Action Theatre
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Action Theater at Kings Island
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| California's Great America | |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | 1994 |
| Canada's Wonderland | |
| Area | White Water Canyon |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | 1994 |
| Carowinds | |
| Area | County Fair |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | 1993 |
| Kings Dominion | |
| Area | International Street |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | 1993 |
| Kings Island | |
| Area | Coney Mall |
| Status | SBNO |
| Opening date | 1994 |
| Closing date | 2013 |
| General statistics | |
| Attraction type | Motion simulator |
| Previously known as | Paramount Action F/X Theater (1998–2008) Days Of Thunder (1994–1997) |
 Fast Lane available at California's Great America |
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The Action Theater (spelled Action Theatre at Canada's Wonderland), is a motion simulator ride that debuted in 1993. It is found at several Cedar Fair amusement parks including California's Great America, Canada's Wonderland, Carowinds, Kings Dominion, and Kings Island. The attraction was previously known as "Paramount Action F/X Theater" before being renamed following the purchase of the Paramount Parks chain by Cedar Fair in 2006.
Action Theater first opened in 1993 at Carowinds and Kings Dominion, operating as a motion simulator themed to the Paramount film Days Of Thunder. The following year, the attraction was installed at California's Great America, Canada's Wonderland, and Kings Island. In 1998, Action Theater was renamed "Paramount Action F/X Theater", and a new feature called "James Bond 007: License to Thrill" – based on the film Licence to Kill – debuted at each location. Dino Island 3D was shown from 1999–2000, Meteor Attack in 2000, and Superstition in 2000 and 2002. In 2001, the theme parks presented The 7th Portal (based on the web comic by Stan Lee) as a three-dimensional ride in which the riders help the Data Raiders fight the Nullifiers.
In 2003, SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D made its debut at all locations. In 2006, The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera was presented. It had been closed after its last run in 2002 at Universal Studios Florida. In 2008, the theater was renamed Action Theater to remove ties to the Paramount branding, and the action movie signage was replaced with a comic book theme.
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