| History Indiana Jones and the Temple of Peril (aka
Indiana Jones et le Temple du P�ril) opened on 30th July 1993 behind
Adventure Isle in Disneyland Park, Paris. An Indiana Jones attraction
had been on the drawing board for many years before, but due to the resort’s
ongoing financial difficulties the attraction went through numerous changes. Originally, guests would have been able
to experience a full-scale Indiana Jones land-within-a-land, featuring a
huge mine cart roller coaster based on the infamous sequence from “Indiana
Jones and the Temple of Doom”. The ride would have taken guests
through wild jungles, around the lost temple and inside a large showbuilding
for the mine chase scenes. Rumours often circulate of other
attractions to have been included in the area, such as Disneyland’s EMV
(Enhanced Motion Vehicle) Indiana Jones Adventure and a new Jungle
Exploration attraction based on the classic Jungle Cruise. Ultimately, the constrained budgets and
requirement for a high-thrill attraction (at this point, Space Mountain was
still 2-3 years away) brought the birth of Indiana Jones and the Temple of
Peril, a custom-designed looping coaster produced by Intamin AG of
Switzerland. Despite lacking an indoor showbuilding and the same scale
as its “blue sky” predecessor, the final attraction stays true to the heavy
themeing of the original plans, with enough landscaping, winding paths and
lush vegetation to make even the most frequent Disneyland guests lose their
way in the jungles of Indiana Jones. A l’Envers! Seeking a new attraction to market for
their 2000 season and wanting to bring more interest back to the attraction,
the Imagineers of Disneyland Paris embarked on an ambitious project to
create “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Peril: Backwards!”. In addition to removing the bodies of
each train from their chassis and reversing them, the team totally changed
the dynamics of the ride by adding an extra two seats to each car, bringing
the total for each two-car train from 8 to 12. Lighting and props had
to be reversed throughout the ride to ensure guests didn’t see any signs of
“backstage”, and the track of the roller coaster itself even had to be
altered and reprofiled at some points. Since guests travelling
backwards are unaware of upcoming curves and drops, their bodies are unable
to prepare for the movement. This meant some of the sharper drops and
curves had to be “softened” to make the attraction a comfier experience. The reconfigured attraction reopened on
1st April 2000. On 27th November 2004, the attraction was “reversed”
once more to return the trains to their original forwards direction. | 
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