This is really too bad, the only thing I remember from a family trip to Florida when I was a young kid was how incredibly awesome the Back to the Future ride was… At least they’re going with some style:
WHO: Christopher Lloyd, Emmy®-Award winning actor and star of the “Back to the Future”
film trilogy and the “Back to the Future – The Ride” original film; Bob Gale, Oscar®-nominated screenwriter and co-creator of the “Back to the Future” films, and Kevin Pike, special effects supervisor for “Back to the Future” films, will be joined by a convoy of stainless steel DeLoreans arriving en masse and thousands of loyal “Back to the Future” fans.
WHAT: After sending over 61 millions guests on wild rides, Universal Studios Hollywood’s ground-breaking attraction, “Back to the Future – The Ride” is preparing for its very last journey in the “space-time continuum.” Under the watchful eye of Christopher Lloyd, Doc Brown will arrive via an elaborately-equipped DeLorean and set a “clock tower” countdown to mark the ride’s month-long farewell celebration.
“Back to the Future – The Ride” was introduced in 1993 and will take its last ride on Labor Day, September 3, 2007. The attraction is closing to make way for a new thrill ride based on the popular “The Simpsons” TV series to debut in Spring 2008. As part of the fanfare, guests will have a chance to enter a sweepstakes and become the lucky owner of a stainless steel 1981 DeLorean.
“Back to the Future – The Ride” was as a continuation of the Oscar®-winning blockbuster “Back to the Future” film trilogy directed by Robert Zemeckis and executive produced by Steven Spielberg for Universal Pictures. At the center of “Back to the Future – The Ride” is an original film, masterfully designed to interface with the simulator’s technology by an award-winning team of filmmakers.
WHEN: Thursday, August 2, 2007
Press call time: 9:30 a.m.
Press event begins promptly at: 10:00 a.m.
WHERE: Universal Studios Hollywood - “Back to the Future – The Ride”
(100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, CA 91608)