Back to the Future: The Ride on the previous construction walls of The Simpsons Ride, the Comic Book Guy wore Marty's futuristic jacket from "Back to the Future Part II". Also, in the line satirical video, an animated Doc Brown (voiced by Christopher Lloyd) attempts to borrow money from a loan office to save the Institute of Future Technology. However, Professor Frink crashes back in time in a DeLorean and crushes the banker, and Doc is upset that he must "sell the Institute of Future Technology to that mercenary clown!". In 2016, it was officially announced that the Japan ride would close on May 31, 2016.
Back to the Future: The Ride had completely different layouts. In Florida the two arenas were back to back. Designers found that this led to some operational problems so the California building was designed so that the arenas were on opposite ends of the building with the queue and pre-show in between them. The California building was also built upon huge rollers as opposed to being anchored into the ground as a precaution for earthquakes. In 2015, "The Back to the Future" gift shop in Universal Studios Japan was replaced by Minion Mart, a "Despicable Me 2"-themed store. In mid 2006, first rumors surfaced that Universal