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

Buried20KLeague

Buried20KLeague

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TeriofTerror said:
Mike, you always go out of your way to support people and find something nice to say. I'm quite sure pretty much everyone here would agree!
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Eh.

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RSoxNo1

RSoxNo1

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Bocabear said:
I think by adding digital mapping projections to a lot of the scenes they could look a lot more cinematic...Like they did with the Alice ride in Anaheim, and for God's sake, just rewrite the damn show...the script is terrible and more frequently than not, you end up with a tour guide that is so completely bored with their job, they do nothing to advance the story and mumble through the script...I know, I have had a few really great tour guides, but let's face it...they are few and far between... If the show writing and sets were upgraded, maybe this would not be an issue... Gangsters and Cowboys could give way to Zombies and Aliens.. lol Much could be done to refresh and renew this attraction without trashing it...and the Mickey ride would be PERFECT for the animation courtyard...creating a perfect transition from the world of classic movies to the world of animated characters... Seems like a no-brainer...and replace the completely lame Toy Story Land idea with a fully realized 21st century Toontown with multiple attractions...Now Mickey's house would make sense after going on the Great Mickey Ride...it also paves the way for any of the other animated characters to have attractions there...
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All good ideas. A new script WITH VARIATIONS and a redone audio system would help tremendously.
 
Brer Oswald

Brer Oswald

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Bocabear said:
I think by adding digital mapping projections to a lot of the scenes they could look a lot more cinematic...Like they did with the Alice ride in Anaheim, and for God's sake, just rewrite the damn show...the script is terrible and more frequently than not, you end up with a tour guide that is so completely bored with their job, they do nothing to advance the story and mumble through the script...I know, I have had a few really great tour guides, but let's face it...they are few and far between... If the show writing and sets were upgraded, maybe this would not be an issue... Gangsters and Cowboys could give way to Zombies and Aliens.. lol Much could be done to refresh and renew this attraction without trashing it...and the Mickey ride would be PERFECT for the animation courtyard...creating a perfect transition from the world of classic movies to the world of animated characters... Seems like a no-brainer...and replace the completely lame Toy Story Land idea with a fully realized 21st century Toontown with multiple attractions...Now Mickey's house would make sense after going on the Great Mickey Ride...it also paves the way for any of the other animated characters to have attractions there...
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I feel like they should be doing stuff like the Alice updates in Peter Pan, Winnie the Pooh, and even Splash (although it really doesn't need it as it's fantastic already).
 
zengoth

zengoth

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I have to admit this thread has made me appreciate what we're losing with the GMR. We stopped riding it because it was outdated and a little corny, but we still appreciate how it's a great example of immersive entertainment. Back when I was a kid way before the GMR, Orlando had Stars Hall of Fame wax museum. It tried, really tried, to do the immersive attraction thing and for a kid my age - it didn't matter that I'd never seen or heard of many of the movies it portrayed. I still remember scenes set half in a water tank (PT-109, I think) and walking through a room that was cold and frozen over (maybe Dr. Zhvago). The GMR definitely plussed that type of experience. But now it seems the future of attractions is video games, virtual reality and simulators.
 
CinematicFusion

CinematicFusion

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Goofyernmost said:
Well, to be honest as a movie buff, you are very familiar with those things being presented. At first, you can, like the rest of us, marvel at the depictions shown, but, with time the glow wears off and you are stuck with scenes that look like they are being acted by plastic (almost real looking, if you squint) doll like actors. Something that repeated exposure will do to anyone, but, especially to someone very familiar with the topic.

Haunted mansion, on the other hand is packed full of creatures for which we have not comparison. They can't get old because (well, they're dead for one thing) they are fantasy and there are a gazillion of them. You can ride it a thousand times and always see something that you missed the first time around. That and the fact that parts of it have been changed helps present a new perspective as well.

In other words, no attraction can be old until we are exposed to it multiple times. After the initial exposure it gradually becomes less awe inspiring and more directed on what we find fun and different. To quote, or at least paraphrase, from someone whose name escapes my memory... 'The fault my friend is in ourselves'.
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Agree...great reply.
 
Matt_Black

Matt_Black

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FigmentForver96 said:
He tries though....A for effort at least
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"A" for effort? More like "U" for UNMAGICAL effort! I bring my little prince and princess (actually the action figures I keep on my desk) to this board to see original, creative rants! And here I find after clicking through all these links that the original complaints are being held hostage elsewhere! Not very magical!
 

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