PrincessJulia1207
Well-Known Member
I feel that my last experience with the Great Movie Ride was a great way to say goodbye. i went to WDW with two friends back in March and during our full day at DHS we got to ride both the Gangster and the Cowboy version of the ride (one of my friends had never experienced the cowboy version before).
A few days later, we spent half the day at Animal Kingdom (before Pandora had opened) and then went to DHS. DHS was super packed that day--lines were super long and then it started to rain. So I had an idea.
I'm a big classic movies fan, so naturally I'm a big fan of Turner Classic Movies (aka the sponsor of the Great Movie Ride) and I totally geeked out seeing the old movie props and the digital screens displaying old movie posters. But a month before our trip, the original host of Turner Classic Movies, Robert Osborne, had passed away. So when I went on the Great Movie Ride the first time during this trip in March, I was surprised to see a new video loop of Robert Osborne discussing the films in GMR (versus the old video loop of the movie trailers of films in GMR). I was mesmerized.
So, I told my friends, one of which shares the same enjoyment in classic films, about my idea: I wanted to ask a cast member working at GMR if they would let us sit and watch the whole queue video loop. The cast members probably thought we were nuts, but they let us into the area that served as a queue area for handicapped guests in front of the regular queue. We then sat on the floor, and watched the whole video loop (30-45 mins) while waiting for the rain to pass (it didn't LOL).
There's not much left of celebrating Hollywood history in the park which stings a little more than losing GMR. The backlot tour is gone. They got rid of the Streets of America and my favorite spot with the Singin' in the Rain lamppost photo opp went with it. They did off with Sid Canhuenga's hollywood memorabilia shop and turned it into a shop for photopass services; of course when I'm at the age when I make enough money, the memorabilia shop is gone... The temporary replacement was the AFI museum shop, where they sold the merch from Sid's, but now that's gone with no replacement. Here's hoping they bring back this theme in some capacity when they shut down things taken over by Star Wars that aren't in close proximity to where SWL is situated, such as Launch Bay in Animation Courtyard or shops taken over with Star Wars merchandise.
And reinstall that lamppost... #pleaseandthankyou
A few days later, we spent half the day at Animal Kingdom (before Pandora had opened) and then went to DHS. DHS was super packed that day--lines were super long and then it started to rain. So I had an idea.
I'm a big classic movies fan, so naturally I'm a big fan of Turner Classic Movies (aka the sponsor of the Great Movie Ride) and I totally geeked out seeing the old movie props and the digital screens displaying old movie posters. But a month before our trip, the original host of Turner Classic Movies, Robert Osborne, had passed away. So when I went on the Great Movie Ride the first time during this trip in March, I was surprised to see a new video loop of Robert Osborne discussing the films in GMR (versus the old video loop of the movie trailers of films in GMR). I was mesmerized.
So, I told my friends, one of which shares the same enjoyment in classic films, about my idea: I wanted to ask a cast member working at GMR if they would let us sit and watch the whole queue video loop. The cast members probably thought we were nuts, but they let us into the area that served as a queue area for handicapped guests in front of the regular queue. We then sat on the floor, and watched the whole video loop (30-45 mins) while waiting for the rain to pass (it didn't LOL).
There's not much left of celebrating Hollywood history in the park which stings a little more than losing GMR. The backlot tour is gone. They got rid of the Streets of America and my favorite spot with the Singin' in the Rain lamppost photo opp went with it. They did off with Sid Canhuenga's hollywood memorabilia shop and turned it into a shop for photopass services; of course when I'm at the age when I make enough money, the memorabilia shop is gone... The temporary replacement was the AFI museum shop, where they sold the merch from Sid's, but now that's gone with no replacement. Here's hoping they bring back this theme in some capacity when they shut down things taken over by Star Wars that aren't in close proximity to where SWL is situated, such as Launch Bay in Animation Courtyard or shops taken over with Star Wars merchandise.
And reinstall that lamppost... #pleaseandthankyou
