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Will there ever be a Great Movie Ride update/refurb?
My apologies if this topic has been touched on before, but...
What are everyone's thoughts/opinions on The Great Movie Ride at HS? I get when that park opened as Disney MGM Studios, there was this idea to pay tribute to the "Golden Age" of movies. But, now...it just seems out of place. I mean, when is the last time any of us has watched a James Cagney gangster film. I can't even name one. Yes, there are some nods to Wizard of Oz, Indiana Jones, and Casablanca. But, I think it has had its run and Disney should do something else there. Particularly, too, that this is so close to Pixar Place.
I have to confess I love this ride. Yes, some of the movies are dated but many are classics. I like the gangster scene. I hope this stays if they do a refurb.
I have to confess I love this ride. Yes, some of the movies are dated but many are classics. I like the gangster scene. I hope this stays if they do a refurb.
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My entire family loves that ride! We love old movies and the classics, and at the end try to see who can identify more of the snippets than anyone else! I wish they'd bring the "Aliens" back!!
Bite your tongue! I hope they do not replace GMR! We love this ride, and truthfully it's nostalgic. Although I am only in my 30's, I love black and white movies. Disney did add some movie quotes at the end of the ride. What they do need to do is make sure the "guides" are good ones, and not boring. There were quite a few of them that made the ride more boring, it would have been better if they didn't do their thing.
My entire family loves that ride! We love old movies and the classics, and at the end try to see who can identify more of the snippets than anyone else! I wish they'd bring the "Aliens" back!!
We love GMR too - it's the first ride I ever rode at DHS (then MGM) and it means a lot to me. To me, it is what DHS is all about.
Teresa- what do you mean bring the "Aliens" back??? When we rode in Jan they still had the Alien section?
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Teresa- what do you mean bring the "Aliens" back??? When we rode in Jan they still had the Alien section?
Sorry it has taken me so long to respond - I'm bad about not checking posts!
Anyway - back a hundred years ago, before parents got crazy and demanded NOTHING was to upset their babies, no matter their ages, the Aliens section had ALIENS in it. Not just the puny little pathetic ones you see now, but real ALIENS!! They popped out of the ceiling at you, came out of the wall at you, scared the living bejeezus out of you!
We miss that part! My kids used to laugh hysterically at them.
There have been times that some of the GMR Animatronics, including the Alien, have been inoperative.
Overall, I doubt the facade of GMR is likely to change. It's still Disney's Hollywood Studios, and the Chinese Theater is a Hollywood icon. Inside? There's a generation that simply will not watch black and white films. It's not part of their cultural background. So, Public Enemy with James Cagney is meaningless. The Godfather, however, would be a phenomenal replacement - far more universally known and appreciated. I never liked Alien, so a replacement wouldn't bug me. I'd much rather one of the bugs from Men in Black. Traditionally, though, Disney's solution has been to modify that final film. Unfortunately, the list of Hollywood's greatest hits only gets longer. At some point a total remake could be more effective than a re-cut.
The other alternative is to gut the attraction entirely, in favor of a new Great Movie Ride utilizing 3D, motion simulation, and the like. Would anyone object to that?
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The other alternative is to gut the attraction entirely, in favor of a new Great Movie Ride utilizing 3D, motion simulation, and the like. Would anyone object to that?
Interesting idea and if it involved motion simulation, I may object, as we don't do too well with that. That's part of why I love Disney, there are so many rides we can easily do with no restrictions.
There have been times that some of the GMR Animatronics, including the Alien, have been inoperative.
Overall, I doubt the facade of GMR is likely to change. It's still Disney's Hollywood Studios, and the Chinese Theater is a Hollywood icon. Inside? There's a generation that simply will not watch black and white films. It's not part of their cultural background. So, Public Enemy with James Cagney is meaningless. The Godfather, however, would be a phenomenal replacement - far more universally known and appreciated. I never liked Alien, so a replacement wouldn't bug me. I'd much rather one of the bugs from Men in Black. Traditionally, though, Disney's solution has been to modify that final film. Unfortunately, the list of Hollywood's greatest hits only gets longer. At some point a total remake could be more effective than a re-cut.
The other alternative is to gut the attraction entirely, in favor of a new Great Movie Ride utilizing 3D, motion simulation, and the like. Would anyone object to that?
I totally agree with you Dave! I would love to see the other alternative happen though. They've had such advances in movie making in the last twenty years that a total update would be great.
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We always do this ride each trip. I like that new generations are shown some movies that they might never have seen. It might peak their interest and they'll find themselves looking for the oldies on Netflix. I know at least one Passporter LOVES James Cagney and has watched his movies frequently and she's young.
I don't mind makeovers, but I think the general gist of this attraction should remain if it happens.
Interesting idea and if it involved motion simulation, I may object, as we don't do too well with that. That's part of why I love Disney, there are so many rides we can easily do with no restrictions.
I also would object to the 3-D motion simulation. They already killed Star Tours for me so I can barely ride it once a trip (I can do rollercoasters, tea cups, anything else, but 3-D simulation? Nope.); I would if they did it to GMR.
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I hope they do not replace GMR! We love this ride, and truthfully it's nostalgic. Although I am only in my 30's, I love black and white movies. Disney did add some movie quotes at the end of the ride. What they do need to do is make sure the "guides" are good ones, and not boring. There were quite a few of them that made the ride more boring, it would have been better if they didn't do their thing.
Traditionally, though, Disney's solution has been to modify that final film. Unfortunately, the list of Hollywood's greatest hits only gets longer. At some point a total remake could be more effective than a re-cut.
if it involved motion simulation, I may object, as we don't do too well with that. That's part of why I love Disney, there are so many rides we can easily do with no restrictions.
I also would object to the 3-D motion simulation. They already killed Star Tours for me so I can barely ride it once a trip (I can do rollercoasters, tea cups, anything else, but 3-D simulation? Nope.); I would 
if they did it to GMR.
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