The Future of The Simpsons Ride/Springfield (Orlando)

[SpatulaShack]

I got bad news

Bad news meaning Supercharged will operate seasonally through 2030 and beyond? In theory this makes sense for capacity reasons since the new coaster won't add any capacity to the park and they'll need to take Simpsons offline shortly after that but I was hoping they could turn around a quick retheme or enhancement to make it less embarrassing during the off-season or something.

 

[belloq87]

A simple retheme won't save it. They should never have copied the ride system from Skull Island in the first place.

Keep the attraction open until Universal can start from scratch on that plot and do something worthy.

 

[mccgavin]

A simple retheme won't save it. They should never have copied the ride system from Skull Island in the first place.

Keep the attraction open until Universal can start from scratch on that plot and do something worthy.

The bigger problem with F&F has always been the ride system (although the ride film isn't doing it any favors). Making a new film would be much more costly than people realize, and would likely necessitate the ride stick around even longer to justify the investment.

 

[TheUniC6]

I got bad news

Let me guess, Supercharged will coexist with the coaster. At the very least most diehard fans would know about the coaster and skip it (Supercharged) anyways.

 

[UNIrd]

Woof at this thread. I guess USF should just double down on being the "festival" park like Epcot until it's time for its own eventual epic transformation. You guys hit it on the head earlier. It's not that they didn't invest in this park. It's that the additions didn't age well. But that's to be expected when they were nearly all screen-based. Here's hoping it gets some love soon.

 

[TheUniC6]

Woof at this thread. I guess USF should just double down on being the "festival" park like Epcot until it's time for its own eventual epic transformation. You guys hit it on the head earlier. It's not that they didn't invest in this park. It's that the additions didn't age well. But that's to be expected when they were nearly all screen-based. Here's hoping it gets some love soon.

While Pokemon is a ways down the road with its 2030 debut, It sounds like it will be quite ambitious with the amount of resources going into it and might make the wait worth it in the end. And who knows. Maybe after thats completed, Universal will turn around and redevelop the FFL stage and MIB into another new land.

 

[Freak]

*Diabolically laughs knowing Hollywood will likely soon be done with Supercharged and Orlando will still be stuck with it*

 

[AlexanderMBush]

*Diabolically laughs knowing Hollywood will likely soon be done with Supercharged and Orlando will still be stuck with it*

Are you kidding, the ride will never end for us. We forsook our lord & savior Gasolina for a cheap imitation.

 

[tielo]

I would be fine if they closed the Simpsons ride yesterday to level the building and start for something different and new but they can keep the spinner, bar and food court until the license stops because that is the making universal a ton of money and is what makes the area feel nice.

 

[Parkscope Joe]

So the big takeaway is Studio parks have a high rate of turnover due to their designed nature of focusing on the latest fads and properties. Wow such original criticism, can’t wait for the screens thread to be revived.

 

[GA-MBIT]

So the big takeaway is Studio parks have a high rate of turnover due to their designed nature of focusing on the latest fads and properties. Wow such original criticism, can’t wait for the screens thread to be revived.

...Is that the takeaway? Bourne is hardly a "fad property", and neither are the Minions, F&F, Pokemon, Simpsons, the Dreamworks properties they chose for DWL, Transformers, E.T., Potter. You could argue Fallon is a little time-locked, but while it's been brought up negatively a few times here, I think it's generally considered just mediocre. MiB and The Mummy are honestly the most 2000s-y of the IP we've got in the park still, and those are some of the most beloved rides we have at USF. HRRR is based off of the constantly changing world of Pop Music, yet has largely kept the track-list the same since the late 2000s, and is still just as popular with guests as anything else.

I really don't see "high turnover" being an issue that people are bringing up here. I could see the argument from a larger, historical perspective; Nicktoons, Twister, Disaster, Fievel, Barney. Lots of IP that just fell out of style or didn't hold like some others. But that's really not the case anymore, in my opinion. And if anything, I think most people here don't think the turnover rate is high enough. People are asking for more change, and more expansion, and sooner.

People want evergreen IP like Simpsons, Transformers, F&F to go not because the IP aren't relevant anymore, but because the attractions attached to them are not holding up the park like they need to. I honestly don't get this post, and I respectfully feel like the goal is mostly to be snarky for it's own sake rather than actually adding to the discussion we're actually having.