Presented at Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Studios Florida as a mixture of live action and film, with performers who closely resemble the film's stars performing on stage in synch with the movie footage.
The theaters that show the film are equipped with numerous secret panels, hydraulic lifts, and sliding walls, all which have to work in sync with the film. In addition, the theaters are a soundproof environment.
The stage where the attraction is held is called "Miles Bennett Dyson Memorial Auditorium", as indicated by a sign in an entrance room.
The queue has dozens of TV sets (like most rides at Universal Studios) showing innovations, products and special segments such as the Cyberdyne Radio Station (also known as CDYN). CDYN plays two songs from the movie, "Bad to the Bone" and "Guitars, Cadillacs", as well as a "live" video (via Satillite) of some Mexicans playing La Bamba.
The entrance to the theater in the "Hollywood" themed section of the park was rebuilt from the ground up along with the custom built theater. The entire building where the Terminator show takes place in Orlando was originally a facade to look like the front of Hollywood building until 1995 when the attraction was built.