Originally Posted By Mirage I hope this isn't true, but I did hear that there are major repairs that need to be done on it.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip According to the Orlando Sentinel it will be closing. <<Now, however, the Universal Studios website includes a notice indicating the ride will close after March 30.>> Source: <a href="http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/business_tourism_aviation/2007/03/no_future_for_b.html" target="_blank">http://blogs.orlandosentinel.c om/business_tourism_aviation/2007/03/no_future_for_b.html</a>
Originally Posted By brotherdave Yes, March 30th is the last day for Back to the Future. It is rumored that a Simpson's themed simulator will be replacing it in the near 'future'.
Originally Posted By ChampDisney I remeber when the closing date was November 15th of last year & they didn't close it, they just got rid of alot of stuff.
Originally Posted By xrayvision Universal Florida is announcing in their park marketing promos to ride "Back to the Future" one more time, by March 30th, before it's gone.
Originally Posted By smedley Oh dear, DH is going to be less than happy, this is one of his favourites I don't suppose there's much chance of the new ride being up before we get there in November either....
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Good riddance. Simulator rides should be updated every 5 years with new films and theme. Reason why no one rides Star Tours anymore.. I wish Disney took a clue from Universal and did the same.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<Simulator rides should be updated every 5 years with new films and theme.>> I tend to agree with that. On the other hand, I think Back to the Future was by far the best simulator around -- way ahead of the Disney ones.
Originally Posted By brotherdave I tend to disagree. I personally did not like Back to the Future: The Ride (although I loved the movies!) and found it less convincing than either Body Wars or Star Tours. The large, curving Omnimax screen tended to distort the image too much for me, plus the film was WAY too grainy, even back in the early 90s. But, I too, also agree with TDLFAN that simulator films should be updated about every 5-7 years.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip For me, sitting in a small vehicle holding just four people made the experience feel much more real than sitting in one of the large Disney vehicles with 30 other people. Maybe if I had ever been seated in the front I would feel differently. Somehow my luck (or lack of it) always landed me at least half-way back.
Originally Posted By Dlmusic I personally thought Back to the Future offered a more immersive experience than any of the Disney simulators, including Soarin'. I also really like the beginning effect with the takeoff and everything. It's a well themed ride, but unfortunately the movie is fairly pedestrian and the movement of the vehicles is absolutely absurd (not to mention quite painful).
Originally Posted By TDLFAN I tend to disagree with Roady as well.. Back to the Future, like it's better cousin "Soarin' over CA" only offered a better show *depending on your assigned seat*. Those guests who were on front rows or towards either end of the auditorium, were able to get an unobstructed view of other ride seats. To me, that made it a less than believable experience. At least, on simulators like Star Tours, StormRider and the ever wonderful systems used on such shows like Vegas' Star Trek Experience, everyone got an immersive experience that was not compromised by seating location. That alone, made the Disney simulators better. ...And let's face it. The motion of the B@TF seats was often times NOT in sych with the action on the screen. The FL version in particular is the worst one of them three out there, as the seats rocked hard back and forth, obtaining thrills from breaking your neck; NOT from a good simulation show from a technical point of view.
Originally Posted By smedley I have to agree with you, in fact after my first time I never rode it again, as I found it just too painful with my minor shoulder complaint. DH however loved it, he's a big fan of the films, and I think that's most of the reason...
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb I rode it once at USH and all I really remember is a long wait in a short line and comming out feeling ill, blech.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN The ill feeling always results from bad sync of the motion and the movie. Reason why Body Wars was a vomit rocket. At least the USH and USJ versions are a bit smoother and less violent than USF's version.
