Is the Great Movie Ride next?

[lebeau]

Ow, my childhood.............

My much younger siblings feel the same way.

 

[Magenta Panther]

Lion King doesn't have adequate representation until it has an amazing E Ticket ride in Animal Kingdom. Yes, this is my own incredibly biased opinion of my favorite Disney movie being in the parks

But you are absolutely right. A Lion King dark ride and Pride Lands area is what should be built in AK, NOT that lame- Pandora!

 

[Magenta Panther]

It is a good show, still not a ride though

Personally, I'm not impressed with it.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

I could do with less LK but that comes from my own personal bias that it is the most over-rated Disney movie of all time.

You are not alone in thinking this.

 

[AndyMagic]

If memorable scenes and quotes are reasons for inclusion in the GMR (and I agree, that these are a valid starting point), why not MASH, American Graffiti, Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Caddyshack? The first two are in AFI's Top 100, while the first three are part of the National Film Registry. I believe most would agree that the fourth is one of the most quoted movies over the last 30+ years.

Then there is Citizen Kane, The Godfather, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Gone With the Wind, The Grapes of Wrath, To Kill a Mockingbird, Star Wars (better suited for a land in DHS though), Lawrence of Arabia, Saving Private Ryan, most of the Hitchcock films, etc.
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American Graffiti - Universal Pictures
Fast Times at Ridgemont High - Universal Pictures
Caddyshack - Universal Pictures
To Kill a Mockingbird - Universal Pictures
Psycho - Universal Pictures
Vertigo - Universal Pictures
Rear Window -Universal Pictures
The Birds - Universal Pictures

The entire Hitchock library is owned by Universal actually. Same goes for most of the classic horror characters like The Mummy, Dracula, Frankenstein, Van Helsing, The Wolf-Man, etc.

 

[WondersOfLife]

Why isn't there a "is the backlot tour next" thread? That would make more sense.

 

[lebeau]

Why isn't there a "is the backlot tour next" thread? That would make more sense.

Cause Jim Hill.

 

[WondersOfLife]

Cause Jim Hill.

I totally do not get that reference.

 

[jt04]

FOLK wasn't the first Lion King themed attraction. Everyone else seems to forget about The Legend of the Lion which was added due to Lion King Mania.

Actually, when you think about it, The Lion King and Frozen has a lot of similarities, both story-wise and with Disney's determination to milk every cent out of it.

You say that like it is a bad thing.

 

[El Grupo]

American Graffiti - Universal Pictures
Fast Times at Ridgemont High - Universal Pictures
Caddyshack - Universal Pictures
To Kill a Mockingbird - Universal Pictures
Psycho - Universal Pictures
Vertigo - Universal Pictures
Rear Window -Universal Pictures
The Birds - Universal Pictures

The entire Hitchock library is owned by Universal actually. Same goes for most of the classic horror characters like The Mummy, Dracula, Frankenstein, Van Helsing, The Wolf-Man, etc.

Thus my comment about working within the challenging confines of licensing. There are many great movies that could be represented. However, gaining rights for an attraction is another story.

 

[WondersOfLife]

FOLK wasn't the first Lion King themed attraction. Everyone else seems to forget about The Legend of the Lion which was added due to Lion King Mania.

Actually, when you think about it, The Lion King and Frozen has a lot of similarities, both story-wise and with Disney's determination to milk every cent out of it.

I've noted that before in another post a while back! Disney did with the Lion King the same thing they're doing today with Frozen... Which is getting as much money out of it as they can while it is still so majorly popular!

Although, they did a much better job with The Lion King than they're doing with Frozen. But I think the reason for that is that Disney was caught off-guard by Frozen's random burst of popularity. So they just really rushed in something Frozen-related to get people into the parks.

 

[lebeau]

I totally do not get that reference.

Jim Hill said GMR was on the chopping block. He provided no details except that the replacement would be "something cool". In spite of Jim Hill's recent track record of never being right, people took that ball and ran with it.

 

[AndyMagic]

Why isn't there a "is the backlot tour next" thread? That would make more sense.

The backlot tour has "been next" for the past decade. It always manages to survive because of the sticker-shock involved with building something substantial on the plot of land.

 

[SJN1279]

Jim Hill said GMR was on the chopping block. He provided no details except that the replacement would be "something cool". In spite of Jim Hill's recent track record of never being right, people took that ball and ran with it.

He was right about Frozen talking over Maelstrom(he was also first to that party).

 

[lebeau]

He was right about Frozen talking over Maelstrom(he was also first to that party).

I don't think he was first. Pretty sure our insiders beat him by a lot on that.

 

[jt04]

The Great Movie Ride is a Imagineering original from Glendale, initally from what I recall, Walt had a say in the design of a walk through that took guests to see how movies were made, GMR was the result and they buil the park around it. What would they replace it with ?

Roller coasters?

I would not mind seeing a single theme ride from a specific franchise. IE LOTR, Star Wars. Or perhaps studio. Lucasfilm story, Pixar films, history of Disney Animation (w/ more Frozen), Marvel,

 

[AndyMagic]

Thus my comment about working within the challenging confines of licensing. There are many great movies that could be represented. However, gaining rights for an attraction is another story.

I would argue the main issue with the ride isn't really the movies represented within it. They have plenty to work with as is including The Wizard of Oz. There is just a general sense of "staleness" to the entire experience that I think could be fixed pretty easily by replacing the lackluster show scenes with some impressive new ones and by dumping the cheesy tour guide plot.

 

[lebeau]

I would argue the main issue with the ride isn't really the movies represented within it. They have plenty to work with as is including The Wizard of Oz. There is just a general sense of "staleness" to the entire experience that I think could be fixed pretty easily by replacing the lackluster show scenes with some impressive new ones and by dumping the cheesy tour guide plot.

And you would be 100% right in that argument.

 

[WondersOfLife]

I've said this before too.

Disney definitely has enough material to make this a "Disney movie ride" rather than a bunch of films they have no part of from other companies. I know I'm in the minority on that idea, but it would just make a lot more sense for Disney to use their own movies. If it were just to be some live actions films..

Upgrade Mary Poppins and Indiana Jones..

Add scenes (tiny, or major scenes) from...

Old Yeller
Maleficent
Oz the Great & Powerful
Alice in Wonderland
National Treasure
Newsies
The Incredible Journey
Pirates of the Caribbean
Holes
Secretariat
Tron Legacy
Narnia


and if they were to include a bunch of cartoons even, with ones that don't have an attraction anywhere else..

Tangled, Lady and the Tramp, Up, Sleeping Beauty, Mulan, Robin Hood, Wall-E, Bambi, Ratatouille, 101 Dalmations, The Jungle Book, Tarzan, Hercules, The Nightmare before Christmas, Frankenweenie, The AristoCats, Pinocchio, Wreck-it Ralph, The Sword in the Stone, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Pocahontas, Brave, The Rescuers, Treasure Planet, Atlantis, Princess & the Frog, Meet the Robinsons, Bolt, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Brother Bear..

Honestly, that's what I would do. And it would be awesome cx

 

[SJN1279]

I don't think he was first. Pretty sure our insiders beat him by a lot on that.

I don't think so. If you google it, the Maelstrom to Frozen rumor was credited to Jim Hill back on January 2, 2014. Did anyone mention the rumor beforehand?