Disneyland will celebrate its 70th anniversary ... including the debut of The Simpsons Ride in 2008, well before Disney acquired the franchise. Surrounding the ride, both parks feature shops ...

The ride opened in 1979, making it one of the newer roller coasters at Disneyland. It is computer-operated, said Joe Aguirre, a park spokesman.

Could Disneyland's Roger Rabbit ride be on the way out and a new replacement ... The parks did a survey on the possibility of using The Simpsons in the parks and they'd be a good fit for that ...

The Simpsons: The Ride is fascinating ... and the ride attempts and fails to crack jokes at the likes of Disneyland, which only serves to allude to better rides we’d rather be on.