New York Skyride
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The New York Skyride is a motion simulator ride located on the second floor of the Empire State Building in New York City. It opened in 1994 as a tourist attraction, and is a simulated flight over the city, with a few "unexpected" twists and turns.
[edit] Original ride
The original version of the film ran from the ride's opening in 1994 until approximately 2002 and featured James Doohan, more commonly known as Star Trek's Scotty, as the airplane's pilot. The theme of the film was a flight over New York City that goes horribly wrong due to an unexpected storm, and the plane ends up flying through the NYC subway, the Coney Island roller coaster, and FAO Schwartz, among other places. The film was humorous due to Doohan's unsuccessful efforts to control the plane and his antics that resulted.
[edit] 2002 Update
In the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the film was re-edited and updated in 2002 to remove images of the World Trade Center. James Doohan disappeared from the film after the update, and Kevin Bacon became the new pilot/ narrator of the journey. The update of the film gave it a more serious and informational tone, resembling an actual aerial tour. Like the original version, the flight does go haywire at one point; however, this segment is much shorter than the original 1994 version.
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