The concept of creating a ride based on "Back to the Future" first emerged during a 1986 conversation between Steven Spielberg and Peter N. Alexander of MCA Planning and Development, held at Universal Studios Hollywood right before the introduction of the King Kong Encounter for the park's Studio Tour. Spielberg shared an experience where George Lucas had taken him on the Star Tours ride at Disneyland, with Lucas playfully boasting that Universal couldn't match it. Motivated by this, Spielberg encouraged Alexander to explore the potential of "Back to the Future." At this point, the Universal Studios Florida project was stalled and seemed unlikely to proceed, but Spielberg's input played a crucial role in reviving it.
Work on the ride started in 1988. Originally envisioned as a roller coaster, the team soon realized the limitations of this format for storytelling and shifted towards creating a simulator ride. This new concept involved guests boarding vehicles designed like the DeLorean from the movies and experiencing a film on a massive, dome-shaped IMAX screen. To refine the ride experience, the design team conducted tests with DeLorean foam models at an OMNIMAX theatre in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Intamin was later hired to design the ride's motion system.
The ride was officially announced in February 1989 as part of the attractions for the upcoming Universal Studios Florida theme park, slated to open in mid-1990, and was later slated to come to Universal Studios Hollywood in 1991. Construction delays pushed back the opening of the attractions. The Universal Studios Florida version was inaugurated on May 2, 1991, with a $40 million investment. Structural issues postponed the Universal Studios Hollywood ride until June 12, 1993, with its cost reaching $60 million.
A third version of the ride opened on March 31, 2001, at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka. In 2015, the "Back to the Future" gift shop at Universal Studios Japan was converted into Minion Mart, a store themed after "Despicable Me 2."
Ride Film Directed by: Douglas Trumbull
Pre-Show Directed by: Les Mayfield and David deVos
Written by: Peyton Reed
Music Composed by: Alan Silvestri
Executive Produced, Created, and Written by: Peter Alexander
Produced by: Sherry McKenna, Craig Barr, Philip Hettema and Terry Winnick
Production Executives: Jay Stein and Barry Upson
Based on characters created by Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale
Creative Consultant: Steven Spielberg
Designed by Universal Creative and Berkshire Ridefilm
Distributed by: Universal Studios
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