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The '''Action Theater''' is a [[motion simulator]] ride that debuted in 1993. It is currently only operating at [[California's Great America]]. Located formerly at [[Canada's Wonderland]], [[Carowinds]], [[Kings Dominion]] and [[Kings Island]]. The attraction was previously known as "Paramount Action F/X Theater" before being renamed following the purchase of the [[Paramount Parks]] chain by Cedar Fair in 2006.

==History==
Action Theater first opened in 1993 at [[Carowinds]] and [[Kings Dominion]], operating as a [[motion simulator]] themed to the Paramount film ''[[Days Of Thunder]]''.<ref name="Kings Dominion debut - Baltimore Sun">((cite news|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1993/06/26/hollywood-spills-over-into-thrills-at-amusement-parks-thrills-chills/|title=Hollywood spills over into thrills at amusement parks Thrills & chills|last=McKerrow|first=Steve|date=June 26, 1993|work=The Baltimore Sun|access-date=January 26, 2024))</ref><ref name="Rutherford">((cite book|last=Rutherford|first=Scott N.|title=Kings Dominion|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mZLOBgAAQBAJ&q=%22kings+dominion%22+%22action+theater%22+paramount&pg=PA68|date=March 16, 2015|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|location=Charleston, SC|isbn=978-1-4671-2301-3|page=68))</ref> The following year, the attraction was installed at [[California's Great America]], [[Canada's Wonderland]], and [[Kings Island]].<ref name="Kings Island debut - Toledo Blade">((cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1350&dat=19940424&id=V1dPAAAAIBAJ&pg=3698,6614015&hl=en|title=What's new at Ohio's major amusement parks?|last=Ferguson|first=William A.|date=April 24, 1994|work=The Toledo Blade|page=E7|access-date=June 9, 2015))</ref>

In 1998, Action Theater was renamed "Paramount Action F/X Theater", and a new [[James Bond]]-feature debuted at each location called "James Bond 007: License to Thrill" – a play on the title of an older Bond film called ''[[Licence to Kill]]''. Dino Island 3D was shown from 1999 to 2000, Meteor Attack in 2000, and Superstition in 2000 and 2002. In 2001, the theme parks presented [[The 7th Portal]] (based on the web comic by [[Stan Lee]]) as a three-dimensional ride in which the riders help the Data Raiders fight the Nullifiers.

In 2003, [[SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D]] made its debut at all locations. In 2006, [[The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera (ride)|The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera]] was presented. It had been closed after its last run in 2002 at [[Universal Studios Florida]].

In 2008, the theater was renamed Action Theater to remove ties to the Paramount branding, and the action movie signage was replaced with a comic book theme.

In 2013, [[Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia]] was being shown at Carowinds and Kings Island, while "Happy Feet: Mumble's Wild Ride" was being shown at California's Great America.<ref name="Carowinds conversion">((cite web|url=http://entertainmentdesigner.com/news/theme-park-design-news/carowinds-celebrates-40th-birthday-dino-style/|title=Carowinds Celebrates 40th Birthday Dino-Style|last=Shockling|first=Andrea|date=April 5, 2013|publisher=Entertainment Designer|access-date=July 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140210024421/http://entertainmentdesigner.com/news/theme-park-design-news/carowinds-celebrates-40th-birthday-dino-style/|archive-date=February 10, 2014|url-status=dead))</ref> Canada's Wonderland's Action Theater featured Monsters of the Deep 3D, and [[Kings Dominion]]'s featured "The Lost World 3D".<ref>Kings Island. "E-Newsletter – Dinosaurs Alive! 3D an Adventure With Teeth!" VisitKingsIsland.com. Cedar Fair Entertainment Company. May 10, 2011, accessed May 10, 2011.</ref> The theaters playing Dinosaur-themed films have had the motion seats removed.<ref name="Theme Park Tourist">((cite web|last=Sim|first=Nick|title=Kings Island's Dinosaurs Alive! 3D movie to be free for 2012 season|url=http://www.themeparktourist.com/news/20120419/6550/kings-islands-dinosaurs-alive-3d-movie-be-free-2012-season|publisher=Theme Park Tourist|access-date=10 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120630055857/http://www.themeparktourist.com/news/20120419/6550/kings-islands-dinosaurs-alive-3d-movie-be-free-2012-season|archive-date=June 30, 2012|url-status=dead))</ref>

In 2015, California's Great America announced that a 4D holographic attraction themed to BioWare's [[Mass Effect]] video game (titled ''[[Mass Effect: New Earth]]'') would debut in a newly renovated Action Theater for the 2016 season.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.cagreatamerica.com/what-s-new/coming-in-2016|title=Great America Announces New Attraction Featuring Mass Effect Videogame Series for 2016|publisher=California's Great America|access-date=October 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002033717/https://www.cagreatamerica.com/what-s-new/coming-in-2016|archive-date=October 2, 2015|url-status=dead))</ref><ref>((cite news|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/entertainment/ci_28896052/great-america-electronic-arts-creating-mass-effects-attraction|title=Great America, Electronic Arts creating 'Mass Effects' attraction|last=Zavoral|first=Linda|date=September 29, 2015|work=San Jose Mercury News|access-date=October 7, 2015))</ref> Also in 2015, Carowinds announced a similar renovation of their Action Theatre for 2016. The 3D gaming attraction, named ''Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare: 3Z Arena'', was based on the ''[[Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare]]'' video game until its closure in 2022.<ref>((cite news|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2015/10/08/carowinds-adding-new-3-d-gaming-experience.html|date=October 8, 2015|title=Carowinds to launch 3-D gaming experience with 'Plants vs. Zombies' theme|work=Charlotte Business Journal))</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.cagreatamerica.com/play/rides/mass-effect-new-earth Mass Effect: New Earth at California's Great America]

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