For sure, I took friends who have never been and we spent the entire day and couldn't do everything. We took our time to get coffee and we never "rushed" to anything. We had sit down lunch and stopped for a funnel cake. During that whole day from literal open to close we never watched Indiana Jones, Lights! Motor! Action! never rode TSMM nor did we see the Frozen show. If it had been just me, I could have probably been done in half the day.
I am low-key alright with this attraction closing. I've been on it multiples of times and it is very action based and a ton of fun. However, I think Disney realized this ride isn't as popular anymore as people now move onto more high tech attractions and experiences. However this ride will always be in my heart and I will always remember screaming and covering my eyes during the Alien part.
Can't wait to see what they replace it with! Have we already talked about this and I missed it?
Almost exactly the same argument used for the BAH. Didn't mind it... it was kind of original and well done, but, they couldn't have found a worse place to put it. And even connected with the same building and attraction it was blocking.I don't know that I'd agree that the ride isn't popular anymore as the wait times are always pretty decent though that's obviously factoring in the lack of rides in the park. One thing we love about disney is its not all high tech rides. There's a nice mix. This one just pains me because I love movies, love the ride and even with all the park changes and theme think it could still be a ride that helps bind the park together in some way. I mean you are technically immersed in each of the movie lands.
I don't think I've seen hardly anyone that isn't happy about the Mickey ride (which might be a first), it's just the location that sucks. We have a 5 yr old so manage to linger in the park probably longer then most even though we are there frequently. TSL will help, but with SWL coming the park will still be woefully short on attractions to help crowd control. Maybe it's exaggerating, but I could honestly see Pandora type crowds at HS for a couple of years if SWL is done on the same level of visual detail. Why get rid of an extended attraction that fits and helps alleviate that?
Humbug.
We rode the great movie ride twice with my 5 year old daughter and she loved the ride. She actually asked to watch the Wizard of Oz after riding this ride, since she had never seen it. When we got home she watched it everyday for a week. She actually hasn't seen Mary Poppins yet, which I just now realized.
So you haven't liked it for at least 10 years. The Backlot Tour has totally sucked in over a decade.
True, but there was a time when everything wasn't about ride count. A good show can be just as entertaining or more than a ride if done right. MGM Studios was intended to be a true studio park where you could go behind the scenes of real movie/tv production. It had a pretty solid theme and was such a different experience than the other 2 parks. The backlot tour wasn't really a ride but it was an epic attraction. It took hours to experience. It was built in a time before Twitter and other social media when people had more than a 140 character or 4 minute attention span. Of course once the working studio was shut down the tour became just a ride and it was stripped down and no longer epic. MGM Studios had less "rides" than DHS had (pre-SWL construction) but many felt DHS was a half day park but seeing all of MGM took at least a full day.MGM only opened with one if you don't count stage shows and tours
They had an attraction starring Michael Eisner. Yeah.
Yes, but people once liked him. I remember him appearing weekly before The Wonderful World of Disney (remember when Disney showed its own movies on ABC?).
