Back To The Future: The Ride (1991)
May 2, 1991Release Date
Back To The Future: The Ride (1991)
May 2, 1991Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Christopher Lloyd
Dr. Emmett Brown
Thomas F. Wilson
Biff Tannen
Michael J. Fox
Marty McFly (archive footage)
David de Vos
Institute Scientist / Second Unit Director
Stephanie de Vos
Audience Scanning Device (voice)
William Guest
Institute Scientist
Michael Klastorin
Security Guard
Douglas Trumbull
IFT Scientist / Director
Darlene Vogel
Heather / IFT Spokesperson
Frank Welker
Tyrannosaurus Rex (voice)
Les Mayfield
Second Unit Director
Peyton Reed
Writer
Alan Silvestri
Original Music Composer
Peter N. Alexander
Idea / Writer / Executive Producer / Creator
Robert Zemeckis
Characters / Original Film Writer
Bob Gale
Characters / Original Film Writer
Sherry McKenna
Producer
Craig Barron
Producer
Steven Spielberg
Creative Consultant
John Groves
Writer
David K. Stewart
Director of Photography
Michael Backauskas
Editor
Stephen Dane
Art Direction
Bob Hurrie
First Assistant Director
James Branigan
Props
Ralph McQuarrie
Conceptual Design
Carl Sprague
Art Direction
Randle Akerson
Sound Editor
Sandy Berman
Sound Designer / Sound Supervisor
John P. Fasal
Foley Artist
Marvin Walowitz
Sound Editor
Ken Dufva
Foley Artist
Wilfred Caban
Special Effects
Tom Culnan
Special Effects Supervisor
Scott Patterson
Effects Supervisor
David R. Hardberger
Camera Operator
Dennis McHugh
Gaffer
Carrie Owens
First Assistant Camera
Johnathan R. Banta
Special Effects Supervisor / Digital Supervisor
Jim Lovelett
Stunt Coordinator / Stunts
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Back to the Future: The Ride was a simulator ride located at several Universal Destinations & Experiences locations. The first installation opened on May 2, 1991, at the World Expo area of Universal Studios Florida in Orlando, Florida. A second installation opened on June 12, 1993, in the Hollywood Lot area of Universal Studios Hollywood in Universal City, California. A third installation opened on March 31, 2001, in the San Francisco area of Universal Studios Japan in Osaka, Japan. Based on the Back to the Future franchise, the ride is a first person adventure that takes place after the events depicted in Back to the Future Part III. Riders engage in a race through time in pursuit of Biff Tannen, who has stolen the DeLorean time machine.
Steven Spielberg, looking to match the success of the Star Tours ride at Disneyland, served as the ride's creative consultant. Declining popularity in the early 2000s led to the ride's eventual closure in 2007, although the version at Universal Studios Japan continued to operate until 2016. The Simpsons Ride opened in its place at Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Studios Florida, while Despicable Me Minion Mayhem opened in its place at Universal Studios Japan.