I have heard that BTTF will be removed for a new ride soon. Does anyone know of a date when BTTF will close for good? I'm planning a trip in February to USF and I would like a chance to ride BTTF. Anyone know if I will be able to ride it in February? Thanks
After Back to The Future is replaced, I'm fairly certain that the next attraction will be at IOA. I don't know that for sure, but the rumblings I hear certainly lean that way.
^^ Safe to say, then, that BTTF is indeed *history*? Kinda surprising to me....I have no turnstile clicks or anything, but it sure LOOKS busier than Earthquake or Twister...
Jaws, I guess, will remain intact indefinitely, if only just to annoy me... :)
I really wish I could experience BTTF one last time before its dimise. I remember that being the coolest ride ever, back in '94 or so, whenever it was new.
I guess I'm pretty much alone with my negative opinion of BTTF. I hated that thing when it was new and I hated it few years ago. Too jerky and uncomfortable for my tastes.
You're not alone. I think it sucks. On my first visit in 1990, it wasn't yet open, and when I finally got to ride it a couple of years ago, that was enough for me. I've never been on a simulator that beat the crap out of you before.
^^ Rob A...read my post directly above yours...where I call BTTF "old and stupid"....
You and Jeff are right too though, it's also "jerky, uncomfortable, beats the crap out of you"...and ill-timed, screen vs. DeLorean, leaving you a little queasy upon exit...
Funny item: Last time I rode BTTF, I want to say about 12-18 months ago, the entire complex was *deserted*. The op offered us another ride with no wait....I took him up. Shoulda declined like I did with the "free bonus lap" on PKD's Shockwave....lesson learned, LOL. ;)
When we rode BTTF in June we could not get over how jerky the ride vehicle was and how poor quality they had let the ride film become. When I first rode it, it was soooo much better than it is currently. Oh well I would rather ride MIB anyway. :)
Jeff-Have you ever been on corkscrew hill at BGE? That is probably the worst simulator/4d experience ever, it hurt like hell. BTTF was pretty bad though.
I will miss it too. I first rode it when it was brand new in Florida in '94. I didn't see it again until I rode the one in Holywood in 2005. It didn't nearly have the same excitement that it used to, but it was still a fun ride.
Here are a couple of article on the subject they say it was to close down on oct 1st.
Also if its a Simpsons ride I bet they will have to pay through the roof to get the rights to them since they are owned by Fox and Universal is owned by NBC.