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1	* Many of the attractions at the Ride/DisneyThemeParks and Ride/UniversalStudios have backstories, but you have to look in books and promotional materials for the parks to find them. Some of them are explained by voiceover artists over intercoms or through video packages aired while you're waiting in line, but not everyone pays attention to them -- or they speed through the line too fast to even see them.
2	** For an example, ''Ride/RevengeOfTheMummy'' at Universal Studios Florida is based around the concept that you're participating in a filming of another ''Mummy'' movie. If you take the Express line, you'll go through too fast to even figure this out, leaving some {{Orphaned Reference}}s behind (such as the crew member wrapped up like a mummy, and a cameo from Creator/BrendanFraser at the very end).
3	** While ''Ride/TheAmazingAdventuresOfSpiderMan'' explains the gist of its plot during the queue -- the Sinister Six have stolen the Art/StatueOfLiberty using a levitation ray, and the Daily Bugle decides to send in tourists to cover the scoop while Spider-Man saves the day -- it is never properly explained where Doctor Octopus' levitation ray came from. He claims that he created it himself, but a tie-in comic book reveals that this was not the case, and that he actually stole it from Stark Industries.
4	** Disney is an odd case of this, as their official policy regarding a ride's backstory is that it is whatever the cast members working there that day decide it is. Most rides have a generally accepted story that most cast members will stick to, but any details are subject to change at a moment's notice, and some of the best parts come from certain cast members deciding to change it up a bit. ''Ride/TheHauntedMansion'' is particularly notorious for its extensive backstory, which was created by cast member anecdotes being meticulously documented and pieced together by fans.
5	** The Blizzard Beach water park at Walt Disney World has a unique backstory. One day, Florida was hit with a freak snowstorm and it was decided to create the state's first ski resort. When all the snow melted and the plans were to be cancelled, they saw the Ice Gator sliding down the slopes and they decided to make it a water park.
6	%%* Phantom's Revenge at Kennywood tells the story of the ride on their old website and formerly the queue signs.
7	%%* The Demon at the Great America Parks is told the story via a song/25-minute story in the queue line.
8	* Batman the Ride at Six Flags is a notable example; the story is that Batman wants to clean up Gotham City, as told in the queue line, but since the ride itself is a standard roller coaster, there's no follow-up to this plot.

Context AllThereInTheManual / ThemeParks