Is the Great Movie Ride next?

[yoda_5729]

Also, something that should be noted, the elderly or those with concerns medically have few other rides to experience at the Studios without the GMR.

Tower of Terror - no
Rock n Roller - no
Star Tours - Depends but jostling can be a problem
Toy Story - Depends but jostling can be a problem
Backlot Tour - Due to walking sections it's difficult
GMR - Yes

* I may have forgotten a few, but you get my concern.

And based on the things I have seen, most of the rides being discussed for the studios are thrill rides, ala

Monsters Inc Roller Coaster
Carsland (there are some that might be tame, but the iconic ride is thrill ride)
Star Wars (Likely fast and thrill based, though little is known of plans)

One thing that makes Disney different from other theme parks, besides it's detail and cleanliness is that they have experiences the whole family can enjoy together. Also Disney has been a major force in having rides lasting decades, only becoming more famous over time. Many of the Six Flags tear down their historic rides to bring in yet another coaster, which in x amount of years will be torn down for another. Because of this, none of their rides reach the iconic levels of Space Mountain, Pirates of the Caribbean, Small World, etc.

 

[El Grupo]

I continue to see posts about how much space GMR takes up. Again, LMA and BLT consume far more. IMO, replacing those with multiple attractions makes far more sense.

As far as Star Wars in concerned, my understanding is that the Television parking lot is an expansion pad for DHS (and attractions that could be part of SWL). No reason to tear down an existing attraction with space is available to expand.

Further, if Disney is concerned about real estate, maybe it is time to update the existing Indy stunt show with a water-based Indy show that could share the arena with Fanstasmic.

 

[Oriolesmagic]

The Great Movie Ride is my favorite attraction at DHS (Not a fan of drop tower rides, otherwise it'd likely be ToT).

I would be pretty devastated to see it go as I think it's a great chance for people from the younger generations to see some of these great movies from the past! I've actually made it a goal of mine these last few weeks to watch every movie from that ride and I'm glad I have!

With that said, there are a few scenes that could reasonably be cut without too much backlash.

Footlight Parade
Horror genre/Tarzan

That second area is a pretty huge piece of real estate to work with. The Back to the Future clocktower scene would be incredible if it wasn't owned by Universal.

 

[Oriolesmagic]

Also, something that should be noted, the elderly or those with concerns medically have few other rides to experience at the Studios without the GMR.

Tower of Terror - no
Rock n Roller - no
Star Tours - Depends but jostling can be a problem
Toy Story - Depends but jostling can be a problem
Backlot Tour - Due to walking sections it's difficult
GMR - Yes

* I may have forgotten a few, but you get my concern.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the Backlot Tour no longer has walking sections, unfortunately.

 

[DisUniversal]

The Great Movie Ride is my favorite attraction at DHS (Not a fan of drop tower rides, otherwise it'd likely be ToT).

I would be pretty devastated to see it go as I think it's a great chance for people from the younger generations to see some of these great movies from the past! I've actually made it a goal of mine these last few weeks to watch every movie from that ride and I'm glad I have!

With that said, there are a few scenes that could reasonably be cut without too much backlash.

Footlight Parade
Horror genre/Tarzan

That second area is a pretty huge piece of real estate to work with. The Back to the Future clocktower scene would be incredible if it wasn't owned by Universal.

If the do decide to keep it, they need to rip out the whole section with the gangsters and wild west as well.

 

[JordanKing]

I would be devastated if they replaced this ride. To me, it is iconic and one of the few attractions that has substance in this park. With that said, it needs to be updated and scenes like Tarzan need to be replaced. Star Wars or something of that caliber should go in its place.

 

[Mike S]

If the do decide to keep it, they need to rip out the whole section with the gangsters and wild west as well.

Cause Westerns and Gangster films obviously had no impact at all on movies Suggesting they be removed from "The Great Movie Ride" should be considered sacrilege.

 

[yoda_5729]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the Backlot Tour no longer has walking sections, unfortunately.

In all truth, my family did it twice early on (Back when they had the Golden Girls House), and have never done it again. Back then it did have walking sections, and was much better then it is now. Now though due to medical issues, we've never done it again as my family felt the attraction wasn't worth the effort/time. I do not know what it is like, though I have known in the past it has this. Also Catastrophe Canyon could cause problems, and some people don't like getting wet.

 

[Oriolesmagic]

I would be devastated if they replaced this ride. To me, it is iconic and one of the few attractions that has substance in this park. With that said, it needs to be updated and scenes like Tarzan need to be replaced. Star Wars or something of that caliber should go in its place.

I think Star Wars would be overkill on the Sci-Fi personally. Especially if you already have Star Wars elsewhere on the property. With that said, if they did go that route, the murky swamp of Dagobah and the sinking X-Wing would be perfect for that area.

Another cool option would be Lawrence of Arabia.

 

[DisUniversal]

Cause Westerns and Gangster films obviously had no impact at all on movies Suggesting they be removed from "The Great Movie Ride" should be considered sacrilege.

You really think the current sections pay homage to any great gangster films or westerns? They have some crappy animatronics of John Wayne, Clint Eastwood and James Cagney that occupy about 10% of the space allocated for those two sections. The other 90% could at least be put to far better use.

I still think the whole ride needs to either be completely re-done or just replaced.

 

[Marc Gil]

A few ways:

-The ride system crawls through the attraction

-The live narrator and thief storyline

-The ride is over 20 minutes long and feels every minute of it

-Classic films can be timeless, but not always relevant or enjoyable.

Well... All of your reasons are based solely on opinion.

For example, the Haunted Mansion, POTC, IASW, SSE, etc. ride vehicles crawls very slowly through the show scenes. Would you call those classic attractions outdated?

What does a live narrator have to deal the attraction being outdated? It adds spontaneity to the attraction. Would you consider Jungle Cruise an outdated attraction?

Ride is over 20 minutes? How is this considered to be a con towards the attraction being outdated? Do you want a short nonsensical attraction? I mean, it has a good narrative. Would you consider Disneyland's 16 minute POTC to be outdated because it's 16 minutes?

You say classic films can't always be enjoyable, yet another biased opinion...

Sorry, but you don't make a very good argument.

 

[Marc Gil]

POTC was changed multiple times in its existence unlike the Great Movie Ride. There is some parts of the Ride that Disney didn't touch though, but the ride itself had changes to it that wasn't there when I first went to POTC in 1991.

The first time POTC was changed in the late 1990's when Disney changed men chasing women to women chasing the men. Disney changed more scenes in the ride after Pirates of the Caribbean Movie Franchise. Disney even added mermaids to the POTC ride.

But would POTC be outdated without those added effects and animatronics?

Look at DLP's POTC. It remains untouched by the movie tie-ins, and the attraction still holds up quite well for it being more than 20 years old.

 

[yoda_5729]

You really think the current sections pay homage to any great gangster films or westerns? They have some crappy animatronics of John Wayne, Clint Eastwood and James Cagney that occupy about 10% of the space allocated for those two sections. The other 90% could be put to far better use.

I still think the whole ride needs to either be completely re-done or just replaced.

In your statement of the gangster and western areas, I agree the west and the gangland areas could be better done, or have more action and animatronics, but I do believe the west and gangsters should be shown.

One thing too about the movie ride, in that final film sequence they use footage from movies they clearly do not have the rights to use in terms of animatronics. I know King Kong is in the movie footage for example. I think that is great, because it's one time on Disney property where someone who might not necessarily be a huge fan of Disney, gets to see some homage paid to other sources. It's not just pandering to Disney's great movies, but it is in fact saying these movies, many of which were not made by us, are great legendary movies. I appreciate that, as it makes it more authentic then Disney honoring itself with great movies status (though clearly they have made many).

 

[Mike S]

In your statement of the gangster and western areas, I agree the west and the gangland areas could be better done, or have more action and animatronics, but I do believe the west and gangsters should be shown.

One thing too about the movie ride, in that final film sequence they use footage from movies they clearly do not have the rights to use in terms of animatronics. I know King Kong is in the movie footage for example. I think that is great, because it's one time on Disney property where someone who might not necessarily be a huge fan of Disney, gets to see some homage paid to other sources. It's not just pandering to Disney's great movies, but it is in fact saying these movies, many of which were not made by us, are great legendary movies. I appreciate that, as it makes it more authentic then Disney honoring itself with great movies status (though clearly they have made many).

I do enjoy seeing Young Frankenstein in the montage, wish they put in Spaceballs too

 

[TP2000]

Herbert Ryman {I think I spelled his last name right} and some of the guys in charge of designing DHS, then called Disney-MGM Studios. They made GMR off the start originally as a walk through before it becamee the ride it is today.

Ah, okay. But Herbert Ryman is not Walt Disney. And Herbert Ryman also died before DHS opened in May, 1989.

Herbert Ryman was an Imagineer, who is most famous for drawing the big sketch of Disneyland over a weekend with Walt in 1953 so Roy could take it out to New York to show the bankers why Walt needed a bunch of money. And Herbert Ryman may have had some artistic input into plans for DHS in the mid 1980's before he died.

But Herbert Ryman is not Walt Disney. And Walt had absolutely nothing to do with the plans for DHS or any proposed attraction involving movie production or Hollywood classics. Just clearing that up as a point of correction and a learning opportunity.

 

[Launchpad McQuack]

I'm still holding out for a Goonies scene.

 

[Launchpad McQuack]

I do enjoy seeing Young Frankenstein in the montage, wish they put in Spaceballs too

You know, a Mel Brooks section in the Great Movie Ride would actually be pretty awesome. It would never happen, but the ride currently lacks a strong comedy presence, so a comedy room dedicated to one filmmaker's works (especially Mel Brooks) would be fantastic.

 

[wdw47]

The script with castmembers acting and all is pretty painful at this point. We go on it because there isn't much else to do at DHS nowadays (beyond having a few drinks at The Tune In Lounge and it helps to go there before riding). I'd be fine with a reboot.

 

[Mike S]

You know, a Mel Brooks section in the Great Movie Ride would actually be pretty awesome. It would never happen, but the ride currently lacks a strong comedy presence, so a comedy room dedicated to one filmmaker's works (especially Mel Brooks) would be fantastic.

The western scene could use an update. Blazing Saddles?

It would never happen, especially in a Disney park.

 

[Oriolesmagic]

The script with castmembers acting and all is pretty painful at this point. We go on it because there isn't much else to do at DHS nowadays (beyond having a few drinks at The Tune In Lounge and it helps to go there before riding). I'd be fine with a reboot.

The script could definitely use a refresh, but a lot of it really depends on the delivery by the cast members. Jungle Cruise is the same way.