Orlando, FL (WFN) -- The designers of a new indoor roller coaster based on Brendan Fraser's "Mummy" movies may have tempted fate a bit too much when they inscribed the walls of the ride's faux catacombs with real Egyptian curses.

At least, that's how Project Director Mike Hightower felt before the "Revenge of the Mummy" ride at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida, was unveiled last week.

Hightower oversaw technical details on the attraction and admits "working out all the bugs was not a slam dunk" -- especially developing a realistic 6 ft. 8 robotic version of the Mummy.

He says when he learned designers were carving hieroglyphics of actual Egyptian curses into the walls, he thought, "Why are you putting this in? What if there's something real about [the curse?]"

"After living through what I was living through over the last two-to-three months, I was believing it," he laughs.

Luckily, Hightower has gotten over his fear of the Mummy's curse -- not in the least because visitors to the ride have been raving about it.

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