The Simpsons Ride is a motion simulator ride located in the Springfield areas of both Universal Studios Florida and Universal Studios Hollywood. Based on the animated television series The Simpsons, the ride was announced in 2007 as a replacement for Back to the Future: The Ride at both parks. It first opened at Universal Studios Florida on May 15, 2008, and then a few days later at Universal Studios Hollywood on May 19, 2008. The producers of The Simpsons contributed to the design of the ride, which uses CGI animation, also worked on the ride's 2D animation. At the time of its opening, the ride featured state-of-the-art projection and hydraulic technology.
Main sign at Universal Studios Florida
Entrance to the Simpsons ride at Universal Studios Hollywood.
Sideshow Bob (top) prepares to kill the Simpson family (center) in a scene from the ride
A Kwik-E-Mart at Universal Studios Florida
Simulator rides are a type of amusement park or fairground ride, where the audience is shown a movie while their seats move to correspond to the action on screen.
A typical motion ride simulator mounted on a trailer to make it mobile.