Line #12 YMMV/Terminator23DBattleAcrossTime


1	* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5218tXy5qio The pre-show music]] is very relaxing to listen to, and also gives off a nice 90's nostalgia feeling.
2	* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments:
3	** The Terminator's reply to John panicking and giving the Terminator frantic instructions while they're being pursued:
4	--->'''Terminator:''' John, please [[UnwantedAssistance stop helping]].
5	** When the Terminator [[AlasPoorYorick holds a fellow Terminator's head]]:
6	---> '''John:''' Friend of yours?\
7	'''Terminator:''' He was my ''college roommate.''
8	*** Doubly funny as apparently Skynet makes Terminators go to KillerRobot college first before sending them out for their first day at work. That, or the good Terminator has finally learned sarcasm.
9	* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: The mere existence of the ''Miles Bennett Dyson Memorial Auditorium'' considering that it [[TheGreatestStoryNeverTold commemorates his memories.]]
10	* HilariousInHindsight: More than 20 years later, the film this ride is based on got a 3D re-release, effectively making that ''T2:3D''.
11	* NarmCharm: The designation of Skynet's spider robot? The T-1000000. That is, the T-''one million''. It's both over the top and a pretty kick ass designation.
12	* SpecialEffectFailure: The motorbike prop sometimes doesn't work, so the Terminator actor arrives in the present on foot. This isn't so bad on its own, but the motorbike sounds can be heard anyway, and when he and John go through the time portal again, [[AssPull they're suddenly on a motorbike]].
13	* TakeThatScrappy: The moment where Kimberley is killed is very satisfying for most people, especially since her overly cheerful tone doesn't flow well with the rest of the ride's grisly, dark atmosphere.
14	* TearJerker: The ride's closure, both in Hollywood ''and'' Florida, was considered this. Terminator fans reacted negatively to Universal's decision to close both American locations.
15	* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The performance, specifically [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V30yLB1_3eU the original pre-show,]] which talks about all of the fascinating new technologies that Cyberdyne is working on. Problem is, it first opened in 1996, and it was not updated for a ''very'' long time. Most people watching this pre-show probably have smartphones in their pockets and purses, and various gadgets in their homes, that can put to shame the "advanced" computers and robotics on display. To say nothing of the cameo by Creator/ShaquilleONeal and the reference to ''Series/MurderSheWrote''. Universal eventually closed the attraction at the Hollywood park in 2012 partly for this reason[[note]]Though the fact that Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger's years as the Governator had made him a very controversial figure in California also had something to do with it.[[/note]], and in 2015, they finally [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xh54SZW229U updated the pre-show]] for the Orlando attraction to do away with the more dated elements and give it [[EverythingIsAnIPodInTheFuture a more modern aesthetic]]. Not that it helped much; the Orlando version closed down just two years later. The original version remained open at the Japan park for anyone who wanted to make like Kyle Reese and go back in time twenty years, but in 2020, the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic was the excuse Universal needed to pull the plug there, too.
16	* ValuesDissonance: For the versions of the show that were at Florida and Hollywood, Sarah Connor showed the audience various clips from the ''Terminator 2'' movie in the pre-show, one of those clips being Sarah's nightmare of the nuclear destruction of Los Angeles. When the show was brought over to Universal Studios Japan, the Los Angeles clips were omitted, so as to not remind Japanese guests of the UsefulNotes/{{atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki}}.
17	* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: ''T2-3D'' was often advertised as being the first attraction to bring together [[spoiler:three-screen]] 3D footage, special effects, and live-action stunts.
18	* WhatCouldHaveBeen: See the franchise's [[WhatCouldHaveBeen/{{Terminator}} page]].

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