By Georgia Diebelius For Mailonline and Afp
Published: 18:36 EST, 18 May 2016 | Updated: 09:51 EST, 19 May 2016 Die Cut Mould Maker
Six years after Sheriff Deputy Rick Grimes began leading a group of survivors through a world overrun by the walking dead, Universal is launching an attraction for 'the living' to fight their way through in real-life.
Universal Studios announced this week that on July 4 a ride will open at its park in Hollywood where scenes from the popular Walking Dead series, which began in 2006, will be recreated.
Releasing the first-look images of the terrifying walk-through attraction on Wednesday, executive producer and director of the show, Greg Nicotero, announced the date that he will release the walkers out of the TV studio and into the attraction.
Universal Studios announced this week that on July 4 a ride will open at its park in Hollywood where scenes from the popular Walking Dead series, which began in 2006, will be recreated
Universal is launching an attraction in Hollywood for 'the living' to fight their way through in real-life
The ride is opening six years after Sheriff Deputy Rick Grimes began leading a group of survivors through a world overrun by the walking dead
The ride is the latest tie-in in a burgeoning entertainment industry offshoot that has seen dozens of theme park attractions based on movies and TV shows spring up across the United States in recent years.
As well as confirming July 4 as the opening date, Universal, in southern California, released a behind-the-scenes video showing the making of its 'walkers' from the record-breaking AMC show.
Nicotero said: 'We're getting the chance to utilise moulds that were created specifically for the show and translate them into parts of the attraction.
'After six years of working on The Walking Dead, we have a great opportunity to take it out of the studio, off the soundstage and into an attraction at Universal Studios Hollywood where guests can come face-to-face with walkers.
As well as confirming July 4 as the opening date, Universal, in southern California, released a behind-the-scenes video showing the making of its 'walkers' from the record-breaking AMC show
The experience combines real-life actors with animatronics to recreate the lumbering monsters, including the iconic cut-in-half zombie from the pilot, dubbed 'Bicycle Girl' (pictured) by fans
Creators are using the moulds used to make the actual undead characters in the television show to design the zombies for the attraction
'We're creating animatronic walkers that guests will be able to see. It's never been done before. It's one-of-a-kind, state-of-the-art and I can't wait.'
The experience combines real-life actors with animatronics to recreate the lumbering monsters, including the iconic cut-in-half zombie from the pilot, dubbed 'Bicycle Girl' by fans.
The attraction follows the opening of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter in April, 15 years after the boy wizard's first big-screen adventure.
Together with the recently introduced Despicable Me Minion Mayhem, the award-winning The Simpsons park area and Transformers: The Ride-3D, the attraction sees Universal partnering with Hollywood for a merchandising merry-go-round to rival Disney's.
Sheriff Deputy Rick Grimes (pictured) wakes up in a hospital to discover the majority of the population have turned into zombies
The designers are creating animatronic walkers that guests will be able to see on their way around
The 'Walking Dead' attraction held auditions for potential walkers at Universal Studios Hollywood
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