Originally Posted By Malin Can anyone tell me if the Simpsons Ride is any good. I will be in Orlando later this month and I'm considering a day trip to Universal, but most of the attractions at the park I have done before and have no interest in repeating at the mo, but will make an exception if this Simpsons ride is any good?
Originally Posted By seafairy1622 I went on it last June. It was fun, my kids 22, 17 and 9 liked it. It is pretty good for a simulated ride. I liked it too. Spiderman at Islands of adventure was better. We thought IOA was a better park than US.
Originally Posted By Bob Paris Spiderman is the best attraction in the world. It would have to be pretty damned spectacular to be better than THAT. And yes, IOA is far superior to USF.
Originally Posted By Malin Personally I actually perfer Universal Studios to Islands of Adventure. Spider Man is ok, but I certainly don't rate it in my top 10. I still havn't decided if to buy the Universal park tickets or not, I have a lot of time already dedicated to Disney and Sea World. I'm thinking as no one is really rating the Simpsons ride to highly, I may skip the Resort completely and wait until Potter opens.
Originally Posted By barboy Simpsons Ride is by far the best simulator attraction in the world due to its screen resolution and size, vehicle movements and sound system. *** note: I really don't like the Simpsons show one bit but I thought this ride was done very well ***
Originally Posted By Bob Paris I have not experienced TS ride yet so I cannot compare it to Spidey. I MAY get to ride it in USS if they every release details of what will ACTUALLY be there in just over a year's time!!!
Originally Posted By Clopin The Simpsons ride is amazing! And fun! It's the best simulator ride I've ever been on; even more fun if you're a Simpsons fan. My friends and I rode it about 2 weeks ago and we all loved it. I agree, though, that I o A is a better park than US. However, US has the Simpsons, the Mummy ride and Halloween Horror Nights all going for it, so it's not bad at all.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 Just rode Simpsons for the first time. Great, fun ride. And so much detail and inside jokes everywhere ... both from the series and poking fun at the Mouse and theme parks in general. Terrific.
Originally Posted By barboy I rode the one in Hollywood and I assume Orlando's is identical--- can someone confirm? Careful though....... I previously asked that about Mummy and someone said 'they are the same' and after I rode both the two versions were dramatically different.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Yes, but how different could a flight simulator be? Back to the Future was virtually identical in both parks.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Yes, but how different could a flight simulator be? Back to the Future was virtually identical in both parks.
Originally Posted By barboy ///Yes, but how different could a flight simulator be? Back to the Future was virtually identical in both parks./// True, but there could be very different facades with beckoning props and unique queues as well as capacity. I would think that there is an extremely high likelihood that the actual ride portion is a clone.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Indeed, if we look at the queues for Soarin' at DCA vs Epcot, they are quite different.
Originally Posted By oc_dean >>Yes, but how different could a flight simulator be? Back to the Future was virtually identical in both parks.<< My exact sentiments! When I first rode Back to the Future here in the Hollywood park .. I was impressed with the queue .. till I rode the actual attraction. The seams between each panel within the screen was noticeable. The proximity of the DeLorean vehicles to the screen was too close. And no matter how good IMAX's resolution was ... It was still a blury, fuzzy, grainy film. Not to mention the whiplash of an incredible array of ultra sharp moves! Not quite the "polish" I associate with a "Disney" park attraction. But that was when Back to the Future was new. (Quite a few years ago, now!) Did they ever attempt a "seemless" screen for "The Simpsons"? And I bet the jump from Live Action ("B/future") to Cartoon ("Simpsons") eliminated the need to for a high resolution picture - being simple animation.
Originally Posted By tasha23 the simpsons ride is the best simulator i have been on, long wait so be prepared.
