The Simpsons Ride

Today Yesterday Trends Reliability
Live standby wait 20 min ↓ 15 min lower vs. 90-day average
Ride status Open 90-day average 35 min
Ride access Standby No tracked return-window program.
Reliability 100% 3h 15m downtime in 90 days

The Simpsons Ride Overview

Universal Studios Hollywood time
Open Latest update: 8:58 AM PDT.

Right now

Current standby 20 min ↓ 15 minutes below its recent average.

Now’s a good time to ride

The posted wait is lower than usual. Head to the queue if you want to ride.

Ride type
Motion simulator
Land
Springfield
Height
40 inches
Recent average 35 min
Tracked downtime (90 days) 3h 15m
Highest recent wait 90 min May 25 at 10:00 AM
90-day reliability 100%

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Reliability and downtime over the last 90 days

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Total downtime3h 15m
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Not yet / party transitionNo interruption1–20 min21–40 minMore than 40 min

Does weather affect The Simpsons Ride wait times?

Historical averages compare each weather condition with similar operating hours for The Simpsons Ride.

Rain without thunderstorms

Waits were lower
Average wait change −3.4 min 31.1 min average, compared with 34.5 min during similar hours.
Associated downtime
1.2 hr
Share of tracked downtime
35.9%
Downtime rate in this weather
0.4%

Heat above 95°F

Waits were higher
Average wait change +5.6 min 39.1 min average, compared with 33.5 min during similar hours.
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0 hr
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0%

Temperatures of 70°F or below

Waits were higher
Average wait change +4.7 min 35.1 min average, compared with 30.4 min during similar hours.
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0 hr
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Average wait changes

Biggest increase
+5.6 minHeat above 95°F
Biggest decrease
−3.4 minRain without thunderstorms

Weather-associated downtime

Downtime during inclement weather1.2 hr
Share of tracked downtime
35.9%
Downtime rate in inclement weather
0.3%

Ride details

ParkUniversal Studios Hollywood
LandSpringfield
Ride typeMotion simulator
Opened2008
Height requirement40 inches
Duration~4.5 minutes
Hourly capacityNot published

What to expect

The Simpsons Ride is a large-format motion simulator set inside Krustyland, where guests are thrown into a chaotic theme-park disaster with the Simpson family. The attraction replaced Back to the Future: The Ride while reusing a simulator theater format built around exaggerated movement and animated sight gags.

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