Rocketeer ride at MGM?

RoninHood

RoninHood

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i just thought of an idea,it be cool if disney built a new coater at the disney studios based on their 90's movie the rocketeer.it could be similiar to 6flags superman flight ride where it lets you hang while do twists and turns and barrel rolls.and at the end you get to save jennifer connely,how sweet is that.:slurp:
 
MeTa

MeTa

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Android-XS said:
I neat idea. I think it would be tough to make a new ride based on a movie 10-15 years ago.
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I second that, plus didn't that movie not do too well at the theaters?
 
Scooter

Scooter

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Years ago, Disney/MGM had a whole museum based on The Rocketeer Movie.
It was full of props from the movie.

The movie didn't do all that well so consequently the museum was always empty.
They finally closed it.
 
monorailmike

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Android-XS said:
Now that's just crazy talk! :p I don't even think that was a Disney movie....was it?
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No, but for whatever reason they had two vehicles from Bladerunner in the backlot tour. They have appeared to have rotted away over the years. I for one am sadened because Bladerunner happens to be one of my favorite movies.
 
DisneyFreak529

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NIU EE said:
True no one went to the museum, but if Disney builds a rollercoaster based on grass growing, people will ride it!
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To true, people want thrills. If it's a rollercoaster and it looks good and scarie people will ride it even if it's about nothing at all.

But... on a different note, "The Rocketeer" movie is not only really old but I think 1/2 of the people won't even remember what it was. The kids will not get it either!
 
RoninHood

RoninHood

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Android-XS said:
Now that's just crazy talk! :p I don't even think that was a Disney movie....was it?
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Most of the attractions in Disney/mgm are not disney movies,like the great movie ride for example;"alien,raiders,wizard of oz,singing in the rain"(i'm still waiting on a clockwork orange),
and don't forget the tower of terror.
 
CThaddeus

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To be honest, who cares if it isn't a well-known property? Take a look at Pirates of the Caribbean, Captain EO, The Haunted Mansion, The Country Bear Jamboree, or even Journey Into Imagination. Had anyone ever heard of the characters in these before they were created? Nope. But you mention Max, Buff, Melvin, Jose, and Figment to anyone who's ever been to Disney World and chances are they'll be able to tell you something about them. This is similar to the "TRON" argument. The movie doesn't have to be insanely popular to warrant an attraction...if the attraction is done well, it will stand on its own to feet and maybe, just maybe, encourage the people to rent the film later. And as another example, "Dinosaur" wasn't a big movie, but it has its own attraction. Say what you will about it, but it is popular (of course, that may have more to do with the lack of attractions at Animal Kingdom, but that's a whole different argument).
 
Thrawn

Thrawn

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CThaddeus said:
To be honest, who cares if it isn't a well-known property? Take a look at Pirates of the Caribbean, Captain EO, The Haunted Mansion, The Country Bear Jamboree, or even Journey Into Imagination. Had anyone ever heard of the characters in these before they were created? Nope. But you mention Max, Buff, Melvin, Jose, and Figment to anyone who's ever been to Disney World and chances are they'll be able to tell you something about them. This is similar to the "TRON" argument. The movie doesn't have to be insanely popular to warrant an attraction...if the attraction is done well, it will stand on its own to feet and maybe, just maybe, encourage the people to rent the film later. And as another example, "Dinosaur" wasn't a big movie, but it has its own attraction. Say what you will about it, but it is popular (of course, that may have more to do with the lack of attractions at Animal Kingdom, but that's a whole different argument).
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Yes. You're right, a ride doesn't have to be a based on a popular property for it to work. However, if the ride is going to be based on an existing property, and limited by that property, then that should be popular before the ride is made. None of those examples you used existed before their attractions were built. Thats the difference. The notable example, of course, is Splash Mountain. However, most of the people that ride Splash know nothing about Song of the South, and the ride tells enough of the story to get by that.

The problem with a Rocketeer ride is that all there is in the property is the live action movie. It would be hard to stretch the movie into a ride, because there is nothing else besides the movie in the property.
 
monorailmike

monorailmike

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Thrawn said:
Yes. You're right, a ride doesn't have to be a based on a popular property for it to work. However, if the ride is going to be based on an existing property, and limited by that property, then that should be popular before the ride is made. None of those examples you used existed before their attractions were built. Thats the difference. The notable example, of course, is Splash Mountain. However, most of the people that ride Splash know nothing about Song of the South, and the ride tells enough of the story to get by that.

The problem with a Rocketeer ride is that all there is in the property is the live action movie. It would be hard to stretch the movie into a ride, because there is nothing else besides the movie in the property.
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Thrawn, that is not exactly true. The Rocketeer came from a series of comic books. So there is more to the property. However, they are not widely known/available which again makes the property limited. I am not sure how many issues were made or if the total run only tells the same story of the movie and nothing more. If they were to somehow be rolled out to the masses with an anniversary edition of the movie, then maybe enough interest would be in place to make a ride. Otherwise I agree that there is not enough to go on to make a ride.
 

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