If You Could Change The Great Movie Ride

[MountainMan73]

If Disney said they were going to revamp The Great Movie Ride tommorow. As in they'd take out some scenes and put in some new ones. What would you want to see represented in the attraction? What scene? What wouldn't you mind seeing go? And Studio's be darned! Any movie from any film company could be represented.

For me:

Gone With The Wind - shocked its not in there already. They could do the stairs scene or Atlanta burning down.

Anything Alfred Hitchcock - I think the man should be represented in ride. Maybe just a scene from inside the apartment from Rear Window.

Ghostbusters - any scene could work really - the easiest would probably be the scene in the hotel room where they are first using the streams to capture the ghost.

Wouldn't mind seeing the Fantasia part go - or at least be updated to more than just a glorified tv screen.

The Tarzan scene never did anything for me either.

What would you change or put in?

 

[916chipndale]

i would definately like to see a back to the future part in there like have the hostess step out of the ride like they do now but they enter the back to the future part in 1985 and come out in 1955 that would be pretty cool

 

[Robo]

Anything Alfred Hitchcock - I think the man should be represented in ride. Maybe just a scene from inside the apartment from Rear Window.

Hitch is represented at Universal Studios.

 

[Robo]

i would definately like to see a back to the future part in there like have the hostess step out of the ride like they do now but they enter the back to the future part in 1985 and come out in 1955 that would be pretty cool

Rights to Back to the Future belong to Universal Studios.

 

[Robo]

Ghostbusters - any scene could work really - the easiest would probably be the scene in the hotel room where they are first using the streams to capture the ghost.

Ghostbusters is represented at Universal Studios.

 

[916chipndale]

Rights to Back to the Future belong to Universal Studios.

oh really?

 

[Robo]

oh really?

They had a MAJOR BttF attraction there (Florida and California) for the better part of a decade.

The USA attractions were just recently converted to The Simpsons.

I believe the BttF ride is still active in Universal Studios, Japan.

 

[MountainMan73]

I know that they have the Bates Motel in CA. Was there ever a ride based off of anything Hitchcock? Did Ghostbusters ever have an attraction?

 

[Robo]

I know that they have the Bates Motel in CA. Was there ever a ride based off of anything Hitchcock? Did Ghostbusters ever have an attraction?

Hitchcock has/had a stage show, a film-makers interactive museum and 3D movie attraction.
(I don't know if it is still in operation.)


Ghostbusters has/had a live show.
(I don't know if it is still in operation.)

 

[mickeyluv'r]

To me it's not so much the movies presented as the need to update the animatronics a bit. (Desperately in the case of the Energy ride also!)

It would be more fun if the characters in different sections did more. Or parhaps if they added live actors to more parts of it....

The outdoor theming of the attraction is so great, and it's neat that they have real artifacts on display...then they have the movie clip room...but the ride itself is not as fun as it could be.

 

[hookedonears]

I think a D-9 Bulldozer could probably get it in about 5 or 6 passes.

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

I like all of the suggestions of the OP. That being said there is no way that they could do anything of Hitchcock's cause he is just plain too scary. I am still nervous when taking a shower and it has been a good 50 years or so since I watch "Psycho".

I have really only enjoyed "Fantasia" after a couple of beers or so. It is the tame version of a wild 60's 'trip'.

I would enjoy having a tri or quad sided stage with each one having a different movie scene, computerized rotation, and each time you went through you would have a different experience. There are many good movies out there, even with the constraints of copyright laws.

The lack of movies that youngsters might know, Oz, notwithstanding, does not make this too attractive to kids and not even many of the oldsters know who Busby Berkley was.

That long and winding que inside is made more bearable by the movie clips but they could change it up a bit here and there.

Slightly Goofy who knows movies, old and new

 

[Brian_WDW74]

I've moved this thread to the Theme Parks Community board.

 

[weewuvvdisney]

After going on this ride a few times, I only go on now if we have friends with us who have never been on it before.

The only part I really enjoy is the Wizard of Oz.

 

[MountainMan73]

The lack of movies that youngsters might know, Oz, notwithstanding, does not make this too attractive to kids and not even many of the oldsters know who Busby Berkley was.

I only know of Busby Berkley because of Great Movie Ride. haha

 

[DFD]

What would you change or put in?

Nothing.. I will keep it the way it is

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

I would add the final scene of "Some Like It Hot". It is the best last line ever and I am still roaring with laughter decades later.

Slightly Goofy

 

[DFD]

I would add the final scene of "Some Like It Hot". It is the best last line ever and I am still roaring with laughter decades later.

Slightly Goofy

 

[Jolly Ole Bert]

As long as the ride gets to keep the Alien scene...it's all good.

Other scenes I'd love to see re-created on the Great Movie Ride are:

-Forrest Gump's famous park bench/box of chocolates scene. Such a great film and heartwarming/innocent character.

-More from Walt Disney's classic films (ex: Davy Crockett...possibly a Fess Parker salute. Old Yeller..NO not the sad ending part. 20,000 Leagues, The Love Bug. And they need to extend the Mary Poppins scene since that was one of Walt's all-time best classics.)

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

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What we've got here is (a) failure to communicate
Love means never having to say you're sorry."
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Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer."
A boy's best friend is his mother
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I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship."
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The stuff that dreams are made of."
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Hasta la vista, baby."
I'll be back."

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From Slightly Goofy who watches way too many movies and is looking for an excuse not to finish the yardwork.

BTW, if you understand what I am aiming at here there is medication for that nowadays.