The plaque at the entrance of the park reads:
The world you have entered was created by the Walt Disney Company & is dedicated to Hollywood - not a place on a map, but a state of mind that exists wherever people dream & wonder & imagine, a place where illusion & reality are fused by technological magic. We welcome you to a Hollywood that never was - and always will be.
I feel this should hold true to the park's signature tour through the movies. I'm not sure that means eliminating all modern movies, but I do think it means that certain movies don't really belong.
Footlight Parade (1933) This area isn't that big, but I feel it should definitely be replaced. Perhaps this would be a good spot for a scene from Gone with the Wind (1939) or Sound of Music (1965) if you want to keep the musical genre.
Singin' In the Rain (1952) This can probably stay.
Mary Poppins (1964) It's a Disney movie, and it's a classic, this probably isn't going anwhere.
James Cagney/Westerns/Clint Eastwood This area is fine, I think the hijacking part should stay.
Alien (1979) This area should probably be replaced. If they want to keep the Sci-Fi theme, Star Wars (1977) is an obvious choice, Star Trek might also work, but perhaps something based on the movies in the Sci-Fi Dine-In would work as well.
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) The argument against putting Star Wars into the ride is that the Star Tours attraction is already representing the trilogy int he park. However, the Indiana Jones Stunt show is based on Raiders of the Lost Ark, so that argument is moot. If you don't put in Star Wars to replace Alien, then I think you also have to replace Raiders of the Lost Ark, perhaps with James Bond as people have suggested.
Horror This section is small, I'm guessing that Disney wouldn't advocate any of the slasher films being in here, but something like Stanley Kubrick's, The Shining (1980) or Psycho (1960) could work. The problem with Psycho, is I'm guessing Universal has the rights.
Tarzan (1981) This needs to be replaced. The Horror area could be expanded into part if not all of this area, but I would also like to see a tribute to Superhero movies. You could go with the Classic Superman (1978) movies, The original Batman (1989), or even the Dark Knight (2008). I'm guessing Spiderman is out for rights issues, and I'm not sure who has rights for the other movies.
Casablanca (1942) This should probably stay.
Fantasia (1941) I've never really liked this scene. However, I think there should be something for animated movies, and Fantasia is the logical choice. Perhaps a better quality screen would help? I'd also think we're at the point where CGI should be in here as well, but I think referencing it in the finale is probably enough for now, unless they want to turn this into an animated movie montage.
Wizard of Oz (1939) This scene should stay the same.
Grand Finale I would like to see a few of the irrelevant movies taken out, and the picture quality improved on some of the older movies.
General thoughts. I think comedies are very poorly represented in this ride, with no show scene and limited exposure in the montage. I understand that most comedies aren't family friendly, but parts of them are more than acceptable for the finale. Also, although I've never seen it, I think Titanic (1997) should also be represented in some capacity, being the highest grossing film of all time.
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