The Simpsons Down Under - Revision history

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 The attraction featured a modified version of "[[Bart vs. Australia]]" rather than simply presenting the original television episode. The episode was re-edited and re-animated, with additional scenes produced specifically for the attraction. The project is referenced in the DVD commentary for "Bart vs. Australia" and in subsequent accounts of the episode.<ref name="Paakkinen"/><ref name=Oakley/>
 == Plot ==
 The [[Simpson family]] arrived at the [[Drundridge house|home]] of [[Bruno Drundridge]] and his son, [[Tobias]]. Bruno demanded that [[Homer]] pay the $900 he owed him. Homer refused, leading the two men into a heated argument filled with insults and threats. Bart apologized for what had happened earlier, but Bruno insisted that Homer pay the money. As the argument continued, [[Lisa]] remarked that her father was fluent in swearing in five languages.

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	The [[Simpson family]] arrived at the [[Drundridge house\|home]] of [[Bruno Drundridge]] and his son, [[Tobias]]. Bruno demanded that [[Homer]] pay the $900 he owed him. Homer refused, leading the two men into a heated argument filled with insults and threats. Bart apologized for what had happened earlier, but Bruno insisted that Homer pay the money. As the argument continued, [[Lisa]] remarked that her father was fluent in swearing in five languages.		The [[Simpson family]] arrived at the [[Drundridge house\|home]] of [[Bruno Drundridge]] and his son, [[Tobias]]. Bruno demanded that [[Homer]] pay the $900 he owed him. Homer refused, leading the two men into a heated argument filled with insults and threats. Bart apologized for what had happened earlier, but Bruno insisted that Homer pay the money. As the argument continued, [[Lisa]] remarked that her father was fluent in swearing in five languages.

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 '''''The Simpsons Down Under''''' was a themed attraction based on the animated television series ''[[The Simpsons]]'', located at the {{W|Fox Studios Australia|Fox Studios Backlot}} in {{W|Moore Park}}, [[Sydney]], [[Australia]]. It opened on November 7, 1999, as part of the Fox Studios Backlot theme park and was one of the complex's two principal attractions, alongside ''The Titanic Experience''. The attraction was based primarily on the sixth-season episode "[[Bart vs. Australia]]" and incorporated physical sets, a walk-through [[Springfield]] environment, motion-capture technology, and specially produced animation.<ref name="Paakkinen">Paakkinen, Jouni. [https://www.simpsonsarchive.com/news/090599.html#downunder Simpsons Down Under] ''[[The Simpsons Archive]]'', October 18, [[1999]].</ref><ref name="Kellner">Kellner, Lydia. [https://www.realcommercial.com.au/news/sydneys-forgotten-fox-studios-theme-park-that-lasted-just-2-years Sydney’s forgotten Fox Studios theme park that lasted just 2 years] ''Real Commercial'', May 12, 2026</ref>

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 '''''The Simpsons Down Under''''' was a themed attraction based on the animated television series ''[[The Simpsons]]'', located at the {{W|Fox Studios Australia|Fox Studios Backlot}} in {{W|Moore Park}}, [[Sydney]], [[Australia]]. It opened on November 7, 1999, as part of the Fox Studios Backlot theme park and was one of the complex's two principal attractions, alongside ''The Titanic Experience''. The attraction was based primarily on the sixth-season episode "[[Bart vs. Australia]]" and incorporated physical sets, a walk-through [[Springfield]] environment, motion-capture technology, and specially produced animation.<ref name="Paakkinen">Paakkinen, Jouni. [https://www.simpsonsarchive.com/news/090599.html#downunder Simpsons Down Under] ''[[The Simpsons Archive]]'', October 18, [[1999]].</ref><ref name="Kellner">Kellner, Lydia. [https://www.realcommercial.com.au/news/sydneys-forgotten-fox-studios-theme-park-that-lasted-just-2-years Sydney’s forgotten Fox Studios theme park that lasted just 2 years] ''Real Commercial'', May 12, 2026</ref>

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 == External links ==
 *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rwro5IYi2rQ The Simpsons Down Under]
 [[Category:Rides and attractions (real-world)]]

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	The attraction featured a modified version of "[[Bart vs. Australia]]" rather than simply presenting the original television episode. The episode was re-edited and re-animated, with additional scenes produced specifically for the attraction. The project is referenced in the DVD commentary for "Bart vs. Australia" and in subsequent accounts of the episode.<ref name="Paakkinen"/><ref name=Oakley/>		The attraction featured a modified version of "[[Bart vs. Australia]]" rather than simply presenting the original television episode. The episode was re-edited and re-animated, with additional scenes produced specifically for the attraction. The project is referenced in the DVD commentary for "Bart vs. Australia" and in subsequent accounts of the episode.<ref name="Paakkinen"/><ref name=Oakley/>
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		+	== Plot ==
		+	The [[Simpson family]] arrived at the [[Drundridge house\|home]] of [[Bruno Drundridge]] and his son, [[Tobias]]. Bruno demanded that [[Homer]] pay the $900 he owed him. Homer refused, leading the two men into a heated argument filled with insults and threats. Bart apologized for what had happened earlier, but Bruno insisted that Homer pay the money. As the argument continued, [[Lisa]] remarked that her father was fluent in swearing in five languages.
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		+	Later, Bart and Tobias headed into the outback to help round up some escaped kangaroos. Bart tried to use his slingshot to catch them, but Tobias showed him how to use a larger one. During the chase, one of the kangaroos stole Bart's slingshot. Bart and Tobias pursued it to get it back. They eventually returned to the house when it was time for dinner.
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		+	Later, both families gathered to eat and drink Australian beer. Homer agreed to try one of the beers after boasting that he had once drunk an entire trash can full of eggnog. During the barbecue, Homer played around with the shrimp on the grill. One of his movements sent a shrimp flying, causing an accident that set off a chain reaction.
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		+	The incident reached the gas network and triggered a series of explosions across [[Australia]]. The destruction reached the [[Sydney Opera House]], and eventually the entire country was blown to pieces. The Simpsons were left standing on fragments of land floating in the water. As they looked at a huge whirlpool where Australia had once stood, Bart pointed out that it was spinning counterclockwise, and they began laughing.

	== Production ==		== Production ==

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 The attraction was based on "[[Bart vs. Australia]]," which originally aired during the [[season 6|sixth season]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' in [[1995]]. Fox Studios Australia contacted members of the ''The Simpsons'' writing staff and asked them to develop a screenplay for an attraction based on the episode. The resulting presentation was re-edited and re-animated and contained newly produced scenes.<ref name="downunder">{{cite web |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215010851/http://www.allbusiness.com/services/amusement-recreation-services/4592655-1.html |title=$261 Million Fox Studios Australia To Open Nov. 7 |last=Emmons |first=Natasha |date=November 1, 1999 |publisher=All Business |access-date=2008-10-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215010851/http://www.allbusiness.com/services/amusement-recreation-services/4592655-1.html |archive-date=2009-02-15}}</ref><ref name="innes">{{cite news |title=Lights, camera, ACTION |last=Innes |first=Stuart |date=November 6, 1999 |newspaper=The Advertiser |pages=M25}}</ref><ref name=Oakley>{{cite video |people=Oakley, Bill |date=2005 |title=The Simpsons season 6 DVD commentary for the episode "Bart vs. Australia" |medium=DVD |publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref>
 == Experience ==
 The attraction combined physical environments with an animated presentation. Visitors could enter a recreation of the [[742 Evergreen Terrace|Simpsons' home]] before proceeding through a representation of [[downtown Springfield]]. The environment included locations such as [[Moe's Bar]] and [[Android's Dungeon]], while character voices could be heard making jokes as visitors moved through the attraction.<ref name="Paakkinen"/><ref name=Oakley/>