The building was constructed on the site where the Battle of Galactica show building stood between 1979 and approx. 1992 when it was closed.
TIMELINE
1955 – Doc Brown invents time travel
1985 – Back to the Future movie opens
1988 – Prework starts on the Back to the Future: The
Ride design
1989 - Initial publicity material published in 25th Anniversary Souvenir supplement
1990 – The ride movie is filmed
May 2nd 1991 – Back to the Future: The Ride opens in Universal Studios Florida
June 4th 1993 – Back to the Future: The Ride opens in Hollywood
March 31st 2001 -- Back to the Future: The Ride opens in Japan.
March 30th 2007 - The ride is closed in Florida.
September 3rd 2007 - The ride closes in Hollywood.
May 14 2008 - The Simpsons ride opens in Hollywood
