Sitting Ducks: The Ride

Sitting Ducks: The Ride is a dark ride based on the animated series Sitting Ducks. It is located at Universal Studios Florida, and was opened in 2002.

Queue and Pre-show:
Guests enter the queue through a small building, which is decorated with posters of Sitting Ducks characters. The line winds around inside the building before going outside to wait in front of an old barn. A sign on top reads "Ducktown Scooter Shop". Inside, guests watch a pre-show video featuring Drill Sergeant Duck (voiced by Cathy Weseluck), who explains that she has been called away from her post at the scooter shop for some important business. She then tells guests that they will be taking her place, and instructs them to board the scooters in front of them.

The ride:
Guests are taken through a series of scenes featuring characters from Sitting Ducks, including Bill (voiced by Ian James Corlett), Aldo (voiced by Dave Ward), Ed, Oly and Waddle (all voiced by Phil Hayes) and Raoul the Crow (voiced by Michael Benyaer). The story is told via a series of audio-animatronic figures and projected images.

The ride begins with guests entering the Ducktown Scooter Shop, where they see Drill Sergeant Duck (voiced by Cathy Weseluck) on a television screen telling them that she has been called away for some important business. She then tells guests that they will be taking her place, and instructs them to board the scooters in front of them. Guests are then taken through scenes featuring characters from Sitting Ducks including Bill (voiced by Ian James Corlett), Aldo (voiced by Dave Ward), Ed, Oly and Waddle (all voiced by Phil Hayes) and Raoul the Crow (voiced by Michael Benyaer).

The ride ends with guests returning to the Ducktown Scooter Shop. Drill Sergeant Duck is seen on a television screen telling them that they have done well in her absence, but warns them not to touch anything while she is gone. The scooters then move forward into the unload area.

Trivia:
Sitting Ducks: The Ride was originally going to be called "Sitting Ducks Adventure".

The ride is based on a children's animated television series of the same name, which aired from 2001-2003. It features characters from that show including Bill (voiced by Ian James Corlett), Aldo (voiced by Dave Ward) and Ed, Oly and Waddle (all voiced by Phil Hayes). Other characters featured in the ride include Raoul the Crow (voiced by Michael Benyaer) and Drill Sergeant Duck (voiced by Cathy Weseluck).