create a new installment in the Terminator series. The result was the incredible Terminator 2:3D attraction at Universal Studios Hollywood™, which picked up the story where T2 left off.
At the time, T2-3D was the most technologically advanced 3-D experience ever created; blending 3-D cinematography, digital computer graphics and live stunt work. According to Arnold during a featurette for the film, it was James Cameron’s enthusiasm for the project that brought a lot of the original T2 cast and crew back together. “In the last movie, everyone walked away saying ‘never again,’ but the scars healed and they (were) all back again,” explained Arnold.
 Back indeed. Besides starring Arnold, T2:3D’s cast list is identical to its predecessor. Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong, and Robert Patrick all reprised their roles in the 12 minute mini-sequel. “It’s almost like a third Terminator film, but it’s not a rehash of things that you’ve seen,” said Cameron.
In fact, T2:3D was, frame for frame, the most expensive live-action film ever produced. Cameron and special effects wizard Stan Winston designed a 450 lb. 3-D camera with 70mm to create a hyper-realistic world. “Then you’re trying to move that massive camera in the same way that we moved the very light production cameras on the Terminator to create that sense of speed and dynamic movement,” Cameron added.
The results are stunning. Universal’s guests are surrounded by three massive 25 by 50 foot screens in the world’s largest 3-D installation, then, literally thrust into the sights, sounds and stunts of a full blown future war.
T2:3D opened on May 6th, 1999 and is still a major attraction at Universal Studios Hollywood. For more information about the attraction, CLICK HERE and discover what it really means to be thrust right into the heart of an all-out 3-D cyber adventure.
Consider yourself warned.
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