The Simpsons RideSimulator rideMinimum height to ride: 40 inches About The Simpsons RideThe Simpsons Ride, based on the long-running Fox TV animated series debuted in the old 'Back to the Future' building in May 2008. The theme of the attraction is a Krustyland theme park that you, along with the Simpsons, are visiting. Naturally, havoc ensues. The small but entertaining queue room features some of the Simpsons characters going about their crazy buisness which certainly is very entertaining. Once inside the ride, you prepare to fall off of a roller coaster and then drop into different rides at Krustyland which seem mysteriously similar to Disney rides! [Update this description | Read previous versions] Photos from The Simpsons Ride
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I was one of the biggest Back to the Future the Ride fans everywhere. It was my favorite theme park ride and the highlight of my Southern California vacation. I made sure to be there on Sept.3,2007 the last day the ride was open at USH. I was on the last ride of the day and seeing the words "Good Bye" on the wait time board after the ride closed was not a sight I ever wanted to see. So I waited 9 months from that day to ride its replacement, The Simpsons Ride. I'm also a huge Simpsons fan so at least I was content that BTTF would be replaced by something I like. My first Simpsons ride experience was in Orlando and I was extremely pleased by the result. This ride is flat out awesome. The screen looks crystal clear and the in ride effects are also really neat. The story line is entertaining and the ride does a good job of poking fun at other theme park attractions(most notably Shamu and Pirates of the Caribbean) There are even some references to Back to the Future in the preshow and during the ride itself. I really miss Back to the Future but at least I know a great ride took its place. I just recently rode the Hollywood version and was equally pleased(the Hollywood version has an in-ride photo). This is an absolute must ride and an instant classic. Make sure to do this first thing in the morning because since its new long waits form later in the day. Whatever you don't miss out on this great ride. - Manny Barron Okay. I am like a HUGEEEEE fan of BTTF. the ride was my #1 fav ride. and i was REALLY sad when it closed. i went on the last day (sep. 3rd 2007) and rode it like 12 times. I still went to universal to hang out with friends and go on the other stuff after that. and one day, ,more specifically 2 days before it opened, I went to universal. Just as my sister and I were going up the starway to the upper lot, the gates to the new simpsons ride was opened to let a few people in to test the ride before it was oficially opened. Now before i went on this ride, i wasnt really much of a Simpsons fan. I've only seen the show 3 times and i've seen the movie buh iwasnt really that interested. buh i thought, why not give it a try? after all, its supposed to be like back to the future. so when i went in, it was a REALLY hot day. it said that the line was 50 minutes but it was 2 hours! it was a really hot day, and we were sent to the bottom floor, they didnt have air conditioning yet, they had the sounds from the TV coming out buh the tv wasnt installed yet so it was REALLY annoying and the ride kept breaking down so the line took 2 HOURS! buh we finally got on the ride. at first i was like, Where's the mini screen that Biff and Doc used to be on? buh when the ride started i was like WOW all over agian. I had the same experience as when i first rode BTTF yet it was different. It was sooo amazing. i thought the torturous 2 hour wait was worth it. After the ride, i imediately became a fan of Sideshow Bob. i thought he was really cool. (they should've put him in the movie). when i got home, i borrowed a couple DVDs from a friend to watch all the episodes with sideshow Bob in it and thens when i started to become a fan of the Simpsons. as of this day (feb. 15 2009) I have rode the simpsons ride 53 times. It is a great ride and i am still in love with it. P.S. a Little tip. If you can, ask if you can be sent to the bottom floor. it is the BEST. the simpsons may look a bit bigger than they should be, buh they look really close and big and it more exciting. and try to get the middle. (Room 6) if your in the middle row, ask for line 2 or 9. if yur in the bottom row or top row, ask for row 2 or row 5. you'll get room 6 about 85% of the time. - Lucas Lee I liked BTTF, but I have to admit The Simpsons Ride is an applausable update to the original lay out. Although everything was still pretty similiar, the new technology really give the ride a new soul. It draws me in the storyline easily unlike BTTF, which I constant feel the distorted image and outdated sound effects pull me back into reality while still on the ride. Now the Simpsons has a brighter image, more engagine storyline and bumpier car, water splash hits on perfect timing and you even smell maggie. If you could get on it more than once it is recommended. There are plenty in-jokes and paradies that're hard to make out at once. Including the couch gag, it is in it as well. I love this ride now, it is by far my favorite at USSH. While Jurassic Park is getting old and The Mummy isn't that much enjoyable, ride The Simpsons when it's still fresh and cool. - Jeremy Hu I can't agree more with the last poster I'm a large fan of The Simpsons TV Show. When I heard they were getting rid of BTTF I thought even though I was a fan of The BTTF ride it was about time for something new in that space. When I went on The Simpsons Ride Being in a wheelchair I felt that they did not leave enough space to get a Wheelchair pass the car to load on to it. number 2 the computer drawings on the screen looked a bit unfinished to me Number 3 My friend who comes to the parks with me to help me on and off the rides complained of his back hurting after being jarred back and forth on the ride and he rides everything and has a strong back number 4 If your in a wheelchair they don't give you anytime to get out of the ride before they rush the next riders onto The Simpsons Ride and block up the handicap persons exit. - Joseph Staconis I miss BTTF!!!! I loved that ride!!! Now all thats left is the Doc Brown Restaurant, and some of the sets in the Backlot. - Sarah E I can honestly say that this is a great successor to the BttF Ride. Being a huge fan of both BttF as well as the Simpsons, I was torn. The video clips shown in the queue, while brief, were entertaining. There are homages to the old BttF ride, completely with Christopher Lloyd as Doc Brown! Lots of jokes about Theme Parks in general, and of course jabs at Disney parks. Funny thing is, I think they might have unintentionally misspelled queue as "que"? Even more detailed were the posters of attractions in Krustyland. Only downside is that there is already vandalism on the map of Krustyland, where it's missing stars around the border of the map. Loved the inside waiting area! Only bad part of the actual ride was that it took a while to load, so the intro video was repeating three times in a row. Without spoiling anything, I loved the barrel roll! It actually works! And some of the scenes are reminiscent of the old Back to the Future Ride! - Brandon Mendoza when i first heard that they were going to replace back to the future with the simpsons i was happy and sad at the same time. back to the future was my all tiem fav ride. but it was one of universals oldest attractions. so i said i guess it sgood to replace it with sumthing new. but when i finally went on it, i said this is almost the same ride. the layout is the same. the line que is the exact same. just eveything is rethemed to simpsons. i thought the rdie was done very cheaply. the ride is fair but not great. i liked the they put some additional effects in like shooting water and stuff like that. but other than that its cheaply done and i thought universal could do way better than this. - Jeffrey Torres I finally got the chance to ride the Simpsons Ride today, and I can't say that I was blown away by it. The building's appearance is flashy and gave me the feel of entering a carnival. However, I was disappointed with the series of videos they showed to keep us entertained while I waited in line. Most of them weren't funny at all, and even though I'm not exactly a big Simpsons fan, the humor of the cartoons was extremely dry compared to the series' older episodes. Moving on. When you enter the queue room, the humor doesn't get any better. The characters argue with each other through their own booths (they appear through televisions, while the edges are covered so it doesn't appear that way.) Finally, the ride! I didn't know what to expect, and I unfortunately sat behind a woman with big hair. I had to sit up taller to see what was going on. The ride basically has us crashing into trashy carnival rides and destroying most of them. Sometimes they passed through so quickly that I was having a hard time following what was happening. They made a good use of the tilting and moving of the cars, but sometimes I was thrusted into my seat bar rather painfully. The ride had a lot of parodies. I enjoyed the ones that made fun of Disneyland. There were references to Indiana Jones, Back to the Future, It's A Small World, Sea World, and many more. There were some clever lines, but most of them were overshadowed by the loud noises, sadly. Overall, it was a pretty good ride, but it didn't live up to my expectations. Perhaps it's because I'm not one of those hardcore fans that recite every line from the previous night's episode. When I got out, I didn't feel any urges to jump back in line and ride it again. I actually found myself missing Back to the Future, but that's long gone. I hope you have a good run before your time is up, Simpsons. - Bingley Lee
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