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Simpsons ride opens at Universal Studios

The Simpsons ride finally had its launch at Universal Studios, with lots of yellow confetti and blue-haired wigs sprinkled throughout the crowd.

One reviewer said it “truly delivers — with loads of in-jokes and satire for serious fanatics and tons of thrills and fun for casual fans. The visually stunning experience immerses riders in an IMAX-like movie of the wackiest order. Like Alice falling down the rabbit hole, only faster and more frenetic. It’s high-octane eye candy for the wired age.”

The LA Times adds, “The only visually jarring aspect of the ride, which disappears on subsequent visits, is the 3-D rendering of the traditionally 2-D Simpsons characters.


“For the uninitiated, the motion-simulator Simpsons Ride takes visitors on a six-minute journey through the Krustyland amusement park aboard a rocking and tilting roller coaster-like vehicle with the action playing out on an 80-foot-tall domed screen. Quite naturally, things go awry.

“Your average theme park visitor and serious Simpsons fan will find the attraction worth riding again and again. Your jaded been-there, seen-that theme park junkie (and devoted ‘Back to the Future’ fan) will bemoan what could have been and what used to be — and still come back for more.”

Source: LATimes, Orlando Sentinel

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