The footage from the ride has been included as an extra in the 2011 2-disc DVD release of Back to the Future and on the 25th Anniversary Blu-ray and DVD Trilogy box sets. Here, ride patrons sat in a vehicle beneath a huge IMAX Dome screen (see below for details). Emmett Brown in the institute and Biff Tannen in the stolen DeLorean time machine and of the vehicle's condition. The Japanese version of the ride closed on and replaced by Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem, based on the movie of the same name from 2010.Įach ride vehicle had a built-in video screen that acted as a 'live' video feed of Dr. The Orlando and Hollywood versions closed in 2007 and were replaced by a simulation ride based on The Simpsons. The ride eventually opened on May 2, 1991, at Universal Studios Florida, later at Universal Studios Hollywood on June 12, 1993, and then at Universal Studios Japan on March 31, 2001. It is a mini-sequel to Back to the Future Part III, and was mentioned in 1990 on The Secrets of the Back to the Future Trilogy, a behind-the-scenes television show hosted by Kirk Cameron, as opening in November of that year. enjoy the rest of your visit.' -Doc Brownīack To The Future: The Ride was a simulator ride based on the popular movie trilogy of the same name. If Tannen gets his hands on some of the equipment around here at the Institute, it could mean the end of the very universe as we know it! Anyway. The logo of Back to the Future: The Ride.