After the 1986 success of “King Kong Encounter” on the Studio Tour at Universal Studios Hollywood, MCA, owner of Universal Pictures, expanded the park significantly. This included the 1991 launch of “E.T. Adventure” and the ‘Starway’ escalators. Following the “Backdraft” movie’s success, MCA developed a themed attraction based on it, opened in 1992 at Hollywood and 2001 in Universal Studios Japan. This fire effects show, based on the R-rated film, let visitors experience pyrotechnics firsthand, a first for Universal theme parks. _____________________________________________________ #Backdraft #UniversalStudiosHollywood #UniversalPictures #StudioCenter #LowerLot #ETAdventure #StarWay #1992 #FireEffects #StudioLot #UniversalCityStudios #USH #LifeAtUSH #UniversalHollywood #UniversalCalifornia #ThemeParkHistory #UniversalHistory #MCAUniversal #RonHoward #KurtRussell #ScottGlenn #ChicagoFirefighter #Firefighter #Arsonist #BruceHornsby #HansZimmer #TVC #90sCommercials #CowMissing #CowMissing...