Greetings from Springfield

When Disney purchased 20th Century Fox, they also acquired the rights to The Simpsons. Which leaves the future of Springfield at Universal Studios a little uncertain. So, I decided it was high time to give Springfield its moment to shine here on the blog, because, honestly, the theming is pretty good, and gives a decent illusion that you’re in the town of Springfield, complete with a Kwik-E-Mart, Moe’s Tavern, and Krusty Burger. For our visit, I applied the rules of Disneybounding to my visit, and bounded as one of my favorite Simpsons characters, Snake Jailbird, who can be seen at Universal attempting to escape the Springfield Police Station.

A sign reads "Welcome to Springfield" and several of the children from the show hang and sit atop the sign.

Myself, wearing a white t-shirt, with a jean vest over, and jean shorts, standing in front of a Springfield Police car that has crashed into a lamppost in front of Lard Lad Donuts.

Entrance to The Simpsons Ride, which is the giant head of Krusty the Klown.

Myself, wearing a white t-shirt, with a jean vest over, and jean shorts, standing in front of topiaries of Duff beer bottles.

Myself, wearing a white t-shirt, with a jean vest over, and jean shorts, standing behind statues of Springfield's cops, Lou and Eddie.

Various facades of Springfield, including the nuclear power plant, Moe's, and "Springfield" spelled out like the Hollywood sign.

Inside Moe's Tavern, red leather booths, a pool table, and a bar sits off to the right.

Cartoon illustrations of Homer and his buddies line the wall of Moe's.

Myself, wearing a white t-shirt, with a jean vest over, and jean shorts, peeking out from a light post in front of the Springfield Police Station.

Statue of Snake attempting to escape the jail of the Springfield Police.

Myself, wearing a white t-shirt, with a jean vest over, and jean shorts, standing in front of Springfield Police

Facade for Phineas Q. Butterfat's Ice Cream Parlor, which is red and white, and features a person on a penny farthing bicycle.

Myself, wearing a white t-shirt, with a jean vest over, and jean shorts, standing in front of Springfield Police

Exterior of the Kwik-E-Mart.

Facade of the Squishee machine.

Myself, wearing a white t-shirt, with a jean vest over, and jean shorts, standing in front of Springfield Police

Inside Krusty Burger, a massive head of Krusty the Klown beckons visitors.

A good ol' fashioned Krusty Burger, complete with small toothpick flag featuring Krusty.

Myself, wearing a white t-shirt, with a jean vest over, and jean shorts, standing in front of topiaries of Duff beer kegs.

Neon facade for the cinema in Springfield, the Aztec. The marquee reads "The Itchy & Scratchy Movie"

Statue of Chief Wiggum standing in front of his crashed police car, eating a donut.

Myself, wearing a white t-shirt, with a jean vest over, and jean shorts, standing in front of a Springfield Police car that has crashed into a lamppost in front of Lard Lad Donuts.

Statue atop Lard Lad Donuts, of a kid in overalls with cowlick hair holding a giant donut.

Myself, wearing a white t-shirt, with a jean vest over, and jean shorts, standing in front of Springfield Police

Statue of Milhouse sits on a bench drinking a Buzz Cola.

Neon sign for Stu's Disco.

Myself, wearing a white t-shirt, with a jean vest over, and jean shorts, standing in front of a Springfield Police car that has crashed into a lamppost in front of Lard Lad Donuts.

Personally, I don’t think Disney wants The Simpsons in their parks. Even though they have incorporated Marvel into the parks, I think Disney would rather Universal just pay them for the rights to use The Simpsons, and make money that way. But I guess there is always the possibility there might be a fully realized Krustyland sometime in the future.

I feel like this is a good time to admit that I hadn’t watched a single episode of The Simpsons until after I met Pat. It was one of the few things he watched that I had not. Previously, I had thought it a rather low-brow show full of crude humor. While that is true on some levels, I think it also has a lot of intelligent humor, and I simply adore Lisa. Additionally, Simpsons creator Matt Groening is from Portland, and the city influenced the show in many ways, most notably the naming of some characters. Many character names come from real streets (and therefore real people) in Portland, including neighbor Ned Flanders, Reverend Lovejoy, Mayor Quimby, and Sideshow Bob Terwilliger. The ice cream shop Phineas Q. Butterfat’s Ice Cream Parlor is also influenced by Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlor, which started in Portland.

Take a spin around Springfield, indulge in a Ribwich at Krusty Burger and more at Universal Studios, Hollywood.

Outfit
Jacket & Shirt: Target
Shorts & Necklace: Buffalo Exchange
Shoes: Re-Mix

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