Any rumors about anything new to Disney-MGM?
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angiek1024 · 03-14-2006, 09:47 AM

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Actually, I think MGM needs something that kids can enjoy too. At least something that kids 40" and higher can ride. Something not as intense as those two rides but around the realms of BTMRR, Splash Mountain, and Test Track.

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I agree with you on this Matt. I think MGM definitely needs more rides. So much time there is spent waiting for shows and attending shows. I get bored with it after a while. I can't handle a lot of the thrill rides ( I kinda am like your wife with the motion sickness) so I would like to see something that would be more family friendly but more thrilling than Dumbo!

RobDVC · 03-15-2006, 12:38 PM

I've only heard the rumors that were posted on screamscape. I'd love to see a replacement for the Indiana Jones show. It hasn't ever been updated, and now with the new stunt show on the backlot, is there really a need for two stunt shows?

jane2073 · 03-15-2006, 04:12 PM

This just popped in my head the other day:
Does anyone remember MGM when it first opened?
They used to have a guest "Star" (usually B-list) who would get their own parade and appear for a couple of question and answer sessions. We got to see Nancy Kerrigan.
They also had a Backstage Tour where they actually showed you a mini movie made at MGM (it starred Bette Midler) and then they would take you around and show you how they did it and the props they used. Later it was replaced with static set pieces. Not as much fun.
They have taken a number of unique things out of MGM.

Joanne929 · 03-17-2006, 11:54 AM

MGM is my favorite overall park - probably because I associate Disney with movies and its best represented here. And, I think it has a little bit of everything for everyone.
I would LOVE to see a Monsters Inc. ride here (not at MK).

I remember that backstage tour! I think I remember them showing how the kids rode the bee in "honey, I shrunk the kids" (on a blue/green screen) and had some people from the audience participate? And I remember something with Bette Midler in . . . funny, I thought I imagined it!

Irene · 03-19-2006, 10:40 PM

I love MGM ... I've been staying at Beach Club ... and the hop over there is easy. I would like to see something new but didn't they just add a show and with the MGM contract ending maybe the next new thing will be once they know what's happening.

BabieeMelly · 03-20-2006, 09:44 AM

Yea, MGM needs some updating! It's a great park, but there's just not enough to do, and most attractions are so outdated. It's a great start with TOT, RNRC, Voyage of the Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, the Great Movie Ride, the Back Lot Express, Who Wants to Be a Millionnaire, and One Man's Dream. Now they need to keep adding on!

MGM is a really small park, so I know there's not much room to do major renovations. But MuppetVision 3D could use an update... like Jennifer said, the movie's blurry. Also, Star Tours could be made more intense. It was pretty lame this past summer. And Sounds Dangerous... that should be gone sometime soon!

simbarel · 03-20-2006, 09:57 AM

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How about a ride a.k.a. "SpiderMan" or "The Mummy" like at those other parks.. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rofl2.gif[/img] based on a Disney or Pixar movie?
The Incredibles would be a good start. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/082502yes_prv.gif[/img]

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Now you're talkin'. Spiderman and The Mummy are freakishly good rides, an Incredibles theme would be FANTASTIC. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/082502yes_prv.gif[/img]

BabieeMelly · 03-20-2006, 04:54 PM

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How about a ride a.k.a. "SpiderMan" or "The Mummy" like at those other parks.. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rofl2.gif[/img] based on a Disney or Pixar movie?
The Incredibles would be a good start. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/082502yes_prv.gif[/img]

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Now you're talkin'. Spiderman and The Mummy are freakishly good rides, an Incredibles theme would be FANTASTIC. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/082502yes_prv.gif[/img]

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That would be awesome [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/woot.gif[/img] While Soarin' is my favorite, The Mummy eas actually the best ride I've EVER been on... it was absolutely CRAZY!!! And Spiderman is amazing, too. Disney needs to step up the thrill rides [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/082502yes_prv.gif[/img]

bsblady01 · 03-20-2006, 09:41 PM

disney needs to start adding more rides to their parks to get people to keep comming back year after year.

MattUGA · 03-20-2006, 10:20 PM

ROFL yeah. they didn't know that. hahaha There attendance is at record highs.. they are doing fine.

**Dave Marx** · 03-22-2006, 12:48 PM

I guess watching someone else riding around at high speed (Extreme Stunt Show) doesn't count as a thrill ride, eh? [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

If you count attractions at the parks, you'll see that three full-tilt thrill rides is as many as any one park gets at this point (MK's three "mountains"). Studios has two that nobody would argue over. Of course, before Tower of Terror and Rock n Roller Coaster were added, Star Tours and Catastrophe Canyon were "it" for thrills. It still adds up to 3.25 "thrill rides" in my book. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

My prediction? Someday George Lucas (and the rest of us) will get our wish, and Star Tours will get its long-awaited makeover. That's as much of a cash investment as Studios is likely to get after the money Disney spent on the Extreme Stunt Show.

I'm hoping for a very different kind of thrill at Studios. I want at least one more live musical stage show on a par with Beauty and the Beast and the dearly departed Hunchback. It'd be nice to have a big, fully-enclosed theater for it, too, like the Hyperion at DCA. And while it hasn't been mentioned for a long time, it'd be cool to have a movie attraction on a par with Cinemagique at Disney Studios Paris.

Hey, Studios theme is supposed to be "entertainment." Thrill rides may be entertaining, but not every movie produced is an action/adventure/thriller. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

BabieeMelly · 03-22-2006, 03:28 PM

That's true, MGM is about the movies. But when it comes to movies, Disney needs to step up their game. I know a lot of people who slip MGM completely, and just go to the Universal parks. For "movie magic" they can't be beat, especially in the thrills department. As good at Tower of Terror and Rock'N'Roller Coaster are, they still don't compare to the Hulk, The Mummy, Spiderman, and Jurassic Park. I hope Disney starts working on MGM again, it just seems very neglected!

**Dave Marx** · 03-22-2006, 08:22 PM

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That's true, MGM is about the movies. But when it comes to movies, Disney needs to step up their game.

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I know a lot of people who slip MGM completely, and just go to the Universal parks. For "movie magic" they can't be beat, especially in the thrills department. As good at Tower of Terror and Rock'N'Roller Coaster are, they still don't compare to the Hulk, The Mummy, Spiderman, and Jurassic Park. I hope Disney starts working on MGM again, it just seems very neglected!

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What about Shrek 4-D? Pretty darn good if you ask me. I guess it doesn't have enough thrills to make your list, though. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

Note that some of those attractions at Universal are more than a few years old. Disney has already "answered" them, in Disney style. Universal doesn't copy Disney (quite honestly, they've yet to demonstrate that they really "get it" at all). Why should Disney copy Universal? As far as I'm concerned, Universal operates conventional amusement parks that pretend to be theme parks. A few good rides does not a theme park make. Universal parks just don't have the "heart."

Attendance figures from Amusement Week do not support your claim. If I recall correctly, Studios beats USF, IOA and USH. Universal Florida (and especially IOA) attracts a different clientele - more local teens, fewer out-of-town families. Compare how Universal does its Halloween events to Disney's. One of Walt's fundamental goals was to have a park where parents and children could do things together. Relatively few parents are interested in riding extreme coasters with their kids, or in attending "fright nights."

I understand that for some folks, "park" and "extreme rides" are inextricably linked, but there's gotta be some reason why Disney's six domestic parks sit at the top of Amusement Week's attendance list. Could it be that Disney's approach has a broader appeal?

I think it's very comforting for folks to know that Disney is willing to spend as much on a non-thrill attraction as it spends on a thrill ride. When all the most expensive attractions at a park are thrill rides, folks begin to wonder whether they can get their money's worth.

Thrill rides, like extreme sports, have their place. I was an extreme whitewater boater and whitewater slalom racer years before there was such a thing as the X-Games. However, I am not about to take Allie or Alexander on a Class 4 river. Class 1 rivers are far better suited for family recreation.

BabieeMelly · 03-22-2006, 08:30 PM

I definitely understand why Disney is at the top. They're the most popular amusement parks in the world, and that's for a reason - people love them. I just personally would love to see more extreme thrill rides. I think it would be good to cater to the more "extreme" crowd. It would be interesting to see if Disney would be able to pull this off, while still creating a "family" atmosphere [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/082502yes_prv.gif[/img]

**DopeyGirl** · 03-22-2006, 11:45 PM

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As far as I'm concerned, Universal operates conventional amusement parks that pretend to be theme parks. A few good rides does not a theme park make. Universal parks just don't have the "heart."

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Good point Dave!

I have tried explaining the difference between "Amusement Parks" and "Theme Parks" many a time . . . no one ever seems to get it! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/roflmao.gif[/img]

To me, Universal is an "Amusement" park . . . Disney is a "Theme" park. Yes, IOA may have sort of "themed" areas, but it still seems like a "mask" to me. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]

I have been to Universal many times in the past and just don't feel that comfort that I do when I go to the Disney parks. When I was in my very early twenties, I enjoyed Universal more because of the thrill rides and what-not but now that I am older (and much more of a WDW addict) the over-abundance of thrill rides just doesn't appeal to me anymore. And you won't find me anywhere near Fright Nights . . . with or without kids! That stuff scares even ME . . . and I thought that at nearly 30 I was supposed to be a "big girl" [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/roflmao.gif[/img] That's just me though! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

As for Studios, I am looking forward to the day when Star Tours get a makeover . . . and I wouldn't mind the Indy show going away and them possibly bringing in an Indy RIDE . . . [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

That'd meet their "3rd BIG thrill ride" quota after all . . . [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]