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

IMDREW

IMDREW

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Wasn't most of DCA also closed down when they turned that park around? If they deliver like they did there I'm all for a few years of terrible navigating and closures for the greater good.
 
MisterPenguin

MisterPenguin

President of Animal Kingdom
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KLinder7 said:
Similar to Star Tours or maybe more like the new Avatar ride? Better not be like Mission:Space.
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Imagine a Star Tours pod for six people. Now imagine 7 of them arranged on the Carousel of progress. Now imagine 4 Carousels of Progress in one giant building.

The carousel makes one turn for the whole length of the ride, so, you won't feel any centripetal force... just a lot of simulation-jostling.
 
po1998

po1998

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Someone with the power at WDW, please come to your senses, build the Mickey ride where Launch Bay is(the M&G's can be moved & the rest of it is useless), and give GMR the love it desperately needs....unless of course they are penny pinching the daily ops budget, and just cant continue to operate GMR in addition to the Mickey attraction.


How dare me ask that DHS approach a whopping total of ten rides? I should be stoned for such a ridiculous thought. GMR...off with your head!

I'm sad. :(
 
Biff215

Biff215

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IMDREW said:
Wasn't most of DCA also closed down when they turned that park around? If they deliver like they did there I'm all for a few years of terrible navigating and closures for the greater good.
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As sad as early DCA was, it wasn't for a lack of attractions. While there were a lot of walls, most of the attractions remained operational throughout. It's crazy that DHS actually fell to old DCA standards in the meantime. There's no doubt better days are ahead, but it's hard to argue that the park won't still need more once the dust settles.
 
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doctornick

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Biff215 said:
As sad as early DCA was, it wasn't for a lack of attractions. While there were a lot of walls, most of the attractions remained operational throughout. It's crazy that DHS actually fell to old DCA standards in the meantime. There's no doubt better days are ahead, but it's hard to argue that the park won't still need more once the dust settles.
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DCA 1.0 and current DHS both have significant issues, but in far different ways. DHS actually has a solid group of headliners and the SW additions should only enhance that. What DHS lacks is to be "fleshed out" with a number of B-, C-, and D-tickets to fill out a day. It also depends very heavily on shows which tend to have lower repeat value and compounds this by not changing the shows often enough.

DCA always had a decent amount of rides and overall attractions, but it lacked sufficient headliners or anything that made the park particularly unique. A lot of the attractions were pretty uninspiring flat rides. And some of the offerings were particularly bad.
 
Dizney Crew

Dizney Crew

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I never experienced DCA 1.0, but the current layout is awesome, we loved it, its like a WDW Greatest Hits park. Sure they have a few rides that are similar (flat/spinners) but at least they have both quantity and substance at their park. DCA is full day park no question. Even after Star Wars and Toy Story get added to DHS, we still need 1 more land and 1 headlining show of the same caliber as Frozen at DCA, for the parks to be of equal caliber IMO. I feel that what we're getting is a good start but we still need more to round out the park and make it a full day.
 
wannabeBelle

wannabeBelle

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MisterPenguin said:
Rides
  • Back Lot Tour (closed Sep 2014)
  1. Toy Story Mania (replaced Millionaire, and was expanded with a third track May 27, 2016)
  2. Rock N Rollercoaster
  3. Tower of Terror
  4. The Great Movie Ride (slightly updated recently) - Coming Soon: Mickey Mouse Ride
  5. Star Tours (updated with Jakku & BB8!)
  6. Coming Soon: Slinky Coaster
  7. Coming Soon: Alien Saucer Spin
  8. Coming Soon: Alcatraz - SW Battle Escape
  9. Coming Soon: Big Bird - SW Millennial Falcon
Shows, Pre-Star Wars
  • Car Stunt Show (Lights...) (closed April 2, 2016)
  • Muppet 3D
  • Frozen Singalong & Comedy Show (new theater, permanent now, replaced American Idol, adult-friendly)
  • Indiana Jones Stunt Show
  • Little Mermaid Musical
  • Beauty and the Beast Musical
  • Fantasmic!
  • Disney Jr. (for the kids)
  • Citizens of Hollywood (street show)
  • Jedi Academy (updated, fun to watch just as a show)
  • Mulch, Sweat & Shears
Shows, Post-Star Wars
  • SW Fireworks [And then upgraded with projection show in June]
  • Capt. Phasma with Troopers March and Show of Force
  • Star Wars Stage Show (replaced Dance Party which replaced Big Hat)
  • Coming Soon: Music of Pixar


Displays -- Passive and Interactive
  • Path of the Jedi Short Movie (in flex space replacing Sounds Dangerous)
  • One Man's Dream (the movie portion may be temporarily replaced by a theatrical preview)
  • Launch Bay (replaced Animation Studio)
  • Club Disney Dance Party & Special Events (in the newly added Sunset Showcase venue) [Dance Party on hiatus... may come back. Club Villain on select nights (extra cost ticket)]
  • Shrunken Playground (closed May)
  • Osborn Lights (not coming back as Streets of America is a closed off construction zone)

Meet & Greets
  • Star Wars: Chewie, Kylo, Storm Troopers, Jawas (make sure you have a trinket to trade)
  • Hollywood Mickey & Minnie (replaced Sorcerer Mickey in Sound Stage 4 which replaced the guest lounge which replaced Captain Jack Sparrow which replaced Narnia, etc...)
  • Olaf
  • Pixar characters (Woody, Buzz, Green Army Men in Pixar Way)
  • Disney Jr. (Doc, Jake, Sophia)
  • Character Meals at Hollywood & Vine (Disney Jr. for breakfast and lunch, Fab Four for dinner [New!])
  • Cars; Phineas & Ferb; Mike and Sully [Characters were in the way of construction]
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I added Mulch, Sweat & Shears to the Shows list. They are not being replaced that I know about as of yet, hopefully they will be brought back in some fashion when the construction is wrapping up. Marie
 
Daveeeeed

Daveeeeed

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jt04 said:
This has so much potential. Looking forward to this more than any other rumored adds.
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Not at the cost of GMR though. If Disney ends up making this a new build that will prove that they use common sense. Why would they spend 100+ Million to cut the capacity of an already popular attraction? I'm sure it will be a splendid ride, but there really cannot be a drastic cost difference to get rid of a classic ride in a park that somehow has worse ride capacity problems than the MK.
 
Marc Davis Fan

Marc Davis Fan

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I am still unclear about what we should generally expect regarding the scale and quality of this attraction. Should we be expecting something at the level of Mystic Manor, for example?

Similarly, will this be redundant with Alcatraz (so that it's fated to be viewed as a similar-but-far-inferior experience), or will it stand on its own due to substantial differences in approach?
 
Sped2424

Sped2424

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Marc Davis Fan said:
I am still unclear about what we should generally expect regarding the scale and quality of this attraction. Should we be expecting something at the level of Mystic Manor, for example?

Similarly, will this be redundant with Alcatraz (so that it's fated to be viewed as a similar-but-far-inferior experience), or will it stand on its own due to substantial differences in approach?
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Very similar in that it is an lps attraction that blends screens with sets and animatronics. Difference here is the IP in question which can make a world of a difference in terms of scenes. I am sure length's are different as well. But from what I have been reading here it seems like a quality attraction.
 

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