Talk:The Simpsons Ride/GA2

GA Review

I'll be doing the GA review for this article. Overall, it looks good, but here are some suggestions for improvement (it may seem like a lot, but it is all relatively minor stuff):

Lead

• Both theme parks are linked twice in the lead. Limit it to the first mention.
• "The Simpsons Ride was collaborated on by the producers of The Simpsons, and uses computer generated 3D animation which was provided by Blur Studio and Reel FX." - grammatically incorrect, try --> "The Simpsons Ride was collaborated on by the producers of The Simpsons and uses computer generated 3D animation, which was provided by Blur Studio and Reel FX."
• "The ride uses state of the art technology, including a new projection system, new hydraulics and cuts down on its energy consumption." - not sure of the meaning here, so it should either be --> "The ride uses state of the art technology, including a new projection system and new hydraulics, which cuts down on its energy consumption." or "The ride uses state of the art technology, including a new projection system and new hydraulics, and it also cuts down on its energy consumption."
  • I decided to just remove the last part. -- Scorpion⁰⁴²² 03:23, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
• "However, Sideshow Bob is loose from prison to get revenge on Krusty and the Simpson family." - it is bad grammar to begin a sentence with however --> "Sideshow Bob, however, is loose from prison to get revenge on Krusty and the Simpson family."
• In the infoboxes, endashes ("–") should go between the date ranges.

• • Everything has been addressed.

Pre-Show

• The title should be "Pre-show" with show uncap
• "causing her to grow huge" - huge is a little subjective, IMO --> "causing her to grow bigger"
• "Homer rushes into it, followed by the rest of the family also entering." - wordy --> "Homer enters it, followed by the rest of the family."
• don't --> do not (check the entire article for contractions; they should be spelled out unless they are part of a quote)

• • Everything has been addressed.

Ride

• "The coaster begins going down various drops with Bob swinging a wrecking ball at riders, trying to kill them." - with + nouning --> "The coaster begins going down various drops, and Bob swings a wrecking ball at riders, trying to kill them."
• "Maggie, still giant-sized, appears and grabs and bangs him into the vehicle, and the vehicle almost falls into Hell in "The Screamatorium of Dr. Frightmarestein", before it is saved by Professor Frink." - wordy --> "Maggie, still giant-sized, appears and grabs and bangs him into the vehicle, which almost falls into Hell in "The Screamatorium of Dr. Frightmarestein", before it is saved by Professor Frink."
• "Simpsons house" - shouldn't this be possessive? --> "Simpson's house"
• "The riders are then dropped down from the sky, encountering various Simpsons characters along the way, and land back at the entrance to Krustyland, where Bob prepares to kill them before the couch the Simpsons are sitting on drops onto him and Maggie crushes the Krusty head in front of The Simpsons and riders." - too long --> "The riders are then dropped down from the sky, encountering various Simpsons characters along the way. They land back at the entrance to Krustyland, where Bob prepares to kill them, before the couch the Simpsons are sitting on drops onto him. Maggie then crushes the Krusty head in front of The Simpsons and riders."

• • Everything has been addressed.

History

• "The Simpsons creators James L. Brooks and Matt Groening as well as executive producer Al Jean collaborated with the Universal Studios creative team to help develop the ride." --> "The Simpsons creators James L. Brooks and Matt Groening, as well as executive producer Al Jean, collaborated with the Universal Studios creative team to help develop the ride."
• The theme parks are overlinked again in this section.
• "The construction began at Universal Studios Florida in May 2007 and the original concrete on the ground from Back to the Future: The Ride was dismantled, and replaced by a red and blue ground holding trees and benches." --> "The construction began at Universal Studios Florida in May 2007, and the original concrete on the ground from Back to the Future: The Ride was dismantled and replaced by a red and blue ground holding trees and benches."
• "The building was given a complete overhaul, the cars were changed and the mechanics system was updated." - each can be a stand alone sentence, so they can't be connected with just a comma --> "The building was given a complete overhaul; the cars were changed and the mechanics system was updated."
• When referring to just the movie (not the ride), Back to the Future should be italic.

• • Everything has been addressed.

Voice cast

• weren't --> were not
  • Done.

Other attractions

• October of 2007 --> October 2007
  • Done.

Reception

• "July 14, 2008" - link it all (to be consistent in the article) --> July 14 2008
• I'd combine the last two paragraphs, as each paragraph is only one short sentence.
  • Done and Done.

Refs

• 4 needs an accessdate
• 6 needs both a date and an accessdate
• 12 needs both a date and an accessdate

The article will be on hold for seven days to allow for improvements. Nikki311 02:57, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

Done and done. Thanks for the review. -- Scorpion⁰⁴²² 03:23, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

Excellent. Thanks for the speedy response. Pass. Nikki311 19:52, 11 August 2008 (UTC)