The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man is a theme park ride located in Islands of Adventure, in Orlando, Florida and Universal Studios Japan. Built for Islands of Adventure's opening in 1999, the attraction is a hybrid ride combining special roving motion vehicles with 3-D projection, elaborate physical sets, and both practical and tactile effects. Animation for this attraction was directed by Jeff Kleiser and Diana Walczak for their company, Kleiser-Walczak Construction Company, later renamed to Synthespian Studios. This system was later utilized on the Transformers: The Ride ride now open at Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Studios Singapore.
The ride takes park guests-turned-last-minute-reporters into the world of Marvel Comics' Spider-Man, and after boarding a Daily Bugle vehicle known as the "Scoop", the rider learns that the evil Sinister Syndicate has captured the Statue of Liberty with an anti-gravity gun. This evil group is made up of many famous Spider-Man villains, including Doctor Octopus, Scream, Electro, Hydro-Man, and the Hobgoblin. As of 2002, the character, Spider-Man and all his supporting characters are owned by Marvel and Sony.
On May 19, 2011, Universal announced a major refurbishment of the attraction, with plans to re-master the entire ride-film in High-definition as well as to update the ride's mechanics and to replace the film projectors with Infitec digital projectors. The refurbished version of the attraction debuted on March 8, 2012. The ride was refurbished in time for the release of The Amazing Spider-Man.
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