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

[Mike S]

That was the best part of the ride... You really did feel like you were a part of the movies, man I am really going to miss this one more than UOE but that one stings as well. Child TJ is dying a little inside.

I sympathize with people missing the ride. At the same time though I couldn't have asked for a better new tenant of the Chinese Theater than Mickey Mouse.

 

[PizzaPlanet]

Of course it would.

It would have cost too much.

But wouldn't it have been cheaper than the gut and replace we are getting now? I guess they just wanted to build a "brand new" attraction as cheaply as possible. I know we've said this over and over, but imagine how much stronger the park's lineup would be if Mickey had been a new build along with a redone GMR.

 

[Horizons '83]

I sympathize with people missing the ride. At the same time though I couldn't have asked for a better new tenant of the Chinese Theater than Mickey Mouse.

I do think this replacement will be well done, I just question the reason (outside of $) of replacing GMR rather than adding this new ride to an expansion pad on sunset.

 

[disneygeek90]

I have to say this closure has hit me a little harder than I had thought. Went on it with my family Saturday for the last time. I almost went late last night but decided against it. I’ve gone on it many times over the past few months which I’m thankful for. There was always something truly unique about this ride that I thoroughly enjoyed. Watching the video of everyone on the last ride was moderately heartbreaking. RIP Great Movie Ride, you will be missed and not forgotten.

 

[Mike S]

I do think this replacement will be well done, I just question the reason (outside of $) of replacing GMR rather than adding this new ride to an expansion pad on sunset.

As does everyone.

 

[disneygeek90]

I did snag one of the red GMR shirts as well as a tumbler. So there's that. These next few weeks/months without GMR being open while walking in HS is going to be odd.

 

[jt04]

As does everyone.

Not me. I have much higher hopes for sunset's future.

 

[Buried20KLeague]

I sympathize with people missing the ride. At the same time though I couldn't have asked for a better new tenant of the Chinese Theater than Mickey Mouse.

I really... REALLY have a problem with the animation style they're going to use.

And no doubt the frentic pace the whole thing will have to appeal to those that can't focus for more than 3 seconds.

I absolutely DO NOT get the use of this animation style.

The no-brainer move here would have been to do a "Mickey through the years" attraction. Slam dunk. In the PERFECT location even. It would have been timeless. It wouldn't have aged.

Instead, we're going to get a trendy, hip, likely mostly screen based attraction that won't have that kind of staying power.

 

[Mike S]

I really... REALLY have a problem with the animation style they're going to use.

And no doubt the frentic pace the whole thing will have to appeal to those that can't focus for more than 3 seconds.

I absolutely DO NOT get the use of this animation style.

The no-brainer move here would have been to do a "Mickey through the years" attraction. Slam dunk. In the PERFECT location even. It would have been timeless. It wouldn't have aged.

Instead, we're going to get a trendy, hip, likely mostly screen based attraction that won't have that kind of staying power.

The use is because it's insanely popular and millions upon millions love it. You people really write it off way too much just because it's different than older shorts.

 

[KBLovedDisney]

Photos from this morning

 

[BasiltheBatLord]

So did the final vehicle get the gangster or bank robber?

Gangster

 

[kpilcher]

The use is because it's insanely popular and millions upon millions love it. You people really write it off way too much just because it's different than older shorts.

I'm sure the ride will be fun. It may even be worthy of the venue. The animation style and character design is still busy and ugly, IMHO. It feels like a Flash-animated "Ren & Stimpy" (or -- considering the creator, "Dexter's Laboratory.") with an even thicker black color outline. And I say that while genuinely liking quite a lot of the writing, humor, and tone of the scripts. If they had taken a more "Get a Horse" approach, I'd probably have applauded. (still would have preferred a new build... but...)

 

[Phineas]

Gangster

I've been going to WDW since 1993. I've experienced the bank robber scene maybe twice over 20 or so visits, to the point where I thought they just did away with it.

I swear, getting the bank robber scene is like finding the Golden Snitch.

(Also, love the username-one of my favorite LEGO themes ever.)

 

[Princess Leia]

http://blogmickey.com/2017/08/photos-mickey-minnies-runaway-railway-signage-pops-overnight/

 

[FigmentFan3]

In all my visits since 2000, I never once got the bank robber scene.

 

[Mike S]

I'm sure the ride will be fun. It may even be worthy of the venue. The animation style and character design is still busy and ugly, IMHO. It feels like a Flash-animated "Ren & Stimpy" (or -- considering the creator, "Dexter's Laboratory.") with an even thicker black color outline. And I say that while genuinely liking quite a lot of the writing, humor, and tone of the scripts. If they had taken a more "Get a Horse" approach, I'd probably have applauded. (still would have preferred a new build... but...)

Dexter's Lab?!?!?!?! No wonder they're so good!!!

 

[Princess Leia]

In all my visits since 2000, I never once got the bank robber scene.

I remember getting it once and feeling the heat from the fire on my face. That memory sticks out. The other times were always with the gangster.

 

[Buried20KLeague]

The use is because it's insanely popular and millions upon millions love it. You people really write it off way too much just because it's different than older shorts.

It's popular RIGHT NOW.

There's no way to know if it will have staying power, or be another of the literally DOZENS of trends on Disney's different channels that come and go.

Either way, I don't understand how it makes more sense than an attraction that's a homage to Mickey through the years. A classic, timeless, non-trendy attraction. Because this style runs the risk of looking incredibly outdated at some point.

It also doesn't make sense to me because it's not how Mickey looks EVERYWHERE else in the parks. It doesn't add up. It's like riding Stitch's Great Escape, and for 20 seconds he's red. What? Why did he look different there? Is that supposed to make sense?

I don't get it.

People say this is finally Mickey getting the attraction he's always deserved. I think the opposite. I think this is a giant middle finger to the attraction Mickey deserved.

And it may well be a fun, impressive attraction. And if it is, I'll enjoy it. It'll just never make sense to me why they're going the direction they are.

 

[sculljoey]

Gangster

How could the final ride have the gangster when all the YouTube videos from the "last ride" have bank robber?

 

[KBLovedDisney]

Made a day solo trip to Disney this past weekend just so I could mainly ride this one last time.