R.i.p. Bttf :(

[Amity 3]

Well...I have to disagree with you about being better off without Hitch. Universal is known for its horror background, and Alfred Hitchcock is still the gold standard of the horror industry. I think it's good for kids to be exposed to the work of the master.

I'll agree with you on bringing back production though. Way back when, wasn't Orlando being billed as Hollywood East? Lots of production at both Universal and MGM. Now neither park has got much to speak of. Sad really.

good point about the Hitchcock attraction, and his influence. I didn't like Van Helsing, but the props and the storyboards in the park is what I like to see. the same thing at MGM...sketches, maquettes, props.

it was so cool to line up in the morning at US not to be first in line for a ride, but to get a shot to be on a Nick TV show taping that day.

 

[bubba's mom]

Although it seemed like a really cool ride when I first rode it in 1992, now it's just a killer. Ride technology has advanced so far beyond BTTF that the ride now seems like punishment rather than enjoyment...then again, , maybe I'm just too old to handle being tossed around like that anymore

Either way, I won't be sorry to see it replaced.

I agree....BTTF was "top-notch" in it's day....ahead of it's time. But when we rode it this summer, it seemed "jerky" and the video quality was not good at all. The age of computers, "high-def" and "digital" have spoiled us all!

 

[aztecgoods]

I think US has done probably the best job of the Orlando parks as far as evolution goes. Hitchcock, HB, Murder She wrote...we're better off not having them. my grandparents watched Murder She Wrote. I want the Lucy Tribute out of there as well.

I would like them to bring back more of a Studios feel, though. the Boneyard, props, and actual production.

I totally agree, the Lucy thing is lame if you asked me. Even peeps that are old enough to have seen her in her hey-day could probably care less. They need cutting edge stuff. There is another thread on here about what would you like to see that's pretty good ya'll should check out and add what you think a good film or other thing is that they could base a new attraction on. I had a few ideas on there including something based on Gladiator, and Dracula, like a Draculas Castle haunted house type of attraction.

I think peeps are going to be more into action oriented, cutting edge and maybe horror stuff. I'm thinking Murder She Wrote was a good move to 86 that out of there, glad I missed that, sounds like a real yawner. Just glad they aren't considering something based on Matlock.

 

[the Dark Marauder]

I agree....BTTF was "top-notch" in it's day....ahead of it's time. But when we rode it this summer, it seemed "jerky" and the video quality was not good at all. The age of computers, "high-def" and "digital" have spoiled us all!

The new attraction will use digital projectors...

 

[ChrisFL]

The new attraction will use digital projectors...

Hmm, do you know more that you're not telling us?

 

[the Dark Marauder]

Possibly.

 

[Amity 3]

Possibly.

you're a bigger tease than a high school girl.

 

[BikeFan]

Possibly.

Can you give any time frames? I'm thinking about a trip back, and if there's a new ride coming, well, that's all the more reason I need! Thanks!

 

[fccabs]

IWho's betting that Jaws will be next?

I hope not as if the day they get rid of Jaws will be the day they lose me as a customer.

 

[the Dark Marauder]

Can you give any time frames? I'm thinking about a trip back, and if there's a new ride coming, well, that's all the more reason I need! Thanks!

May 2007, possibly.

 

[BikeFan]

May 2007, possibly.

First, thanks!
Second, wow, that's fast!! Considering that they're going to close BTTF in Oct., if they get a new ride up and running by May 2007, I'll be amazed, considering how much work goes into rides at world-class parks like USO. Need to start planning a trip!!

 

[the Dark Marauder]

Don't be too surprised. Hanna-Barbera and Hitchcock both closed in early 2003. Both Shrek and Jimmy Neutron were open before June 2003. A short turnaround is feasible with simulators/3-D films.
How? Simple: the SFX have already been determined. The ride film is already made. The ride vehicles have been made or are ready to be made. The audio tracks have been made. The queue video has been made. The new ride's programming is being tested. The only thing that will take time is restructuring the insides and revamping the outside.

 

[fccabs]

Does the October 1st cosure date for BTTF mean it wll be open on that day?? We're sceduled to visit US on October 1st so would ike to get a last ride in before it closes.

 

[BikeFan]

Don't be too surprised. Hanna-Barbera and Hitchcock both closed in early 2003. Both Shrek and Jimmy Neutron were open before June 2003. A short turnaround is feasible with simulators/3-D films.
How? Simple: the SFX have already been determined. The ride film is already made. The ride vehicles have been made or are ready to be made. The audio tracks have been made. The queue video has been made. The new ride's programming is being tested. The only thing that will take time is restructuring the insides and revamping the outside.

Good point. Can't wait for the 'official' word! And thanks for the 'insider' info. I'm definitely going to come back once or twice in '07!

 

[i<3Disney]

My DDs are sad. I am doing a happy dance!
I ALWAYS hit my head or hurt my neck on this ride! Its a neat ride but very rough! I can't wait to see what they are putting in.

Not only do simulators make me ill but I also hurt myself badly every time I ride this! Does anyone else's hair get eaten? lol I am surprised I don't come out bald!

 

[powerranger]

Does the October 1st cosure date for BTTF mean it wll be open on that day?? We're sceduled to visit US on October 1st so would ike to get a last ride in before it closes.

I am making US our 1st theme park on this trip 1st day is 1st OCT will it be open does anyone know???

 

[Amity 3]

I'm very surprised UO hasn't sent out a final invitation and warning to AP holders the ride's taking a dirt nap.

 

[F-L-A]

The new attraction will use digital projectors...

Please don't tell me they're simply replacing the film & ride programming and passing it off as a new attraction. Again. If they're going to do that, they might as well keep the BTTF theme.

 

[the Dark Marauder]

Okay, I won't tell you that.

I will tell you that Co$t and Budget are the Driving Factors as to what can and cannot happen within an attraction.

 

[MantaScorp]

My wife and I just got back yesterday (9/17) from a week at Universal Orlando, and all signs point to the ride closing September 18th. Every employee we spoke to mentioned the 18th as the day the ride would be done.

I wore my BTTF T-shirt to US and I literally had employees approaching me to make sure I knew to ride BTTF before it closed.

It was very bittersweet. The ride is still my sentimental favorite, but with fantastic new rides like Mummy and MiB (I hadn't been to US in 13 years, so a lot of new stuff has been built), BTTF felt dated. The lack of dry ice smoke effects definitely hurt the overall ride experience.

But one of the attendants was very nice and actually pulled some strings and got us on good ol' Car 6, even though only Cars 7 and 8 had been running.

Whether the ride runs one more day or has ceased operation already, I say farewell and thank you, BTTF.