The Future of The Simpsons Ride/Springfield (Orlando)

[belloq87]

I fear I will live to see a JAWS ride with screens in my lifetime.

This is the thing. Everyone asking for a Jaws return realizes it’s most likely screens, right?

My guess is that if we ever got a Jaws ride again, it'd be similar in layout to Kong.
I don't mean the ride vehicle or system, but just the idea of "screen screen screen.. impressive animatronic at the end"

The most likely Jaws we’ll get is Supercharged so yeah Kong.

I think (hope) Universal would know they shouldn't even bother with JAWS under those conditions.

Do it right*, or don't do it.

* Doing it right doesn't inherently have to involve a boat on water, either, as we've outlined with the sub idea. But it certainly would have to involve physical sharks and sets throughout.

 

[Myah1220]

I think (hope) Universal would know they shouldn't even bother with JAWS under those conditions.

Do it right*, or don't do it.

* Doing it right doesn't inherently have to involve a boat on water, either, as we've outlined with the sub idea. But it certainly would have to involve physical sharks and sets throughout.

Agree but you'd think that they would've thought similarily with Fast and Furious in that it should've also met the obvious criteria to be actually " fast and furious "or otherwise don't bother and yet...we had Supercharged lol...but at least they're course correcting finally now...

 

[belloq87]

Unclear if this is just for Hollywood, but... well, hopefully it's just for Hollywood.

 

[VoidSpecter13]

I think we're looking at 2030 for the removal of Springfield/Simpsons on both coasts. At the earliest.

Next year we have The Simpsons Movie 2 and 2029 is the 40th anniversary of the property. Disney doesn't have to do anything major for these milestones when Universal already has The Simpsons. Disney is just cashing a check every time a guest purchases food, beverages, and merchandise at a Universal park. I also don't see Universal passing up the opportunity to capitalize off of these milestones.

I don't think the property fits into what Disney envisions their parks to be and already are, so any integration of The Simpsons in their parks seems very unlikely.

 

[Parkscope Joe]

I don't think the property fits into what Disney envisions their parks to be and already are, so any integration of The Simpsons in their parks seems very unlikely.

This is something I feel is under discussed. The Simpsons stands out more than any other acquired property over the years as oil and water to Disneys brand. They’re sardonic when Disneys theme park brand is hyper genuine. While Universal has made moves towards a less sarcastic theme park environment with Epic, it still firmly has its tongue planted into its theme park cheek that works better with Groening’s properties.

 

[belloq87]

If this land is still hanging on in four years, I'm going to be very depressed.

 

[Jake S]

The land is good, the film is excellent, the ride is very bad.

 

[TheCodeMan95]

The land is good, the film is excellent, the ride is very bad.

This is basically it. If it were possible to close the ride and replace it with a new good Simpsons ride, I'd be completely fine with Springfield sticking around for a long time.

 

[MAC]

This is basically it. If it were possible to close the ride and replace it with a new good Simpsons ride, I'd be completely fine with Springfield sticking around for a long time.

Same. And I don’t mind the ride. But I love the land. It fits nicely.