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

[BasiltheBatLord]

Final vehicle is in Alien right now, per site that cannot be named.

 

[IanDLBZF]

Lights just turned out.

It's the end of an era my friend.

 

[Andsome]

...and another amazing attraction is in the books. Hope you're proud, Chapek.

Edit: *Paychek. Thanks for correcting me, @Coolbfitz!

 

[Coolbert]

...and another amazing attraction is in the books. Hope you're proud, Chapek.

It's pronounced "Paycheck."

 

[Tom Morrow]

This is a livestream of the very last ride! Hurry!!

 

[AndyS2992]

Awesome, now bring in the construction crews for Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railroad! Super excited.

As much as I love and appreciate classic movies, I've funnily never been a big fan of the GMR. Ridden 11 or so times and never did get to see the Western version. Oh well.

RIP Great Movie Ride.

 

[doctornick]

Did anyone else ride through and try to figure out where they'd "relocate" some of the AAs? Maybe send Cheetah and Timba to the Jungle Cruise? John Wayne's horse to Big Thunder Mountain?

Alcatraz (Star Wars escape ride) is going to need a lot of AAs....

 

[MaximumEd]

Glad we got to ride it on our last trip in April. My 10 year old daughter loved this ride, as did me and The Wife. The moving theater was such a groundbreaking and unique ride system. Sad to see this and UoE go.

 

[No Name]

Not to speak ill of the dead, but I never understood why you exit the theater room to get to the load area. Wouldn't it make more sense story-wise to board in the theater room and then go "into" the screen? Anyhow, it was no less a great ride and a still-relevant premise.

Should've been updated rather than replaced.

Agreed. When I hear runway railway I think of a train on tracks or something, and this is in the chinese theater. Imagineering has flown the coop I guess, I dont know. Its very sad what they have become.

The idea is that you're viewing a Mickey short, but then get sucked into it.

 

[Casper Gutman]

On my final ride tonight, we had the gangster scene. The car wasn't moving (it was this afternoon).

We lingered in Munchkin Land. It was emotional.

It's hard to image they are shutting down Oz.

You know, if Uni had any sense (they have a little), they'd grab Oz and make a big beautiful dark ride set there. It could certainly handle it.

I actually think there's about a 25% chance they do this.

 

[Figments Friend]

Like many here, I'm sad to see this unique experience close.
It was a one-off...and a must-ride every visit.

I real disappointment that Disney didn't feel motivated to invest in changing a few scenes or enhancing some of the already existing ones.
This Attraction could have easily gone on for another twenty years had the proper efforts and interest exsisted.
But alas, no.....we will be seeing an entirely new kind of 'moving picture' now.

Thank you, 'The Great Movie Ride', for being the heart of the ol' Disney / MGM Studios / Hollywood Studios.
I for one, shall miss your Park presence.

That's a wrap, folks.
Turn off those spotlights.
You have had a good run at the box office.

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[Casper Gutman]

Not to speak ill of the dead, but I never understood why you exit the theater room to get to the load area. Wouldn't it make more sense story-wise to board in the theater room and then go "into" the screen? Anyhow, it was no less a great ride and a still-relevant premise.



The idea is that you're viewing a Mickey short, but then get sucked into it.

A Mickey short animated in Flash. Playing in a theatre.

 

[BasiltheBatLord]

Last tram just unloaded.

 

[Casper Gutman]

Like many here, I'm sad to see this unique experience close.
It was a one-off...and a must-ride every visit.

I real disappointment that Disney didn't feel motivated to invest in changing a few scenes or enhancing some of the already existing ones.
This Attraction could have easily gone on for another twenty years had the proper efforts and interest exsisted.
But alas, no.....we will be seeing an entirely new kind of 'moving picture' now.

Thank you, 'The Great Movie Ride', for being the heart of the ol' Disney / MGM Studios / Hollywood Studios.
I for one, shall miss your Park presence.

That's a wrap, folks.
Turn off those spotlights.



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You know, the old MGM had an identity problem. It never hung together as well as it should.

Disney is solving that by just eliminating the idea of a park identity altogether. The new MGM is a collection of things.

 

[Ryan H. Serowinski]

It managed to live for 10,331 days(except for a few refurbs and early closures due to hurricanes and 9/11) My new favorite ride is now in Disney heaven

 

[CanadianGordon]

Sigh.

 

[Notes from Neverland]

So long, GMR. It's not a ride I remember from my childhood visit (though I'm sure we did it), but it is one I grew fond of over time. The ride itself didn't do a lot for me, but what went into the ride - the how it's done - I always enjoyed.

I sincerely hope the new ride is a hit.

 

[Disney Dad 3000]

Sigh.

My thoughts exactly.

If not for a lack of attractions, may have to avoid HS when we go back in a few weeks just to avoid having to walk by there. Glad we scheduled a last minute trip last month.

 

[AndrewsJ]

I was there tonight with @LetsGoToo and we also went to the charity event Friday night and did a walk through of the Great Movie Ride and had dessert in the Wizard of Oz scene and the finale theatre. Very bittersweet weekend. I had no idea I would be so emotional.

 

[Movielover]

To absent friends...