The Simpsons Ride

The Simpsons Ride is a simulator ride featured at the Universal Studios Florida and Universal Studios Hollywood theme parks.
Sponsors:
*Pizza Hut (2007-2009) (Universal Studios Florida) 
*M&M's (2008-2015) (Universal Studios Hollywood)
== Ride ==
The Simpsons Ride involves a simulator ride similar to Back to the Future: The Ride (which it previously was, before it was closed and replaced). It uses 80 foot IMAX Dome screens to give the riders a virtual-reality trip through a theme park called "Krustyland" and Springfield. Made by Gracie Films.
=== Queue videos ===
Several videos play while guests wait in line. One video shows Krusty opening the theme park and announcing the opening of the new "Thrilltacular, Upsy-downsy, Spins-aroundsy, Teen-operated Thrill Ride.". Another video shows Professor Frink going back in time to save Doc Brown (A reference to the former Back to the Future ride) from having the Institute of Future Technology closed and replaced with Krustyland (and accidentally running over the banker who would have kept it open). Several clips from the show's history are also played, as well as a majority of the last half of "Itchy And Scratchy Land".
Once inside the central queue (about to enter the boarding stations where you watch the plot videos), there are stalls starring well-known characters such as Moe, Apu, Hans Moleman, Patty and Selma, etc. They take turns talking to each other and the guests animatedly while inviting them to play their games. On the main screen, Krusty sings a rhyme, hinting at who will try out his new (and dangerous) ride first. However, Sideshow Bob has slipped into a Scratchy suit stolen from Barney and stomps on Homer's foot, finishing Krusty's rhyme: Will be the first to utter- D'oh! Bart then selects the waiting guests as a travelling group and it is then taken into an advertisement which was featured outside and throughout the ride. In a small room, you watch a short video while the first group rides. A video is shown showing the plot:
The highlight of the queue is Krusty letting the Simpsons (including Grampa) backstage to where the ride is operated. Frink comes in and warns the family about how dangerous the nuclear reactor is. About to board the ride, Jeremy Freedman tells Grampa not to ride because of his heart, which serves as a reminder to guests about the ride's height requirements and thrill intensity that can aggravate certain heart conditions. So, he sits out with Maggie, who crawls into the reactor and due to the radiation, enlarges to about 50ft tall.
About to board the ride, Krusty tells the Simpsons to enjoy the ride, only to be knocked out by a Scratchy walk-around, who turns out to be Sideshow Bob. He forces the Simpsons on the ride, and presents an Itchy and Scratchy safety video to the waiting guests which shows them a recap of safety reminders that they must follow. Scratchy can be seen trying to follow safety rules, but each attempt is sabotaged by Itchy. Guests are then ushered into the main ride room and board the vehicle.
=== Terror abound ===
After entering the Krusty-themed ride vehicle, Homer orders everyone to sit down, stating that "all seats are the same with the exception of the better ones", and threatens to make an annoying noise until everyone has taken a seat. Despite riders' actions, he makes the annoying noise anyway. Once the guests are seated, Jeremy Freedman tells riders to enjoy themselves and to keep their screaming down, so he can study for a Math test, because if he doesn't get a C or higher, he'll get kicked out of the audio-visual club. He begins reading the book upside down and the video continues for less than 30 seconds, but the ride doesn't start. Finally, Sideshow Bob cuts off his signal, and starts the ride with the Simpsons in front. Bob is mounted on a crane, and attempts to kill the family with a wrecking ball. Instead of the car being destroyed (the guests always follow from behind), the family is blown off the tracks, and into numerous rides including parodies of Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean and Sea World's Shamu Stadium. Sideshow Bob is hiding in each one of them. Bob is then captured by a giant Maggie (who was enlarged by the radiation in the preshow), who accidentally knocks the riders into "hell". However, they are rescued by Professor Frink who then takes them to Springfield. There, Bob tells Maggie to destroy Springfield in order to get her pacifier back. The guests fly through Springfield and encounter Maggie again, who gets her pacifier back. Sideshow Bob then pulls it away again, and Maggie shortly uses the guest's car as a pacifier. This stops when Marge tells her to spit it out. The guests follow the Simpsons back home, and over to their couch in a recreation of the show's opening. The Simpsons and riders are then captured by Kang and Kodos, who turn the couch into a Drop Tower, telling them that "all rides must end near the gift shop". As the couch falls out from the sky, they pass various other characters and Marge tells the riders to smile for the on-ride photo. They land on Sideshow Bob, at which Homer proclaims relief at the ride being over. At the last second, Maggie pushes the giant Krusty head found at the park's entrance on to the riders, ending the ride with Homer enthusiastically yelling that he wants to ride again. Krusty then appears on the TV screen in the loading room and remarks, "Well, that's our ride. Hey, what does this do?" For the Orlando attraction, Krusty is sitting in a control room and ends the ride by pushing an emergency button on a control panel, causing the vehicle to vibrate. In the Hollywood version, Krusty also takes a picture of the guests.
== Attraction facts ==
In preparation for the ride, the Florida version of "Back to the Future: The Ride" closed on March 30, 2007, while the Hollywood version closed on September 3, 2007.
In October, a gift shop modeled after a Kwik-E-Mart was built, replacing the old Back to the Future gift shop. The store sells Simpsons-related merchandise.Bevil, Dewayne. "Simpsons' Kwik-E-Mart gets the Universal seal of Apu-val." The Orlando Centinel. October 26, 2007.
All the actors from the show reprise their roles, with the exception of Harry Shearer, who declined to participate in the project. An opening ceremony for the ride took place on May 27, 2008, and an estimate was made that over 1,000,000 people had attended. 888,000 of them wore "Marge Hats", a hat that imitated Marge's Beehive hairdo.
On June 13, 2008, an unidentified mechanism failed, resulting in a ride vehicle (and its occupants) being sprayed with vegetable oil. The guests were given a change of clothes and allowed to be showered at the property.
As of early 2017, riders who get caught recording the ride, will cause the ride vehicle to come down while the ride is in motion and a Cast Member will ask to either turn off the camera or leave the attraction due to Copyright concerns.
Although Disney has acquired 21st Century Fox, Fox and Universal agreed to a licensing agreement back in 2007, which keeps The Simpsons Ride and Springfield in both Universal parks at least through the end of the contract (some of the contract's terms are unknown).
==Gallery==
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The Simpsons Ride 4th Simulator Image.jpg|The Death Drop
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Universal Studios The Simpsons World.png|The Simpsons Ride and World at Universal Studios Florida
The Simpsons Ride Vehicle.jpg|The Simpsons Ride Vehicle.
The Simpsons Ride Sign on Universal Studios Exit.jpg|The Simpsons Ride sign on Universal Studios Florida exit.
The Simpsons Ride Bus Wrap.jpg|The Simpsons Ride Bus Wrap.
The Simpsons Ride Logo.png|The Simpsons Ride Logo.
The Simpsons Ride Safety Video.jpg|Pre-Show Safety Video.
The Simpsons Ride at Night.jpg|The Simpsons Ride at Night.
The Simpsons Ride Map of KrustyLand.jpg|Krustyland Map.
The Simpsons Ride at Christmas Time.jpg|The Simpsons Ride at Christmas Time.
The Simpsons Ride Tooth Chipper Poster.jpg|Tooth Chipper Poster.
The Simpsons Ride The Screamatorium of Dr. Frightmarestein Poster.jpg|The Screamatorium of Dr. Frightmarestein Poster.
The Simpsons Ride Impervo the Painless Poster.jpg|Impervo the Painless Poster.
The Simpsons Ride Madame Manjula The Future Looker-Atter! Poster.jpg|Madame Manjula The Future Looker-Atter Poster.
The Simpsons Ride The Isotop-ettes Musical Spectacular Poster.jpg|The Isotop-ettes Musical Spectacular Poster.
The Simpsons Ride Captain Dinosaur's Pirate Rip-Off.jpg|Captain Dinosaur's Pirate Rip-Off Poster.
The Simpsons Ride Krusty's Stunt Show Poster.jpg|Krusty's Stunt Show Poster.
The Simpsons Ride Krusty's Balloon Parade Poster.jpg|Krusty's Balloon Parade Poster.
The Simpsons Ride Happy Little Elves in Panda Land Poster.jpg|Happy Little Elves in Panda Land Poster.
The Simpsons Ride Radioactive Man The Ride Poster.jpg|Radioactive Man The Ride Poster.
The Simpsons Ride The Sea Captain's Queasy Time Lagoon Adventure Poster.jpg|The Sea Captain's Queasy Time Lagoon Adventure Poster.
The Simpsons Ride Yard Work Simulator Poster.jpg|Yard Work Simulator Poster.
Back to the Future The Ride.jpg|What The Simpsons Ride used to be, Back to the Future: The Ride.
The Simpsons Ride Entrance.jpg|Ride Entrance.
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