{"id":224902,"date":"2026-04-09T14:31:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T14:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/224902\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T14:31:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T14:31:11","slug":"brendan-fraser-revisits-revenge-of-the-mummy-at-universal-studios-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/224902\/","title":{"rendered":"Brendan Fraser Revisits &#8216;Revenge of the Mummy&#8217; at Universal Studios Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The original star of Universal\u2019s The Mummy franchise visited the popular indoor coaster during a recent trip to Orlando, while the whereabouts of his coffee remain unknown.<\/p>\n<p>Brendan Fraser Snapped Riding \u2018Revenge of the Mummy\u2019<a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/UOR-Brandon-Fraser-Revenge-of-the-Mummy-2026.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"772\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/UOR-Brandon-Fraser-Revenge-of-the-Mummy-2026.jpg\" alt=\"Brandon Fraser Rides Revenge of the Mummy \" class=\"wp-image-1408987\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A post shared via the official Universal Pictures Instagram spotlights Brendan Fraser\u2019s surprise appearance on Revenge of the Mummy, the fan-favorite Universal Studios Florida coaster themed to Fraser\u2019s The Mummy films. <\/p>\n<p>The post shares the on-ride photo of Fraser, accompanied by eight other guests, near the climax of the attraction. The candid image shows Fraser either securing or removing his baseball cap right before the ride\u2019s intense final sequence. The post description adds:<\/p>\n<p>Getting back into character! Brendan Fraser had a blast braving Revenge of the Mummy: The Ride at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/unistudios\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">@unistudios<\/a> in preparation for reprising the role of Rick O\u2019Connell.<\/p>\n<p>The actor likely visited Universal Orlando Resort while he was in central Florida around mid-March for the MEGACON Orlando fan event. Much of the cast of Universal\u2019s 1999 The Mummy appeared for signings and a panel session during the convention.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The Mummy 4\u2019 Entering Production Later This Year<a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Universal-The-Mummy-Poster-edited-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2306\" height=\"1730\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Universal-The-Mummy-Poster-edited-1.jpg\" alt=\"The Mummy (1999) poster\" class=\"wp-image-1390551\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A new Mummy installment is scheduled for release in 2028, with Fraser set to return as Rick O\u2019Connell alongside Rachel Weisz, while John Hannah is also expected to reprise his role.<\/p>\n<p>Universal Orlando\u2019s Revenge of the Mummy opened in 2004 as an indoor dark ride\/roller coaster hybrid themed to The Mummy films, putting guests inside a cursed tomb setting with special effects like fire, scarabs, warrior mummies, darkness, and sudden launches.<\/p>\n<p>You can check out part of the Revenge of the Mummy experience in our POV coverage on YouTube:<\/p>\n<p>Are you excited for the next installment in The Mummy franchise? Let us know on social media.<\/p>\n<p>For the latest Disney Parks news and info, follow <a href=\"https:\/\/wdwnt.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">WDW News Today<\/a> on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wdwnt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WDWNewsToday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">Facebook<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wdwnt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The original star of Universal\u2019s The Mummy franchise visited the popular indoor coaster during a recent trip to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":224903,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[10740,28,8018,5077,139,141,140,7316,86467,86465,3435],"class_list":{"0":"post-224902","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-orlando","8":"tag-convention","9":"tag-florida","10":"tag-megacon","11":"tag-movies","12":"tag-orlando","13":"tag-orlando-headlines","14":"tag-orlando-news","15":"tag-revenge-of-the-mummy","16":"tag-the-mummy","17":"tag-the-mummy-ride","18":"tag-universal"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224902","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=224902"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224902\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/224903"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=224902"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=224902"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=224902"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}