News Disney Not Renewing Great Movie Ride Sponsorship Deal with TCM ; Attraction to Close

[The Visionary Soul]

I've heard from a very reliable source inside Turner that The Great Movie Ride Sponsorship Deal (Only a 3 year contract was signed) is not up for renewal. This was not a TCM Decision, it was Disney's. Evidently they have plans for a new attraction to take the location. The current ride will be shut down shortly after the deal ends and planning for a replacement attraction has already begun. Can anyone else speak about what this replacement attraction will be? PM me if you can't talk much about it. Personally I find it sad that Great Movie Ride is closing, but I can kind of understand why, the more I think about it.

 

[PorterRedkey]

Please no! The is one of the last long form dark rides in the parks. The only one at Studios. I am heartbroken if this is true.

 

[ford91exploder]

What did you expect from DIS these days...

 

[Biff215]

Not buying this one. If ToT is safe due to capacity concerns, I don't see them closing this before Toy Story and Star Wars opens. Has it even been three years yet?

 

[asianway]

I've heard from a very reliable source inside Turner that The Great Movie Ride Sponsorship Deal (Only a 3 year contract was signed) is not up for renewal. This was not a TCM Decision, it was Disney's. Evidently they have plans for a new attraction to take the location. The current ride will be shut down shortly after the deal ends and planning for a replacement attraction has already begun. Can anyone else speak about what this replacement attraction will be? PM me if you can't talk much about it. Personally I find it sad that Great Movie Ride is closing, but I can kind of understand why, the more I think about it.

Same as the GOTG TOT, I cant see them losing that much capacity right now. Maybe after Star Wars...

 

[PorterRedkey]

Not buying this one. If ToT is safe due to capacity concerns, I don't see them closing this before Toy Story and Star Wars opens. Has it even been three years yet?

I think the contract is up in 2018. The same time Toy Story is rumored to open I believe.

 

[GhostHost1000]

This would not surprise me...but only after other attractions open

 

[prberk]

All those years waiting for them to remove the BAH so that we could get a clear shot again of the Chinese Theatre, just in time for them to put up Star Wars stuff anyway to block the view, as they did this summer with the silly Star Wars stage show. I am afraid that we should not be surprised. (It also comes after they made the announcement to completely re-theme ToT in DCA to be a mishmash of Guardians of the Galaxy in what is supposed to be a Hollywoodland area of their California park.)

Either they are re-theming the whole park (or most of it) away from old Hollywood, or they are probably going to break theme right there in the center. Who knows? But it does not give me confidence.

 

[Biff215]

I think the contract is up in 2018. The same time Toy Story is rumored to open I believe.

Thought we had a little time. Even if Disney is declining to renew the contract now, I think it's a little premature to assume it's closing. There have been rumors about a replacement for years now, and plans most likely exist. I just can't see them making another significant investment until everything that has been announced is done. Seems we have at least 3-4 years for that to happen.

 

[The Visionary Soul]

I think the contract is up in 2018. The same time Toy Story is rumored to open I believe.

Yeah, that makes sense. The sponsorship started in the first quarter of 2015. So early 2018 we will say goodbye to the Great Movie Ride.

 

[The Visionary Soul]

Even if Disney is declining to renew the contract now, I think it's a little premature to assume it's closing.

I want to make it clear. Disney told TCM that the attraction is closing and being replaced. Nothing is being assumed here.

 

[Biff215]

I want to make it clear. Disney told TCM that the attraction is closing and being replaced. Nothing is being assumed here.

Gotcha. I'm not questioning what you heard so much as the nightmare that closing one more thing at DHS would cause. Doesn't seem logical to me, but then again Phil is now running the show there. Will be interesting, thanks for sharing the info.

 

[NearTheEars]

Noooooooooooooo

 

[Jones14]

Wait a minute... Is this the future site of the E-ticket @marni1971 was talking about? If it is, I found where the mixed feelings are coming from.

 

[Bolt]

I doubt Turners sponsorship was all that high value. Clearly it operated for years without one.

 

[The Visionary Soul]

Gotcha. I'm not questioning what you heard so much as the nightmare that closing one more thing at DHS would cause. Doesn't seem logical to me, but then again Phil is now running the show there. Will be interesting, thanks for sharing the info.

No worries. The only logic I can think of actually has to do with with WDW1974 said. If George K. actually prevented ToT from closing in Florida because of capacity concerns, maybe he knew that this attraction was closing too and that really is what convinced Bob.

 

[DinoInstitute]

but I can kind of understand why, the more I think about it.

I can't.
Not a single legitamate reason comes to mind.

 

[DinoInstitute]

Wait a minute... Is this the future site of the E-ticket @marni1971 was talking about? If it is, I found where the mixed feelings are coming from.

I feel like he's said it wouldn't be replacing a ride, though I may be misremembering.

 

[marni1971]

I feel like he's said it wouldn't be replacing a ride, though I may be misremembering.

I specifically said nothing about replacing a ride

 

[Jones14]

I specifically said nothing about replacing a ride

Okay, I'm going to assume that's Martin-speak for "The Great Movie Ride is toast, which sucks, but I like the idea for what's replacing it, so I'm conflicted."