
The next one elaborates on the theme, along with the main actors mentioning their experience with the demanding shoot. Opening in 1992 and based on the hit film that premiered the previous year, Backdraft was housed in a custom fireproof soundstage that was composed of three rooms: one video room, where the director of the movie, Ron Howard, talks to us about the challenges of making the film. The attractions were: a clone of the ET Experience from Universal Florida, a “how is it done?” Special Effects Stage, new loading station for the famous Studio Tour, and what concern us: Backdraft.Ī look at the Starway from the Lower Lot. For that purpose, a giant set of escalators called the Starway was built on the hillside and lead to an area where attractions, a museum, a shop, and a food court were constructed.


1991 saw Universal Studios Hollywood undergo its most significant expansion at the time, reconfiguring the famed backlot and finally allowing guests to come down the hill and experience new attractions.
