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

[wannabeBelle]

No escape from reality

 

[marni1971]

@marni1971 is this real life???

Aside from the preshow layout that I've mentioned before no it isn't.

 

[Prince Thomas]

Aside from the preshow layout that I've mentioned before no it isn't.

Thanks

 

[Prince Thomas]

Or, Is this just fantasy?

100% fantasy

 

[MisterPenguin]

100% fantasy

Jafar showing up was truly fantastical.

Although, the number one rule of Mickey Mouse is that you can not let him go to sleep. His dreams become a nightmare and a vehicle for extra-dimensional evil creatures to enter our reality.

 

[FerretAfros]

Aside from the preshow layout that I've mentioned before no it isn't.

Easy come, easy go

 

[Rob562]

It's an amazingly choreographed ride, isn't it? The RVs actually don't meet up in Alien, and are separated and moving at different paces all the way up until they finally meet in Munchkinland. After the hijackings, The front train speeds along through Alien to start the show in the Indiana Jones scene, and the back train takes its time through the Western town and Alien scenes and arrives at the Indiana Jones scene right after the first train has left. While the back train is in the Indiana Jones scene, the front train eases slowly through the Tarzan scene, and the back train catches up somewhere in between Casablanca and Munchkinland. Then, both trains are together for the Wicked Witch's confrontation and stay together all the way to unload.

While Bandit (Cowboy) is my favorite of the two shows, the interminable crawl through Tarzan after Annubis always annoys me. The repeated Tarzan calls and the fact that you see him swing by 10 times just highlights even more that he's just a statue on a pole and not an AA...

-Rob

 

[aladdin2007]

my favorite part about the great movie ride setup is when you first walk in the chinese theater and look up at that beautiful ceiling and what not (that most ignore and dont even appreciate Im afraid) any idea if all that will be gutted too or will some of this remain at all inside the entrance?

 

[Cesar R M]

Well of course it does. I just found it ironic, no? I never said I wanted the hat back, is that what you took from my post?

Dont give them ideas.. because if the current "themeing" ideas of Iger's group continues.. they might be adding a new hat ONTOP of the theater.

 

[RSoxNo1]

The LPS ride that will be the most similar to Mickey is indeed Alcatraz, and I predict that a many comparisons will be drawn. IMO (and this is very subjective) I would rather ride Mickey than Alcatraz in their current (and mostly final) forms. My primary fear is that, in the interest of hurrying stuff along, some of the aspects that make Mickey unique might be scrapped. It is, and will be a very nice ride. It is just a darn shame that it has to come (in TWDC's mind) at the expense of one of the most impressive rides made by WDI.

PS: If you want a scapegoat, blame the cowboy scene.

I know it's a crazy idea, how about getting rid of the live actors as part of the GMR overhaul? You can have a host in the vehicle, but maybe not the Gangster or Cowbow swap? That will allow you to change out multiple scenes.

 

[RSoxNo1]

Aside from the preshow layout that I've mentioned before no it isn't.

That's not the next line. I thought British people weren't allowed to hate any Queen.

 

[PrincessJulia1207]

The hat was removed largely because TCM signed on to sponsor the ride. TCM wanted their ride front-and-center, unblocked.

...but it is blocked...by the giant Star Wars screen

 

[MisterPenguin]

...but it is blocked...by the giant Star Wars screen

Star Wars > Contractual "Other" IPs > hats

 

[brb1006]

It feels like they were simply looking for any reason to get rid of an older attraction that needed updating and who wants to argue against a Mickey ride? They know it should have been a new build, IMHO. I get their line of thinking but at the same time, this park needs added rides, not replacements. But I'm beating a dead horse at this point I guess. Just still really disappointing. Thanks for the details you can give @Magic Feather and just out of curiosity why are they using the Cowboy scene as an excuse to get rid of the ride? And what will be scrapped, MansionButler84 said it actually got an increase in budget ...

Some of the hosts are good but most are very wooden.

 

[Kman101]

I'm sure that's one of the factors in getting rid of the ride, losing the hosts.

 

[Ryan H. Serowinski]

...but it is blocked...by the giant Star Wars screen

That(the SW stage, the two shows even though they're cool looking) should have never existed(in my honest opinion)

 

[travellerman]

There's a lot of pages to this thread so excuse me if it's been asked a lot. Is there an actual closing date or is it's closing still all rumor/no confirmation from Disney?

 

[marni1971]

There's a lot of pages to this thread so excuse me if it's been asked a lot. Is there an actual closing date or is it's closing still all rumor/no confirmation from Disney?

Late August as things stand.

 

[Kylo Ken]

Late August closure? Good God what is going to be left!? Can they count the tram ride to the main gate as an attraction? How about looking at the artist renderings of the new areas? Might as well put PhotoPass person there.

Welp might as well take pics each time I go. Here are some from today as we slowly say good bye.

 

[MuteSuperstar]

So if that date is correct, that will leave, what? 4 rides?