Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi: The CN City Tour

Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi: The CN City Tour was a simulator ride at Universal Studios Florida that replaced Hercules and Xena: Wizards of the Screen based on the 2004-2006 television series Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi. It opened on November 10th, 2005 and closed down on September 14th, 2012, being replaced by Transformers: The Ride 3D on June 20th, 2013.

Voice cast

 * Janice Kawaye as Ami Onuki
 * Grey DeLisle as Yumi Yoshimura
 * Keone Young as Kaz

Queue
While in the queue line, there were TV screens that played various videos that the guests could watch. These included the rules of the attraction (given by a CN character), clips from various Cartoon Network shows, CN City IDs, and a sneak peek preview of the ride via clips from Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi. For the final months of the ride's operation starting in 2010, some of the Cartoon Network clips would be swapped out with clips for currently airing Adventure Time, Regular Show and The Amazing World of Gumball.

Post-show
After the ride, the guests went into a play area/store known as CN Toons Square. There, the guests played interactive games and saw exhibits from Cartoon Network's history as well as shop for Cartoon Network merchandise. There was also a character meet and greet with Ami and Yumi and an interactive television camera that guests played with. Music from different Cartoon Network shows plus Cartoon Network channel identification spots were played while the guests played or shopped.

History
On June 17th, 2004, Universal entered a partnership with Cartoon Network for a new ride called The CN City Tour in which would be set to replace Hercules and Xena: Wizards of the Screen at Universal Studios Florida after the final performance in 2000. On November 20th, 2004 after the massive success of Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, it was decided both newest CN characters Ami and Yumi would host the ride, and it was officially greenlit as "Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi: The CN City Tour". Production on the ride film and conceptual art of the new look for the ride was done in December 22nd through September 12th, 2005.

Production
Like Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast, the ride film of Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi: The CN City Tour was created solely by Cartoon Network Studios, and the only involvement which Universal Studios had in production of the ride film was an appearance of the Universal logo on TBD. Mario Kamberg, Allen Battino and Totally Fun Company's Trey Stokes, who designed the ride film for "The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera" and "Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast", also signed on to take part in the animation of the CN City Tour ride film.

After "Hercules and Xena: Wizards on the Screen"'s final performance on February 20th, 2000, construction began almost immediately on June 18th, 2004. The rebuilding of "Hercules and Xena" into "Puffy AmiYumi" lasted a year, two months, three weeks and four days, currently the third shortest ride turn around in Universal Orlando Resort's history behind the changes from Earthquake: The Big One to Disaster! and Hanna-Barbera to Jimmy Neutron. The attraction started previews in October 2005. The ride was officially opened by Universal Orlando on November 10th.

Closing
The attraction was closed down on September 14th. On May 21st, 2012, Universal Orlando officially announced that Transformers: The Ride 3D would be based on Paramount Pictures/Hasbro's movie franchise Transformers and was opened in June 2013. As of 2020, there are no Cartoon Network attractions currently operating at the Universal Studios theme parks.

Trivia

 * Despite Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network being rivals, Universal Studios Florida had this ride along with Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast and Nickelodeon Studios.
 * While Animal Logic returned for CN City, the animation for the characters are provided by Yowza! Animation and Mercury Filmworks.