Revenge of the Mummy, also known as Revenge of the Mummy: The Ride, is an indoor roller coaster at Universal Studios in Florida, Hollywood, and Singapore. Based on The Mummy movies, it uses linear induction motors to reach 40 mph rapidly. The Florida and Singapore versions share the same layout but offer different virtual experiences. Premier Rides manufactured the coaster, featuring track switches by Dynamic Structures. Universal Creative and ITEC Entertainment Corporation designed the themes, with Adirondack Studios contributing unique features to the Singapore ride.

In 2002, Universal Parks & Resorts started designing a dark ride-themed after the Mummy movie series. To make way for this, Universal Studios Florida closed Kongfrontation on September 8, 2002, while Universal Studios Hollywood shut down E.T. Adventure on March 14, 2003. The Revenge of the Mummy ride debuted at Universal Studios Florida on May 21, 2004, followed by its opening at Universal Studios Hollywood on June 25, 2004.

December 2008 saw Resorts World Sentosa, home to Universal Studios Singapore, announced its Revenge of the Mummy ride, set to open in 2010. This version was less expensive, costing around US$20 million compared to the US$90 million for the earlier versions. It officially launched on March 18, 2010.

The Revenge of the Mummy (Universal Studios Hollywood) roller coaster, which opened on June 25, 2004, requires riders to be at least 48 inches tall. It utilizes linear induction motors (LIM) for launching riders and provides a roughly 2-minute experience in the space of the former E.T. Adventure (3315) attraction.

This ride features warrior mummies, treasures, tombs, a rapid launch, an attack by scarab beetles, and movement forward and backward. Additionally, it boasts surround sound speakers in the vehicles. The Hollywood version of the coaster, also located in the old E.T. Adventure building, required construction adjustments, including digging down to fit in support beams. It showcases actual and replica props from the film series, particularly the warrior mummies and treasures.

The queue for the ride, themed to 1944, introduces a backstory about Imhotep and the ride's concept. As guests enter the building and move down the corridor, they encounter a hole emitting blasts of air when they put their hand in the hole, along with other traps. Further along, the Book of the Dead is visible, and through a wired-up peephole, guests can see a mummy in a sarcophagus, surrounded by other mummified victims of Imhotep's soul-sucking. This mummy is encircled by flesh-eating scarab beetles.

Deeper inside, what appears to be an ancient tomb reveals itself as Imhotep's burial chamber, disguised as an abandoned archaeological dig from 1944. In a large mirror, guests see a pictogram of Imhotep smiling menacingly, followed by an image of them being pursued by Imhotep's army of mummy soldiers. The queue continues through an archaeological site setting, leading to an Ancient Egyptian-themed loading platform adorned with hieroglyphs and a prominent scarab beetle statue. Here, riders board mine cart-like coasters to start their adventure.

At the ride's beginning, riders enter a dim tomb with eerie lighting, where a mummy hisses and a projection of Warden Gad Hassan from The Mummy warns of Imhotep's curse. The mine car then passes through a chamber with water droplets and reaches mummies.

In the treasure room, bathed in golden light with Egyptian hieroglyphs, a projected Imhotep offers eternal life, then the scene darkens as he threatens eternal death. As mummy warriors appear, an animatronic Imhotep in the grand gallery speaks a curse, claiming the riders' souls.

The ride then launches into darkness, featuring high-speed turns, drops, and ultraviolet-lit mummy images. Special effects simulate a scarab beetle attack, followed by a backward launch with Imhotep's laughter. The car slows under a painting of Imhotep, reorients forward amidst fog and strobe lights, and exits as Imhotep's image vanishes, leading back to the loading platform.

Universal Creative
Universal Orlando Resort
LIM-launch
brake run
Egyptian tomb
fire
water
Air jets
animatronics
holographic projection
Mummy movies
Warrior mummies
Mummy warriors
Treasure Room
Egyptian language
Omid Djalili - Warden Gad Hassan
Anubis
Mural
Mine car
Eclipse
Faux-fire
Book of the Dead
Sarcophagus
Abandoned archaeological dig site
Project Creative Design Development
Show Set Design
John Murdy

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