Editing Empire State Building (section)

====New York Skyride====
In early 1994, a [[motion simulator]] attraction was built on the 2nd floor,<ref>{{cite news |last=Trucco |first=Terry |title=Travel Advisory: Empire State Building; New York on One Floor |work=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331 |date=January 1, 1995 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/01/01/travel/travel-advisory-empire-state-building-new-york-on-one-floor.html |access-date=October 31, 2017 |archive-date=November 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107014939/http://www.nytimes.com/1995/01/01/travel/travel-advisory-empire-state-building-new-york-on-one-floor.html |url-status=live }}</ref> as a complement to the observation deck.<ref name="The New Yorker 2001">{{cite magazine |title=A Curious Flight Path |magazine=The New Yorker |date=November 5, 2001 |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2001/11/12/a-curious-flight-path |access-date=October 24, 2017 |archive-date=October 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024100134/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2001/11/12/a-curious-flight-path |url-status=live }}</ref> The original cinematic presentation lasted approximately 25&nbsp;minutes, while the simulation was about eight minutes.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rosenberg |first1=A. |last2=Dunford |first2=M. |title=The Rough Guide to New York |publisher=Rough Guides |year=2011 |isbn=978-1-84836-590-2 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781848365902 |url-access=registration |access-date=October 24, 2017 |page=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781848365902/page/128 128] }}</ref> The ride had two incarnations. The original version, which ran from 1994 until around 2002, featured [[James Doohan]], ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek's]]'' [[Montgomery Scott|Scotty]], as the airplane's pilot who humorously tried to keep the flight under control during a storm.<ref>{{cite book |title=VR World |publisher=Mecklermedia |issue=v. 2–3 |year=1994 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=REpVAAAAMAAJ |access-date=October 24, 2017 |page=32 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=Michelin Tire Corporation |title=New York City |publisher=Michelin Tire Corporation |series=Michelin green guides |year=2002 |isbn=978-2-06-100408-1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BaIXAQAAMAAJ |access-date=October 24, 2017 |page=82 }}</ref> After the September 11 attacks in 2001, the ride was closed.<ref name="The New Yorker 2001" /> An updated version debuted in mid-2002, featuring actor [[Kevin Bacon]] as the pilot, with the new flight also going haywire.<ref name="Fodors2012">{{cite book |title=Fodor's New York City |publisher=Fodor's Travel |series=Fodor's Travel Guides |year=2016 |isbn=978-0-8041-4370-7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SobFCwAAQBAJ |access-date=October 24, 2017 |page=<!--no page numbers in this edition--> }}</ref> This new version served a more informative goal, as opposed to the old version's main purpose of entertainment, and contained details about the 9/11 attacks.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Quay |first1=Sara E. |last2=Damico |first2=Amy M. |title=September 11 in Popular Culture: A Guide |publisher=Greenwood |year=2010 |isbn=978-0-313-35505-9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lx7i4YHl_NoC&pg=PA12 |access-date=October 31, 2017 |page=12 }}</ref> The simulator received mixed reviews, with assessments of the ride ranging from "great" to "satisfactory" to "corny".<ref>{{cite web |last=Kleinfield |first=N. R. |title=Feud Over Views From the Empire State Building |website=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331 |date=June 16, 2011 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/16/nyregion/feud-over-views-from-the-empire-state-building.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220101/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/16/nyregion/feud-over-views-from-the-empire-state-building.html |archive-date=January 1, 2022 |url-access=limited |access-date=October 24, 2017}}{{cbignore }}</ref><!--The Skyride attraction permanently closed on December 31, 2015.-->