IanDLBZF
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WondersOfLife
Blink, blink. Breathe, breathe. Day in, day out.
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ShoalFox
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RIP to the best ride system ever made
yoda_5729
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Bummed about the loss of both of these classic rides. 
Both were not only classic in ride designs, but in the reality that they both were opening day attractions for their parks. I hope somehow the dinosaurs from Energy can be replicated somewhere, and perhaps something to give the Great Movie Ride it's proper respect. A bit of my childhood just faded off over the horizon (no pun intended). GMR helped me appreciate older movies. For that, I will be forever thankful.
Both were not only classic in ride designs, but in the reality that they both were opening day attractions for their parks. I hope somehow the dinosaurs from Energy can be replicated somewhere, and perhaps something to give the Great Movie Ride it's proper respect. A bit of my childhood just faded off over the horizon (no pun intended). GMR helped me appreciate older movies. For that, I will be forever thankful.
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Tom Morrow
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This was a livestream of the very last vehicle on GMR:
Animaniac93-98
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Losing Great Movie Ride...just 5 months after CineMagique closed. That really hurts.
And Universe of Energy ending is just salt in the wound.
And Universe of Energy ending is just salt in the wound.
Cosmic Commando
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My family dressed as Ellen's Energy Adventure for MNSSHP one year (Ellen, Bill Nye, and two dinos). GMR was an absolute classic; there's never been another ride like it. Yeah, I'm a little bummed out today.
Movielover
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As a major film buff like myself I will always remember the first time I went on The Great Movie Ride as a youngling. Disney's MGM Studios was and still is my favorite park and GMR was a major part of that. However I look towards the park's future with great excitement! I take comfort in the fact that I own all the movies that were represented in the ride, and also countless more great movies that were not. These films will always be with me because you can't truly erase a great movie from your mind. I'll always remember the great moments in film, like when Gene Kelly sang and danced in a downpour of milk, or when Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman had their heartbreaking goodbye in front of the airplane. Or the time when Clint Eastwood dueled for a fistful of dollars, or when Christopher Reeve convinced us that a man could truly fly. Those fantastic moments when Luke Skywalker faced off against an evil empire, and the classic look at space travel from the mind of Georges Méliès. Or most importantly that time when my father showed me a film where Indiana Jones explored tombs, battle Nazi's and became legend in my favorite movie, Raiders of the Lost Ark! I say bring on Mickey and Minnie for I will never forget the "The spectacular journey into the movies"!
KBLovedDisney
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After riding GMR for the last time this weekend, I feel like they are making huge a mistake with getting rid of it. IMHO, they should have just decided to update it is all. GMR, you will be greatly missed.
GMR, you will be greatly missed.
There's no reason why we couldn't have had GMR and Mickey aside from money.After riding GMR for the last time this weekend, I feel like they are making huge a mistake with getting rid of it. IMHO, they should have just decided to update it is all.
Same as Energy and Guardians. Or even Guardians wholly in Energy.
ppete1975
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Money as in upkeep and staffing? Or new buildings being more expensive than overlays? GMR I understand, but the rebuild for UOE to me a new building would be as cheap.
disneygeek90
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Sigh.
Both rides needed extensive work doing to them.
Conversely GotG has an astronomical price tag. A new build could have been cheaper but that's not going to happen.
Raineman
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My first trip to WDW in 1990 when I was a teenager, my favorite parks were Epcot and Disney MGM Studios. My favorite rides in those parks? UoE, Horizons and GMR. It's hard not to feel like a piece of my childhood has died when these classic attractions are closed and replaced.
ppete1975
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Are they still going to leave the original building, just adding to the back?
Energy? Yes. Gut the inside and add to the back. Potentially the old preshow room will stay shape-wise. Everything else could be removed. Walls and all. There was a proposal to keep theatre two but that's looking less likely.