Ghostbusters Spooktacular

The entrance to this attraction.

The **Ghostbusters Spooktacular** is a former show at Universal Studios Florida, based on the Ghostbusters Franchise. The show permanently closed in 1996 and got replaced by *Twister...Ride it Out*, and then later on, *Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon*.

## Show

### Original Version

This version of the attraction was in operation during the early nineties.

### Queue

Guests queued through the outside of a soundstage where it was
presumed that the Ghostbusters films had been shot. Then, they entered
the building where the storyline would be revealed.

### Main Show

The show starts once everyone is seated. The lights go down in the
room and a stage, behind a wall of glass, lights up. The stage turns out
 to be a recreation of the Temple of Gozer.

Then a female tour guide comes out and starts to talk about the
Ghostbusters franchise. She also begins to express her disbelief in
ghosts.

While she is talking Slimer, a ghost from the films, flies in and
 out behind her. Then a thunderous noise is heard and Gozer, along with
other ghosts, appears.

She starts to hurt the tour guide when suddenly the Ghostbusters theme song is heard and they come out to save the day.

As they try to shoot her, Gozer does acrobatics across the stage.
 All of their shots miss and Gozer makes it back to the gates and says,
“Your fate is sealed. Choose and perish!”

Then the gates close. Suddenly from the right of the stage, the head of the Stay Puff Marshmallow-Man appears.

He begins to roar as the Ghostbusters shoot him. He is then turned red hot and engulfed in smoke.

Once he is completely gone, the tour guide reappears and she and
the Ghostbusters thank everyone as they leave for the gift shop.

### Second Version

This version of the attraction was in operation from the early nineties to the attractions closure.

### Queue

Guests queued outside a soundstage where a sign advertised a "Seminar
 Hosted by Louis Tulley Today." They then entered the building.

### Pre-show

As you enter a small room you hear telephones ringing and a man saying, “Ghostbusters, Please Hold!”

This man is Louis Tully, the junior assistant vice-president of
finance for the Ghostbusters and a character from the films and says
that you are here for the investment opportunity of a life time.

Sometimes Louis makes a Ghostbuster joke that if customers do not
 pay, "You can release the ghost back into their house, it is even
better than having to repossess cars!"

He then proceeds to show a quick promotional commercial
advertising Ghostbusters as the best job in the world, and afterwards
picks three volunteers.

The first one (usually a child) is given the task of holding a pink goo that is continually falling in his/her lap.

The second one, usually a middle-aged man, is given a machine to put on his head that is supposed to read his mind.

Then Louis tells the audience to look at the televisions again
and on the screen is the man’s “thought”, which is him in a wedding
gown.

Other monitors sometimes would have the man's "thought" of him being kissed by two supermodels.

And lastly there is a third one, usually a woman, is given the
task of holding a piece of ghost hunting equipment that Louis grabs hold
 of and squirts the audience with. Then he blames the volunteer. After
this Louis instructs the audience to move to the next room.

### Main show

Once everyone is seated, Louis begins to show you some new products,
which he introduces as Starter Kits #1, #2 & #3, ranging
respectively from least expensive to most expensive.

Starter Kit #1 is the basic equipment the Ghostbusters use,
Starter Kit #2 has more advanced equipment, building up audience
anticipation for Starter Kit #3, when unfurled looks just like Starter
Kit #1, "but with pastel colors!"

As Louis is talking he is interrupted by Walter Peck, a
government agent (and a character from the first film), who says that he
 is shutting down Ghostbusters due to fraud and violations of the
Environmental Protection Agency.

Louis protests that Walter cannot shut down the Ghostbusters as
they capture dangerous ghosts, and asks Walter and the audience if they
believe in ghosts.

Walter then asks the audience, "Ghosts? How ridiculous! How many
of you believe in the federal government?" usually prompting the
audience to boo and jeer Walter Peck. As Walter tries to shut it down
Louis gets him to look the other way and Louis turns the lights off.

In the darkness, a ghost appears telling Walter Peck to run away,
 but it is revealed to be just Louis controlling a fake ghost
simulation. Walter, not being easily deceived, flips back on the lights
and tells Louis he is shutting them down now.

He walks over to a flight of stairs, as Louis trails behind, and
flips a giant switch which unlocks the ghost containment area and sets
off blazing sirens. Then suddenly he is in through a door.

After this a stage behind and above the aforementioned stage lit up and turned out to be a recreation of the Temple of Gozer.

As Walter explains how he does not believe in ghosts, many ghosts (including Slimer) flash behind him.

Then a thunderous noise is sounded and Gozer appears at the top
of the temple gates. He begins to attack Walter when the Ghostbusters
theme song begins to play and they (along with Louis) come out to save
the day.

As they try to shoot at Gozer and the other ghosts they miss
every time and Gozer makes it back to the gate doors. Before she leaves
she says, “Your fate is sealed. Choose and perish!”

As they try to figure out what just happened, the head of the Stay-Puft Marshmallow-Man appears and begins to roar.

As they shoot him he turns red and is engulfed in smoke that cover the entire stage and pours out into the audience.

Moments later the Ghostbusters reappear and say thank you as
Walter, now covered in melted marshmallow, yells at the Ghostbusters.
They then leave for the gift shop.

### Gift shop

The gift shop for the attraction titled Paranormal Store sold various Ghostbusters merchandise including action figures from the 1980's Real Ghostbusters franchise.

## Tributes

* **New York**: The building for the 89 fire station still remains in Universal's New York area and is passed through by the *Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit*. The fire chief is mentioned as Michael Morman, who played Winston in the attraction. Another window is for Paranormal Travel Agent Thomas E. Macht.
	+ **Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon**: Outside of this building is a window which has a newspaper with an advertisement for, "Paranormal Investigators".

## References

1. ↑ https://touringplans.com/blog/the-saturday-six-looks-at-the-universal-studios-florida-windows-tributes-easter-eggs-and-more/
2. ↑ https://touringplans.com/blog/the-saturday-six-looks-at-the-universal-studios-florida-windows-tributes-easter-eggs-and-more/