Arguably the most impressive thing about the Backdraft attraction at Universal Studios Hollywood was how quickly it was opened. “Backdraft” hit theaters in May of 1991, and this attraction was open in July of 1992. Of course, it was aided by the fact that the park’s designers didn’t have to cook up individual ride vehicles or elaborate theming; as you can see in the full walkthrough video above, visitors basically just stood in front of a couple of screens, watched video greetings from Ron Howard and a few cast members (including Kurt Russell, whose boyish charm is in full force), and then saw a fire demonstration in a warehouse set that looks vaguely similar to the one in the film’s explosive climax:

Still, The Hollywood Reporter says the attraction cost $10 million (how much of that went to Howard and the actors is unclear), and there was a cool bit of technology employed in which a wall of air protected the crowds from the blazing heat of the fires. I never had the pleasure of visiting this attraction in person because the Hollywood location was scrapped in 2010 to make way for a 3D Transformers ride (a “Backdraft” copy opened at Universal Studios Japan in 2011, though it permanently closed just nine years later), but it seems like the most thrilling aspect of experiencing it would have been the moment where the platform dramatically drops for a second at the very end of the demonstration, giving visitors just a micro-flicker of an idea that the demonstration somehow went wrong and they were in real danger.

The attraction may be gone, but “Backdraft” itself will live forever. As of this writing, the film is streaming on MGM+. And to find out the surprising Kurt Russell film that has a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, click here. I guarantee you won’t be able to guess it.