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    Transformers: The Ride – 3D

    Home » Park Guide » Attractions » Transformers: The Ride – 3D

    Transformers: The Ride – 3D

    One of the most sophisticated motion simulators ever built.

    One of the biggest rides to come to Universal Studios Hollywood in well over a decade, Transformers: The Ride – 3D represents the very best in technology and theme park thrills. Based off the successful Transformers franchise, Transformers: The Ride is one of Universal’s biggest thrills to date.

    You’re a new recruit, and you’ve just been invited into the headquarters of N.E.S.T. – a governmental organization that has an alliance with the Autobots – for some training. In a twist of fate, the Decepticons have attacked N.E.S.T. in an effort to grab the Allspark fragment (the all-important mineral or rock within the Transformers franchise).

    Unfortunately for you, it’s your mission to accompany an untested Autobot to transport the Allspark out of N.E.S.T. and into safety.

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    Checklist

    Transformers: The Ride - 3D queue

    Duration

    Transformers: The Ride – 3D is 5 minutes long.

    Wheelchair Accessible

    Yes, ask for assistance. Be aware that you will need to get out of your wheelchair to experience this ride.

    Flash Photography and Video Taping Policy

    Photography and video taping is not permitted.

    Height Restrictions

    You must be 40” to ride.

    Gate A Entrance

    The Gate A – or Front of Line – entrance can be found underneath the main Transformers facade. Simply present your pass to a Universal team member, and you’ll be instructed to head down the Gate A queue for priority access to the ride.

    Child Switch

    Yes. Child Switch allows your party to experience Transformers while you wait behind with your child. When your party is finished, you’ll reverse roles – you ride, your party waits. Please read our Child Switch guide for specific instructions pertaining to Transformers.

    Child Friendly?

    As a thrilling indoor motion simulator with rapid movements, dark spaces and loud sounds, Transformers: The Ride 3D may be too intense for young children. Please read our intensity meter below for more information.

    Intensity Meter

    Intensity Meter

    If you and your child have seen Transformers before, than this will be a real treat. For everyone else, think of Transformers as a more intense version of the Simpsons Ride or even King Kong 360 on the tour. It includes simulated drops, intense motion and loud special effects.

    Nothing is necessarily real, and the ride is a motion simulator, but the overall experience itself is mildly intense.

    Tips

    Transformers Ride Seating

    Transformers seating

    Every vehicle has 3 rows of 4 people, and to expedite the boarding process, have the number of people in your party ready before entering the loading dock. Please also be aware that seating is assigned.

    Save time and complete the Lower Lot!

    Like all attractions located in the Lower Lot, we’d recommend hitting every attraction (including this one) in one beat. Getting up and down the StarWay (the escalator bank that separates the Upper Lot from the Lower Lot) multiple times a day is an absolute nightmare.

    Personal belongings

    Belongings should be held tightly in your lap or between your legs.

    Our Take: From our Editors

    Arguably the biggest ride to come to Universal Studios Hollywood since Jurassic Park, Transformers represents a new era of technological innovation fused alongside theme park special effects. Does it work?

    Jon Fu – Inside Universal Editor

    Based off the same ride technology that brought theme park guests the wildly successful Spiderman Ride at Universal’s Islands of Adventure, Transformers: The Ride – 3D hopes to bring similar success to Universal Studios Hollywood. Question is, did it work?

    Well, yes and no.

    Let’s start off with what I consider to be the good: the ride is excellent – no questions asked. The ride experience – like its sister in Florida – is completely immersive. Think of the Simpsons Ride on wheels, and you’ll get a snippet of what Transformers has to offer. Visually, the ride film is absolutely stunning, and the sound system is out of this world. You literally feel as if you’re whizzing through mid-air with the likes of Optimus Prime and the rest of the Autobots because of how fluid and smooth the entire experience truly is. And the sheer complexity and engineering feat needed to create this attraction makes that smoothness even more amazing.

    The theming is also worth mentioning. Though really adequate in comparison to other Universal parks (Islands of Adventure, I’m looking at you), the theming is great when you compare neighboring attractions.

    …and despite being based off what many consider to be the weak storyline that strings together the Transformers films, I had a decent grasp of what the ride was trying to convey in terms of a coherent plot – even after never having seen the films. So in all, these accomplishments make Transformers a wildly rewarding and enjoyable ride.

    So why the fuss? Well, in many regards, I had hoped Transformers could be the new attraction that would introduce new grounds and break records – much like what Jurassic Park did for the park in the mid 90s. Everyone knew it would be based off the same technology that brought us Spiderman, but I had hoped for something new and innovative that used the core technologies from Spiderman as a jumping ground for something more. But unfortunately, it seemed much like an incremental improvement over what they had instead of a revolutionary jump.

    But don’t let that discourage you. That’s just me being picky. This ride is truly amazing – the best Universal Studios Hollywood has to offer – and I give it a hearty recommendation. You won’t be disappointed.

     

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