There's a rumour that the force of the sudden drop of the auditorium seating at the climax of the show meant the parking structure suffered some minor structural damage as the show was being tested. The parking structure then had to be reinforced to take the extra load.
As can be seen from the aerial photo, the show building is split into 5 areas: at the bottom of the photo is the queue area with the distinctive coloured discs / sunshades. The block surrounded by the discs is the preshow Kimberly Duncan presentation area, then the bulk of the rest of the building is the large main auditorium. The side walls mirror the shape of the side screens, while the 4 brown air-conditioning units on the roof indicate the extent of the stage area. The section beyond this at the top of the photo is the backstage area. The block on the right side of the building houses break rooms and the T2 Gear & Supplies merchandise shop.
Architect: Rios Clementi Hale Studios (Jean Nouvel landscape designer)
From the architect's website: The attraction is housed in the fictional headquarters building of the Cyberdyne Corporation of the Terminator movies, and the design incorporates ideas that follow from the company's fictional technologies. The theater building carries a pattern of 'pixels' abstracted from the visuals used for the Terminator's computer screen visual field, and is punctuated by biomorphic curves of silver-gray: Cyberdyne's 'morphing liquid metal'. The adjoining Aquazone Plaza was developed as an outdoor alternative to a conventional feature entertainment. It is centered around an elaborate interactive water feature and provides resting and outdoor dining areas.
The project (along with the Aquazone Plaza) was awarded the Los Angeles Business Council Urban Beautification Award in 2000.
While the building was under construction, there was a display of George Barris' car collection.
