in the park and featured additional information on special effects. Deep Earth Exploration - This ride opened shortly after the park due to technology challenges. It was the first attraction of its kind to incorporate a traditional 3-D movie dark ride with a motion simulator. Passengers boarded faux deep earth tunneling machines on a journey to the center of the earth (not to be confused with the Jules Verne novel and Tokyo DisneySea attraction of the same name), guided by an animatronic robot pilot (voiced by actor Matt Cates). The ride involved a number of stops where windows on the vehicle would open allowing the occupants to look out at special effects along the route. Lightning Bolt - An indoor, space-themed roller coaster with a top speed of 35 mph. In 1997, the roller coaster was moved outdoors, and was made to be twice as long. The Haunted Mine - A traditional dark ride where passengers boarded ore cars on a trip into an abandoned mining operation. Grand Canyon Rapids - A white water rapids raft ride with special effects such as an old west gun fight and a tunnel explosion. Over the Edge - A log flume ride through an old sawmill, with two drops of and and a top speed of 25 MPH. Parisian Taxis - bumper cars on the streets of Paris. Pirates' Cove - A 950-seat outdoor theater complete with a pirate ship and lagoon that were home to the "Dueling Pirates Stunt Spectacular". Magic Screen Theatre - Indoor theater that hosted a variety of shows including BMX Grind, a stunt show featuring BMX and in-line skating. It opened with 2 shows; blacklight puppet show called Kaleidoscope and a live recreation of The Three Stooges. King Looey Theatre (later Manhattan Theatre) - Indoor theater that hosted a variety of shows, including an ice skating spectacle starring King Looey. You're in the Movies (later Gold Rush Theatre) - Indoor theater that hosted a variety of shows. Characters King Looey was the child friendly version of the Leo the Lion mascot. King Looey wore a black tuxedo with a red bow and a golden crown. References External links John Katsilometes reminisces with Wayne Brady about MGM theme park by the Las Vegas Sun Group-Only Adventures by Meeting News Defunct amusement parks in the United States Amusement parks in Nevada Buildings and structures in Paradise, Nevada 1993 establishments in