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* InspirationForTheWork: Creator/StevenSpielberg, who had a huge hand in designing the ride, was partially inspired to make it when his buddy Creator/GeorgeLucas bragged to him over how fantastic of a job [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Disneyland]] had done with ''Ride/StarTours'', saying that no one could do a simulator ride better than Disney had. He took that as a challenge.

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* InspirationForTheWork: Creator/StevenSpielberg, who had a huge hand in designing the ride, was partially inspired to make it when his buddy Creator/GeorgeLucas bragged to him over how fantastic of a job [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Disneyland]] had done with ''Ride/StarTours'', saying that boasting no one could do a simulator ride better than Disney had.Disney. He took that as a challenge.
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** The ride was originally meant to open with Universal Studios Florida in 1990 coinciding with the release of ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII'', but due to technical issues it had to be pushed back a year.

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** The ride was originally meant to open with Universal Studios Florida in June of 1990 coinciding with the release of ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII'', but due to technical issues it had to be pushed back a year.
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** The ride was meant to open with Universal Studios Florida in 1990 coinciding with the release of ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII'', but due to technical issues it had to be pushed back a year.

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** The ride was originally meant to open with Universal Studios Florida in 1990 coinciding with the release of ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII'', but due to technical issues it had to be pushed back a year.



** Initial proposals for the ride's set-up had it being a "simulator theater", with a whole army of [=DeLoreans=] in a single room. This set-up ended up being used for ''Ride/TheFuntasticWorldOfHannaBarbera'' and [[Ride/JimmyNeutronsNicktoonBlast its]] [[Ride/DespicableMeMinionMayhem successors]].

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** Initial proposals for the ride's set-up had it being a "simulator theater", with a whole army fleet of [=DeLoreans=] in a single room. This set-up ended up being used for ''Ride/TheFuntasticWorldOfHannaBarbera'' and [[Ride/JimmyNeutronsNicktoonBlast its]] [[Ride/DespicableMeMinionMayhem successors]].



* YouLookFamiliar: Darlene Vogel, the actress that portrayed Heather (the IFT receptionist/hostess) also played Spike, a member of Griff's 2015 gang in ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartII''.

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* YouLookFamiliar: Darlene Vogel, the actress that portrayed Heather (the the IFT receptionist/hostess) receptionist/hostess, also played Spike, Leslie "Spike" O'Malley, a member of Griff's 2015 gang in ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartII''.
''Film/BackToTheFuturePartII''.
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* {{Blooper}}: You'll spot a misplaced styrofoam cup on right side of the Clock Tower just before you crash into it. Most of the scenes were filmed within miniature set pieces roughly 3 to 4 feet tall.

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* {{Blooper}}: You'll spot a misplaced styrofoam cup on right side of the Clock Tower just before you crash into it. Most of the scenes were filmed within miniature set pieces roughly a meter (or 3 to 4 feet feet) tall.
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* InspirationForTheWork: Creator/StevenSpielberg, who had a huge hand in designing the ride, was partially inspired to make it when Creator/GeorgeLucas bragged to him over how fantastic of a job [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Disneyland]] had done with ''Ride/StarTours'', saying that no one could do a simulator ride better than Disney had. He took that as a challenge.

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* InspirationForTheWork: Creator/StevenSpielberg, who had a huge hand in designing the ride, was partially inspired to make it when his buddy Creator/GeorgeLucas bragged to him over how fantastic of a job [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Disneyland]] had done with ''Ride/StarTours'', saying that no one could do a simulator ride better than Disney had. He took that as a challenge.
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* YouLookFamiliar: Darlene Vogel, the actress that portrayed Heather (the IFT receptionist/hostess) also played Spike, the DarkChick in Griff's 2015 gang in ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartII''.

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* YouLookFamiliar: Darlene Vogel, the actress that portrayed Heather (the IFT receptionist/hostess) also played Spike, the DarkChick in a member of Griff's 2015 gang in ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartII''.
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* InspirationForTheWork: Creator/StevenSpielberg, who had a huge hand in designing the ride, was partially inspired to design the ride when Creator/GeorgeLucas bragged to him over how fantastic of a job [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Disneyland]] had done with ''Ride/StarTours'', saying that no one could do a simulator ride better than Disney had. He took that as a challenge.

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* InspirationForTheWork: Creator/StevenSpielberg, who had a huge hand in designing the ride, was partially inspired to design the ride make it when Creator/GeorgeLucas bragged to him over how fantastic of a job [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Disneyland]] had done with ''Ride/StarTours'', saying that no one could do a simulator ride better than Disney had. He took that as a challenge.
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* DescendedCreator: Ride film director Douglas Trumbull and pre-show director David de Vos play the IFT scientists that were tied up by Biff Tannen.
* InspirationForTheWork: Steven Spielberg, who had a huge hand in designing the ride, was partially inspired to design the ride when George Lucas bragged to him over how fantastic of a job [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Disneyland]] had done with ''Ride/StarTours'', saying that no one could do a simulator ride better than Disney had. He took that as a challenge.

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* DescendedCreator: Ride film director Douglas Trumbull Creator/DouglasTrumbull and pre-show director David de Vos play the IFT scientists that were tied up by Biff Tannen.
* InspirationForTheWork: Steven Spielberg, Creator/StevenSpielberg, who had a huge hand in designing the ride, was partially inspired to design the ride when George Lucas Creator/GeorgeLucas bragged to him over how fantastic of a job [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Disneyland]] had done with ''Ride/StarTours'', saying that no one could do a simulator ride better than Disney had. He took that as a challenge.
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** The ride at Hollywood was also supposed to be released the same time as Florida's new date, but construction issues and technical difficulties pushed the release back 2 years to 1993.

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** The ride at Hollywood was also supposed to be released the same time as Florida's new date, but construction issues and with the foundation due to the wrong amount of concrete being poured coupled with technical difficulties pushed the release back 2 years to 1993.
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* RoleReprise:
** Creator/ChristopherLloyd and Creator/ThomasFWilson reprise their respective roles as Doc Brown and Biff Tannen from the films.
** Creator/TakeshiAono (Doc Brown) and Takashi Taniguchi (Biff Tannen) also reprise their roles for the Japanese version.
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* YouLookFamiliar: Darlene Vogel, the actress that portrayed Heather (the IFT receptionist/hostess) also played Spike, the Dark Chick in Griff's 2015 gang in ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartII''.

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* YouLookFamiliar: Darlene Vogel, the actress that portrayed Heather (the IFT receptionist/hostess) also played Spike, the Dark Chick DarkChick in Griff's 2015 gang in ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartII''.
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* DescendedCreator: Douglas Trumbull, who directed the in-ride film, plays one of the IFT scientists that was tied up by Biff Tannen in the pre-show.

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* DescendedCreator: Ride film director Douglas Trumbull, who directed the in-ride film, plays one of Trumbull and pre-show director David de Vos play the IFT scientists that was were tied up by Biff Tannen in the pre-show.Tannen.
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** Universal considered having Doc Brown's EvilTwin brother, also portrayed by Christopher Lloyd, as the antagonist. When they brought Creator/PeytonReed[[labelnote:*]]Later known as the director of ''Film/BringItOn'' and ''Film/AntMan'', among others[[/labelnote]] and Mark Cowen to help rewrite the script, the duo suggested that bringing back Biff as an antagonist would strengthen the connection to the movies.

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** Universal considered having Doc Brown's EvilTwin brother, also portrayed by Christopher Lloyd, as the antagonist. When they brought Creator/PeytonReed[[labelnote:*]]Later known as the director of ''Film/BringItOn'' and ''Film/AntMan'', ''Film/AntMan1'', among others[[/labelnote]] and Mark Cowen to help rewrite the script, the duo suggested that bringing back Biff as an antagonist would strengthen the connection to the movies.
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** Some of the ride's graphical widgets, such as the "camera-vision" crosshairs and the "technical-difficulties" slide with Doc wearing an Indian headdress (as seen in the queue videos), were later reused in the live-action segments on the ''Back to the Future'' cartoon show.
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** Universal considered having Doc Brown's EvilTwin brother, also portrayed by Christopher Lloyd, as the antagonist. When they brought Peyton Reed[[labelnote:*]]Later known as the director of ''Film/BringItOn'' and ''Film/AntMan'', among others[[/labelnote]] and Mark Cowen to help rewrite the script, the duo suggested that bringing back Biff as an antagonist would strengthen the connection to the movies.

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** Universal considered having Doc Brown's EvilTwin brother, also portrayed by Christopher Lloyd, as the antagonist. When they brought Peyton Reed[[labelnote:*]]Later Creator/PeytonReed[[labelnote:*]]Later known as the director of ''Film/BringItOn'' and ''Film/AntMan'', among others[[/labelnote]] and Mark Cowen to help rewrite the script, the duo suggested that bringing back Biff as an antagonist would strengthen the connection to the movies.
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* ReleaseDateChange: The ride was meant to open with Universal Studios Florida in 1990 coinciding with the release of ''[[Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII BTTF Part III]]'', but due to technical issues it had to be pushed back a year.

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* ReleaseDateChange: The ride was meant to open with Universal Studios Florida in 1990 coinciding with the release of ''[[Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII BTTF Part III]]'', ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII'', but due to technical issues it had to be pushed back a year.
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* ReleaseDateChange: The ride was meant to open with Universal Studios Florida in 1990 coinciding with the release of ''BTTF Part III'', but due to technical issues it had to be pushed back a year.

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* ReleaseDateChange: The ride was meant to open with Universal Studios Florida in 1990 coinciding with the release of ''BTTF ''[[Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII BTTF Part III'', III]]'', but due to technical issues it had to be pushed back a year.

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* ReleaseDateChange: The ride was meant to open with Universal Studios Florida in 1990, but due to technical issues it had to be pushed back a year.

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* ReleaseDateChange: The ride was meant to open with Universal Studios Florida in 1990, 1990 coinciding with the release of ''BTTF Part III'', but due to technical issues it had to be pushed back a year.year.
** The ride at Hollywood was also supposed to be released the same time as Florida's new date, but construction issues and technical difficulties pushed the release back 2 years to 1993.
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* DeletedScene: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9kdU1IVY-Y Early rough draft footage of the ride]] included a slightly different ending, in which Biff once again gets covered in manure.



* YouLookFamiliar: Darlene Vogel, the actress that portrayed Heather (the IFT receptionist/hostess) also played Spike, the Dark Chick in Griff's 2015 gang in ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartII''.

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* YouLookFamiliar: Darlene Vogel, the actress that portrayed Heather (the IFT receptionist/hostess) also played Spike, the Dark Chick in Griff's 2015 gang in ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartII''.''Film/BackToTheFuturePartII''.

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* {{Blooper}}: You'll spot a misplaced styrofoam cup on right side of the Clock Tower just before you crash into it. Most of the scenes were filmed within miniature set pieces roughly 3 to 4 feet tall.)

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* {{Blooper}}: You'll spot a misplaced styrofoam cup on right side of the Clock Tower just before you crash into it. Most of the scenes were filmed within miniature set pieces roughly 3 to 4 feet tall.)
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* {{Blooper}}: You'll spot a misplaced styrofoam cup on right side of the Clock Tower just before you crash into it. (The scenes were filmed within miniature set pieces roughly 3 to 4 feet tall.)

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* {{Blooper}}: You'll spot a misplaced styrofoam cup on right side of the Clock Tower just before you crash into it. (The Most of the scenes were filmed within miniature set pieces roughly 3 to 4 feet tall.)
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* PropRecycling: After the closure of the ride, some of its props found usage in Theatre/HalloweenHorrorNights; one example being several of Doc's wall clocks appearing in the ''Film/DeadSilence'' house from 2007.
* ReleaseDateChange: The ride was meant to open with Universal Studios Florida in 1990, but due to technical issues it had to be pushed back a year.
* SendingStuffToSaveTheShow: When the impending closure of the ride was made official, many fans attempted to organize petitions and letters together to make Universal reconsider, but they ultimately proved ineffective.



** An earlier draft of the attraction had the 2015 sequence being set in the air-highways; as well as an 1885 scene that would've included a bit where the riders just barely avoid getting hit by a train.

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** An earlier draft of the attraction had the 2015 sequence being set in the air-highways; as well as an 1885 scene that would've included a bit where the riders just barely avoid getting hit by a train.train.
* YouLookFamiliar: Darlene Vogel, the actress that portrayed Heather (the IFT receptionist/hostess) also played Spike, the Dark Chick in Griff's 2015 gang in ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartII''.
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** Initial proposals for the ride's set-up had it being a "simulator theater", with a whole army of [=DeLoreans=] in a single room. This set-up ended up being used for ''Ride/TheFuntasticWorldOfHannaBarbera'' and [[Ride/JimmyNeutronsNicktoonBlast its]] [[Ride/DespicableMeMinionMayhem successors]].
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** Universal considered having Doc Brown's EvilTwin brother, also portrayed by Christopher Lloyd, as the antagonist. When they brought Peyton Reed[[labelnote:*]]Later known as the director of ''Film/BringItOn'' and ''Film/AntMan'', among others[[/labelnote]] and Mark Cowen to help rewrite the script, the duo suggested that bringing back Biff as an antagonist would strengthen the connection to the movies.

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** Universal considered having Doc Brown's EvilTwin brother, also portrayed by Christopher Lloyd, as the antagonist. When they brought Peyton Reed[[labelnote:*]]Later known as the director of ''Film/BringItOn'' and ''Film/AntMan'', among others[[/labelnote]] and Mark Cowen to help rewrite the script, the duo suggested that bringing back Biff as an antagonist would strengthen the connection to the movies.movies.
** An earlier draft of the attraction had the 2015 sequence being set in the air-highways; as well as an 1885 scene that would've included a bit where the riders just barely avoid getting hit by a train.

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* {{Blooper}}: You'll spot a misplaced styrofoam cup on right side of the Clock Tower just before you crash into it.
** The scenes were filmed within miniature set pieces roughly 3 to 4 feet tall.
* InspirationForTheWork: Steven Spielberg, who had a huge hand in designing the ride, was partially inspired to design the ride when George Lucas bragged to him over how fantastic of a job [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Disneyland]] had done with ''Ride/StarTours'', saying that no one could do a simulator ride better than Disney had. He took that as a challenge.

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* {{Blooper}}: You'll spot a misplaced styrofoam cup on right side of the Clock Tower just before you crash into it.
** The
it. (The scenes were filmed within miniature set pieces roughly 3 to 4 feet tall.
tall.)
* InspirationForTheWork: Steven Spielberg, who had a huge hand in designing the ride, was partially inspired to design the ride when George Lucas bragged to him over how fantastic of a job [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Disneyland]] had done with ''Ride/StarTours'', saying that no one could do a simulator ride better than Disney had. He took that as a challenge.challenge.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** The original concept consisted of nothing more than Doc Brown flying guests through different time periods. ''BTTF'' creators Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale found this too insubstantial a concept for a ride inspired by the movies.
** Universal considered having Doc Brown's EvilTwin brother, also portrayed by Christopher Lloyd, as the antagonist. When they brought Peyton Reed[[labelnote:*]]Later known as the director of ''Film/BringItOn'' and ''Film/AntMan'', among others[[/labelnote]] and Mark Cowen to help rewrite the script, the duo suggested that bringing back Biff as an antagonist would strengthen the connection to the movies.
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** The scenes were filmed within miniature set pieces roughly 3 to 4 feet tall.

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** The scenes were filmed within miniature set pieces roughly 3 to 4 feet tall.tall.
* InspirationForTheWork: Steven Spielberg, who had a huge hand in designing the ride, was partially inspired to design the ride when George Lucas bragged to him over how fantastic of a job [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Disneyland]] had done with ''Ride/StarTours'', saying that no one could do a simulator ride better than Disney had. He took that as a challenge.
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* {{Blooper}}: You'll spot a misplaced styrofoam cup on right side of the Clock Tower just before you crash into it.
** The scenes were filmed within miniature set pieces roughly 3 to 4 feet tall.

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