Green Options » the simpsons http://greenoptions.com/tag/the-simpsons Posts tagged 'the simpsons' Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:24:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en The Simpsons Ride Takes Green to New Heights http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/04/24/the-simpsons-ride-takes-green-to-new-heights/ http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/04/24/the-simpsons-ride-takes-green-to-new-heights/#comments Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:24:49 +0000 Cassie Walker http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/04/24/the-simpsons-ride-takes-green-to-new-heights/ Green is Universal logoLast year, I covered a press conference touting GE’s ecomagination initiative, which detailed the progress that the corporate giant had made in its new lines of business. It was exciting to see “green” applied across the board in so many varied areas, including entertainment division Universal Studios. And though the event had a Hollywood feel (even the Governator was there) I would never have expected Bart Simpson to get into the act.

Well, not Bart exactly, but his theme park counterpart, “The Simpsons Ride” at Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Orlando Resort. The first of its kind, the new rides use  a variety of technological innovations in their design and construction to reduce their environmental impact. Ay, carumba!

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