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Is the Great Movie Ride next?
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wdwfan4ver
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That wouldn't be done at this time with Jungle Cruise if is going to be retired.Yeah, that Jungle Cruise ride sure takes up a lot of real estate. Time to retire it and put in some more Adventureland shops.
This is what would happen instead:
Executive 1: Anna and Elsa Meet and Great is very popular, but we need a ride for Magic Kingdom for those 2 since Epcot is getting one.
Imagineer: Lets have the Same attraction that Toyko Disneyland is going to get. There is a show building themed to ice Castle with Sleds. It includes a ride system that isn't currently in WDW.
Burbank: That is way too expansive for WDW to have since guests will settle for anything! You're fired!
Executive 2: Lets get a ride of Jungle Cruise and make a Caribbean Land for Anna and Elsa instead inside of creating a Jungle Book land since Frozen makes more money than Jungle Book would. Anna and Elsa would have a back story on why they are in the Caribbean. We can create a cheap ride with a shops, eating places, and a Caribbean themed bathroom.
Executive 1: Great idea and lets tell Thomas Staggs.
Thomas Staggs: Great idea of getting a ride of Jungle Cruise for a Caribbean land for our most popular meet and greet. It is even greater how cheaply done it will be.
Bob Iger: I approve of the Anna and Elsa Caribbean themed land over Jungle Book for scrapping Jungle Cruise.
It would make me a hero to the Anna and Elsa fanbase and to the stockholders since it wouldn't cost a lot of money to build.
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yoda_5729
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I have as early mentioned supported the concept of introducing a dark ride that explores some of the Disney movies, whether animated or live action. I think that attraction could easily be put where backlot, LMA or others are. In all truth, if the GMR were converted to such a ride it would be overkill. On one side is One Man's Dream, about Disney movies, on the other is Magic of Disney Animation which is about Disney movies, and you want to fill all that other space with strictly Disney films? Sorry, I love Disney, but Disney is not all there is to movies.
Clearly the debate over what is a "great" movie and what isn't is highly subjective, just as the very nature of this discussion as being that the Great Movie Ride is a bad ride is subjective. For every person posting about how bad it is, there is another supporting it. I for one (though I don't visit often) have never been in the movie theater part of the que line in Great Movie Ride, and no one was there. In fact I've never been in a ride vehicle section that was empty either. I have been on numerous rides (though understandably they don't have as large of vehicles) that were completely empty, including Pirates. Maybe I'm just visiting at record times for it's line, but to me, calling it a ghost town is overstating it.
In terms of "great movie" there is an elephant in the room. One of the most significant, game changing movies of all-time was one made by Walt Disney. It isn't Mary Poppins or Fantasia, it's Snow White. Simply put, if Snow White failed, feature length animation may have failed, and the Disney studio would have gone bankrupt. It was even known as Disney's Folly" because they believed the concept of an animated movie being long in legth would be boring to adults, but also could make people sick watching the animation for that long. Hollywood laughed at the film, and Disney bet everything on it. Hollywood laughed, until they saw it. Whereas some of the films mentioned may have helped increase the levels of popularity of various genres, or just been legendarily good, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs invented a genre. It's impact is so great, it easily could be considered one of the top 5 most impactful movies in film history. The only reason for it not being present as far as I can tell is because they felt it was present elsewhere, or wanted Mickey included.
Of the Disney movies, if I had to pick a scene, I would want to see Lady and the Tramp, not because it's a "Great" movie, but because that scene should be done somewhere in animatronics, and the spaghetti scene is one of the most famous scenes in movie history. To me though, Disney movies are already present all over the place. In Pop Century Resort they have two statues of Lady and the Tramp to represent the 50s? Really, I mean yes the movie did come out then, but does anyone think of Lady and the Tramp as icons of the 50s? All-Star Movies pays 0 attention to every other movie ever made, except Disney ones. Art of Animation is the same. As earlier mentioned, I do like Disney and have respect for all their characters, but is it getting to the point where we have to resculpt the lion on the Tree of Life because Simba should be shown, as a lion is too archaic? Maybe when you arrive at Rafiki's Planet Watch instead of having those murals with all the different animals, it should be all the different characters from Lion King? Maybe the montage at the end of American Adventure can just be different angled shots of Walt Disney? Again, as earlier, I'm being extreme, and I do think there are improvements to be made with GMR, certainly, but gutting it, or belittling it, I think is too much. Anyone is allowed to like or dislike any attraction. That's partly what makes WDW at all feasible. If everyone universally only liked Tower of Terror, and that's it, no one would ever ride it as the line would be insane and a large demographic couldn't even ride it.
Clearly the debate over what is a "great" movie and what isn't is highly subjective, just as the very nature of this discussion as being that the Great Movie Ride is a bad ride is subjective. For every person posting about how bad it is, there is another supporting it. I for one (though I don't visit often) have never been in the movie theater part of the que line in Great Movie Ride, and no one was there. In fact I've never been in a ride vehicle section that was empty either. I have been on numerous rides (though understandably they don't have as large of vehicles) that were completely empty, including Pirates. Maybe I'm just visiting at record times for it's line, but to me, calling it a ghost town is overstating it.
In terms of "great movie" there is an elephant in the room. One of the most significant, game changing movies of all-time was one made by Walt Disney. It isn't Mary Poppins or Fantasia, it's Snow White. Simply put, if Snow White failed, feature length animation may have failed, and the Disney studio would have gone bankrupt. It was even known as Disney's Folly" because they believed the concept of an animated movie being long in legth would be boring to adults, but also could make people sick watching the animation for that long. Hollywood laughed at the film, and Disney bet everything on it. Hollywood laughed, until they saw it. Whereas some of the films mentioned may have helped increase the levels of popularity of various genres, or just been legendarily good, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs invented a genre. It's impact is so great, it easily could be considered one of the top 5 most impactful movies in film history. The only reason for it not being present as far as I can tell is because they felt it was present elsewhere, or wanted Mickey included.
Of the Disney movies, if I had to pick a scene, I would want to see Lady and the Tramp, not because it's a "Great" movie, but because that scene should be done somewhere in animatronics, and the spaghetti scene is one of the most famous scenes in movie history. To me though, Disney movies are already present all over the place. In Pop Century Resort they have two statues of Lady and the Tramp to represent the 50s? Really, I mean yes the movie did come out then, but does anyone think of Lady and the Tramp as icons of the 50s? All-Star Movies pays 0 attention to every other movie ever made, except Disney ones. Art of Animation is the same. As earlier mentioned, I do like Disney and have respect for all their characters, but is it getting to the point where we have to resculpt the lion on the Tree of Life because Simba should be shown, as a lion is too archaic? Maybe when you arrive at Rafiki's Planet Watch instead of having those murals with all the different animals, it should be all the different characters from Lion King? Maybe the montage at the end of American Adventure can just be different angled shots of Walt Disney? Again, as earlier, I'm being extreme, and I do think there are improvements to be made with GMR, certainly, but gutting it, or belittling it, I think is too much. Anyone is allowed to like or dislike any attraction. That's partly what makes WDW at all feasible. If everyone universally only liked Tower of Terror, and that's it, no one would ever ride it as the line would be insane and a large demographic couldn't even ride it.
El Grupo
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Feature Olaf with an endless loop of "In Summer", change Dole Whips to Olaf Whips, and...I just suddenly got rather nauseous.
Rescue Ranger
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I honestly would be happy if they gutted TGMR and updated it fully. Including getting rid of the Chinese Theater exterior and changing it into something else that is allowed to be front and center. Even if they updated it to be fully Disney and start with Walts first live action movie and television all the way to Saving Mr Banks.
lebeau
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You know that bit about the rights to the Chinese theater is a myth, right?
Disney can remove the had with no legal problems whatsoever.
CDavid
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Or, here's a better suggestion for TGMR...
We've already had to live through just such a travesty with Horizons. Please don't put us through that again.
I can think of many, many ways with modern technology use in which we would all be better off left behind. Who can appreciate the classic films of The Great Movie Ride when they spend the entire ride looking down at their phone.
champdisney
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It may have been a myth but it sure has been TDO's excuse over the years. It's time to take some action if Disney's plan is to rebrand this park.
lebeau
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I don't think TDO has ever commented on it. It's pure fan fiction.
Disney does need to rebrand the park. But not for a new generation. They need to rebrand the park because the park has lost its reason for being. As it stands, it is just a jumble of stuff.
champdisney
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Let's face it, kids versus social media equals to nothing but distraction. The only result is to get their attention by building an upscale thrill ride that would reduce the number of cellphone usage because these same kids/young adults would be afraid to lose it abroad the E-Ticket.I can think of many, many ways with modern technology use in which we would all be better off left behind. Who can appreciate the classic films of The Great Movie Ride when they spend the entire ride looking down at their phone.
lebeau
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In my experience, that doesn't stop them.
ryan1
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I'm confused, is there anyone out there that really doesn't like the Mans Chinese Theatre exterior of the ride? Or that it was and should be the icon for the park?
It is a fantastic recreation and perfect icon for a "studios" park and especially one that now claims "hollywood" in its name.
It is a fantastic recreation and perfect icon for a "studios" park and especially one that now claims "hollywood" in its name.
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CDavid
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Yes, Spirit has stated a name change is in the offing. Still, The Great Movie Ride is the centerpiece of a park which will remain tied to the motion picture industry (Star Wars, Pixar, etc.), and the attraction should remain the centerpiece. It is rather difficult to see even an extreme DCA-level makeover removing nearly all "Hollywood" elements from the park.
misterID
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He also mentioned that there was a proposal to replace the GMR with a thrill ride but the structure wouldn't have been able to handle it... if it got that far that tells me we're dealing with a Horizons situation, where you would never have predicted they would have torn out one of EPCOTS main attractions. I hope it doesn't, but I know WDI have no problem sabotaging a beloved attraction for the real estate to get their idea built.
Captain Neo
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Great Movie ride is one of those attractions that I never understood why they haven't updated it. They should include scenes from Star Wars, Alice in Wonderland, Pirates of the Caribbean, Tangled, Guardians of the galaxy etc. etc.
yoda_5729
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One thing to also note, I would find it very unlikely that Tower of Terror or Rock n' Roller Coaster are going anywhere. That all being taken into account, a Hollywood connection would be likely in my eyes. Especially since ToT and RnRC are at opposite ends from where Pixar and anything Star Wars could be. All of those elements are sounding very much in the realm of Hollywood and entertainment.
Bairstow
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Well it is supposed to be the "Great Movie Ride" not the "Recent Move Ride".
Captain Neo
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Star Wars is over 30 years old and changed cinema history forever
DisUniversal
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It's also not supposed to be the "Old Movie Ride", but that's what it has become.