The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera (ride)
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Promotional Poster
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| Directed by | Mario Kamberg David Steinberg |
| Produced by | Peter N. Alexander Sherry McKenna |
| Written by | Peter N. Alexander William Hanna |
| Starring |
Greg Burson Don Messick Patric Zimmerman Michael Bell Jeff Bergman Henry Corden William Hanna Jean Vander Pyl Joseph Barbera Frank Welker Casey Kasem Penny Singleton |
| Music by | James S. Levine |
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| Distributed by | Universal Studios |
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8 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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Entrance to The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera.
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| Universal Studios Florida | |
| Area | Production Central |
| Status | Closed |
| Soft opening date | May 1, 1990 |
| Opening date | June 7, 1990 |
| Closing date | October 20, 2002 |
| Replaced by |
Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast (2003) Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem (2012) |
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| Attraction type | Motion simulator |
| Manufacturer | Intamin |
| Designer |
Rhythm and Hues Studios Sullivan Bluth Studios Totally Fun Company MCA Planning and Development |
| Theme | Hanna-Barbera cartoons |
| Music | James S. Levine |
| Height | 6 ft (1.8 m) |
| Vehicle type | Rocket |
| Riders per vehicle | 8 |
| Rows | 2 |
| Riders per row | 4 |
| Duration | 8 |
| Height restriction | 40 in (102 cm) |
| Pre-Show Hosts |
William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Ride Host | Yogi Bear |
 Universal Express available |
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 Single rider line available |
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The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera was a simulator ride at Universal Studios Florida, and one of the park's original attractions. The story line was that Dick Dastardly and Muttley have kidnapped Elroy Jetson; Yogi Bear and Boo Boo give chase; and the audience is in for the ride of their lives.
Peter N. Alexander was the creator and executive producer with Mario Kamberg as the ride's director and Hanna-Barbera founder and chairman William Hanna served as creative consultant. It was the very first ride film to be done entirely using Computer Generated Imagery, with the characters created using traditional cel animation techniques and optically composited.
This was the first of three simulator ride attractions to be built inside Soundstage 42 in Universal Studios Florida, followed by Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast and the current Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem, as well as the first motion simulator ever constructed at Universal Orlando Resort.
The facility which housed the ride featured several areas in which the guests were moved throughout. The outside queue area, where people waited in line, featured several televisions that showed Hanna-Barbera cartoons on a loop. When the ride first opened, the queue videos consisted of whole short episodes of Hanna-Barbera's "three-shorts" shows such as Huckleberry Hound and Yogi Bear as well as extended clips from Hanna-Barbera's well-known full-length story shows (The Flintstones, The Jetsons, etc.). In the years after, clips and commercials from Hanna-Barbera's modern cartoons such as SWAT Kats, were played on the monitors interspersed with the classic shows. The guests were then taken into a preshow area where the storyline for the ride was revealed.
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