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(2008 Video)

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8/10
An entertaining ride
Casey_Moriarty28 May 2008
I miss the old Back to the Future ride at Universal Studios Hollywood, but this ride is an enjoyable one. You take on the role of tourists at Krustyland, which is under attack by the evil Sideshow Bob, who has sworn to kill the Simpsons. The ride is full of plenty of classic Simpsons humor and features the voice cast from the show. This also happens to be the only ride I've ever been on in which I wish I'd spent more time waiting in line, because there's plenty of funny new Simpsons clips to watch in line and I didn't get to see them all. Overall a pretty enjoyable experience that pokes fun at Universal Studios itself and at theme parks and rides in general. A good time!
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8/10
This Ride Will Always Have a Special Place in my Heart
Cartoonishlyy16 March 2023
Even when I was not a huge Simpsons fan like I am now, when I rode this ride for the first time six years ago, I fell in love with it. I know my rating is very over the top and biased, but this is coming from a HUGE Simpsons fan. What do ya expect? It is also coming from a HUGE Universal fan as well.

This ride gets a MAJORLY bad rep for how it was made because of how many people easily feel motion sickness from this ride. I, myself, never feel sick on this ride, unless I constantly ride it over and over again over six times. I will say from experience and from what people tell me, if you do not understand The Simpsons well and especially the plot within this ride, yeah you will probably feel sick.

Also, this ride is NOT smooth! Many will say you get tossed and bumped around, which yes you will. It's a motion simulator, duh... but it does have flaws that I believe they have had plenty of time to consider fixing with the close 15 years this ride has been in operation. The surround wraparound screen and sound definitely needs updating, since sometimes the ride will feel pretty out of sync, probably what causes many riders motion sickness.
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4/10
The Simpsons suck these days? It's true judging by this attraction.
Horst_In_Translation14 December 2015
Warning: Spoilers
I cannot really comment on the general perception that the Simpsons of the 21st century just don't have any magic anymore as I have not see too many newer episodes recently, but this 4.5-minute short movie was definitely not a revelation. There are some solid moments and the presence of Sideshow Bob as a villain is always appreciated, but in terms of the story I must say it is almost non-existent. Many spectacular scene cannot replace a good story, not even in a theme park attraction. I recommend this one only to the very biggest Simpsons fan. Everybody else is not missing much and may be better off watching the movie or a couple old episodes. Not recommended, not even with the "real" voice actors.
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