Photos: Behind-the-scenes tour of Transformers ride

Visitors will pass through a foyer with the Transformers logo as they enter the attraction at Universal Studios Hollywood.  (Brady MacDonald / Los Angeles Times)

The Transformers ride queue at Universal Studios Hollywood fills riders in on the attraction’s back story, with rooms dedicated to the Autobots, Decepticons and the recent attack on NEST headquarters.  (Brady MacDonald / Los Angeles Times)

Universal Studios Hollywood visitors are encouraged to push all the buttons and flip all the switches in the Transfomers ride queue.  (Brady MacDonald / Los Angeles Times)

The heavily themed Transformers queue at Universal Studios Hollywood takes riders through the headquarters of the NEST military organization, which is under attack by the Decepticons.  (Brady MacDonald / Los Angeles Times)

The ride queue at Universal Studios Hollywood circulates around the AllSpark Chamber, which holds the source of life for all Transformers.  (Brady MacDonald / Los Angeles Times)

The cab of a military transport vehicle missing its virtual back end pokes out of a blank screen during a behind-the-scenes tour of the Transformers attraction at Universal Studios Hollywood.  (Brady MacDonald / Los Angeles Times)

A hulking 12-seat ride vehicle sits motionless along the Transformers track, seemingly ready to transform into an anthropomorphic robot at any moment.  (Brady MacDonald / Los Angeles Times)

Visitors on the behind-the-scenes tour of the Transformers ride at Universal Studios Hollywood are dwarfed by a ride vehicle and the towering screen.  (Brady MacDonald / Los Angeles Times)

Visitors on the behind-the-scenes tour of the Transformers ride at Universal Studios Hollywood stand in front of a projection screen inside the attraction. Note: The projected image appears fuzzy because it’s a 3-D image.  (Brady MacDonald / Los Angeles Times)

Megatron and Optimus Prime battle in a 2-D scene inside the Transformers attraction at Universal Studios Hollywood. Note: The 3-D images were temporarily turned to 2-D to allow for photography.  (Brady MacDonald / Los Angeles Times)