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Two King Kong animatronic figures were built for the attraction and were scaled to be 39 feet (12 m) tall with an arm span of 54 feet (16 m). The one used for the street sequence weighed approximately 13,000 pounds (5,900 kg), while a lighter figure weighing approximately 8,000 pounds (3,600 kg) was used for the bridge sequence of the ride.
Edward Scissorhands is a 1990 American gothic romantic fantasy film [5] directed by Tim Burton.It was produced by Burton and Denise Di Novi, written by Caroline Thompson from a story by her and Burton, and starring Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest, Anthony Michael Hall, Kathy Baker, Vincent Price, and Alan Arkin.
Carl Denham is a fictional character in the films King Kong and The Son of Kong (both released in 1933), as well as in the 2005 remake of King Kong, and a 2004 illustrated novel titled Kong: King of Skull Island. [1] The role was played by Robert Armstrong in the 1933 films and by Jack Black in the 2005 remake.
Kong: King of Skull Island (art and script by Joe DeVito with co-writers Brad Strickland and John Michlig, 160 pages, hardcover and softcover, 2004, ISBN 1-59582-006-X) King Kong: The 8th Wonder of the World (by Christian Gossett, with art by Dustin Weaver and Dave Dorman, 2005, trade paperback, 96 pages, 2006, ISBN 1-59307-472-7)
King Kong is an American monster media franchise that consists of thirteen films, as well as television, novels, comic books, video games, attractions, and other merchandise. The franchise is centered on King Kong, a giant ape living on a primordial island inhabited by prehistoric creatures.
A robotic arm is a type of mechanical arm, usually programmable, with similar functions to a human arm; the arm may be the sum total of the mechanism or may be part of a more complex robot. The links of such a manipulator are connected by joints allowing either rotational motion (such as in an articulated robot ) or translational (linear ...
King Kong, also referred to simply as Kong, is a fictional giant monster, or kaiju, [17] resembling a gorilla, who has appeared in various media since 1933. Kong has been dubbed the King of the Beasts, [18] and over time, it would also be bestowed the title of the Eighth Wonder of the World, [19] a widely recognized expression within the franchise.
The World of Kong features a fictional natural history of the island of Skull Island, upon which much of the film King Kong (2005) takes place. The narrative in the book's introductory chapter presents the book as the result of Project Legacy, a series of seven zoological expeditions led by Carl Denham (played by Jack Black in the film) to the island between 1935 (two years after the film ...