The Simpsons Ride reviews
Theme Park Insider readers offer their ratings and reviews for The Simpsons Ride, a simulator ride at Universal Studios Hollywood. (The minimum height to ride is 40 inches.)
Written by Nick Markham 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!
Readers' rating:
I like this better than Back to the Future. Fun ride. But not worth it if the line is over than 30 minuets - nick . I've never been on a simulator like it before and was pretty amazed by how it was done, though am a huge back to the future fan and would have loved to go on the ride themed to that. Loved the way they made fun of other theme parks though... - Rachelle Beaney This whole ride experience (queue, the land outside, and the ride itself) were extremely enjoyable to a diehard simspsons fan. I laughed at all the episode clips during the queue, laughed harder at the new material in the preshow, and enjoyed the ride..thought the picture quality could have been a little better actually..was oddly blurry at times, almost made me think there were supposed to be 3D glasses that I forgot to pick up. But it's all great, and Universal did a great job at really transforming the place to feel like the simpsons. Props to Universal for having a sense of humor about theme parks / themselves, as The Simpsons surely mocks them a ton during this ride experience. - Michael Weissman I like the Simpson's, this ride is pretty fun. However I have been on it many times and I find myself getting bored. Also If you look to your left or right, you will see the other cars moving which totally ruins the effect, it shows laziness on Universal's part. - Thomas Furlong 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 It draws me in the storyline easily unlike BTTF, which I constant feel the distorted image and outdated sound effects pull me back into reality while still on the ride.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 never had the chance to go on the Back To The Future Ride. When I first tried out the Simpsons Ride, it was living in the cartoon series. Everything was like glowing neon maze once you are inside. I must say it's not too bad for a simulator but if you are a Simpsons fan, this is the place for you. - Danilo Francisco More attraction and restaurant ratings:
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